The Robert L. Cattoi Book Technologies Lab opened late last year on the sixth floor of Lindquist Hall at Wichita State University. It features a collection of bookbinding and printing tools.

There’s much to read in the the coming months of this year from authors including George Saunders, Tayari Jones, Helen Garner, Ibram X. Kendi, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney and Michael ...