A bicultural child of a Malay mother and an Indian father, Amelia Zachry was different from the get-go, never quite fitting in. In this raw, inspiring memoir, she chronicles the long, winding journey that brought her from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Kentucky, USA—the place she and her family now call home.
Jay McCoy
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? I will have three books at my table. I am a cross-genre writer (and reader!). You will find Intruder Alert, my early chapter book. Hunt for clues within the chapters to determine who the intruder is, and why is someone stealing […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? Half-Life of a Secret: Reckoning with a Hidden History is a deeply researched memoir that traces my journey to confront the legacy of my grandfather’s work—from the familial to the environmental to the international—building nuclear weapons in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. I travel […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? Making Our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia (University of North Carolina Press, 2022) Finalist, 2022 Weatherford Award for Nonfiction, Berea College and Appalachian Studies Association Drawing from her work as the West Virginia State Folklorist, Emily Hilliard explores contemporary […]
When former Kentucky Poet Laureate Richard Taylor took a job at Kentucky State University in 1975, he purchased a fixer-upper—in need of a roof, a paint job, city water, and central heating—that became known to his friends as "Taylor's Folly." The historic Giltner-Holt House, which was built in 1859 and sits close by the Elkhorn […]
Elin Hilderbrand, #1 bestselling author of Golden Girl, Summer of '69, the Paradise series, and dozens of other novels, will discuss her writing career, sources of inspiration, and more with debut novelist Dianna Rostad, author of You Belong Here Now, on the Main Stage. This event will not be livestreamed. To participate, join us at […]
Duncan the Dragon loves to read. When he reads a story, his imagination catches fire! Unfortunately . . . so does his book. Fire breath is great for roasting marshmallows, but it’s not so great for reading. Duncan just wants to get to those two wonderful words, like the last sip of a chocolate milk […]
Drowned Town explores the multigenerational impact caused by the loss of home and illuminates the joys and sorrows of a group of people bound by western Kentucky’s Land Between the Lakes and the lakes that lie on either side of it. The linked stories are rooted in a landscape forever altered by the impoundment of […]
In the fourth title in the popular Bailey School Kid Scholastic Graphix Novel Series, Dragons Don’t Cook Pizza, the Bailey School Kids visit Jewel's Pizza Castle for a party only to see smoke and hear roars coming from the kitchen and wonder what’s going on.
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? Kentucky in the War of 1812: The Governor, the Farmers and the Pig (History Press 2023) details just how instrumental in kickstarting, maintaining, fighting, ending, and negotiating the treaty Kentucky was. From Henry Clay’s War Hawks to his roll at the Treaty […]
Whom do you invite to stop by? Who will benefit from reading your book? It is my belief that basketball fans will benefit from the book and enjoy hearing about my place in Transylvania basketball history, but I think anyone who enjoys reading memoirs will find this book a tremendous read. My co-author, […]
In her latest book, Dognapped at the Ice Rink, the dynamic doggy duo sniff out clues, unravel secrets, and embark on a heartwarming adventure proving that true friendship and teamwork can overcome even the most challenging mysteries.