Great Reads from Great Places

Every year, a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of Congress’s Center for the Book during the National Book Festival. Each book is selected by a local Center for the Book or state library and most are for children and young readers. Books may be written by authors from the state, take place in the state, or celebrate the state’s culture and heritage. The two selections to represent Kansas are usually Kansas Notable Books.

Listen to Kansas Public Radio Presents feature on 2024 Great Reads from Great Places selections. 
"The National Center for the Book has just named its 2024 Great Reads from Great Places for Kansas. On this week's KPR Presents, we'll hear from Susan Jonusas, author of "Hell's Half Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders" and Grant Snider, author of "One Boy Watching." We'll also revisit a conversation with KJ Dell'Antonio, author of "The Chicken Sisters," coming to the Hallmark+ Channel next month."

Poet Laureate of Kansas, Traci Brimhall, visits Nikki Hansen and Brett Rurode at the Kansas booth of the National Book Festival