Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Tom C. Hunley The Loneliest Whale in the World A professor of English and Creative Writing at Western Kentucky University since 2003, Tom C. Hunley has published eight full-length poetry collections, eight chapbooks, and two […]
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Listen as Shawn Pryor, author of the graphic novel "Nat Turner's Rebellion," discusses adapting this story for young readers and its continued significance today with Dr. Vanessa M. Holden, author of "Surviving Southampton: African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner's Community," on the Main Stage. Join at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, or watch the livestream from […]
Sam Quinones, journalist, storyteller, and New York Times bestselling author of "Dreamland" will discuss his new book, "The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Age of Fentanyl and Meth" with Michael Patrick F. Smith, author of "The Good Hand: A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood, and Transformation in an American Boomtown," […]
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 […]
Ever wonder what it takes to write or illustrate picture books? Sit down with picture book authors Doris Dearen Settles, Amanda Driscoll, and Christopher Denise to chat while decorating pumpkins!
Ever wonder what it takes to write YA (Young Adult) books? Sit down with YA authors Kaitlyn Hill, Julia Watts, and Heather Henson to chat writing YA while decorating pumpkins!
So you're ready to begin publishing your work but aren't sure how to begin? Prize-winning writer Kathleen Driskell, who has had work most recently accepted at The New Yorker, Appalachian Review, and Symposeum, as well as other journals, answers questions on publishing different forms of work. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
Join us for a fast-paced poetry reading featuring Frank X Walker, Crystal Wilkinson, upfromsumdirt (Ronald W. Davis), Danni Quintos, Jeremy Paden, Richard Taylor, Elizabeth Beck, Melva Sue Priddy, Pauletta Hansel, and Marianne Worthington. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
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 closing event of the 2023 Kentucky Book Festival was a poetry reading! Participating poets read a poem each from their featured books. Frank X Walker, Jessica D Thompson, Jeff Worley, Roberta Schultz, Jonathon Greene, Kathleen Driskell, Maurice Manning, Libby Falk Jones, Carolyn Grace, Norman Minnick, Willie Carver Jr and LeTonia Jones! Kentucky Poet Laureate […]
Greg Howard, Elizabeth Kilcoyne, and Helene Dunbar discuss their latest books with fellow author Ashley Blooms.
Michael Rectenwald, author of "Thought Criminal," and Wilfred Reilly, author of "Taboo: 10 Facts You Can’t Talk About," will discuss cancel culture, the state of free speech in publishing, and other related topics with publicist Kylie Carlino of Regnery Publishing in the Writer's Room. Attend at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, or watch the livestream from here on […]