Authors

On today's show, the prevalence of the Arkansas state butterfly is dangerously low. Plus, how the media we consume affects us on a biological level. Also, the inspiration chocolate has on music.

Cedar Crest College's Lauren Braun-Stumfels writes about the Sunnyside Plantation in southern Arkansas in her book “Partners in Gatekeeping: How Italy Shaped US Policy Over Ten Pivotal Years, 1891-1901”. She visited the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss how promises made to Italian immigrants in Arkansas didn’t materialize, and some of the newcomers left for northwest Arkansas and established Tontitown, a community that still embraces its Italian heritage.

Former University of Arkansas journalism professor Rob Wells delves into the life and career of Kiplinger. The book, “The Insider: How the Kiplinger Newsletter Bridges Washington and Wall Street,” delivers the story of a journalist who routinely had the ears of important leaders and was a visionary when it came to communicating with his readers.

R.L. Stine’s readership stretches across generations and countries. His "Fear Street" and "Goosebumps" series sold an estimated 480 million copies in more than 35 languages. He will be at the Fayetteville Public Library Thursday night for this year’s True Lit Fest. Kyle Kellams reached him to talk about his notable endeavors before he launched his horror series.

Dr. Sarah Deer came to the University of Arkansas campus as a guest of the gender studies program in late September. She also is a chief scholar in research about the rate of violence against Native women and author of the book “The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America.” She visited the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss how she has broadened what we know about violence against Native women with her research.

Molly Giles is a professor emerita at the University of Arkansas with a specialty in short story writing. In her latest story, she expanded to a novel, writing The Home for Unwed Husbands. Giles talks with Matthew Moore about her writing styles, what inspires her characters, and more. Giles will be reading from her novel at Pearl’s Books in Fayetteville on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m.

On today's show, how an idea from a magazine became a system of Friendly Fridges in Northwest Arkansas. Plus, a guide to becoming a sustainable runner, updates from the latest Illinois River Watershed stakeholders meeting and TheatreSquared's new season opens with a nefarious plan.

Clint Schnekloth, pastor of Good Shepard Lutheran Church, talks about the book, Wild Experiment, on his spring reading list.

Brit Bennett, author of The Mothers and The Vanishing Half, will be speaking the Fayetteville Public Library next week.

The magazine, Arkansas International, is hosting novelist Ucheena Awoke for a year. He is the first author to participate in the publication's Writers At Risk Program and he speaks with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams on today's show. Plus, national debt ceiling negotiations, a history of three Arkansans who became Miss America and more.