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Literature

Retired KU professor pens murder mystery
Gary Henry
December 23, 2012
Musician, writer, husband, cyclist, father, Poe scholar retired KU professor and Lawrence resident Stuart Levine still has plenty of energy at 80 years ­— evidenced by the fact that he recently published his first novel.
Local author Louise Krug’s memoir named to best-of-2012 list
By Sara Shepherd
November 11, 2012
Publishers Weekly has named a Lawrence resident’s memoir one of its Best Books of 2012.
Library celebrates author’s imprint on literature
Sara Paretsky returns to hometown to accept award
By Sara Shepherd
November 5, 2012
The best-selling author, a graduate of Lawrence High School and Kansas University who makes her home in Chicago, will be in Lawrence this week to accept the Lawrence Public Library Foundation’s Community Enrichment Award, to be presented Friday during a public event at Liberty Hall. By Sara Shepherd
Phoenix Awards honor 5 artists for talents, efforts helping others
By Sara Shepherd
November 4, 2012
Meet this year’s winners of the Phoenix Awards, which recognize outstanding artistic achievement in the Lawrence community. By Sara Shepherd
Raven to host trio of award-winning writers
By Sara Shepherd
October 21, 2012
The Raven Book Store’s next Big Tent Event: Stories and Poems in Three Acts is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the bookstore, 6 E. Seventh St. This month’s event will feature Hadara Bar-Nadav, Kij Johnson and Richard Robbins.
Children’s book ‘The Pillow Fairy’ helps parents solve problem
Story gives kids incentive to sleep in their own beds
By Margie Carr
October 15, 2012
Local resident, educator and now published author Marcia Riley is sharing one of her parenting secrets in her new book, “The Pillow Fairy” (self published at CreateSpace, 2012), the story of how she got her two sons to go to sleep in their very own beds.
The beat goes on: River City Reunion documented in photography book
Sara Sneath
October 14, 2012
It was September of 1987 when Eric Kirkendall sat in a Lawrence motel hallway talking to Jello Biafra, the lead singer of the Dead Kennedys, about his music career.
Author to discuss history of scrapbooking
By Sara Shepherd
October 14, 2012
Even 150 years ago, people grappled with information overload by making scrapbooks.
Reading, signing for ‘Kansas City Noir’ Wednesday
By Sara Shepherd
October 7, 2012
“Kansas City Noir” — a close-to-home edition of the Akashic Books Noir Series of geographically specific anthologies — will be the focus of an upcoming reading and book-signing at the Raven, 6 E. Seventh St.
Professor donates first-edition ‘In Cold Blood’
Associated Press
October 1, 2012
An autographed first-edition copy of “In Cold Blood” that was given to a Kansas Bureau of Investigation employee by author Truman Capote has been donated to Washburn University after it was found at an estate sale.
Short story: The Summerhouse
Vera Petrovic
October 1, 2012
A narrow brick path let up to a collection of dozens of roses, all tucked securely into the wet ground. These flowers marked the entrance of a tall, tan-colored house with light blue window shades. I planted myself into the soft dirt and watched all the fluttering birds circling the structure. A squeaky window slid open, and a petite, delicate woman yelled out a greeting in Serbian.
Collect ‘em all! Banned-book trading cards celebrate art, controversial lit
By Sara Shepherd
September 30, 2012
Barry Fitzgerald is both artist and avid reader. When he heard about the Lawrence Public Library’s call for artists to create banned-book-inspired images for trading cards, he wanted to give it a whirl. And what better fodder then despotic pigs?
Personal influences build characters in author Daniel Woodrell’s world
By Alex Garrison
September 27, 2012
Woodrell spoke with Allen at Liberty Hall on Thursday in front of about 150 people who gathered to hear the “Winter’s Bone” author discuss everything from tribal mentality to moonshine to Renoir.
Writing’s in his bones: Woodrell’s books rooted in rural life
By Alex Garrison
September 23, 2012
Daniel Woodrell’s approach to fiction, he says, is to “think of life as a big river and throw your bucket in.” It’s a statement that suits him — connected to place, realistic, rustic. But possibly a little dangerous, and certainly ever-changing.
Festival honors Kansas Notable Books
By Adam Strunk
September 15, 2012
Nearly 2,000 people turned out Saturday for the second annual Kansas Book Festival at the Kansas State Historical Society building in Topeka.

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