Books

Culture vulture April Wallace's back-to-school picks: FX's "English Teacher" on Hulu, the 2003 film "Mona Lisa Smile," plus Kevin Wilson's novel "Nothing to See Here."

The new UAFS Center for Book Arts opens with four Vandercook presses, letterpress type, papermaking and bookbinding. Jay Fox and Katie Waugh give a tour ahead of an open house.

The Rev. Dr. Lora Walsh, a UofA English professor, discusses her book "Lady Church in the Christian Imagination" ahead of two talks at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fayetteville.

Culture contributor April Wallace recommends Netflix's "I Will Find You," Apple TV's "Margo's Got Money Troubles" and Claire Dederer's essay collection "Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma."

Margaret "Peggy" Konert talks with Kyle Kellams about "The Holy Ghost and a Shine of Coal," her novel about a 9-year-old girl in Paris, Arkansas, as the coal industry fades after World War II.

Culture vulture April Wallace talks childhood books with Ozarks at Large, then recommends 'Minions & Monsters,' season two of 'The Four Seasons' plus Ann Patchett's new novel, 'Whistler.'

April Wallace shares lighthearted TV picks like Not Suitable for Work, Rooster and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, plus Nora Ephron's I Remember Nothing, in this week's Culture Vulture.

Pearl's Books recommends six translated novels, from a Swedish family mystery to a Bulgarian story of a sworn virgin, in this conversation.

Andrew DeMillo of the Arkansas Advocate discusses a $2,600 gap between school voucher funding and private tuition, plus new Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas.

pril Wallace joins Kyle Kellams to talk reading habits, HBO's "Hacks," the new series "Spider-Noir" starring Nicolas Cage, and the 2023 film "Nyad" about swimmer Diana Nyad.