Shaker Made is a love letter to the cultural artifacts-the architecture, furniture, and crafts-of one of America's most notable utopian societies.
Rebecca Redding
Scissors, Paper, Rock delves into the complexities of human relationships, identity, and the search for self-discovery.
Rooted in Sunrise is a story of learning to change and, in the process, discovering what is most important.
What will Kentucky Book Festival visitors find on your table? On my table, I will have copies of RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES, copies of my first book BIG BAD (if Joseph-Beth allows me to also feature a previous title), RICKY and BIG BAD postcards, bookmarks, and stickers, as well as some fun “love story” […]
Nearly twenty-five years of traveling to Italy with her husband and recently making a second home in a small hilltop village through restoring a former horse stable inside the medieval walls of a tiny town form the basis of her latest book, a travel memoir, called Restored in Tuscany: A True Story of Facing Loss, […]
Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Book signing in Spirituality section within Joseph Beth. Abbey of Gethsemani’s Brother Paul Quenon to discuss book at Kentucky Book Festival on Nov. 2 The 2024 Kentucky Book Festival announces a rare opportunity to hear […]
In Races, Games, and Olympic Dreams, along with cowriter Story, Hammond offers an intimate and gripping look at his experiences from broadcasting from thirteen Olympic Games and sixteen Kentucky Derbys to providing the play-by-play voice for Notre Dame football and announcing SEC men's basketball.
Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow explores the Black American experience through the lens of basebal legend Josh Gibson's life and seventeen-year baseball career while addressing social change, culture, family, race, death, and oppression-while honoring and giving voice to Gibson and a voiceless generation of African Americans.
Her latest book, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, a lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful storytelling alongside nearly forty comforting recipes, was named a Most Anticipated Book or Best Book in 2024 So Far by Ms. Magazine, Book Riot, Parade, Electric Lit, The Root, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and […]
Positive Power is a collection of empowering stories and poems for anyone who needs encouragement or inspiration along their spiritual journey.
Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Jude C. McPherson is a Kentucky Colonel Goodwill Ambassador. He has a background in creative writing, electricity, and general troubleshooting. Currently, he is an agent for the Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative, a creative writing instructor, […]
The second in her POE Prophecies series, an engaging young adult mystery series inspired by true events and the works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat continues Aidan Gray’s journey through P.O.E. Academy as he investigates the mysterious behavior of another student and uncovers a sinister secret.