Book Release

Daniel Wildcat: On Indigenuity

Join distinguished Haskell professor and local writer Daniel Wildcat as he launches his new book, On Indigenuity. Books will be available for sale and signing!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Mother Earth is calling on us to act—the collective wisdom of thousands of years of Indigenous knowledge can guide us. 

On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth (Speaker's Corner) By Daniel R. Wildcat Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781682753446
Availability: This book is backordered. We'll happily get it for you but we're not sure how long it'll take.
Published: Fulcrum Publishing - November 14th, 2023

Mother Earth is calling on us to act—the collective wisdom of thousands of years of Indigenous knowledge can guide us.  Indigenuity, or Indigenous ingenuity, stems from an ancient idea and practice that Native peoples have engaged in for millennia.


"Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity" Book Launch with Local Author Elizabeth C. Bunce

Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 5) By Elizabeth C. Bunce Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781643753140
Availability: This book is in stock at our warehouse and will be at the Raven within 3-5 Business Days, once they've shipped it to us.
Published: Algonquin Young Readers - October 24th, 2023

In the fifth book of the Edgar Award-winning series, Myrtle Hardcastle uncovers a string of murders during a treasure hunt on a haunted Scottish estate.

When her governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island, amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle couldn't be more excited. Unfortunately, the ancestral castle is both run-down and haunted.


Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 5) By Elizabeth C. Bunce Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781523524280
Availability: This book is in stock at our warehouse and will be at the Raven within 3-5 Business Days, once they've shipped it to us.
Published: Algonquin Young Readers - October 24th, 2023

In the fifth book of the Edgar Award-winning series, Myrtle Hardcastle uncovers a string of murders during a treasure hunt on a haunted Scottish estate.

When her governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island, amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle couldn't be more excited. Unfortunately, the ancestral castle is both run-down and haunted.


Iron Flame Release Celebration at the Raven Book Store

Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) By Rebecca Yarros Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781649374172
Availability: This book is in stock at our warehouse and will be at the Raven within 3-5 Business Days, once they've shipped it to us.
Published: Entangled: Red Tower Books - November 7th, 2023

PLEASE NOTE: The limited edition with stained edges is sold out, but we invite you to purchase an unstained edition—same captivating story, same heart-pounding read!

Discover the instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Now optioned for TV by Amazon Studios.


Accolades for Fourth Wing


Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) By Rebecca Yarros Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781649374042
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Published: Entangled: Red Tower Books - May 2nd, 2023

A #1 New York Times bestseller • Optioned for TV by Amazon Studios • Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Awa


Fourth Wing (Special Edition) (The Empyrean #1) By Rebecca Yarros Cover Image
$32.99
ISBN: 9781649376169
Availability: This book is backordered. We'll happily get it for you but we're not sure how long it'll take.
Published: Entangled: Red Tower Books - November 7th, 2023

NOTE TO READERS: This breathtaking special edition is only available for a limited time and while quantities last.

The year’s biggest book sensation and #1 New York Times bestseller returns in this completely jaw-dropping special edition, featuring:
• a stunning, revamped cover
• gorgeous new endpapers
• black sprayed edges


Madame Restell, the History of Abortion Care, and Modern Reproductive Rights: KU Professor Nicholas Syrett in Conversation with Alesha Doan

The Trials of Madame Restell: Nineteenth-Century America's Most Infamous Female Physician and the Campaign to Make Abortion a Crime By Nicholas L. Syrett Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781620977453
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Published: New Press - October 31st, 2023

The biography of one of the most famous abortionists of the nineteenth century--and a story that has unmistakable parallels to the current war on reproductive rights


Abortion Regret: The New Attack on Reproductive Freedom By J. Shoshanna Ehrlich, Alesha Doan Cover Image
$66.00
ISBN: 9781440839849
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - February 15th, 2019

An indispensable resource for students, scholars, and activists concerned about current attacks on abortion rights, this book offers an unmatched account of the emergence, consolidation, and consequences of the antiabortion movement's paternalistic abortion regret narrative.


Small, Medium, and Large Stories: A Book Launch with Kij Johnson

The Privilege of the Happy Ending: Small, Medium, and Large Stories By Kij Johnson Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781618732118
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Published: Small Beer Press - October 24th, 2023

A surprising and exciting new collection of speculative and experimental stories that explore animal intelligences, gender, and the nature of stories.


The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe By Kij Johnson Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9780765391414
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Published: Tordotcom - August 16th, 2016

World Fantasy Award winner, Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell, and Locus Award finalist for Best Novella, and one of NPR's Best Books of 2016

Professor Vellitt Boe teaches at the prestigious Ulthar Women’s College. When one of her most gifted students elopes with a dreamer from the waking world, Vellitt must retrieve her.


At the Mouth of the River of Bees: Stories By Kij Johnson Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781931520805
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Published: Small Beer Press - September 25th, 2012


A sparkling debut collection from one of the hottest writers in science fiction: her stories have received the Nebula Award the last two years running.


The Lawrence Public Library's Dracula Daily and Booktoberfest Community Read Launch Party

Dracula Daily: Reading Bram Stoker's Dracula in Real Time With Commentary by the Internet By Matt Kirkland Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781524884703
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - September 19th, 2023

The wildly popular email newsletter that has been described as an "internet sensation" (The New York Times) and "the coolest book club on the internet" (Fast Company) is breathing new life into Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel.


A Night of Poetry with R.B. Lemberg in conversation with Vitaly Chernetsky

Masks are strongly recommended for this event!

Lawrence local writer R.B. Lemberg presents their new poetry collection Everything Thaws! A poetry reading will be followed by a conversation with Vitaly Chernetsky

About the book:

Everything Thaws: A poetic cycle (Jewish Poetry Project #26) By R. B. Lemberg Cover Image
$14.95
ISBN: 9781953829313
Availability: This book is in stock at our warehouse and will be at the Raven within 3-5 Business Days, once they've shipped it to us.
Published: Ben Yehuda Press - February 21st, 2023

R.B.


Book Release Celebration for "Embattled Lawrence Vol. 2"

Volume 2 of the monumental Embattled Lawrence series is finally arriving soon (release date TBD). Local historian Dennis Domer has enlisted dozens of local writers, historians, and experts to complete this long-awaited second volume in what Domer calls "the only summary of the history of Lawrence published in the last three decades." It's a perfect gift for the Kansas history buff in your life. 

The Enduring Struggle for Freedom (volume 2 of the Embattled Lawrence Series), published by the Watkins Museum of History, contains 38 articles, poems, and paintings, as well as over 300 photos about Lawrence history.

These contributions are divided into six categories: Anti-Slavery, Struggles for Freedom, Haskell Indian Nations University, Tumultuous Years, Toward Equal Rights for All, and Governing a Diverse City.

Authors include

  • Dennis Dailey
  • Judith Sweets
  • Karl Gridley
  • Frank Baron
  • Jeanne Klein
  • Katie Armitage
  • Daniel Atkinson
  • Elizabeth Schultz
  • Brent Campney
  • Myriam Vuckovic
  • Eric Anderson
  • Martha Robinson
  • Kim Warren
  • Daniel Wildcat
  • William Tuttle
  • John Spearman
  • Mike McCaffrey
  • John Solbach
  • Charles Hawkins
  • John Musgrave
  • Nancy Marshall
  • Helen Starrett
  • Kelly Sartorius
  • Joseph Alford
  • Ray Mizumura-Pence
  • Katherine Rose-Mockry
  • Wayne Propst
  • Virgil Dean
  • Cathy Ambler
  • Mike Amyx
  • Dennis Domer

Their histories of Embattled Lawrence portray a forgotten past that mirrors our turbulent times and casts an aura over our possible futures. All sales benefit the Watkins Museum of History. 

 

Embattled Lawrence is supported by the following generous donors: Nathan Anderson & Patty Hayden, Anonymous, Laura Bailey, in memory of Elfie & Lowell Bailey, Simon & Codi Bates, Bon Bon, Dr. John & Judy Bellome, in honor of Kathy Bruner, Rita Beyer, Roger & Jan Boyd, Aaron Brooks, Dennis Brown, Brenna A. Buchanan Young & Brandon Young, Mark & Marsha Buhler, Paul Caviness, Philip Collison, Lindsay & Jeffrey Crick, Rebecca Crumley, Dennis & Judy Dailey, Sandra Daniels, Candice Davis, Kathryn Delaney, Katherine & Bob Dinsdale, Dennis Domer, Vicki & Joe Douglas, Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council Natural & Cultural Heritage Grant Program, Becky Eason, Kelly Erby & David Dumbauld, David Evans, Steve & April Evans, Jean Finch, Madeline & Hugh Finch, in honor of Tom Harper, Foxtail Real Estate Company, Marci Francisco & Joe Bickford, Diane & Kent Fry, Terry Finton & Neil Gaskin, Richard Givens, Dave Gnojek, Mike & Marium Ann Goans, Stephen Grabow, Karl Gridley, Marilyn Gridley, Ary Guerrero & Calvin McConnell, Suzan Hampton & Kourosh Raeen, in honor of Mary Tajchman, James Harder, Marilee & Dennis Harper, Tom Harper, in honor of James Duft & Jessica Kellner, Charles Hawkins, Jon & Barbara Heeb, Stephen & Marcia Hill, Cindy Schott Hutchison, in honor of Raymond D. Scott, Carrie James, in memory of Barbara Willits, Frank Janzen, Mary & Ted Johnson, Jerry Jost & Deborah Altus, David & Sharyn Katzman, in honor of Bill & Kathy Tuttle, Tim & Judy Keller, Helen Kiefer, in memory of John Kiefer, Bil King, in memory of Clyde McDonald Chapman, Mary Kirkendall, Eric Kirkendall, in memory of George Paley, Joseph Krahn, Anthony Krsnich, Lisa Larsen, Katie Hoke & Roy Ley, Malika Lyon, Chuck Magerl, Chuck & Betsy Marvin, Christopher Millspaugh, Rick Mitchell, Brigid Murphy & Jackson Clark, Daniel Nagengast & Lynn Byczynski, Jean & John Northup, in memory of Charles Y Allison, Suzanne & David Nutt, Molly Hill Patten & Bryan Patten, Ellen Paulsen, Mark & Jane Potts, Dan Rockhill, Joshua Rosenbloom, Leslie Bennett, Deb & Ray Rowden, Nicole & Dan Sabatini, Stephanie Nuria Sabato & Joseph Gorski, in honor of Maggie Sabato, Amanda Santos, Ron Schorr & Georgann Eglinski, Barry Shalinsky & Robin Rosenberg, Carol Shankel, Joy Slavens, Dale Slusser & Sherry Fowler, Rosanne Smith, in memory of Barbara Spearman Anderson, George & Terry Smith, John & Patricia Solbach, Nancy Stark, in honor of Tom Harper, William Steele & Akiko Takeyama, Stephens Real Estate, Mary Stuart, Michael Stubbs, Douglass Stull & Lori Norwood, Lauren Sullivan, in memory of Dr. Jesse Milan, Judy Sweets, Deanell & John Tacha, Steve & Lori Tesdahl, Nancy & Scott Thellman, JT Thornburg, in honor of Mary Y. Allen, Bill & Kathryn Tuttle, Joe Van Saun, Stacey VanHouten, Matt & Judy Veatch, Laurie Ward, Barbara Watkins, Daniel Watkins, Patrick & Kirsten Watkins Summer & Nate Wedermyer, Paul Werner, Bob Werts, in memory of George Paley, Deborah Werts, in memory of John Kiefer, Christopher Wilkins & Vedrana Balta, Todd Wilkins, Chris Wilson, Maureen Winkler, Katherine Winter, in honor of Wint Winter, Sr., and Michael Wray


Local Author Book Launch: Celebrating "The Year of Second Chances" by Lara Avery

Local Author Book Launch: Celebrating The Year of Second Chances by Lara Avery
With conversation partner Bryn Greenwood

 

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The Year of Second Chances: A Novel By Lara Avery Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063273757
Availability: This book is in stock at our warehouse and will be at the Raven within 3-5 Business Days, once they've shipped it to us.
Published: William Morrow - August 22nd, 2023

A feel-good journey of possibility, second chances, and falling in love again…with life. Perfect for fans of P.S. I Love You!


Book Launch for "Monster Camp" with Sarah Henning in Conversation with Rebecca Coffindaffer

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Monster Camp By Sarah Henning Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781665930055
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Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books - May 9th, 2023

Ghost Squad meets Hotel Transylvania in this sweetly spooky fish-out-of-water middle grade “mirthful monster mashup” (Kirkus Reviews) about a human girl who must put on the performance of her life when she realizes what she thought was a LARPing summer camp is full of real monsters!

With her stick-on fangs and widow’s peak drawn in waterproof ey


The Princess Will Save You (Kingdoms of Sand and Sky #1) By Sarah Henning Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9781250237439
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Published: Tor Teen - July 6th, 2021

DON’T MESS WITH THE CROWN…

When her father dies, Princess Amarande is given an ultimatum: marry the leader of a neighboring kingdom, or lose her crown—and possibly her life. To force her hand, her beloved, the stableboy Luca, is kidnapped. But Amarande was raised to be a warrior, not a sacrifice. And nothing will stop her from saving her true love.


Sea Witch By Sarah Henning Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062438775
Availability: This book is backordered. We'll happily get it for you but we're not sure how long it'll take.
Published: Katherine Tegen Books - July 31st, 2018

Wicked meets "The Little Mermaid" in the captivating origin story of the sea's most iconic villainess, perfect for fans of Heartless and Dorothy Must Die.

Ever since her best friend Anna died, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. Hiding her talents, mourning her loss, drowning in her guilt.


Crownchasers By Rebecca Coffindaffer Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9780062845177
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Published: HarperTeen - September 7th, 2021

A deadly race across 1,001 planets will determine more than just the fate of the empire.

This explosive first book in a duology jam-packed with tension and thrills is perfect for fans of The Hunger GamesAurora Rising, and Three Dark Crowns.


Thronebreakers (Crownchasers #2) By Rebecca Coffindaffer Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062845207
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Published: HarperTeen - September 20th, 2022

Perfect for fans of Aurora Rising, The Hunger Games, and Three Dark Crowns, this electrifying duology closer is jam-packed with tension and thrills that will hook readers from its first page.


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