Diver and inventor Max Gene Nohl’s memoir sat in the Milwaukee Public Library archives for more than six decades. Now, it’s finally being published.

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Vijay Khurana's novel is based on killings that occurred in Northern British Columbia in 2019. How did that inspire him to write "The Passenger Seat"? WPR's "BETA" talked with him to find out.

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A new documentary, “Free for All: The Public Library” spotlights the people working to keep information free and accessible as public libraries face threats of closures and funding cuts.

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WPR's "BETA" talked to Christine Wenc about how The Onion became "America's Finest News Source."

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A new book shares the story of how researcher Karl Paul Link discovered Warfarin in a UW-Madison lab.

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Local writer Heather Kerrigan took a 2,600-mile journey across the state to taste test food and drinks that Wisconsin has become famous for. The result is a roughly 200-page highlight reel featuring local breweries, restaurants and cheese shops in “Beer, Brats, and Cheese: A Wisconsin Road Trip.”

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