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Community members packed into a Lawrence bookstore Friday evening to join the conversation about renaming Douglas County for abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
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“This week’s Raven Bestsellers bring many usual suspects (hello again, ‘Carl’), but the real story is in just how many of these titles come from our local authors!” the Raven Book Store writes.
Two local poets have written a zine advocating for Douglas County to be renamed for abolitionist Frederick Douglass. They’re hosting a launch event and open mic night to share the publication.
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“Lawrence has embraced the World Cup and Team Algeria this summer, and a brand new book along with it!” the Raven Book Store writes of the latest bestsellers.
“Lawrence readers are getting prepped and ready for summer reading with popular feel-good titles like ‘Theo of Golden’ and ‘The Correspondent,’ and some very exciting new titles that the Raven bookselling team love,” the Raven Book Store writes.
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“Lawrence readers continue to be on trend with national bestsellers,” the Raven Book Store writes of the latest list.
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Lawrence’s upcoming Free State Book Festival aims to create a more relaxed and accessible environment for the public rather than focusing on publishers and panels, as many traditional book festivals do.
“Lawrence readers are on trend with this bestsellers list! … Stories from the Phog by Lawrence author Chelan David also makes an appearance and is the perfect read for our Jayhawks celebrating March Madness,” the Raven Book Store writes.
“The top 3 books are all local authors who presented incredible readings for their new titles. Keep your eyes peeled for the March event announcements and April’s events (which are completely stacked),” the Raven Book Store writes.
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“Readers have their fingers on the cultural pulse with … the classic ‘Wuthering Heights,’ whose (unfaithful) adaptation releases into theaters this week. (Seriously. You want to read the book for this one),” the Raven Book Store writes.
