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Arts & Events January 13, 2022 - 5:30 am

Celebration will honor 2022 recipients of Langston Hughes writing awards

by Lawrence Times

A recent college graduate and a local nonprofit administrator have been named the recipients of this year’s Langston Hughes Creative Writing Awards.

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Business January 3, 2022 - 4:18 pm

7 employees of Raven Book Store purchase half of store’s ownership interest

by Conner Mitchell

The ownership structure of Lawrence’s Raven Book Store — fresh off an August move to its new Massachusetts Street home — expanded Monday, owner Danny Caine announced.

Lawrence Life December 21, 2021 - 5:30 am

The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for 2021 (Sponsored post)

by Brought to us by The Raven Book Store

“We are pleased to present the Raven’s bestsellers of 2021! I must say, it’s an incredible list.”

Lawrence Life December 7, 2021 - 5:30 am

The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Dec. 7, 2021 (Sponsored post)

by Brought to us by The Raven Book Store

“Even with all this fall’s big hits, big new releases and even a few new classics, nobody had the numbers to unseat the mighty ‘Ladybird, Collected.’ That’s just fine with us,” the Raven Book Store writes of this week’s bestsellers.

Lawrence Life November 23, 2021 - 4:00 am

The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Nov. 23, 2021 (Sponsored post)

by Brought to us by The Raven Book Store

“This one was no contest — Nikole Hannah-Jones’ monumental ‘The 1619 Project’ sold twice as many books as any other on the list.”

Danny Caine / Contributed Photo
Lawrence Life November 13, 2021 - 1:11 pm

Raven Book Store cat retires after a decade of service

by Lucie Krisman

Ngaio, the 13-year-old resident bookstore cat at the Raven, greeted and accompanied customers for 10 years. She has now retired to a quieter life at a bookseller’s home.

Lawrence Life November 9, 2021 - 4:00 am

The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Nov. 9, 2021 (Sponsored post)

by Brought to us by The Raven Book Store

“We’ve never seen anything quite like how many people want to read ‘Dune’ right now.”

Lawrence Life October 26, 2021 - 4:00 am

The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Oct. 26, 2021 (Sponsored post)

by Brought to us by The Raven Book Store

Nearly everything on this week’s bestseller list is Kansas-related!

Lawrence Life October 12, 2021 - 4:00 am

The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Oct. 12, 2021 (Sponsored post)

by Brought to us by The Raven Book Store

Susan Orlean and Michelle Zauner ride the waves of their wonderful Liberty Hall events to spots on the bestseller list this week, but nobody can beat Meg Heriford’s instant-classic Ladybird, Collected, riding strong a full year after its pub date. You love to see it. 

Lawrence Life September 28, 2021 - 4:00 am

The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Sept. 28, 2021 (Sponsored post)

by Brought to us by The Raven Book Store

Amanda Gorman’s long-awaited picture book debuts with a strong No. 1 on this round of the Raven’s bestseller list. Any time a poet tops a bestseller list is a cause for celebration.

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