Kansas City author Whitney Terrell’s award-winning novel, The King of King’s County, is inspired by his hometown’s colorful past. Though a work of fiction, the plot draws heavily on details from the JC Nichols family’s rise to power and influence.
The Kirkus Review calls King of King’s County, "…an honest and unsentimental post mortem for America’s cities…also a moving and original coming-of-age story. A grand work of fiction, epic in scope and intimate in detail."
On December 7th, the Kearney Book Club will discuss The Good Father by Noah Hawley. I can’t promise a lively discussion. In fact, I expect it to be fairly somber. The subject of this very realistic novel is a parent’s worst nightmare.
This month’s search into the backlist led me to one of the most successful authors of all time, Stephen King. Mr. King is king of horror. (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) We all remember the books and movies - Carrie, Cujo, The Stand, Stand by Me, The Green Mile...The list goes on and on. I could have chosen any one of those instant classics, but instead, in honor of National Novel Writing Month, I’ll attempt to inspire you to read one of his lesser known works, On Writing.
During National Novel Writing Month this November, words by the millions will fly off the keyboards of literally thousands of novelists, young and old, all over the world. The challenge to complete an entire novel, start to finish, in one month is hard to resist.
My favorite programs to book at the Kearney Branch are cooking classes.
It's not just because I like to cook and eat, it's also because the Library is one of the few places people can learn to cook these days for free.
Whether it's cinnamon rolls or the best techniques for making soup, the Library's cooking programs offer patrons cooking classes with recipes and ideas they can easily access, understand, and duplicate. And that's what most of us want when we're looking for something new and different to serve up at dinnertime, isn't it?
"The Story of Ferdinand" or The Book I Almost Banned Myself
Banned Book Week is Sept. 30-Oct. 6, and if you haven't chosen a banned book to read, I'd like to suggest The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the backroom at the Kearney Branch. What do shelves of outdated encyclopedias and old, hardback novels have to do with the holidays you ask? We’re saving them to build a Christmas tree, of course!
Celebrate Fall at the American Girl Halloween Monster Mash
Here at the Kearney Branch, we rarely turn down a chance to celebrate and have some fun. This fall, our big chance will be the American Girl Halloween Monster Mash on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 1:30 p.m.
We're dressing up the Library's American Girl doll collection in their Halloween costumes and turning our children's program area into a Halloween party.
Banned Book Week is Sept. 30-Oct. 6, and if you haven't chosen a banned book to read, I'd like to suggest The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson.
