Aspiring authors Colm Hackett and Will Moran (along with moms Mary Curran Hackett and Abby Moran) talk to YA author Chris Tebbetts about writing, reading, and his upcoming appearance at the Mercantile on 3/11.

Visit our event calendar for more information:http://new.mercantilelibrary.com/events-calendar/

Gabrielle Blocher, Grace Dobush, and Andrew Garth discuss Neal Stephenson's epic sci-fi novel Seveneves

Our intrepid reporter roams the floor of the 2016 Books by the Banks festival asking authors, attendees, Librarians, and others a question that everyone agrees is kind of dumb, while an unnamed author attempts to reunite with a missing pair of sunglasses.

In the second installment of an ongoing series on novels set in New York City, Jason Barron, Brendon Cull, and Chris Messick discuss Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities.

Brendon Cull, Hillary Copsey, and Brian Muething discuss Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance.

Chris Messick sits down with RJ Smith and Jay Stowe of Cincinnati Magazine to discuss Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr.

Note: this episode contains the occasional swear word.

Buck Niehoff, Albert Pyle, and Frank Russell talk to architectural critic Paul Goldberger about Cincinnati's architectural history, how buildings contribute to the urban experience, and what happened to all the doors in today's great buildings.

Paul Goldberger will deliver the Pyle Urban Lecture on September 22nd.

John Faherty, Niamh O'Leary of Xavier University, and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's Brian Isaac Phillips discuss the plays of Shakespeare that appear in Emily St. John Mandel's novel Station 11.

To celebrate The 12th Story's first anniversary, Gabrielle Blocher, Brendon Cull, Chris Messick, and Cedric Rose discuss some of the pop culture they've been enjoying lately, then recap their favorite moments from the podcast's first year.

Abby Moran, Will Moran, Mary Curran Hackett, and Colum Hackett discuss James Patterson's Treasure Hunter series for young readers.