In this panel discussion, authors Chad Oldfather, Benjamin Gilmer, Amelia Zachry, and Jane Olmsted discuss how writing their books helped them to better understand how to comprehend, learn, and employ compassion during challenging times. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
October 29 2022
Ever wonder where children's book authors find the inspiration and ideas for their books? Author/illustrator Will Hillenbrand discusses this topic and more with authors George Ella Lyon, Saadia Faruqi, and Brittany J. Thurman. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
Writing as Homage to Ancestry: DaMaris Hill, Igiaba Scego, Judith Turner-Yamamoto, & Sheila Williams
Author Sheila Williams leads this discussion with fellow writers Igiaba Scego, Judith Turner-Yamamoto, and DaMaris Hill. Click "Learn More" to see the video!
Wendell Berry discusses his new book The Need to be Whole: Patriotism and the History of Prejudice with fellow author and Kentucky's current Poet Laureate, Crystal Wilkinson at the Kentucky Book Festival on October 29. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
In this panel discussion between journalists-turned-authors, Emily Bingham, Kristina Gaddy, Jyoti Thottam, & Amy Argetsinger chat about their latest books. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
In partnership with AARP Kentucky, Stephen Perrine and co-author Heidi Skolnik discuss their book, The Whole Body Reset. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
Silas House discussed his new novel, Lark Ascending, with fellow Lexington author, David Arnold at the Kentucky Book Festival on October 29, 2022. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
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!
Greg Howard, Elizabeth Kilcoyne, and Helene Dunbar discuss their latest books with fellow author Ashley Blooms.
In this panel discussion, novelists Lee Cole, Gwenda Bond, Angela Jackson-Brown, and Jessica Strawser will discuss writing complicated love stories. Click "Learn More" to watch the video!
Jon Meacham discusses his new book And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle with fellow author and historian David Blight. Click "Learn More" to watch the video.
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