Book Signing

Meet-and-Greet and Signing with Chloé Cooper Jones, Author of "Easy Beauty"

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ISBN: 9781982152000
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Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - April 4th, 2023

A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 * Vulture’s #1 Memoir of 2022 * A Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY, Time, BuzzFeed, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year

From Chloé Cooper Jones—Pulitzer Prize finalist, philosophy professor,


Presented by LPL: Jacqueline Woodson in conversation with Giselle Anatol

The Lawrence Public Library's Ross & Marianna Beach Author Series Presents: Jacqueline Woodson in conversation with Giselle Anatol

Before the Ever After By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780399545443
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - September 6th, 2022

WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD

WINNER OF THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARD

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies.


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The World Belonged to Us By Jacqueline Woodson, Leo Espinosa (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jacqueline Woodson, Leo Espinosa (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780399545498
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - May 10th, 2022

Two children’s book superstars—#1 New York Times bestseller Jacqueline Woodson, the author of The Day You Begin, and Leo Espinosa, the illustrator of Islandborn­—join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, which is gloriously captured in their rhythmic text and lively art.


The Year We Learned to Fly By Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael López (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael López (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780399545535
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - January 4th, 2022

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López's highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bestseller The Day You Begin illuminates the power in each of us to face challenges with confidence.


Red at the Bone By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781663620415
Published: Turtleback - February 1st, 2021

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

A spectacular novel that only this legend can pull off. -Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST, in The Atlantic


Harbor Me By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780525515142
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - April 21st, 2020

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Jacqueline Woodson's first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories.


This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration By Jacqueline Woodson, James Ransome (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jacqueline Woodson, James Ransome (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780425288948
Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - August 1st, 2017

Jacqueline Woodson--New York Times Bestselling, National Book Award and Newbery Honor winning author--writes a rich story of a family adapting to change as they hold on to the past and embrace the future. With Coretta Scott King Award–winning illustrator James Ransome.


Another Brooklyn: A Novel By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062359995
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Published: Amistad - May 30th, 2017

A Finalist for the 2016 National Book Award

New York Times Bestseller

A SeattleTimes pick for Summer Reading Roundup 2017

A Bustle Fall Roundup pick for 2017


Brown Girl Dreaming By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780147515827
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 11th, 2016

Jacqueline Woodson's National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner is a powerful memoir that tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse.

A President Obama "O" Book Club pick


Pecan Pie Baby By Jacqueline Woodson, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780147511287
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 17th, 2013

A sweet addition to the family is coming! Written by National Book Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Sophie Blackall.


Topeka Links Black Diversity Celebration with Author Rita Woods

Taking Back Our Stories

A Conversation with Rita Woods Moderated by Darren Canady

The Last Dreamwalker By Rita Woods Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250805614
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Published: Forge Books - September 20th, 2022

From Hurston/Wright Legacy Award-winning author Rita Woods, The Last Dreamwalker tells the story of two women, separated by nearly two centuries yet inextricably linked by the Gullah-Geechee Islands off the coast of South Carolina—and their connection to a mysterious and extraordinary gift passed from generation to generation.


On Emilie Loring: An Evening with Loring Biographer Patti Bender

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"After all, living is the greatest thing we'll ever do. Why not make an art of it?" —Emilie Loring

Happy Landings: Emilie Loring's Life, Writing, and Wisdom By Patti Bender, Ph.D Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781947951624
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Published: City Point Press - March 14th, 2023

Rom coms, meet cutes, mystery men, courageous women, and the happy endings of today draw a direct line to the words between the covers of Emilie Loring’s romance novels.

With a career spanning 40 years, Emilie Baker Loring saw millions of her books sold during her lifetime.


Tall Tales with Iris Craver, Author of "Do Lizards Have Lips?"

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Happy April Fools' Day! Do Lizards Have Lips? may be hilarious, but our event with Iris Craver is no joke! Pop on down to the store on April 1 any time between 1 and 3 p.m. to pick up a copy of these tales from Toronto, Kansas, to chat with the author, and to be regaled with everything from sweet romances to spicy adventures.

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Published: Ice Cube Press - July 1st, 2023

Book Launch for "I Am My Country and Other Stories" by Kenan Orhan

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Published: Random House - April 25th, 2023

A fiercely imaginative debut story collection by “a startling talent who can seemingly do anything” (Anthony Marra) explores the lives of ordinary people in Turkey to reveal how even individual acts of resistance have extraordinary repercussions.


Poetry Night with Erin Adair-Hodges, Melissa Fite Johnson & Jenny Molberg

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Swing by the store on March 30 at 7 p.m. to enjoy a night of transcendent poetry, or, as Coleridge called it, the best words in the best order! Poetry Night will feature authors Erin Adair-Hodges from Kansas City, Melissa Fite Johnson from LFK, and Jenny Molberg from the University of Central Missouri.

Every Form of Ruin: Poems (Pitt Poetry Series) By Erin Adair-Hodges Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780822966913
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Published: University of Pittsburgh Press - February 14th, 2023

A rebuttal to Aeschylus’ Oresteia, Every Form of Ruin posits the Erinyes’ fury as righteous, understanding Clytemnestra’s rageful response to loss, and refusing Iphigenia’s relegation to a footnoted sacrifice.


Green By Melissa Fite Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781736138601
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Published: Riot in Your Throat - May 1st, 2021

These poems tell the story of loss: loss of a father stolen by disease, loss of innocence. And while it could easily stop there this collection doesn't. Instead, it gathers strength and finds its voice and its fight. With wonder and awe and some well-placed anger, we see these poems emerge on the other side with a bit of hope and even happiness.



Court of No Record: Poems By Jenny Molberg Cover Image
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Published: LSU Press - February 22nd, 2023

Jenny Molberg's third collection of poetry, The Court of No Record, serves as both evidence and testimony against a legal system that often fails victims of physical trauma and domestic abuse.


Chaos & Flame: A YA Fantasy Book Launch with Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland

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Political intrigue and bloody betrayals. A dark and twisting fantasy world. Two star and sword-crossed lovers. One new fantasy novel we can’t wait to get our hands on.

Chaos & Flame By Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593353325
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Published: Razorbill - March 28th, 2023

From New York Times bestselling author Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton comes the first book in a ferocious YA fantasy duology featuring ancient magic, warring factions, and a romance between the two people in the world with the most cause to hate one another.


Story Time with Children's Writer Jenn Bailey, Author of "Henry, Like Always"

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Henry wants to invite you to Classroom Ten’s normally scheduled Share Time.

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Henry, Like Always: Book 1 By Jenn Bailey, Mika Song (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jenn Bailey, Mika Song (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781797213897
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Published: Chronicle Books - March 21st, 2023

A beginning chapter book series based on the award-winning picture book, A Friend for Henry!

Henry likes Classroom Ten. He likes how it is always the same. But this week, Henry's class will have a parade, and a parade means having Share Time on the wrong day. A parade means playing instruments that are too loud.


A Friend for Henry: (Books About Making Friends, Children's Friendship Books, Autism Awareness Books for Kids) By Jenn Bailey, Mika Song (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jenn Bailey, Mika Song (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781452167916
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Published: Chronicle Books - February 26th, 2019

A heartwarming picture book that explores the experience of autism and the power of friendship.
 
A 2020 Schneider Family Honor Book

In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does.


Jacqueline Holland, Author of "The God of Endings," in Conversation with KU's Dr. Giselle Anatol

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The God of Endings: A Novel By Jacqueline Holland Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250856760
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Published: Flatiron Books - March 7th, 2023

“A new kind of vampire story, and the result is a surprising and spellbinding tale.” —Laura Moriarty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chaperone

“Great for fans of Interview with a Vampire and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.” —Library Journal


The Things That Fly in the Night: Female Vampires in Literature of the Circum-Caribbean and African Diaspora (Critical Caribbean Studies) By Giselle Liza Anatol Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780813565736
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Published: Rutgers University Press - February 16th, 2015

The Things That Fly in the Night explores images of vampirism in Caribbean and African diasporic folk traditions and in contemporary fiction. Giselle Liza Anatol focuses on the figure of the soucouyant, or Old Hag—an aged woman by day who sheds her skin during night’s darkest hours in order to fly about her community and suck the blood of her unwitting victims.


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