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Ecologist Rob Dunn's new book describes the tiny life forms, helpful and risky, that live in different parts of the home, including on floors and in water faucets, basements and heating systems.

More than 200 American women played a crucial role in the war as telephone operators. But when the shooting stopped, they weren't considered veterans and their story was largely forgotten. Until now.

A charismatic young writer poaches plot points from the lives of established authors in John Boyne's new novel. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls A Ladder to the Sky "erudite and ingeniously constructed."

Counting votes in Broward County has gone anything but smoothly since Election Day. Three close statewide races are being recounted, as well as four local races. Broward's Supervisor of Elections has been accused of fraud. And prolonged ballot counting has many people reminiscing about the infamous 2000 presidential election between George Bush and Al Gore - when it all came down to South Florida votes.

Analyst Dale Brill with think tank Orlando Economic Partnership studies trends in the local housing market. He says people need to make at least 36,000 dollars a year to afford a one bedroom apartment in Central Florida.

As recounts got underway in elections for Florida’s Senator, Governor and agriculture commissioner, activists were calling for a more transparent election process.

Glory Edim loves to read and talk about what she is reading. So she started a fellowship that became a literary festival, a collection of essays and a national phenomenon.

Gina Apostol's new novel is a story about the Philippine-American War set in the present day, told from two dueling perspectives. Turns out the idea of multiple identities is close to her own heart.

Veterans Day is Sunday, but events acknowledging those who serve in the US military stretch beyond this weekend in Central Florida.

Orlando Restaurant critic Scott Joseph picks a peck of poke – or rather, a tasty bowl of it – from one of the area’s newest poke places.