The Kansas Notable Books List recognizes the literary richness of our state and is a project of the Kansas Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas. The annual selection of 15 books reflecting Kansas cultural heritage features quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by Kansans or features a Kansas-related topic.
2013 Kansas Notable Books
The Adventures of Beanboy by Lisa Harkrader
Beyond Cold Blood: The KBI from Ma Barker to BTK by Larry Welch
Blackbear Bosin: Keeper of the Indian Spirit by David Simmonds
The Chaperone: A Novel by Laura Moriarty
The Dust Bowl: An Illustrated History by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Eisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward Smith
Frontier Manhattan: Yankee Settlement to Kansas Town, 1854-1894 by Kevin G. W. Olson
A Kansas Bestiary by Jake Vail, Doug Hitt, and illustrated by Lisa Grossman
May B.: A Novel by Caroline Starr Rose
This Ecstasy They Call Damnation: Poems by Israel Wasserstein
Time’s Shadow: Remembering a Family Farm in Kansas by Arnold J. Bauer
To the Stars Through Difficulties: A Kansas Renga in 150 Voices edited by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
A Voice for Kanzas by Debra McArthur
Wide Open by Larry Bjornson
The Yard by Alex Grecian
2013 Kansas Notable Book Schedule
6/24/13 Notable Book Website Update
6/25/13 Notable Bookmarks & Posters available for download
7/08/13 Notable Books Announcement Press Release
Please let Candace from the State Library know how many gold seal stickers you need for your Kansas Notable Books and stay tuned for more details.
Candace LeDuc
Communications Coordinator
State Library of Kansas
300 SW 10th Street
Room 312N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 291-3230
