What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? hopefully theyll find my three full length poetry collections, Deifying A Total Darkness (Harry Tankoos Books, 2020), To Emit Teal (Broadstone Books, 2020), The Second Stop Is Jupiter (Wayne State University Press, 2023) – collectively a loose trilogy of poems in conversation […]
Jay McCoy
With Under this Red Rock, she delivers a powerful psychological thriller, deftly exploring the dark places in the earth and the human mind, where what is real and imaginary isn’t so easily distinguishable.
Under the Angel Tree, written by Christine Elizabeth Herren and illustrated by Erin McGuire Thompson, is the story of Eileen, a little girl who is bullied by her friends only to discover the special magic that lives inside each of us.
In this panel discussion between journalists-turned-authors, Emily Bingham, Kristina Gaddy, Jyoti Thottam, & Amy Argetsinger chat about their latest books. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
Uncertain Mythologies deals with our perception of time passing and the moments that establish and accumulate meaning in our lives.
In her latest picture book, Two Homes, One Heart, Young’s poignant story and Chelsea O’Byrne’s tender illustrations offer gentle reassurance to kids navigating separation or divorce and remind us that while families change, love is constant.
Two Brown Dots explores what it means to be a racially ambiguous, multiethnic, Asian American woman growing up in Kentucky. In stark, honest poems, Quintos recounts the messiness and confusion of being a typical ‘90s kid—watching Dirty Dancing at sleepovers, borrowing eye shadow out of a friend’s caboodle, crushing on a boy wearing khaki shorts […]
In Turkeyfoot, the opioid epidemic has ravaged the namesake eastern Kentucky community and Sweetie Goodins has played no small part in feeding his neighbors' bad habits, but before he can atone for any of his wrongdoings, he must either acknowledge his role in the lives ruined or continue paving a path of destruction.
Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Melissa Helton Troublesome Rising Previously a tenured associate professor of English at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, Melissa Helton, serves as the literary arts director for the Hindman Settlement School. In Troublesome Rising, a […]
In Troublesome Rising, a visceral and powerful anthology, well-known and emerging Appalachian writers create not only a historical document and an in-depth investigation of the late July 2022 catastrophic flash flood in eastern Kentucky, but also a celebration of Appalachian strength, determination, and resilience.
Vacations require a great deal of planning, no matter who is going or the final destination. But, if one wants to take along the family monster, there are special challenges to consider. And for that, it's best to have a helpful guide to follow. Travel Guide for Monsters contains all the information you'll need so […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? Publishers Weekly says: “Buchanan debuts with the folksy story of a curmudgeonly woman in 1950s Paducah, Ky….Along with the brisk pacing and knotty protagonist, Buchanan adds plenty of homespun details (nasty weather visits Paducah ‘like a disagreeable aunt’). This slice of […]