Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Rigoberto González Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology Rigoberto González is distinguished professor of English at Rutgers University in Newark, where he is director of the MFA program in creative writing. He edited, Latino […]
Rebecca Redding
By conveying the despair—and serenity—found in the loneliness of the woods and tackling the frank reality of self-acceptance in the face of ugly truths, Kingfisher Blues offers a visceral encounter with the intertwined forces of nature, human struggle, and redemption.
In this landmark biography, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award, Eig gives us an MLK for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and a committed radical who led one of history’s greatest movements, and whose demands for racial and economic justice […]
Kentucky's Lost Bourbon Distilleries recounts a part of the rich history of the Commonwealth’s world-renowned bourbon industry and the hundreds of distilleries that closed because of Prohibition or decades afterwards with only old photographs left to tell this story of dedicated craftsmanship.
Kentucky, Y'all is an entertaining and informative compilation of the state's favorite oddities, quirks, and traditions told through their best stories from their experiences as writers, travelers, and residents in this ode to the Commonwealth.
Crystal Wilkinson’s Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts and Brittany J. Thurman’s Forever and Always are representing Kentucky at the 2024 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. The Kentucky Center for Book has selected one youth book and one adult book by Kentucky authors to represent the state at the 2024 National Book Festival: Crystal Wilkinson’s Praisesong for […]
Keeping Your Eye on the Ball: Writing about Sports with Jerry Tipton, Doug Brunk and Dorian Hairston
Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Jerry Tipton Déjà Blue: A Sportswriter Reflects on 41 Seasons of Kentucky Basketball After a Hall of Fame career that spanned nearly 50 years, veteran sportswriter Jerry Tipton is best known for his no nonsense […]
Larger-than-life bad guys and slapstick humor meet a heartfelt exploration of what makes a place home in Jerry, Let Me See the Moon, a page-turner that will leave younger middle-grade readers howling for more.
James Harrod details the beginning of the historic city of Harrodsburg and life of the pioneer, soldier, and visionary man who founded the first permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains.
In An Introduction to Black Studies, Jackson connects the growth and impact of Black studies to the broader context of social justice movements, emphasizing the historical and contemporary demand for the discipline.
An account of a life framed by family, faith, and service, In Service to Justice is a part spiritual and part adventure story.
Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Barbara Bradley Hagerty Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, A Conviction, and The Fight to Redeem American Justice Twice the recipient of the American Women in Radio and Television Award, Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a New […]