Kentucky, Y'all is an entertaining and informative compilation of the state's favorite oddities, quirks, and traditions told through their best stories from their experiences as writers, travelers, and residents in this ode to the Commonwealth.
Jay McCoy
For more than a century, the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team has built a winning tradition that feeds the Big Blue Nation. The history of the winningest program in college basketball is peppered with unforgettable moments and personalities.
It has been said that only eight percent of people ever achieve their goals. These people are exceptional — they are the pioneers, trailblazers and trendsetters that define each generation. They are true innovators who introduce new enhancements, ideas, and methods to continually raise the bar for the products and activities that define the American […]
Hatton, the last name of our ticket scalping protagonist, hangs on a blue banner in the rafters at University of Kentucky's Rupp Arena. Terry Hatton, the son of UK basketball legend Vernon Hatton, believes in the business of family fun. After navigating an international criminal underworld, while raising his family in the Mormon Church, Terry […]
Crystal Wilkinson’s Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts and Brittany J. Thurman’s Forever and Always are representing Kentucky at the 2024 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. The Kentucky Center for Book has selected one youth book and one adult book by Kentucky authors to represent the state at the 2024 National Book Festival: Crystal Wilkinson’s Praisesong for […]
Keeping Your Eye on the Ball: Writing about Sports with Jerry Tipton, Doug Brunk and Dorian Hairston
Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Jerry Tipton Déjà Blue: A Sportswriter Reflects on 41 Seasons of Kentucky Basketball After a Hall of Fame career that spanned nearly 50 years, veteran sportswriter Jerry Tipton is best known for his no nonsense […]
Each of the fascinating protagonists in these novels set from the 1860s to the 1960s and beyond navigate challenges of morality, political and social divides, culture clashes, family alliances, and destiny. Learn how these authors look to the past while writing poignant content for the present.
August 18, 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women's constitutional right to vote. Elaine Weiss, Martha Jones, and Melanie Goan have all written engrossing and fascinating accounts of the history and impact of women’s suffrage. Their books work to depict a fuller view of the impact […]
How have these authors, whose books span decades of time across Kentucky, seen the landscape and people change over the years? What have they learned about the places they live and work while writing about them? How does “place” impact the stories they tell? Tune in to this live session, as the authors chat these […]
From Samantha NeCamp’s scrutiny of stereotypes and misrepresentations about literacy in the region; to Matthew Algeo’s study of Robert Kennedy’s 1968 visit to the “heart of eastern Kentucky”; to Jeff Young and the Ohio Valley Resource examining the “heart of coal country,” hear from these authors about how and why Kentucky and the surrounding regions […]
How do authors go from writing in their spare time to holding a published book in their hands? It takes A LOT of writing and an uncanny persistence on success. Reading Courtney Maum’s latest book helps too! Tune in to this lively discussion, where agent and authors share behind-the-scenes knowledge about getting published.
Jim Host, author of Changing the Game: My Career in Collegiate Sports Marketing, is the founder of Host Communications, Inc, a nationally renowned college sports marketing and association management company. He will discuss his book, published by the University Press of Kentucky earlier this year, with co-author, Eric A. Moyen. This event is brought to […]