Join renowned Chef Ouita Michel and author Susan Reigler—two trailblazers in the food industry in Kentucky—as they discuss Ouita’s new cookbook, Just a Few Miles South, along with her restaurants, favorite recipes, and more. This program will be hosted on Zoom and will be simulcast to the Kentucky Humanities (@KYHumanites) Facebook page.
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Join Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, for a virtual event, as he discusses his writing career and latest book, Stuntboy, in the Meantime, with author Courtney "Court" Stevens. This virtual program will be hosted on Zoom free of charge.
Join authors David Bell and Gwenda Bond as they discuss David’s new book, Kill All Your Darlings, published July 6 by Berkley/Penguin Random House. A compelling thriller full of unexpected twists, Kill All Your Darlings showcases some of David Bell’s finest fiction yet, debuting just in time for you to add it to your summer […]
Join authors Crystal Wilkinson and Ronald W. Davis as they discuss Crystal’s new book, Perfect Black, published by the University Press of Kentucky. Crystal Wilkinson combines a deep love for her rural roots with a passion for language and storytelling in this compelling collection of poetry and prose about girlhood, racism, and political awakening, imbued […]
Tune in to a compelling conversation between Amy McGrath, author of "Honor Bound: An American Story of Dreams and Service," and Kathy Stearman, author of "It’s Not About the Gun: Lessons from My Global Career as a Female FBI Agent" on the Main Stage. Attend this program at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, or watch the livestream from […]
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? The Vice President’s Black Wife: The Untold Life of Julia Chinn (Ferris and Ferris Books, 2023). My new book tells the story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca. 1796–1833), the enslaved wife of Richard Mentor Johnson, owner of Blue Spring Farm, veteran […]
Amrita Chakrabarti Myers spoke about her book, The Vice President’s Black Wife: The Untold Life of Julia Chinn. This book tells the story of the enslaved mixed-race wife of Richard Mentor Johnson, US Vice President under Martin Van Buren.
After her husband’s death, Lexi has refused to return to the Pinecrest Estate on the Florida Keys, too many hard memories on that strip of land. Memories of meeting her husband on the set of an iconic horror movie. Of being cast as an extra, of watching herself get killed on screen. And of scoffing […]
Retired Louisville Times and Courier-Journal columnist Bob Hill worked with Jones for three years to write Always Moving Forward, an inspiring and insightful autobiography of the healthcare business titan and philanthropist.
All the Gold Stars, is an examination, dismantling, and reconstruction of ambition, where burnout is the symptom of our holiest sin: the lonely way we strive.
Tank is an outgoing Great Dane. Haggis is a grumpy Scottie dog. In the first book in the series, Haggis and Tank set sail as pirates. At first, Haggis doesn’t see what Tank does–that an adventure awaits them with just a little imagination! But soon, Haggis joins in and the two friends go on a […]
YOU are fighting for freedom from enslavement for yourself and others during the mid-1800s. Will you escape to freedom? And will you help others escape as part of the Underground Railroad’s network of freedom fighters? Step back in time to face the challenges and decisions that real people […]