A senior lecturer in English composition at Eastern Kentucky University, Keven McQueen is author of 23 books covering topics such as American history, the supernatural, biography, historical true crime, and what he calls real-life surrealism. Historic Louisville Murders covers 24 homicides that rocked Louisville between the 1840s to the 1920s.
Non-Fiction
At various points in history, Kentucky’s politics and government have been rocked by scandal, and each episode defined the era in which it happened. In 1826, Governor Desha pardoned his own son for murder. In a horrific crime, Governor Goebel was assassinated in 1900. James Wilkinson was branded a traitor against Kentucky and the nation.
Owners of historic Hermitage Farm in Oldham County, Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown, release a hefty collection of photos and texts from prominent Kentucky authors featuring the world-class horses, gardens, farm-to-table restaurant, bourbon, and more from this agritourism destination that is quintessentially Kentucky.
Meet Jason Koger, the first bilateral upper arm amputee in the world to be fitted with two multi-articulating bionic hands. Despite losing both arms in a horrific accident, an ordinary man in an ordinary small town rebounds to live an extraordinary life.
Comprised of a mixture of claimed accounts and fabricated lore, Haint Country is a collection of weird, otherworldly, and supernatural phenomenon in Eastern Kentucky, recorded and documented for the first time.
Griffinology is a fascinating, beautifully illustrated exploration of the mythical creature's many depictions in human culture.
Laurie Brock, Episcopal priest, messy Christian, and horse lover, shares the experiences of love, grief, humility, joy, and deep wisdom that she discovers day to day with horses. From barely-there trails in the Grand Tetons to muddy fields in the Kentucky Bluegrass, God is revealed in the simple ways of these magnificent creatures.
The harvesting of wild American ginseng (panax quinquefolium), the gnarled, aromatic herb known for its therapeutic and healing properties, is deeply established in North America and has played an especially vital role in the southern and central Appalachian Mountains. Traded through a trans-Pacific network that connected the region to East Asian markets, ginseng was but […]
Gideon Shryock, Kentucky’s first formally trained architect, brought the international style of the Greek Revival to Kentucky and the American West, and in the process imparted a template of architectural and professional dignity for others to follow. Over the course of a half-century career distinguished by a considerable body of projects, he became one of […]
George Graham Vest-The Life and Times of Dog's Best Friend provides a detailed look at George Graham Vest, a distinguished attorney and politician known as a champion for the rights of Native Americans and who helped establish Yellowstone National Park.
Geneva’s Garden: Four Seasons of Beauty in Lexington’s Gratz Park is a collection of his photographs shot over the course of a year in the private garden of Elvis and Geneva Donaldson, a sylvan retreat and community hub.
His most recent book, Generals and Admirals, Criminals and Crooks analyzes the bases and motives leading to American military missteps of the past one hundred years and explores what could be done to curtail future misconduct of generals and admirals.