KCBOOKBEATKC Book Beat | Kansas City Authors, Books and Events
Stories build community. Community builds KC.
Connecting local authors, readers, bookstores, and book lovers throughout the Kansas City region.
Our Mission
We champion local authors, celebrate diverse stories, and create inclusive experiences that inspire, educate, and connect our community.
- Inclusive events that inspire and connect
- Real opportunities for local authors
- A community that shows up for each other
- Resources to help you succeed
✦ Upcoming Events
Get out there.
KC's got stuff happening.
Find your place
Start with what brings you here.
Find your next story.
Discover local books, meet Kansas City authors, and find literary events across the metro.
Explore Events →Build your community.
Find workshops, event opportunities, practical resources, and people who understand the work.
Explore Membership →Help literary KC grow.
Support local programming through sponsorships, collaborations, and community partnerships.
Partner With Us →Find yourstory.
Find your community.
Readers, writers, creators, and supporters all have a place in Kansas City's literary and creative community.
COMMUNITY
EMPOWERS US.
This is literary KC.
The KC Book Beat Catalog
Kansas City's literary scene,
in print, twice a year.
Our biannual catalog is a love letter to everything happening in KC: local authors, indie bookstores, small businesses, and literary events, distributed throughout the community every spring and fall.
Get your work in the next issue.
Catalog listings and ads are open to authors, vendors, and small businesses. Partner members get a full-page ad included at no extra cost.
See Membership Options →Join the community
The Collaboration Station
Station is open.
A room full of people who actually want your book recs. Events before anyone else. KC creatives who get it.
Your rate. Locked for life.
Join KC Book Beat during the beta and your monthly rate never goes up and never increases. Three tiers. No fine print. Cancel anytime.
From our community
Don't take our word for it.
This event was a book lover's dream and soooo much fun! KC Book Beat made this event so utterly fantastic and magical. Truly a night to remember.
Lit and Libations was a hit. Readers left with bags, yes, plural, full of books. That alone makes my heart happy.
ready to be part ofSomething Bigger?
KC Book Beat is built by the community, for the community. We're fun, we're here to help, and we genuinely love what we do. Come be part of it.
KC Book Beat is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.