“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.
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Lawrence author Amanda Sellet will celebrate her forthcoming romantic comedy novel with a film screening and book signing at Liberty Hall, and she hopes local readers and writers will be there to laugh with her.
“Things are heating up for the summer! … Robert Dinsdale will be discussing his book about Mass Street this Thursday, June 19,” the Raven Book Store writes in the latest bestseller list.
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Lawrence writer Tessa Gratton works on all their books for multiple years, but they’ve been thinking about their newest work, “The Mercy Makers,” since the 2000s. The epic fantasy untangles themes of justice, complicity and the greater good.
“Another ‘only book store in America’ Top 10 for the record books. Three local authors are representing, with ‘Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder,’ the long-awaited release from Rachel McCarthy James, taking the top spot!” the Raven Book Store writes.
“We had an amazing Independent Bookstore Day on April 26. People turned out! Everyone was so patient and so kind and we really are lucky to have such an amazing community of readers here in Lawrence!” the Raven Book Store writes.
“K. O’Neill, author/illustrator of the beloved ‘Tea Dragon Society‘ series, debuted a new graphic novel for kids called ‘A Song for You and I.’ We still have lots of signed copies available — perfect for this week’s Trans Rights Readathon!” the Raven Book Store writes.
“Marian Washington dominated the sales these last two weeks! … ‘On Tyranny’ remains a consistent bestseller, with ‘1984’ slowly creeping up the list,” the Raven Book Store writes.
