On May 28 State Librarian Christie Brandau and Roy Bird, Director of the Kansas Centerfor the Book at the State Library of Kansas unveiled the 2009 Kansas Notable Books List.This fourth annual roll of honor includes fiction, nonfiction, adult and children’s books, each of which was published during 2009 and identified as outstanding for different reasons. A committee of the KCFB identified the titles and submitted them to the State Librarian Christie Brandau, for the final decision. The 2009 Kansas Notable Book advisory committee included representatives from academic, public and school libraries, authors, booksellers, publishers, and the media. Press releases were sent out across the state to daily and weekly newspapers on May 28. The authors of the 15 Kansas Notable Books will be honored at a reception hosted by the State Library of Kansas later this summer. The 2009 Notable Books List continues to raise awareness of writing by Kansans and about Kansas. Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley Tanaka, illustrated by David Craig Artfully Done Across Generations: An Art Cookbook by Friends of the Wichita Art Museum Burn by Kathleen Johnson Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam by Pope Brock A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth Bunce The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hot Spots by Bob Gress and Pete Janzen Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate by Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harris Kansas Opera Houses: Actors and Community Events 1855-1925 by Jane Glotfelty Rhoads Making History: Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970 by Barbara Brackman Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations From One Decade As A Postmodern Travel Writer by Rolf Potts The Nature of Kansas Lands by Barbara Worster A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster The Pizza Hut Story by Robert Spector Seeding Civil War: Kansas in the National News, 1854-1858 by Craig Miner Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests by Richard E. Wood Director of Public Services State Library of Kansas 300 SW 10th Ave Rm 343-N Topeka KS 66612 785-296-3296 ** 800-432-3919
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