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The Midwest Book Beat Catalog
Stories worth
keeping.
A twice-yearly publication exploring the authors, independent bookstores, bookish businesses, events, and places shaping literary life across the Midwest.
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MidwestGrowing beyond our KC roots
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Open it. Wander around.
Spring 2026 captures the Kansas City literary community that launched Midwest Book Beat. Flip through it here, or open the full-screen version in a new tab.
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Every issue so far.
The first four issues document where we started: Kansas City authors, bookstores, businesses, events, and the local literary community that became the foundation for Midwest Book Beat.
KC Book Beat · Issue 2Spring
2025Community Catalog
2025Community Catalog
KC Book Beat · Issue 1Fall
2024Where it started
2024Where it started
Kansas City roots · Midwest reach
The catalog is heading farther down the road.
The first four issues capture the Kansas City literary community where this publication began. They stay here as part of the archive and part of the story.
Now Midwest Book Beat is widening the view to include more regional writers, independent bookstores, events, businesses, and bookish places across the Midwest.
The point is simple: help readers find more good stories and the people and places behind them.
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