After Andrew and Adrienne Patrie's child came out as transgender, they helped their daughter navigate puberty blockers, bullies and their own mistakes.

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WPR's "BETA" chatted with Joe Boyd about his massive undertaking of listening, conducting interviews and studying music from Budapest to Johannesburg.

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A Wisconsin filmmaker is out with his debut novel, “Tick Town,” a throwback creature feature about a small town in the Northwoods that becomes the feeding ground for a band of giant mutant ticks.

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For the past two decades, meteorologist Barbara Boustead has been combining her love of and expertise in both the weather and the “Little House” series. Now, she is out with a new book.

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"Chapter a Day" brings you two novels this summer set in the Northwoods. While one explores the place that is the Northwoods, the second explores the people of the area.

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“To write about women that are desperate for money is certainly and feel like they’re being pushed out of the place they once were is really interesting.” — Megan Abbott […]

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Pittsburgh writer Damon Young joined us a few years back to talk about his debut memoir, “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays.” It won the Thurber […]

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An investigative journalist found that Teflon was first invented for use in the development of atomic bombs.

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The history of St. Marcus Lutheran Church provides a window into how Milwaukee has grown and the role that religious institutions have played in its neighborhoods.

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For nearly two decades, Wisconsin Books to Prisoners has been sending new and used books to people behind bars. Now, the volunteer group is trying to restore its operations after the Wisconsin Department of Corrections imposed new restrictions.

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