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January 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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What an honor to see Alternative Facts named one of @literaryhub.bsky.social 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025!

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100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Kansas picks top local reads of the year. Thanks KSN TV! www.ksn.com/news/state-r... #Kansas #NotableBooks #LibrariesMatter
May 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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February is Black History Month; check out the Kansas Notable Books exploring the experience and creativity of Black Americans written by or about Kansans, library.ks.gov/librarians/notablebooks. #Kansas #LibrariesMatter because all Kansans Matter.
February 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁? Check your local library & CloudLibrary on our website, library.ks.gov/cloudlibrary. #Kansas #NotableBooks @oclc.org #CloudLibrary
2026 Kansas Notable Book selection with book cover art Screenshot of CloudLibrary shelf of 2026 Kansas Notable Books as digital books and audiobooks
May 21, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Announcing the 2026 Kansas Notable Books! Find stories for readers of many interests including wild west action, true crime, fantasy rom-com, poetry, and the culture of peoples through time, Click bit.ly/2026KSNotabl...! @travelks.bsky.social #Kansas #NotableBooks
May 14, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town (Nicodemus National Historic Site) and Hancock's War (Fort Larned National Historic Site). #NationalParks #Kansas #LibrariesMatter #NotableBooks
April 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Bring Kansas stories to life; add Kansas Notable Books to your Homeschool/School curriculum, library.ks.gov/KSNotableBooks. Find 20 years of great Kansas reads to share and enjoy. #Kansas #NotableBooks #School #Homeschool
July 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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A KPR Presents for KU fans! Rebecca Ozier Schulte is the author of "The Jayhawk: The Story of the University of Kansas' Beloved Mascot", also a Kansas Notable Book, kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-.... #Kansas #NotableBooks #KUJayhawks
Photo of two books with a vintage Jayhawk cartoon mascot. One book is wrapped in a festive holiday ribbon.
December 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Behind the Scenes of the NEW YORK TIMES 100 Notable Books List: The New York Times's books editor reveals how the famous list gets made. Plus: children's… https://bookriot.com... #NewYorkTimes #NotableBooks
December 31, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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Jenn Bailey, spoke w/Kaye McIntyre about "Henry Like Always," a KS Notable Book, 2nd of four Henry books she & illustrator, Mika Song, created. Jenn also explains her Mirror, Window and Sliding Door writing. #Kansas #NotableBooks #LibrariesMatter #AutismAcceptanceMonth 2/2
Kaye McIntyre and Kansas author Jenn Bailey holding the four "Henry" books now available.
April 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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How many of the 2026 Kansas Notable Books have you already read? Written or illustrated by Kansans or about Kansas, explore the stories and books about the place we call home. Check them out at your local library. library.ks.gov/ksnotablebooks #Kansas #NotableBooks
July 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Register for the free event, calendar.library.ks.gov/event/15979822.
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February 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Bring Kansas stories to life; add the Kansas250 Bookshelf and Kansas Notable Books to your Homeschool/School curriculum. Explore Kansas history (and stories). Build its future. library.ks.gov/KS250 #Kansas250 @america250.bsky.social #NotableBooks #Homeschool
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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You need a little intrigue … courage … wonder and romance in your life. Get weekend ready with 2025 Kansas Notable Books, library.ks.gov/KSNotableBooks. Swing by your local library or indie bookstore to pick up your Kansas Notable Books. #Kansas #NotableBooks 🎖
July 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Discover 2025 Kansas Notable Books in CloudLibrary as eBooks or audiobooks! Access the latest notable books as a featured list along with William Allen White nominees, new additions and so much more, ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/kansas/featured . #Kansas #NotableBooks📚
Screenshot of the 2025 Kansas Notable Books available on Cloud Library as eBooks or audiobooks.
June 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Read all about it here, content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KSO.... #Kansas #NotableBooks #LibrariesMatter 2/2
May 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Kansas Adventure Inspo: Check out these Kansas Notable Books for inspiration of where to go, how to get there, what to plant and how to get outside and play your way in the Sunflower State! library.ks.gov/librarians/notablebooks #Kansas #LibrariesMatter #Adventure #PlayYourWay
Kansas Notable Books for adventurers: Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds by Michael John Haddock, Craig C. Freeman and Janet E. Bare, Kansas Trail Guide: The best hiking, biking and riding in the Sunflower State by Jonathan Conard and Kristin Conard, and Last Wild Places of Kansas: Journeys into hidden landscapes by George Frazier. “These things - the air, the water, the scenery and we who fill these scenes -hold many and many a man in Kansas when money would tempt him away … Here are the still waters, here are the green pastures. Here, he fairest of the world’s habitations.” William Allen White, ca. 1912 Photo of false blue indigo or Baptisia australis Alan Ziegler paddling into the fog, Shawnee County, Kansas. Fog is rising on the water and the paddler is dressed for cold weather.
May 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Best quote you’ll hear, “NEVER EAT ANY MUSHROOMS UNLESS YOU ARE 100% CERTAIN OF ITS IDENTITY.” Listen to KPR Presents: The Hunt for Kansas Mushrooms, kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-.... #Kansas #NotableBooks 2/2
KPR Presents: The Hunt for Kansas Mushrooms
Beyond morels: exploring the world of Devil's Dipstick, Puffballs, Fried Chicken Mushrooms, and more! Caleb Morse, Sherry Kay, and Benjamin Sikes are the authors of A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms, a ...
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May 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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It's KPR Presents Sunday: Host Kaye and Jim Minick discuss "Without Warning: The Tornado of Udall, Kansas" a Kansas Notable Book. You don't want to miss this, kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-... . Kansas Public Radio #Kansas #LibrariesMatter #NotableBooks #WithoutWarning
The Deadliest Tornado in Kansas History
Without Warning tells the story of the deadliest tornado in Kansas history, killing 82 people and injuring 270 others, more than half the town’s population.
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December 29, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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KPR Presents: The Spirit of Quindaro, a Kansas Notable Book for kids of every age. Author Fran Borin discusses how ghost stories help us learn our history, kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-presents/2024-10-25/fran-borin-the-spirit-of-quindaro . #Quindaro #Kansas #NotableBooks #KPR
Fran Borin, The Spirit of Quindaro
Part history, part ghost story: we visit with Fran Borin, author of "The Spirit of Quindaro," part of our 2024 Kansas Notable Book Series.
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December 1, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Enjoy Thanksgiving with the people and books you love. Grab a Kansas Notable Book to shield your eyes as you sleep off your feast, then read it, library.ks.gov/librarians/notablebooks. Or download your long-weekend read from @KSTalkingBooks. #GivingThanks #Kansas #NotableBooks
November 27, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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Check out Kansas Notable Books in your local Kansas library or pick up copies for your favorite bibliophiles. #Kansas #NotableBooks #Thanksgiving Image via Library of America. 4/4
November 26, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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Check out the 2024 Kansas Notable Books yet? Find them out in your local Kansas library or pick up copies for your favorite bibliophiles. You'll find this year's full Notable Book list through the 2006 selections at library.ks.gov/librarians/notablebooks. #Kansas #NotableBooks
November 25, 2024 at 5:37 PM