In My Old Kentucky Home, Emily Bingham explores the long, strange journey of what has come to be seen by some as an American anthem, an integral part of our folklore, culture, customs, foundation, a living symbol of a “happy past.” But “My Old Kentucky Home” was never just a song. It was always a […]
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A collection of empowering stories and captivating photos, My Beautiful Black Hair celebrates an aspect of Black femininity—natural hair—and embraces it as a central part of Black womanhood. My Beautiful Black Hair is a book about Black women embracing their natural hair. One hundred and one Black women share their stories of learning to love […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? My book is Daughters of Muscadine, a loosely linked collection of stories set in rural Georgia. Each story stands on its own, but when read together they form a book of stories that deal with themes related to loneliness, estrangement, race, […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? The Kudzu Queen In 1941, James T. Cullowee, the Kudzu King, arrives in Cooper County, NC to spread the gospel of kudzu—claiming it will improve the soil, feed cattle, even cure headaches. When Mr. Cullowee organizes a kudzu festival, complete with a […]
When pup Inky can't find the right book to read, super dog Mighty Reader comes to the rescue! He picks The Sword and the Bone and soon Inky and Mighty Reader are transported to a medieval world filled with castles and creatures of legend.
Michael Rectenwald, author of "Thought Criminal," and Wilfred Reilly, author of "Taboo: 10 Facts You Can’t Talk About," will discuss cancel culture, the state of free speech in publishing, and other related topics with publicist Kylie Carlino of Regnery Publishing in the Writer's Room. Attend at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, or watch the livestream from here on […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? Visitors to the table will find my most recent work: Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University, published last year by Johns Hopkins University Press. This is the first full-dress biography in the last sixty years dedicated to […]
Perfect for fans of Ivy & Bean and Dory Fantasmagory, this is the start of a charming new chapter book series about a third-grader whose plans may backfire but whose persistence and heart are inspiring.
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? Who We Lost: A Portable COVID Memorial is an anthology of narratives of loss and remembrance. Though Who We Lost is a national endeavor, the project’s roots are entirely centered in Kentucky, inspired by the state’s unique and empathetic response to the […]
A collection of poems written by a teacher who served in public schools for twenty-five years, Mama Tried (Broadstone Books) takes the reader on a journey through her experiences as an educator and as a mother.
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? The Chaperone tells the story of 17-year-old named Stella Graham who decides she wants to escape from New America, a near-future society where adolescent girls are not allowed to go out in public without a government-assigned chaperone. Whom do you […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? The Language of Kin was just published on July 11, 2023. This novel deals with a fundamental ethical conflict between two zookeepers, Kate and Marc, over how to help a young, terrified chimpanzee acclimate to the (fictional) Dayton, OH, zoo. Eve had […]