C.J. Janovy: No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 2018
- 2019 Winner: Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize
- 2019 Finalist: Lambda Literary Awards, LGBTQ Nonfiction
- 2019 Kansas Notable Book
- 2020 Missouri Author Award
“A work of both meticulous research and heartfelt experience, No Place Like Home tells the story of the fight for justice for LGBT people, and does so with passion, insight, and wisdom. Using the Sunflower State as the bellwether for the country’s long struggle for human rights, C. J. Janovy’s book shows us that the moral arc of the universe is long — and it bends toward Kansas.” —Jennifer Finney Boylan
Updates, outtakes and stories inspired by No Place Like Home are over at Reports from a Place Like Home.
Reviews, Recognition, Interviews, etc.:
In the Spirit of Podcast: LGBT Activism & the Kansas Spirit
Fiction/Non-Fiction Podcast: Ralph Yarl, Defunding Libraries, and (Re)Writing Kansas City: On Crafting New Narratives in a Divided City
The Kansas City Star: After ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Oscar, Willmott turns to another minority cause: Gay Kansans
UNL Center for Great Plains Studies 2019 Winner: Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize
Lambda Literary Awards 2019: Finalist, LGBTQ Nonfiction 2019 Kansas Notable Book
Kansas Public Radio: KPR Presents — Kansas Notable Books
Lawrence Public Library: The Best Books of 2018
Kansas City Public Library: Our Favorite Books of 2018
NET Nebraska: All About Books: "No Place Like Home" by C.J. Janovy
C-SPAN No Place Like Home segment for C-SPAN cities tour featuring Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas
Public Radio Review by Rex Buchanan.
Stanford Social Innovation Review What's Right With Kansas: C.J. Janovy offers up progressive lessons in a red state.
The Kansas City Star: FYI Book Club discusses 'No Place Like Home'
The Kansas City Star: 'There's No Place Like Home' finds signs of quiet progress for Kansas' LGBT Citizens
The Advocate Champions of Pride 2018
The Salina Journal: Book tells story of LGBT activism in Kansas
NET Nebraska: Interview with Friday Live host Genevieve Randall