To highlight the 2022 festival and show appreciation to Lawrence authors, the Lawrence Journal World was kind enough to upload a press release detailing the events and activities at the festival. Click the link below to get the full article. https://www2.ljworld.com/news/general-news/2022/sep/19/kansas-book-festival-to-feature-numerous-lawrence-authors-plus-live-music-exhibits-and-childrens-activities/
This year the 11th annual Kansas Book Festival is hosting a range of child friendly presentations, events, and performances for children and teens. The festival, hosted by Mabee library at Washburn University, will occur on Saturday, September 24th from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and it is free and open to the public. There are […]
The sneak peek event for the Kansas Book Festival titled Tables of Contents is taking place on Sunday, September 18th from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. The event is an evening of intimate conversations with celebrated Kansas authors, featuring literary cocktails inspired by some of their favorite authors. The event will be held at the […]
Envista Credit Union is pleased to announce that it will highlight Kansas Book Festival through the EnvistaCares Challenge during the month of September. The EnvistaCares Challenge includes a challenge grant, media and marketing package, and an organizational storytelling video. Through the challenge grant, Envista will match every dollar given to Kansas Book Festival during the month of September up to […]
Humanities Kansas recently awarded $9,630 to the Kansas Book Festival to support the annual Topeka event that promotes literacy, encourages life-long readers, and supports libraries and inspiring writers. Tim Bascom serves as project director. The Kansas Book Festival will take place on Saturday, September 24th, 2022, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. There will be […]
Every year for the last decade, the Kansas Book Festival has granted funding to Kansas libraries seeking to improve their book holdings or technology, distributing $10,000 in total. This year’s grants, just released, will assist five selected libraries, including Quinter High School Library in western Kansas, Circle Oil Hill Elementary School Library in southern Kansas, […]
KJ Dell’Antonia was, for years, living in New England and editing Motherlode, a column for the NY Times, but when she decided to write a novel, she drew on her childhood experience in Kansas. The Chicken Sisters is about a stormy, often humorous relationship between siblings who find themselves championing competing fried-chicken restaurants in the […]
Interested in books and Kansas? Here’s a video about our most recent Kansas Book Festival, which featured 50 authors with wonderful new books, including Angela Cervantes, author of the new novelization of the blockbuster Encanto, plus the amazing Aimee Nezhukumatathil with her inspiring book World of Wonders, a Barnes and Noble Favorite for 2021. The […]