/books Books en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:17:50 GMT /media/2025-10-28/terence-moore-big-red-machine-baseball-pete-rose-bob-howsam-tvkiese The former Enquirer sportswriter delivers some gems about Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, manager Sparky Anderson, and club president Bob Howsam in his new book "My Big Red Machine: The Tales, Drama and Revelations Of A Fan Turned Journalist Covering Baseball’s Greatest Team." Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:17:50 GMT /media/2025-10-28/terence-moore-big-red-machine-baseball-pete-rose-bob-howsam-tvkiese John Kiesewetter /local-news/2025-10-23/baker-taylor-library-book-vendor-closing-new-releases One of the biggest vendors in the United States who provided books and services to libraries is going out of business. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:44:52 GMT /local-news/2025-10-23/baker-taylor-library-book-vendor-closing-new-releases Bill Rinehart /books/2025-10-15/20-000-people-watched-a-black-man-hang-in-owensboro-90-years-ago-a-new-book-looks-at-why A new book from a Kentucky native details the last public hanging in the United States — which took place in Owensboro in 1936 — and examines it through the lens of lynch culture in America. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:45:28 GMT /books/2025-10-15/20-000-people-watched-a-black-man-hang-in-owensboro-90-years-ago-a-new-book-looks-at-why Derek Operle /2025-10-07/an-ohio-paper-girl-returns-home-to-reckon-with-americas-divides Beth Macy's new memoir investigates the forces that have led her hometown of Urbana to suffer widening economic and political divides. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:32:00 GMT /2025-10-07/an-ohio-paper-girl-returns-home-to-reckon-with-americas-divides Kendall Crawford /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-09-03/jack-brennan-cross-dresser-football-sissy Jack Brennan worked for decades in Cincinnati as a sports reporter and then as a public relations director for the Bengals. But he had a secret. Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-09-03/jack-brennan-cross-dresser-football-sissy /news-from-npr/2025-09-19/12-brand-new-books-we-cant-wait-to-read-this-fall A new Pynchon! A Tim Curry memoir! A 600-page doorstopper from a reclusive writer (not named Thomas Pynchon)! The fall is stacked with big book releases. Here's what 91��Ƭ�� editors are particularly excited for. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:03:11 GMT /news-from-npr/2025-09-19/12-brand-new-books-we-cant-wait-to-read-this-fall Andrew Limbong /news-from-npr/2025-09-10/4-lives-are-upended-by-an-impulsive-kiss-in-the-epic-novel-buckeye Set in Ohio, Patrick Ryan's novel focuses on two married couples and stretches from pre-WWII to the close of the 20th century, capturing both the sweep of history and the mundane particularity of everyday life. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:54:59 GMT /news-from-npr/2025-09-10/4-lives-are-upended-by-an-impulsive-kiss-in-the-epic-novel-buckeye Maureen Corrigan /media/2025-09-08/meet-jack-brennan-football-sissy-joseph-beth Retired Cincinnati Bengals publicity director Jack Brennan reveals his passion for cross-dressing in his new book, out this week. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:20:42 GMT /media/2025-09-08/meet-jack-brennan-football-sissy-joseph-beth John Kiesewetter /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-06-03/all-about-orion-book-dean-regas-braille “All About Orion” allows sighted people to enjoy the book alongside people who read braille. Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-06-03/all-about-orion-book-dean-regas-braille /books/2025-07-20/challenges-to-materials-at-kentucky-libraries-rose-1000-last-year-but-mostly-in-two-counties Bookshelves have become battlefields in recent years. Challenges to materials and calls for book bans have climbed to levels previously unheard of across the country as culture wars stoked by political differences have brought the fight into both school and public libraries. Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:52:28 GMT /books/2025-07-20/challenges-to-materials-at-kentucky-libraries-rose-1000-last-year-but-mostly-in-two-counties Derek Operle