By The list came out on Wednesday:
2010 Kansas Notable Book List Announced
State Librarian Joanne Budler and Roy Bird, Director of the Kansas Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas, today announced the 2010 Kansas Notable Book List. Fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books are on the list which contains the best books published by Kansas authors or about Kansas in 2009.
“Nearly 150 books by Kansans or about Kansas were considered for the 2010 Kansas Notable Books List,” said Bird. “We celebrate these titles that reflect our state’s diverse historical, literary, and cultural experience.”
Here’s the list: 2010 Kansas Notable Books.
An Emporian, Kevin Rabas, has a book on the list: Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano.
Kevin Rabas with his 2010 Kansas Notable Book, Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano, and Bird’s Horn, his first book of poetry.
Kevin will host the fourth annual Poetry on the Porch of the William Allen White House State Historic Site toward the end of September. I don’t have the dates at home but will add later. It is at two PM and free to read or just listen.
The Wichita Eagle has a story with more about how the selection works and what the books are about:
http://www.kansas.com/2010/07/25/1417982/2010-kansas-notable-books.html
Congrats to all the authors!