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Planning Begins for 2021 Kansas Book Festival!

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After hitting the pause button for Covid-19, we’re planning to return to action this coming September, 2021! Be sure to join us for the 10th Anniversary of the Kansas Book Festival–with programming for young children through adults.

If you’ve never been to the festival, this will be a great year to start. While we’re not announcing authors yet…I can tell you that there are some GREAT ones coming! There will be memoir writers and novelists and poets and biographers.  We’ll have book sales, book signings and musical acts to entertain, as well.  We’ll have food vendors on site so you can enjoy the festival without having to leave.  Who knows?  Curious George and Clifford might even make surprise appearances during the children’s story time.

Look for our full schedule as we get closer to the actual time. Be sure to check back so you’ll have all of the latest information. If you haven’t already “liked” us on Facebook, please do that too! www.facebook.com/KansasBookFestival

2015 Presenting Authors Announced!

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The Kansas Book Festival today announced September 12th from 9AM-4PM as the date for the fifth annual event. The festival will be held at the Kansas Capitol Building in Topeka, and will feature current authors and books and will be focused on reinforcing the importance of reading.

“Our mission is to promote literacy and encourage a life-long love of reading,” said First Lady Mary Brownback. “The festival is a key way that we are able to live out our mission. Being in our fifth year, we’re seeing an increased interest from authors, publishers and attendees. We have a great lineup assembled of locally and nationally known authors and illustrators that everyone will enjoy.”

Headlining this year’s event will be mystery novelist Sara Paretsky (Brush Back, due out July 28). Paretsky was raised in Kansas and is a University of Kansas alumna. She is credited with transforming the role and image of women in crime novels. She currently resides in Chicago.

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More than 30 authors are set to speak, including James Beard Foundation winner, restaurant owners and cookbook authors Colby and Megan Garrelts (Made in America), Nancy Geise (Auschwitz #34207-The Joe Rubinstein Story) Kansas Notable Book winner Barbara Stuber (Girl in Reverse) and children’s author Angela Cervantes (Gaby, Lost and Found). Along with author presentations, there will also be additional authors featured as vendors, book sales and signings, entertainment, live music, appearances by storybook characters and activities for children of all ages. This event is free and open to the public. Last year’s event drew an estimated 2,000 people.

For a complete list of authors, click here.