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 […]

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 […]

Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Jessica Whitehead The History of the Kentucky Derby in 75 Objects An independent writer and artist, Jessica K. Whitehead is curator of collections at the Kentucky Derby Museum, where she has worked for more than […]

Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Derrick Ramsey They Call Me Mr. Secretary Derrick Ramsey was the first African American starting quarterback in the history of the University of Kentucky football program who went on to great success in the NFL, […]

Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Kathleen Driskell Award-winning poet and teacher Kathleen Driskell serves as the Associate Program Director of Spalding Universityrsquo;s brief-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program in Louisville, Kentucky, where she is Associate Professor of Creative […]

Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Jon Reynolds Illuminating Nature: Chasing Light Across the Landscape An award-winning photographer based in the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area, Jon Reynolds has been a full-time adult educator with Gateway Community and Technical College for over […]

Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Crystal Wilkinson Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts Recipient of a Writing Freedom fellowship, an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Poetry, an O. Henry Prize, an Academy of American Poets Fellowship, a USA Artists Fellowship, and […]

Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Lisa Dickey The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis A longtime book collaborator, Lisa Dickey has helped write more than 20 nonfiction books, including 12 New York Times best sellers, and is […]

Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2. Jonathan Eig King: A Life Jonathan Eig is a former senior writer for The Wall Street Journal and a New York Times bestselling author of several books that have been listed among the best of […]