The Raven’s beloved book store cat, Dashiell, has retired into a much quieter residential life where he can watch the birdfeeder all day. He has earned himself a spot on the bestseller list with “The Sound and the Purry,” the Raven Book Store writes.
”Plymouth Church let us know that they’re doing a congregation-wide read of (this week’s No. 2) book, and then directed their congregants to get the book from us. What a great example of community support for your humble bookstore,” the Raven Book Store writes.
”This bestseller spans the period of time including Independent Bookstore Day, so we wanted to take this chance to thank you for coming out to support us!” the Raven Book Store writes.
“Lawrence loves Hanif Abdurraqib! Not only did you all sell out Liberty Hall for his April 16 event, but you also helped him earn three spots on this week’s bestseller list,” the Raven Book Store writes.
”This week’s list means that enough of you are supporting (the Raven’s Perfectly Queer Little Library) initiative to make donated books into bestsellers,” the Raven Book Store writes.
”The people of Lawrence seem to be excited for Hanif Abdurraqib’s book tour stop on April 16 at Liberty Hall: they’ve helped him debut at No. 1 with his amazing new book, ’There’s Always This Year,’” the Raven Book Store writes.
”Not even a brand new (and really good!) Tana French novel could stop ’Dune’ from its movie-driven climb to the top spot this week,” the Raven Book Store writes.
Here’s one more achievement Giselle Anatol, recently announced as director of the Hall Center for the Humanities, can add to her CV: No. 1 bestseller at the Raven Book Store.
Emily Farris, a Kansas City author and former bookseller, has written what she calls the first memoir of adult ADHD, and it’s a funny and frank read, the Raven Book Store writes.
”To nobody’s surprise, Sarah J. Maas, BookTok superstar, takes this week’s No. 1 spot,” the Raven Book Store writes.
