Books 'Exit Wounds' book shows majority of Mexico gun violence is committed with guns from the U.S. The Supreme Court has agreed to consider an effort by U.S. gun manufacturers to end a Mexican government lawsuit over the issue.
Books What's the KUOW Book Club reading in October? It's time to announce this month's book club pick — and our next live author event! Katie Campbell
Arts & Life Margaret Atwood was advised to just find a good man. Her response: 'You're an idiot' Margaret Atwood knows that she scares people. She opens up about that perception and also reflects on the bad advice she's received in her career and how she takes vengeance. Rachel Martin
Books 'Good People' book tells stories of kindness and connection The book presents anecdotes selected and amplified from Upworthy's online community.
Books Kate McKinnon's middle-grade book is for a love letter to her fellow weirdos In her first children’s book, SNL star Kate McKinnon shows her affection for outsiders. It features Millicent Quib, a mad scientist with worms in her hair and oysters in her bathtub. Elizabeth Blair
Politics In excerpt from new memoir, Melania Trump says women have the ‘right to choose’ abortion The former first lady says she is a longtime supporter of abortion rights. Her memoir is coming out a year after former President Donald Trump said he was "able to kill Roe v. Wade." Bill Chappell
Arts & Life Kate McKinnon's new middle-grade mystery is for all her fellow misfits The SNL star says her new book is part of what she calls her “private mission to give a wink and a nod” to young people who might feel “different” — like she did — growing up. Elizabeth Blair
Books TikTok star Geo Rutherford teaches us about spooky lakes, from Lake Superior to Lake Baikal The book was born out of Geo Rutherford's TikTok series about lakes across the country.
Arts & Life Ta-Nehisi Coates explores how oppression can breed oppression in ‘The Message’ In his first nonfiction book in a decade, Coates reflects on what he learned while visiting three different places: Senegal, South Carolina and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Terry Gross
Health 'The Road to Wisdom' charts COVID skepticism, distrust and misinformation The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that we are a deeply divided society. Cynicism and distrust of science, health professionals, and institutions have taken hold and remain, even after the emergency of the pandemic has faded.