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Local author R.B. Lemberg has won a World Fantasy Award —one of the most prestigious awards for science fiction, fantasy and speculative titles — for a novella in their ongoing speculative fiction series.
“Day After the Waste Land” is part graphic novel, part adult children’s book, and a full reimagining of T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” — and Eliot probably would’ve hated it, according to the author.
“This week’s batch of bestsellers reflect our recent events, local interests, as well as the New York Times bestseller list,” the Raven Book Store writes.
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Sarah Henning’s upcoming sports romance for young readers will reward close attention from locals, who might pick up on some hometown allusions.
Tickets for John Green’s free talk at the Lied Center have all been distributed, so organizers are planning watch parties.
“This week’s bestsellers run the gamut — from serious nonfiction to lighthearted sci-fi, Lawrence is reading a wide array of genres!” the Raven Book Store writes.
KU Reads programming this school year will include a free community talk from John Green on his essay collection “The Anthropocene Reviewed,” which is this year’s common book.
“Although ‘Project Hail Mary’ took the gold (and who wouldn’t want to read the book after seeing that trailer?!), so many of the books on this list were written by authors from Kansas,” the Raven Book Store writes.
“Preorder campaigns, local author events and front-desk books prevail with this most recent edition of Raven Bestsellers,” the Raven Book Store writes.
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More than 60,000 books each priced at $2 or less will be for sale at the Lawrence Public Library’s annual summer event.
