Mark McLane is an English teacher in Brookville, Indiana who has just published his second novel, set in a small southern Indiana town.

World renowned stride pianist and jazz vocalist Judy Carmichael is coming to town to be part of the Music for Melanoma fundraiser on August 9 and this year's Cincy Blues Fes t on August 11.

Chad Dotson of the popular website and podcast Redleg Nation is one of the co-authors of a new book about some highlights of Cincinnati Reds history.

How much do you know about Colerain Township?

Robert McCloskey was born in Hamilton in 1914 and went on to become a renowned illustrator and artist, best known for writing and illustrating popular children's books.

A personal tragedy has led a local woman to struggle through the grief by writing poetry. Barbara Gray welcomes Jen Calkins to the studio to hear her story and talk about her book, Even My Love Hurts .

Our contributor Ron Esposito once owned a record store in Athens, Ohio and one of his former employees, Bob Burnett , went on to a successful career in video production in the DC area.

Local poet and teacher Manuel Iris is Cincinnati's new poet laureate .

There's a wonderful opportunity for singers of all ages and skill levels to raise their voices with Collegium Cincinnati starting July 19.

One of Cincinnati's unheralded treasures is downtown's Lloyd Library . They have a new exhibit opening July 20 called Pharmacognosy Illustrated: A History of Natural Pharmaceuticals , and Lee Hay learns more about it from Executive Director Patricia Van Skaik .