Book Signing

Small Business Saturday 2023!

Celebrate Small Business Saturday (and the start of holiday shopping season) at the Raven Saturday November 25! This year we'll have:

THE FAMOUS RAVEN PRIZE WHEEL!

THE LAUNCH OF TWO ALL-NEW RAVEN SWEATSHIRTS!

LOCAL AUTHOR SIGNINGS ALL DAY!

The Twelve Hours of Christmas By Jenn Bailey, Bea Jackson (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jenn Bailey, Bea Jackson (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316330978
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: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 10th, 2023

In this reinvention of the classic holiday carol "The 12 Days of Christmas," five golden rings become five Nana hugs, eight maids a-milking become eight mugs of cocoa, and much more, as a family comes together to celebrate the holidays.

In the first hour of Christmas Santa left for me…a kitten underneath the Christmas tree!


The Manning Girl By Catherine Browder Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781646033942
Availability: This book is backordered. We'll happily get it for you but we're not sure how long it'll take.
Published: Regal House Publishing - November 7th, 2023

"The novel is a quiet but strong tour de force."~Marly Swick, author of Evening News: A Novel

1992. Tyler Manning— high school teacher, part-time farmer, bachelor of 38—is planning his first day of summer vacation when a strange car approaches his Kansas farmhouse. By the time the battered Ford departs, Tyler is holding a three-week-old infant.


Exploring the Land of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network's Adventure Time By Paul A. Thomas Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9781496846693
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: University Press of Mississippi - August 16th, 2023

$24.99
SKU: 9781936153299

KU-Phoria: A collection of stories about KU traditions, KU Info and KU basketball by Curtis Marsh

Description

In his fourth decade of service to the University of Kansas, Curtis Marsh has developed an obsessive love for his school. As an undergrad, he led one of the first organized camping groups for KU basketball games and a nationally prominent student entrepreneurship club. In his early career at KU, he helped develop a technology business incubator which has become KU Innovation Park. He also co-founded the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute before serving as Director of KU Info for 15 years. He was the first and only director of the DeBruce Center: the shrine for the original rules of basketball. He now serves as a director of development at KU Endowment. The common thread through all these activities is his love for KU and his desire to share that love with the entire Jayhawk Nation.


Praise for KU-phoria

"Curtis is Mr. KU. If you met him, you know exactly what I mean. He loves KU and truly cares about its rich history and traditions. We love having him speak to prospective students. This is a must read for every KU fan."

—Lisa Pinamonti Kress, Director of KU Admissions

"KU-phoria celebrates the rich history and traditions of KU. The depth and breadth of Curtis Marsh's knowledge of KU comes alive in a way that will resonate in the heart of every Jayhawk."

—Heath Peterson, President, KU Alumni Association



The Jayhawk: The Story of the University of Kansas's Beloved Mascot By Rebecca A. Schulte Cover Image
$34.95
ISBN: 9780700635399
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: University Press of Kansas - October 20th, 2023

The Jayhawk, the University of Kansas's legendary and unique mascot, has represented the university for more than one hundred years and is recognizable around the world.


"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.


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
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: 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
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: 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
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: 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.


An Evening with Author Jonathan Lethem in conversation with Whitney Terrell at LPL's Booktoberfest

Registration for this event is free but required to attend. Register here!

Brooklyn Crime Novel: A Novel By Jonathan Lethem Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780062938824
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: Ecco - October 3rd, 2023

Named a Most Anticipated Book by: New York Times * Boston Globe * CrimeReads


Author Talk with Margie Carr: “Kansas City’s Montgall Avenue”

Kansas City's Montgall Avenue: Black Leaders and the Street They Called Home By Margie Carr Cover Image
$26.95
ISBN: 9780700634675
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: University Press of Kansas - June 12th, 2023

Marcie Rendon Book Signing

Join acclaimed mystery writer Marcie Rendon for a book signing featuring her award-winning Cash Blackbear mystery series! Rendon will be signing at the Raven from 12-2 on Friday, September 22. Don't miss it!

About the newest book:

Sinister Graves (A Cash Blackbear Mystery #3) By Marcie R. Rendon Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781641295239
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: Soho Crime - September 12th, 2023

"Marcie Rendon is writing an addictive and authentically Native crime series propelled by the irresistible Cash Blackbear—a warm, sad, sharp, funny and intuitive young Ojibwe woman. I want a shelf of Cash Blackbear novels! To my delight I have a feeling that Rendon is only getting started."
—Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Night Watchman


An Evening with Author Nathan Hill at LPL's Booktoberfest

Registration for this event is free but required to attend. Register here!

Staff Pick Badge
Wellness: A novel By Nathan Hill Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593536117
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: Knopf - September 19th, 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about a modern marriage and the bonds that keep people together.


Book Signing Table with Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd, Authors of "Kingdom Quarterback"

Kingdom Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs, and How a Once Swingin' Cow Town Chased the Ultimate Comeback By Mark Dent, Rustin Dodd Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593472033
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: Dutton - August 22nd, 2023

Fresh off of a gutsy, thrilling 2023 Super Bowl win for the Kansas City Chiefs, two inspiring stories that fit perfectly together—a biography of superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, who brought the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl win in fifty years in 2020 as well as a second in 2023, along with the historical struggles and recent resurgence of the former “Paris of the Plains


An Evening with Author Alex Grecian at LPL's Booktoberfest

Registration for this event is free but required to attend. Register here!

Red Rabbit By Alex Grecian Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250874689
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: Tor Nightfire - September 19th, 2023

"Impossible to put down.” —Kelly Link, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Get In Trouble

A ragtag posse must hunt down a witch through a wild west beset by demons and ghosts—where death is always just around the bend
in this new supernatural horror by bestselling author Alex Grecian.


The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad #1) By Alex Grecian Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780425261279
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: G.P. Putnam's Sons - April 2nd, 2013

As Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror in London comes to an end, a new era of depravity sets the stage for the first gripping mystery featuring the detectives of Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad.

“If Charles Dickens isn’t somewhere clapping his hands for this one, Wilkie Collins surely is.”—The New York Times Book Review
 


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
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: 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.


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