Likely Stories

How does an artists trajectory affect our understanding and appreciation of their creative output?

I have a love hate relationship with reading and learning about history. I can’t decide whether I hate being reminded that humans seem to absolutely refuse to learn from their past mistakes or love the hope I feel knowing that we’ve more or less survived those past mistakes and have made progress, however slowly.

Hi I’m Molly-Jo Tilton, reporter at KWBU, and welcome to this week’s episode of likely stories. Today I want to talk about one of my favorite books of all time, Andrew Joseph White’s “The Spirit Bares its Teeth”.

Hosting this edition of Likely Stories is Lori Fogelman. Lori works at Baylor University and is part of the broadcast team for Baylor Women’s Basketball. Here is her review of Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

A big Willie Nelson fan has written a book about the iconic 4th of July picnics.

Hi, and welcome to Likely Stories. I’m Paige Connell, and I teach English at Midway High School, and today I want to talk about everyone’s favorite science fiction construct: time travel.

Hello, and welcome to this week’s episode of Likely Stories. I’m Malcolm Foster, operations assistant at KWBU and aspiring habitual reader. Today I want to talk about Haruki Marakumi’s best known body of work, ‘Norwegian Wood.’

Hey there, my name is Lauren Hooker. I'm a student at Baylor as well as a bookseller at Fabled and I'm also the Public Relations intern this semester here at KWBU.

In this week's episode of Likley Stories, art historian and educator, Heather White, is discussing 'North Woods' by Daniel Mason.

Hello, my name is Douglas Henry, dean of the Honors College at Baylor University. With this week's edition of Likely Stories.

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Likely Stories. I’m Paige Connell, and I teach English at Midway High School. When this year comes to a close, if The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon isn’t my top 1-2 best books of the year, I will be shocked.

This is the Reverend Dr. Andrew Armand. I'm an Episcopal priest here in town at St. Alban's Episcopal Church. Welcome to this next edition of Likely Stories.

Ah, high school. The sounds. The smells. The drama.

Spooky season is approaching. The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and the flavors are getting pumpkiny-er.

If you have ever wanted a glimpse behind the curtain at the White House, "Upstairs at the White House" by Chief Usher JB West is the book for you.

Hi, my name is Shenequa Williams, and I am an Instructional Specialist at Cedar Ridge Elementary. Today, I'm reviewing The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.

Hi, and welcome back to Likely Stories. I'm Paige Connell, an English teacher at Midway High School, with a review of the most precious book about finding your purpose, caring for others, and the beauty of life-even among the smallest of creatures. Sipsworth by Simon van Booy moved me to tears and filled my cup.

I love books about books. Really, who wouldn't want to be a librarian holding the multiverse together, as in The Invisible Library series? And so many give great us reading lists as a bonus.

Hello. My name is Douglas Henry, Dean of the Honors College at Baylor University.Last year, Barbara Kingsolver won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel, Demon Copperhead. Inspired by Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, Kingsolver lays bare the woeful lives of orphans in drug-addicted America.