Smiley's latest book, Lucky, takes readers back to the 1960s — through the life of a spirited folk musician as she rises to fame.

A conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley

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When it's time to get some work done on your house, it's important to protect the trees in your landscape.

How to keep your trees safe and healthy

Known as America's favorite pastime, the sport of baseball was once believed to be one the Amana Colonies' greatest challenges.

The Amana Colonies banned, then embraced, baseball in the early 20th century

Author Mark Daley has shared his experiences fostering and what he learned along the way in the book Safe: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care and the Risks We Take for Family.

Mark Daley describes his complicated journey to fatherhood

A new, posthumous essay collection highlights McPherson's writing and deep thinking about race and other issues

Introducing beloved teacher and writer James Alan McPherson's work to a new audience

Ira Flatow’s first experience with science reporting was when he covered the very first Earth Day in 1970, and he has been hooked ever since.

A conversation with Science Friday's Ira Flatow

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A conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley

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