“Making a big debut this week is beloved KU English professor Giselle Anatol’s ’Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold,’ an amazingly charming picture book about the early life of Toni Morrison,” the Raven Book Store writes.
”In the end, there was never any doubt about which book would top our bestsellers of the year list,” the Raven Book Store writes. Here are the top 10 books of 2023.
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Local writers are encouraged to submit their work to an annual creative writing contest in honor of Langston Hughes. The submission deadline has been extended to offset a website error.
”This week’s bestsellers, without exception, fall into three categories: local nonfiction, Indigenous studies books, or the ‘Iron Flame’ series by Rebecca Yarros. Our readers like what they like!” the Raven Book Store writes.
”We find ourselves on the cusp of any bookstore’s most exciting time of year: holiday retail! The official kickoff (at least in our case) of the holiday season is Nov. 25, known both as Small Business Saturday and Indies First,” the Raven Book Store writes.
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We cannot address the physical climate change facing us until we have a cultural climate change, Lawrence author Daniel Wildcat told a crowd packed into the Raven Book Store Friday evening.
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Local author and Haskell professor Daniel Wildcat will round out the Raven Book Store’s 2023 event slate Friday with a discussion over his new book, “On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth.”
”Britney Spears has topped the Billboard Hot 100 five times in her career. Now she can say she’s also topped the Raven 10, as folks bought her new memoir, ’The Woman in Me,’ in droves,” the Raven Book Store writes.
”Here are this week’s Raven bestsellers, a fantastic mix of new releases (#1) and older favorites (#2 and #8). Jonathan Lethem leads the pack with his excellent new ’Brooklyn Crime Novel,’” the Raven Book Store writes.
Local author Kij Johnson will soon launch her newest book, which is full of imaginative stories from nature’s perspective, during an event at the Raven Book Store.
