On Saturday, October 11, the Central Library is open to registered Heartland Book Festival attendees only. Regular services, such as hold pickups, public computers and phones, and public meeting rooms, will not be available.

Keeping it Short: The Attraction of Short Stories and Essays for Readers and Writers Heartland Book Festival
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Heartland Book Festival
A collection of short stories or essays is like a literary buffet. Writers experiment with a variety of subjects, formats, and styles, while their readers sample small bites of the authors’ ideas and imagination. In a conversation moderated by New Letters on the Air host Angela Elam, Kansas City authors Catherine Browder, Dawn Downey, and Kenan Orhan share writing techniques and talk about what inspires them to keep it short.
Upcoming in this series:
Adib Khorram
'Bijan Always Wins'
Saturday, October 11, 2025
9:15am
Winning is Bijan's favorite thing, and he always wins. But could it be that some things, like friendship, aren't a contest? Kansas City-based author Adib Khorram rea...
Watch or Listen to Past Events in this Series:
Saturday, October 12, 2024
11:15am
Every Taylor Swift album, every music video, every concert, comes with a fashion statement – Sarah Chapelle’s new book includes them all. The style reporter discusse...

Keeping it Short: The Attraction of Short Stories and Essays for Readers and Writers Heartland Book Festival
Series:
Heartland Book Festival