A native of Ohio, Karin Wraley Barbee earned her MFA from Bowling Green State University. She teaches English at Siena Heights University and lives in Adrian, MI with her husband and two children.
NPR’S BOOK OF THE DAY
- Theo Baker delves into power and corruption at Stanford in 'How to Rule the World' June 15, 2026A few years ago, Theo Baker – then a student at Stanford University – joined the school newspaper and broke a story that forced the university president to resign. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, he uncovered, had overseen several labs in which researchers had falsified results. His new book How to Rule the World documents power and corruption […]
- Ann Patchett’s 'Whistler' and 'Tom Lake' are novels written with love in mind June 12, 2026Novelist Ann Patchett has written about things as wild as hostage takeovers, fairy tales, and betrayed magicians’ assistants. But her new novel Whistler turns down the stakes to focus on the quieter complexities of human relationships. Today’s episode features two conversations between Ann Patchett and NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly. First, Patchett talks about Whistler and […]
