Join this fast-paced, lecture-style workshop, hosted by Susan Beckham Zurenda, author of Bells for Eli, in the Writer's Room. Attend this program at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, or watch the livestream from here on Saturday, November 6. Thanks to the Writer's Room sponsor, UK HealthCare!
November 6 2021
Calling all dog lovers! Bestselling author, director, and producer W. Bruce Cameron, author of "A Dog’s Courage," will chat about writing books from a dog's perspective with Kristin O’Donnell Tubb, author of "Luna Howls at the Moon" in the Writer's Room. Attend this program at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, or watch the livestream from here on Saturday, […]
Bestselling author/illustrator Vashti Harrison and award-winning author Alice Faye Duncan discuss their writing careers, inspiration, upcoming projects, and so much more. Don't miss this special program if you love children's books!
Silas House, author and editor of the Firesides Industry Imprint of the University Press of Kentucky, will discuss the most recent titles in that series with their authors, Jayne Moore Waldrop and Marianne Worthington, on the Main Stage. Join at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, or watch the livestream from here on Saturday, November 6. Thanks to our […]
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," […]
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 […]
Kimmery Martin, former ER doctor and author of "Doctors and Friends," presents “An Insider’s Look at the Practice of Medicine: Writing a Pandemic Novel BEFORE a Pandemic” on the Main Stage. Join at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, or watch the livestream from here on Saturday, November 6. Thanks to our Main Stage Sponsor, the University of Kentucky!
Self-publishing is a lucrative way to get your books out into the world in a publishing industry that can be difficult to break into. In “How to Become a Self-Publishing Superstar,” join Julian Thomas, author of the graphic novel series "Black Heart," and Alisha Klapheke, author of "Enchanting the Elven Mage," in conversation with editor […]
Historian H. W. Brands, author of "Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution" and journalist Peter S. Canellos, author of "The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial Hero," will be interviewed by Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky, author of "The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an […]
Elin Hilderbrand, #1 bestselling author of Golden Girl, Summer of '69, the Paradise series, and dozens of other novels, will discuss her writing career, sources of inspiration, and more with debut novelist Dianna Rostad, author of You Belong Here Now, on the Main Stage. This event will not be livestreamed. To participate, join us at […]
Fans of poetry won't want to miss Kentucky's Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson, author of Perfect Black, and Frank X Walker, author of Black Box: Poems in conversation with Jeremy Paden, author of world as sacred burning heart on the Main Stage. Join at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, or watch the livestream from here on Saturday, November 6. […]
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