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Keynoter will talk about living happily in one’s own boots

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 […]

See Video of 2021 Kansas Book Festival

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 […]

Kansas Book Festival Helps Area Libraries Improve Services

TOPEKA, March 22, 2021–Every March, the Kansas Book Festival grants $10,000 to Kansas libraries seeking to improve their book holdings or technology.  This year’s grants, just released, will assist 11 public or school libraries across the state, from Midland Trail Elementary Library near the heart of downtown Kansas City all the way to the Greeley […]