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Professor, author and social commentator Roxane Gay discusses her latest writing about gun ownership in America.

Surfside pleasures from masters of the genre.

Two local authors join us to talk about their works. Antje Rauwerda sets 'Slow Time' in a historic Baltimore neighborhood. 'The Deceived Ones,' by Judith Krummeck, is a reimagining of a Shakespearean classic in Mount Vernon.

Behind the scenes with professional and amateur athletes.

"The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of The Civil War" explores the time period between President Abraham Lincoln's election and the surrender of Fort Sumter in South Carolina.

How will we survive a warming planet?

Follow ups to great debuts.

'Poverty for Profit' argues that private businesses sometimes exploit those seeking help from government programs.

India is massive. So are these novels!

Tom talks with Sonia Alcántara-Antoine, the CEO of the Baltimore Public Library.