© 2024 Kansas Public Radio

91.5 FM | KANU | Lawrence, Topeka, Kansas City
96.1 FM | K241AR | Lawrence (KPR2)
89.7 FM | KANH | Emporia
99.5 FM | K258BT | Manhattan
97.9 FM | K250AY | Manhattan (KPR2)
91.3 FM | KANV | Junction City, Olsburg
89.9 FM | K210CR | Atchison
90.3 FM | KANQ | Chanute

See the Coverage Map for more details

FCC On-line Public Inspection Files Sites:
KANU, KANH, KANV, KANQ

Questions about KPR's Public Inspection Files?
Contact General Manager Feloniz Lovato-Winston at fwinston@ku.edu
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Conversations

Conversations: Ladee Hubbard, "The Talented Ribkins"

On this edition of Conversations, Ladee Hubbard joins me to talk about her debut novel, The Talented Ribkins. Taking her title from W.E.B. Du Bois's famous essay "The Talented Tenth," Hubbard weaves the tale of the Ribkins family, who make their home in Florida. Each of the family members are blessed (or cursed, depending on your point of view) with a special, but peculiar talent. They are supernatural, but not in a mainstream superhero way. The story centers on 72-year-old Johnny Ribkin and the road trip he takes with Eloise, the 13-year-old daughter of his deceased half-brother. Along the way, she learns about her family heritage, and Johnny reevaluates his past. 


Dan Skinner is a former Director of Kansas Public Radio and the Audio-Reader Network. He is the host of KPR's Conversations program.