Max Yoho
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Max Yoho began writing humorous books and poetry in 1988 after becoming a widower. Max has written several books including The Revival and Tales from Comanche County.
in 1934. In 1944 Max moved with his family to Atchison, Kansas
and in 1949 to Topeka, Kansas
. He graduated from Topeka High School
in 1953. Following graduation, he enrolled at Washburn University
where his writing talents were identified. He wrote for The Review, a student newspaper.
Max worked as a machinist and retired in 1992. He published his first humorous work, The Revival, in 2001 and won the 2002 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award of the Kansas Authors Club. He is the only Kansas author to have two titles, The Moon Butter Route and The Revival in the Kansas Center for the Book's Favorite Kansas Books list. Other books from this list include Truman Capote
's In Cold Blood
, Robert Day's The Last Cattle Drive, and L. Frank Baum
's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
.
Max's third novel, The Moon Butter Route, was named a Kansas Notable Book by the Kansas State Librarian in 2006 and received the 2007 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award of the Kansas Authors Club.
Max's novel With the Wisdom of Owls was published in Fall, 2010. About a baby with an owl as his godfather, the work is another strong example of this author's delight with the English language. The book is based on the author's credo: "Never let reality limit your life."
Max's newest novel Me and Aunt Izzy : Doing Time at the Jesse James Hideout and Coal Mining Company was published in Fall, 2011. Set in fictitious "Buffalo County," Southeast Kansas, in 1938, this is the delightful story of eleven-year-old Jefferson Davis Johnson, sentenced to a summer of "moral rehabilitation" under the watchful eye of his great aunt, Queen Isabella of Spain Johnson. A relic of the "roaring twenties," this stern matriarch may have her own ideas about what a boy should learn.
Max was awarded one of eleven "ARTY" Awards by ArtsConnect of NE Kansas on May 5, 2011, as "Distinguished Literary Artist."
The Revival and Tales from Comanche County are currently available as unabridged audio books from Books In Motion of Spokane, Washington.
Max lives with his wife Carol at their home in Topeka, Kansas
.
Biography
Max Yoho was born in Colony, KansasColony, Kansas
Colony is a city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 408.-Geography:Colony is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 397...
in 1934. In 1944 Max moved with his family to Atchison, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Atchison County...
and in 1949 to Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
. He graduated from Topeka High School
Topeka High School
Topeka High School is a fully accredited high school, serving students in grades 9-12, located in Topeka, Kansas. It is one of four high schools within Topeka Public Schools. The school colors are black and gold...
in 1953. Following graduation, he enrolled at Washburn University
Washburn University
Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and...
where his writing talents were identified. He wrote for The Review, a student newspaper.
Max worked as a machinist and retired in 1992. He published his first humorous work, The Revival, in 2001 and won the 2002 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award of the Kansas Authors Club. He is the only Kansas author to have two titles, The Moon Butter Route and The Revival in the Kansas Center for the Book's Favorite Kansas Books list. Other books from this list include Truman Capote
Truman Capote
Truman Streckfus Persons , known as Truman Capote , was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's and the true crime novel In Cold Blood , which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." At...
's In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood is a 1966 book by Truman Capote.In Cold Blood may also refer to:* In Cold Blood , a 1967 film and 1996 miniseries, both based on the book* In Cold Blood...
, Robert Day's The Last Cattle Drive, and L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, it has since been reprinted numerous times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of...
.
Max's third novel, The Moon Butter Route, was named a Kansas Notable Book by the Kansas State Librarian in 2006 and received the 2007 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award of the Kansas Authors Club.
Max's novel With the Wisdom of Owls was published in Fall, 2010. About a baby with an owl as his godfather, the work is another strong example of this author's delight with the English language. The book is based on the author's credo: "Never let reality limit your life."
Max's newest novel Me and Aunt Izzy : Doing Time at the Jesse James Hideout and Coal Mining Company was published in Fall, 2011. Set in fictitious "Buffalo County," Southeast Kansas, in 1938, this is the delightful story of eleven-year-old Jefferson Davis Johnson, sentenced to a summer of "moral rehabilitation" under the watchful eye of his great aunt, Queen Isabella of Spain Johnson. A relic of the "roaring twenties," this stern matriarch may have her own ideas about what a boy should learn.
Max was awarded one of eleven "ARTY" Awards by ArtsConnect of NE Kansas on May 5, 2011, as "Distinguished Literary Artist."
The Revival and Tales from Comanche County are currently available as unabridged audio books from Books In Motion of Spokane, Washington.
Max lives with his wife Carol at their home in Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
.
Books
- The Revival, 2001, Dancing Goat Press, ISBN 0-9708160-0-6
- Tales From Comanche County, 2002, Dancing Goat Press (this title is no longer in print)
- Felicia, These Fish Are Delicious, 2004, Dancing Goat Press, ISBN 0-9708160-3-0
- The Moon Butter Route, 2006, Dancing Goat Press, ISBN 0-9708160-4-9
- With the Wisdom of Owls, 2010, Dancing Goat Press, ISBN 978-0970816054
- Me and Aunt Izzy, 2011, Dancing Goat Press, ISBN 978-0970816061