Get To Know A Remarkable Ozarks Newspaperwoman

Lucile Morris Upton blazed new trails for female journalists and brought widespread attention to the Missouri Ozarks region. A new biography and an upcoming lecture by Susan Croce Kelly shine a spotlight on this remarkable Missouri writer.


Nine Great Books We Recommend

The editors of Missouri Life reviewed nine books that we recommend you check out. From the weird and wonderful, to the struggle for the right to vote, to a charming children’s book, there is something for everyone to read.


Mark Twain

Huckleberry Finn is Published: February 18, 1885

Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published. At first it was met with mixed to negative reviews, but it is now considered one of the greatest pieces of American literature.


Missouri History Today August 27, 2022: First-Ever State Book Festival Wraps Up In Washington

Missouri History Today August 27, 2022: First-Ever State Book Festival Wraps Up In Washington


The Untold Story of Wyatt Earp in Missouri

Lawman Wyatt Earp is immortalized in books and movies, but he first wore a badge in the Missouri town of Lamar. When he left town a couple of years later, there was a warrant out for his arrest. Why did Wyatt want to forget his life in Lamar?


How to Overcome Unconscious Bias

Jessica Nordell, author of The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias, will discuss what she’s learned in her 15 years of in-depth study focusing on the efforts being undertaken thus far to combat bias and discrimination in our society.


Now Do You Know Where You Are Book Review

Book lovers may enjoy the new book, Now Do You Know Where You Are, by St. Louis poet Dana Levin. Her new collection conjures the end times and gives readers some welcome company.


Autumn Beauty

Hermann Photographer William Fields captures autumn beauty in the Missouri countryside.


Book Review: The Last Children of Mill Creek

Vivian Gibson’s memoir depicts a pivotal moment in the history of St. Louis and the country.


Abandoned Kansas City

A Kansas City photographer’s new book lends new life to abandoned locales.