His debut novel, Controlled Conversations, challenges readers with the question of what separates people who transcend their fear and take risks for the sake of change from the rest of us.
Jay McCoy
In partnership with Commerce Lexington, businessman James Hardymon will discuss his memoir, Engineering Corporate Success, with editor Terry L. Birdwhistell at a SPOTLIGHT Breakfast.
In partnership with Commerce Lexington, Steve Wilson & Laura Lee Brown will discuss their new book, "Hermitage Farm." Husband-and-wife duo Wilson and Brown co-founded 21c Museum Hotels, Kentucky Bison Co., Garage Bar, and Barn8 Restaurant. Hermitage Farm showcases their latest project, using photographs, poems, and stories that capture the beauty, grace, and flavor of a […]
In this poignant and moving memoir, Stan "JR" Zerkowski bravely recounts his personal struggle to face and embrace his identity as a gay man and to reconcile it with his deeply rooted Polish Catholicism.
Author Margaret Verble’s new book, When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky, is an unforgettable and irresistible tale of exotic animals, lingering spirits, and unexpected friendship. Tickets are $45.00 and include a signature cocktail, hors d’oeuvres, an autographed, hardcover copy of When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky, and all tax and handling fees. Margaret […]
Heather Wibbels, the "Cocktail Contessa," shows the audience how to make two of the signature cocktails from her new cookbook, Bourbon is my Comfort Food, at the Kentucky Book Festival on October 29. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
Growing up in Western Kentucky, "Ronnie" Adams was one of the state's top-ranked high school basketball players from 1972-75, dreaming of playing in the NBA, until a coal mining accident left him a quadriplegic at the age of 19. With basketball no longer an option, he enrolled at Murray State University, where he earned a […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? My most recent release is called Children of Ragnarok, book 1 of Runestone Saga, a duology rooted in Norse mythology. A notorious coaster joins forces with a traveling musician and runecaster to navigate the dangerous world after the Last Battle. You’ll […]
In this panel discussion, authors John N. Maclean, William Hinekebein, and Ron Ellis discuss writing books chronicling a life well-spent in nature. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? My first book and my only book for this event, “Waste into Taste: turning scraps into delicious dishes.” Creativity is taking a second look at something. For me, some of my best and most loved dishes resulted from this practice. In Waste […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? The Navigating Fox is a novella that has been described as “Brian Jaques for adults.” It has received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal and many other accolades. It tells the story of a talking fox who leads an […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? Last Train to Miami: In 1961, if you were a Mafia hitman you did what you were told to do. So, when the boss of the Philadelphia family sent Moe Horwitz to do a job for the Miami boss, he packed his […]