The Book Bus comes home.
KANSAS CITY · NOVEMBER 21, 2026
Citrus & Co. is a woman-owned, Black-owned gathering company. Its Book Bus brings readers together for a hosted tour of independent bookshops.
The books are the beginning.
A warm welcome.
The introductions are part of the day.
Independent bookshops.
Time to browse and discover.
Kansas City: the Book Bus leaves Minnesota for the first time.
On November 21, Mikosa brings the Book Bus to Kansas City. Kansas is her home state, and her aunties helped turn a family idea into a day open to other readers.
The essentials.
On the record.
KSTP Twin Cities Live featured the Book Bus on August 17, 2026.
Let us connect.
The questions that come up first.
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A hosted day on a bus that stops at independent bookshops. Riders do not drive and do not plan. They board, they browse, and they spend the afternoon with other readers. The route is kept private until the day.
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Adults 21 and over. Most riders book alone. That is the point of the format, and it is why the welcome is built into the first hour rather than left to chance.
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It is the first Book Bus outside Minnesota, and it is a homecoming. Kansas is Mikosa Taylor’s home state, and her aunties are in Kansas City. A family idea became a day open to other readers.
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Yes, with advance arrangement. Space is limited and riders come first, so reach out early with your outlet, your format, and your deadline. Filming on the bus is possible, and rider consent is handled before anyone boards.
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