Kansas book festival and Governor’s reception Last Saturday was the 2011 Kansas Book Festival at the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka. Attendees of the event could meet with authors, participate in panel discussions, go to book signings, and participate in projects for children. Author Jack Mayer was present; his writing of Life in a Jar/the Irena Sendler Project was recognized with a Kansas medal.
“I’m very pleased,” Kansas First Lady Mary Brownback said. “It’s a beautiful day, it’s gone very smoothly.”
Joanne Budler, state librarian, and Roy Bird, director of the Kansas Center for the Book, honored 15 fiction, nonfiction, and children’s book authors with a medal for the literary contributions.
Barnes and Noble autograph signing on Saturday, October 8th, from 2-4PM: There will be a Life in a Jar/Irena Sendler Project book signing at Barnes and Noble, Oak Park Mall, on Saturday, October 8th. Several of the cast and original members of the project will be present. The book will be featured at the national Jewish Book Fair in Detroit during the first week of November.