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Legilature, University of Kansas, CLAS, Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library, Martin Hawver

Every year the Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas compiles a list of the best new books by Kansans or about Kansas. This week on KPR Presents, it's Part Two of the Kansas Notable Books, with interviews with seven of this year's authors. If you missed Part One of the Kansas Notable Books list, you can find it archived here on our website under "KPR Presents."

Simpson represented Wyoming in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1997, where he served as Assistant Majority Leader under Senator Bob Dole. Last year, President Obama appointed the Wyoming Republican to co-chair the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, also known as the Deficit Reduction Commission. Simpson brings his message of budget reform to Kansas State University, where he gave the 159th Landon Lecture on Public Affairs. Engineer(s): Kansas State University

Called "the world's leading authority on contemporary Islam" by the BBC, Dr. Ahmed Akbar has served as the high commissioner from Pakistan to Great Britain, and has advised princes and presidents alike. He is currently chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Akbar spoke at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas on October 26, 2011. Engineer(s): Lawrence Bush

On this edition of Conversations, David S. Reynolds talks with host Dan Skinner about “ABE: Abraham Lincoln in His Times.” Reynolds is a Distinguished…

In just 16 years, Google has gone from a graduate school project to one of the world's most popular search engines. Should we be concerned? Siva Vaidhyanathan is the author of "The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry)." He spoke September 29, 2011, at the Linda Hall Library in Kansas as part of their series "This Time It's Personal -- Scientific Innovation in the Home."

Shawn Alexander, Alexander, Afro-American League, Afro-American Council, NAACP

Stamberg, Pearl, library, libraries, Lied Center, books, cranberries

Angela Davis, February Sisters, activism, feminism, feminist

KPR Presents, poetry, National Poetry Month, Begin Again, Kansas poets