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 […]
Jay McCoy
With history and anecdotes centering around books such as Thoreau’s Journal, Tagore’s Gitanjali, Martin Buber’s Hasidic Tales, and Tolstoy’s Twenty-three Tales, he demonstrates how and why there is magic and enchantment that takes place between people and books.
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 […]
Murder Ballads Old and New is a graveyard stroll that's equal parts musicological, psychosocial, and genealogical, excavating facts and exploring stories that reveal larger contexts while mapping the lineages of songs and themes, forebears, and ancestors.
Mr. Tux and the Little Garden Hotel, born out of a stay at a small, charming hotel in Central France, follows Pipsqueak, an abandoned kitten who finds a new job, new name, and new home, and plenty of adventure trying to save the hotel from the mice, the health department, and El Cidre.
In Mothman’s Merry Cryptid Christmas, Rudolph takes an unexpected vacation one foggy Christmas Eve forcing Santa Claus to ask for Mothman’s help and the holidays will never be the same.
Mommy Goose's Appalachian Melodies, offers lyrical poems and nursery rhymes in tandem with whimsical and vibrant wood carvings giving readers an opportunity to delight in language and the richness of music and storytelling more attuned to the cultural and verbal complexities of Appalachia.
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, […]
Josh Boldt writes crime fiction and mystery novels set in the American South. For fans of his prior novels, Moneymaker offers a glimpse into the early years of a familiar character in Mack Abbott in this gripping tale of intrigue and suspense.
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.
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? I See Lincoln’s Underpants features many notable people from the past, and the times their underwear made history along the way. Winner of a 2023 IPPY Gold Medal, this book is a both educational and delightful for middle grade readers and […]