Kansas Notable Books

Congratulations to the 2023 Kansas Notable Book Award winners!

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Cabby Potts, Duchess of Dirt By Kathleen Wilford, Katie Kear (Cover Design by) Cover Image

Cabby Potts, Duchess of Dirt (Paperback)

By Kathleen Wilford, Katie Kear (Cover Design by)
$9.99
ISBN: 9781956378047
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Published: Little Press - September 1st, 2022
Easy Beauty: A Memoir By Chloé Cooper Jones Cover Image

Easy Beauty: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Chloé Cooper Jones
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982151997
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Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - April 5th, 2022

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Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier By Susan Jonusas Cover Image

Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier (Hardcover)

By Susan Jonusas
$28.00
ISBN: 9781984879837
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Published: Viking - March 1st, 2022

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Justa's Escape By Justina Neufeld, Russell Binkley, Beverly Olson Buller (Foreword by) Cover Image

Justa's Escape (Hardcover)

By Justina Neufeld, Russell Binkley, Beverly Olson Buller (Foreword by)
$36.00
ISBN: 9781666795257
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Published: Resource Publications (CA) - May 19th, 2022

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Kansas Speaks Out: Poems in the Age of Me Too

$0.01
SKU: 9798835270682
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Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America By Randal Maurice Jelks Cover Image

Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America (Hardcover)

By Randal Maurice Jelks
$26.99
ISBN: 9781641606035
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Published: Lawrence Hill Books - January 11th, 2022
The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World By David K. Randall Cover Image

The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World (Hardcover)

By David K. Randall
$27.95
ISBN: 9781324006534
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - June 7th, 2022

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Native American Stories for Kids: 12 Traditional Stories from Indigenous Tribes across North America By Tom Pecore Weso Cover Image

Native American Stories for Kids: 12 Traditional Stories from Indigenous Tribes across North America (Paperback)

By Tom Pecore Weso
$8.99
ISBN: 9781638070627
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Published: Rockridge Press - April 26th, 2022
A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms By Sherry Kay, Benjamin Sikes, Caleb Morse Cover Image

A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms (Paperback)

By Sherry Kay, Benjamin Sikes, Caleb Morse
$25.95
ISBN: 9780700633067
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Published: University Press of Kansas - September 15th, 2022
Nothing But the Dirt: Stories from an American Farm Town By Kate Benz Cover Image

Nothing But the Dirt: Stories from an American Farm Town (Paperback)

By Kate Benz
$24.95
ISBN: 9780700633456
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Published: University Press of Kansas - July 15th, 2022
One Boy Watching By Grant Snider Cover Image

One Boy Watching (Hardcover)

By Grant Snider
$17.99
ISBN: 9781797210889
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Published: Chronicle Books - June 28th, 2022
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile By Candice Millard Cover Image

River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile (Hardcover)

By Candice Millard
$32.50
ISBN: 9780385543101
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Published: Doubleday - May 17th, 2022

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The Undead Truth of Us By Britney S. Lewis Cover Image

The Undead Truth of Us (Hardcover)

By Britney S. Lewis
$17.99
ISBN: 9781368075831
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Published: Disney Hyperion - August 9th, 2022
The Vagabond's Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel By Rolf Potts Cover Image

The Vagabond's Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel (Hardcover)

By Rolf Potts
$28.99
ISBN: 9780593497456
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Published: Ballantine Books - October 4th, 2022
Winfield's Walnut Valley Festival By Seth Bate, Dan Crary, Beppe Gambetta Cover Image

Winfield's Walnut Valley Festival (Paperback)

By Seth Bate, Dan Crary, Beppe Gambetta
$23.99
ISBN: 9781467146050
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Published: History Press - August 15th, 2022