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It made it on the best seller list in 1936, the year it was published. Three years later it became an iconic film. Today, it has been re-evaluated for its unrealistic portrayal of slavery in the American South. Margaret Mitchell's historical novel, Gone With The Wind, continues to have a cultural impact. WSHU's Culture Critic, Joan Baum, re-read the hefty book this summer. She shares her reflections in this essay.

A Manhattan psychiatrist becomes embroiled in a high-profile mob hit when a new patient casually asks him a loaded question. Now Dr. Bill Madrian has to make himself disappear before the Mafia does. Will he survive? WSHU’s Book Critic Joan Baum read this new suspenseful thriller. Here’s her review.

A Dutch national bank gets swindled out of a fortune by one of its bankers. It wasn’t a crime of greed but an act of resistance. This historic case is documented in a book that has just been translated into English. Our book critic Joan Baum read it and has this review.

A Connecticut lawyer wants to unseal a video of a prisoner’s fatal beating. CVS is laying off hundreds of employees that report to its Hartford office. The New York Attorney General is suing TikTok. And a volunteer group at one of Connecticut’s popular aquariums is being recognized for their work.

Nearly 250 people have died in traffic fatalities in Connecticut this year.New York’s military veterans have more mental and physical health problems than civilians. Wall Street profits increased more than 79 percent in the first of half of the year compared with the same period last year. And, a New york-based non profit is donating medical supplies to victims of hurricanes in the south.

Water quality in the Long Island Sound is improving. Clean water advocates in New York are celebrating an announcement from the White House. Candidates running to represent Connecticut’s 5th congressional district debated last night. Three Connecticut cities will get millions in federal funding to remove lead from houses. And one of Connecticut’s state parks is celebrating it’s 100th birthday.

About 35% of Connecticut's registered voters participated in Tuesday's elections. Suffolk County will pay $9 million to the mother of Thomas Valva. Despite a blue wave in other parts of the country, Republicans maintain their stronghold on Long Island. Plus, follow this year’s “world’s most famous Christmas tree” from Albany to NYC.

New Yorker cartoon satirist Tom Toro has published 200 of his drawings in a new collection. Toro says his work covers a broad range of ideas, including "...life, love, work, and the weird". It’s called And to Think We Started as a Book Club. To find out which of his cartoons boasts that title, listen to WSHU’s Culture Critic Joan Baum’s review of the book right here.

The results from the local races in our region. Plus, it’s not all politics today -- meet the woman whose goal is to bring the arts to your backyard.

It’s Election Day -- officials say things have been going smoothly. Local food pantries say they're still in crisis despite partial funding of SNAP this month. UI wants a decision on Fairfield monopoles to be reconsidered. Plus, early November is peak deer breeding season -- be vigilant on the roads!