“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.
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Lawrence booksellers want to make it “perfectly clear” they support youths who are “perfectly queer.”
”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.
A KU research team will soon hold a celebration of a new book that sheds light on technology designed to make music accessible for people of all abilities.
”To nobody’s surprise, Sarah J. Maas, BookTok superstar, takes this week’s No. 1 spot,” the Raven Book Store writes.
”Nearly all of this week’s bestseller list is made up of backlist titles, which is what we bookstore folks call all books that are more than a few months old,” the Raven Book Store writes.
