She’s trained to save lives. He’s ordered to take them. Can extreme opposites really attract? It may seem odd to seek peace by moving to a war-torn African country, but for medical missionary Dr. Cynthia Myers, it provided a way to escape a shallow life of unearned wealth, a philandering fiancé, and a father now […]
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In the spirit of his father's beloved classic A River Runs Through It comes a gorgeous chronicle of a family and the land they call home: Home Waters is John N. Maclean’s meditation on fly fishing and life along Montana's Blackfoot River, where four generations of Macleans have fished, bonded, and drawn timeless lessons from […]
At various points in history, Kentucky’s politics and government have been rocked by scandal, and each episode defined the era in which it happened. In 1826, Governor Desha pardoned his own son for murder. In a horrific crime, Governor Goebel was assassinated in 1900. James Wilkinson was branded a traitor against Kentucky and the nation.
Owners of historic Hermitage Farm in Oldham County, Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown, release a hefty collection of photos and texts from prominent Kentucky authors featuring the world-class horses, gardens, farm-to-table restaurant, bourbon, and more from this agritourism destination that is quintessentially Kentucky.
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? The Promise of Lost Things – Winner of the YA Silver IPPY medal. A medium desperate to save his town, a grieving brother wanting revenge, and a girl who’s decided to end ghosts once and for all, converge in the town of […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? Smiling faces! Writers spend a lot of time alone, working on their books. KBF is so much fun because it’s a chance to meet readers one-on-one! It’s humbling to meet kids and grown-ups who have read and enjoyed your previous books […]
Heartbreak Tree is a poetic exploration of the intersection of gender and place in Appalachia. “There is a road, but the road is still inside you,” the mature Hansel tells the girl she was, encouraging her: “You are trying. Remember.”
Meet Jason Koger, the first bilateral upper arm amputee in the world to be fitted with two multi-articulating bionic hands. Despite losing both arms in a horrific accident, an ordinary man in an ordinary small town rebounds to live an extraordinary life.
Historian H. W. Brands, author of "Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution" and journalist Peter S. Canellos, author of "The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial Hero," will be interviewed by Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky, author of "The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an […]
Gwenda Bond is the New York Times bestselling author and a co-founder of the nonprofit Lexington Writer’s Room. In Mr. & Mrs. Witch, a couple discovers at the altar the surprising secret identities they’ve kept from each other.
Exquisitely written; expertly crafted; dazzling in its precision, restraint, and depth of feeling, Groundskeeping is a novel of haunting power and grace from a prodigiously gifted young writer.
Laurie Brock, Episcopal priest, messy Christian, and horse lover, shares the experiences of love, grief, humility, joy, and deep wisdom that she discovers day to day with horses. From barely-there trails in the Grand Tetons to muddy fields in the Kentucky Bluegrass, God is revealed in the simple ways of these magnificent creatures.