Humanities Kansas Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
Join for a TALK book discussion on "The Red Badge of Courage" 3/16 at 6pm CT at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library in #JunctionCity https://t.co/2rHvgJJsmk #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/Sdc8qlfllK
Paperback, Mass Market, 1981
$4.95$2.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth Strout
Goodland Public Library hosts Rosemary Kolich for a book discussion on "The Burgess Boys" by Elizabeth Strout. Part of the TALK series, The Modern Family. 3/31 at 1pm CDT. https://t.co/dvObIjD04v #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/uJCTCaf9Ei
Paperback, 2014
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg hosts a book discussion on "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett, part of the TALK series, Entangled World. 3/15 at 2pm CT at Butler Community College Library & Archives. https://t.co/bJzZFVrAnx #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/ZQlBZBsLXR
Paperback, 2005
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
Join Dennis Etzel at the Shepherd's Center of Kansas City 6/15 at 1pm CDT for a book discussion of "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, from the TALK series, After the Fact. https://bit.ly/3zGyMXF #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/0LnWunJJQF
Paperback, Large Print, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Overland Park Historical Society hosts Marilyn Klaus for a TALK book discussion on "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder. 6/27 at 7pm CT. https://t.co/2EMCfPCHwz #HumanitiesEveryday https://t.co/VWiUcm2HJZ
Paperback, 2008
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
While Laura Ingalls grew up in the little house on the prairie, Almanzo Wilder was living on a big farm in New York state. Farmer Boy tells the story of Almanzo's childhood. Discuss it with Aldersgate Village in Topeka on 9/19 at 3 PM. https://bit.ly/3znPVlm #HumanitiesEveryday https://t.co/ZgktNeFmCA
Paperback, 2008
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
Rosemary Kolich leads a TALK book discussion on "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. 4/24 at 1:30pm CDT in #Francis https://t.co/5XlNHfwaVl #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/9vY4k4HzMy
Paperback, 2006
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Ottawa Library hosts Chris Glasgow as she pulls back the curtain on Frank L. Baum's classic "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with her Speakers Bureau presentation "The Wizard Behind Oz". 2/23 at 1pm CT https://t.co/L9Cu4Vmkdm #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/V39hEyVT0t
Paperback, 2019
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
@AugustaKSLib hosts a TALK series book discussion on "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead. This novel shows the human race at its worst and at its best, and portrays women of true wit and grit. 4/2 at 10:30 CDT. https://bit.ly/3Dw4hUc #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/RL2gBflM1y
Paperback, 2018
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mama Day
Gloria Naylor
Leavenworth Public Library hosts a TALK book discussion on "Mama Day" by Gloria Naylor. Part of the TALK series, Community: The Way We Live. Discussion led by Marilyn Klaus. 4/24 at 7pm CDT. https://t.co/wDTIkZzfzn #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/JDvfkk2gjo
Paperback, 1989
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book