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Kentucky Humanities Board of Directors
Kentucky Humanities Staff
Charles W. Boteler, JD Louisville
Ellen Hellard Versailles
Aristofanes CedeĂąo, Ph.D. Louisville
Mark Kornbluh, Ph.D. Lexington
Martha Clark, CPA Owensboro
Elise H. Luckey Columbia
Barbara Bailey Cowden Lexington
Nathan Mick Lexington
John P. Ernst, Ph.D. Morehead
Phillip R. Patton, JD Glasgow
D. Joleen Frederick, JD West Liberty
John David Preston, JD Paintsville
Betty Sue Griffin, Ed.D. Frankfort
Howard V. Roberts, Ed.D. Pikeville
Morgan Lowe Administrative Assistant/ Chautauqua Coordinator
Catha Hannah Louisville
Dave Shuffett Nicholasville
Julie Klier Consultant
Barbara Bailey Cowden Lexington
Connie Crowe Frankfort
Jenny Luscher Frankfort
Lynda Sherrard Frankfort
Cindy Cline Lexington
Miriam Fordham Frankfort
Tom Midkiff Frankfort
Mary Lynn Collins Frankfort
Judith Gibbons Frankfort
Catherine Curry Staib Frankfort
Teresa Collins Lawrenceburg
Ellen Hellard Versailles
Diana Munson Frankfort
Chair: Elaine A. Wilson Somerset Vice Chair: Judith L. Rhoads, Ed.D. Madisonville Secretary: Ashley Boggs Bruggeman Lexington Treasurer: Mark A. Wilden, CFP, CIMA, CRPC Lexington Thomas H. Appleton, Jr., Ph.D. Richmond James Duane Bolin, Ph.D. Murray
Bill Goodman Executive Director Kathleen Pool Associate Director Marianne Stoess Assistant Director Brooke Raby Project Coordinator Wilma Riddle, CPA Fiscal Officer
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Thank you to the many volunteers who make this event possible! We appreciate your time and effort to make the 2018 Kentucky Book Festival a success. 2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Kentucky Humanities Board of Directors & Staff ........................................... 2 Kentucky Book Fair Committee........................................................................... 2 Welcome................................................................................................................... 4 KBF School Days................................................................................................... 6 KBF Master Class................................................................................................... 6 New Kentucky Poetry & Prose............................................................................. 8 Literary Luncheon with Silas House.................................................................... 8 Truth or Dare YA................................................................................................... 9 Books, Bites & Bourbon........................................................................................ 9 Cocktails & Conversation with Beck Dorey-Stein........................................... 10 Books & Brews Trivia.......................................................................................... 10 Commerce Lexington Spotlight Breakfast featuring Cal Turner, Jr. & Carla Blanton.................................................... 10 Book Fair Program Schedule.............................................................................. 12 Kentucky Horse Park........................................................................................... 14 Alltech Arena......................................................................................................... 16 Author Seating Chart............................................................................................ 17 2018 Authors......................................................................................................... 18 2018 Author Index................................................................................................ 52 2018 KBF Donors................................................................................................ 54 KBF Sponsors....................................................................................................... 55
KENTUCKY HUMANITIES Kentucky Humanities is an independent, nonprofit corporation affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Kentucky Humanities is supported by the National Endowment and private contributions. In addition to hosting the Kentucky Book Festival, Kentucky Humanities sponsors PRIME TIME Family Reading Time®, offers Kentucky Chautauqua® and Speakers Bureau programs, hosts Smithsonian Traveling Exhibits throughout the state, publishes Kentucky Humanities magazine, and awards grants for humanities programs. Views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the NEH or the Kentucky Humanities board and staff.
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t is my great pleasure to welcome you to the first Kentucky Book Festival! These are exciting times in Kentucky’s literary landscape and at Kentucky Humanities, we want to celebrate the vast and diverse talent found throughout Kentucky by taking the state’s premier literary event, the Kentucky Book Fair, and expanding it from a two-day event to a six-day Festival, celebrating reading and writing in the Commonwealth. We have a wide variety of events planned throughout the week. There truly is something for all readers. You can find the schedule in this catalog on pages 6 through 13 or on our website, kyhumanities.org. Be sure the check out: New Kentucky Poetry & Prose; the Literary Luncheon; Truth or Dare YA; Books, Bites & Bourbon; Cocktails & Conversation; Books & Brews Trivia; the Commerce Lexington Spotlight Breakfast; and, of course, the Kentucky Book Festival’s anchor event, the 37th annual Kentucky Book Fair. Featuring more than 180 authors signing books and meeting patrons, three stages will have panel discussions and author presentations throughout the day. You can find the Kentucky Book Fair schedule on pages 12 and 13 and the list of authors attending the Fair on pages 18-51. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our many sponsors, partners, and supporters who helped make the inaugural Kentucky Book Festival possible: Lindsey Wilson College, Spalding University, the Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation, Kosair Charities’ Face It® initiative, JosephBeth Booksellers, WKYT, the University of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky Monthly, the University Press of Kentucky, Berea College, Bryant’s Rent-All, Central Bank, Hilliard Lyons, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Merrill-Lynch, Transylvania University, the University of Pikeville, Commerce Lexington, Alice Lloyd College, Azur Restaurant & Patio, the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, Frost Brown Todd, Rory Harris, KCTCS, the Mane on Main, VisitLex, Wildcat Moving, Morehead State University, and West Sixth Brewing. We are grateful for your partnership, allowing us to bring the Kentucky Book Festival to the Commonwealth. We look forward to seeing you throughout the Festival, November 12 through 17!
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FESTIVAL EVENTS KBF SCHOOL DAYS In addition to the Kentucky Book Fair’s expansion into a week-long festival, the 8th Annual Kids Day is also changing! Previously, 800-plus students joined us at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Now, thanks to the generosity of the Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation, six of our popular children’s authors are headed to 11 rural schools throughout the Commonwealth November 12-16 with the potential to reach 1,250 students.
Priority is given to schools that meet the following criteria: • Population of town is less than 15,000 • School free/reduced lunch rate exceeds 60% • No flagship university in your community
Participating authors Gwenda Bond & Christopher Rowe, Debbie Dadey, Amanda Driscoll, Kristin O’Donnell Tubb, and Jessica Young will visit schools in 11 unique counties. Each visit includes a book talk or workshop and a book signing.
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Kristin O’Donnell Tubb
Christopher Rowe
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KBF MASTER CLASS In celebration of Kentucky native Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, Kentucky Humanities has partnered with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Dr. Jonathan S. Cullick to present a Master Class for high school students. Dr. Jonathan S. Cullick will present a class for more than Dr. Jonathan S. Cullick 300 students entitled “Being Persuaded and Being Persuasive: How to Use Language Effectively and Ethically,” to teach students how to analyze persuasive language and be better writers of persuasion. Using examples of political speech from the novel All the King’s Men and from current events, he will show students how knowing rhetorical principles can empower them to analyze speech that is intended to persuade them. Dr. Jonathan S. Cullick is professor of English and former chair of the English Department at Northern Kentucky University. He is the author of several books, most recently Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men: A Reader’s Companion. Participating students and teachers will be provided with a FREE boxed lunch
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on site at the Alltech Arena, allowing them to interact with one another and to foster conversation about the experience they shared. In addition, Dr. Keen Babbage and UK College Ambassador Juwan Page will present on how high school students can prepare their college plans. In this program, “Four Vital Questions for Your College Plan,” Dr. Babbage and Mr. Page will provide insight into the college experience using their own experiences, as well as their expertise as an orientation guide. Dr. Keen Babbage has spent nearly 30 years as an educator and administrator, working in middle and high school as well as college. Juwan Page is a junior in career and technical education at the University of Kentucky.
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KENTUCKY HUMANITIES The Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation is committed to supporting the Kentucky Humanities to keep the history and heritage of Kentucky alive in the hearts and minds of today’s youth. Through her parents’ examples and encouragement, Elsa developed lifelong passions for theater, education and the arts. She loved to tell a good story and developed her own radio program called “Elsa’s Street.” The Kentucky Humanities embodies many of the passions that inspired Elsa. Her Foundation continues her legacy and is proud to support the outreach programs of the Humanities by offering grants for school children in Kentucky. 250 GRANDVIEW DRIVE ● SUITE 250 ● FT. MITCHELL, KY 41017-5610 WWW.ELSASULEFOUNDATION.ORG ● 513-335-4798 ● VRKLETTE@ELSA-TRUST.ORG
FESTIVAL EVENTS NEW KENTUCKY POETRY & PROSE
Monday, November 12 at 6:30 p.m. The Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning, 251 West Second Street, Lexington FREE and open to the public, no tickets required The Kentucky Book Festival opens with a reading from four Kentucky authors with new novels or collections of poetry: Willie Davis, Nightwolf; Jeremy Dae Paden, prison recipes; Robert Gipe, Weedeater; Maureen Morehead, The Red Gate Light refreshments will be served, and books will be available for purchase from Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Authors will be available to sign books following the readings. Our thanks to the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning for their generous sponsorship of this event! About the Authors: Willie Davis is the winner of the Willesden Herald International Short Story Prize and the Katherine Anne Porter Prize. His fiction has appeared in The Guardian, The Kenyon Review, At Length, and The Berkeley Fiction Review among other places. A native of Whitesburg, Willie earned graduate degrees in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. He has taught English and creative writing at the University of Maryland, Kentucky State University, Georgetown College, and the Carnegie Center. Nightwolf is his first novel. Jeremy Dae Paden was born in Milan, Italy, and raised in Central America and the Caribbean. He received his Ph.D. in Latin American literature at Emory University and is a professor of Spanish at Transylvania University and on faculty in Spalding’s low-residency MFA, where he teaches literary translation. He is the author of three chapbooks. His poems and translations have appeared in Adirondack Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, California Quarterly, Drunken Boat, Hampden-Sydney Review, Louisville Review, and Words without Borders, to name a few. He is a member of the Affrilachian Poets and resides in Lexington. Robert Gipe lives in Harlan and grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. His fiction has appeared in Appalachian Heritage, Still, Motif, and Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel. He is the author of two novels, Trampoline and Weedeater. The former marketing and educational services director of Appalshop, Gipe is currently the director of the Appalachian Program at Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College, a producer of Higher Ground, a series of community musical dramas based on oral histories, and faculty coordinator of the Crawdad student arts series. He attended Wake Forest University and earned his master’s degree in American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Maureen Morehead has lived in Kentucky since she was in the fifth grade. She taught for the Jefferson County Public Schools, the University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. Since retiring as a high school English teacher, she has worked as an adjunct professor of poetry in Spalding University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program. Many of her poems have been published in literary magazines and books, four by Larkspur Press, including The Red Gate in 2018. She received an Al Smith fellowship and a grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. From 2011 until 2012 she served as Kentucky’s Poet Laureate.
LITERARY LUNCHEON with SILAS HOUSE
Tuesday, November 13 from 12 noon-2 p.m. ArtsPlace, 161 North Mill Street, Lexington Tickets are required and available for $40 at kyhumanities.org, seating is limited Kentucky native and award-winning author Silas House will discuss his critically-acclaimed novel, Southernmost, and a forthcoming documentary, hillbilly. Ticket includes a Key West-themed lunch and book signing. Thanks to Berea College and Central Bank for their generous sponsorship of this event! About Southernmost: After a flood that washes away much of a small Tennessee town, evangelical preacher Asher Sharp offers shelter to two gay men. In doing so, he starts to see his life anew — and risks losing everything. With no way out but ahead, Asher takes his son, Justin, and flees to Key West, where he hopes to find his brother, Luke, whom he’d turned against years ago after Luke came out. About Silas House: Silas House is the author of five novels. He is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, the recipient of three honorary doctorates, and is the winner of the Nautilus Award, an EB White Award, the Appalachian Book of the Year, the Jesse Stuart Award, the Lee Smith Award, and many other honors. About hillbilly: Since our country’s inception, there has been a palpable divide between Urban and Rural America. Within this great divide, certain regions are viewed as “other,” and blamed for America’s social ills. hillbilly goes on a personal and political journey into the heart of the Appalachian coalfields, exploring the role of media representation in the creation of the iconic American “hillbilly,” and examining the social, cultural, and political underpinnings of this infamous stereotype.
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FESTIVAL EVENTS TRUTH OR DARE YA
Tuesday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. Social Staircase at the UK Gatton Student Center, 160 Avenue of Champions, Lexington FREE and open to the public, no tickets required Join Kentucky young adult authors David Arnold, Tracy Banghart, Gwenda Bond, Lauren Hudson, and Shawn Pryor for a panel discussion about young adult literature and writing, followed by a fun game of Truth or Dare! Books will be available for purchase, and the event will be followed by a book signing. Light refreshments will be served. Appropriate for ages 12 and up. Thanks to the University of Kentucky for their generous sponsorship of this event! About the Authors: David Arnold lives in Lexington, with his (lovely) wife and (boisterous) son. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland, Kids of Appetite, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik, which has been optioned for film by Paramount. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Tracy Banghart grew up in rural Maryland and spent her summers on a remote island in northern Ontario. She currently lives in Kentucky with her husband and young son. She wrote Grace and Fury while living in Hawaii. Banghart’s novels feature strong women, realistic romances, and tight female friendships. She believes in cultivating worlds where women support rather than compete with one another, and first kisses happen en route to new adventures, instead of in lieu of them. Gwenda Bond is the author of the Lois Lane series (Fallout, Double Down, and Triple Threat), which brings the iconic comic book character front and center in her own YA novels, and the Cirque American series (Girl on a Wire, Girl Over Paris, and Girl in the Shadows), about daredevil heroines who discover magic and mystery lurking under the big top. She also co-writes the Supernormal Sleuthing Service with her husband, author Christopher Rowe. In 2019 she will release the first Stranger Things novel. She also co-hosts the weekly podcast Cult Faves. Lauren Hudson is the 2017 Independent Author of the Year (Great Southwest Book Festival) and a recent graduate of Dixie Heights High School in Northern Kentucky. She is the author of three books in the Ascension trilogy and founded Crackin’ the Cover, a literacy program, while in high school. Hudson attends the University of Kentucky and is a Singletary Scholar. Shawn Pryor is the creator and co-writer of the all-ages graphic novel mystery series Cash & Carrie, writer of Kentucky Kaiju, and writer and co-creator of the YA football/drama series Force. He is a co-founder of Action Lab Entertainment, currently serving as their president of creative relations.
BOOKS, BITES & BOURBON
Wednesday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. Azur Restaurant & Patio, 3070 Lakecrest Circle, #550, Lexington Tickets are required and available for $35 at kyhumanities.org, seating is limited It’s Bourbon time at Azur! Join Tim Laird, America’s chief entertaining officer and Churchill Downs executive chef David Danielson as they discuss their new book, The Bourbon Country Cookbook. Enjoy samples of recipes and cocktails from the book, prepared by Chef Jeremy Ashby and the team at Azur. Please note that alcohol will only be served to those 21 years of age and older with a valid ID. Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow the discussion. Thanks to Azur for their generous sponsorship of this event! About the Book: Bourbon, the first uniquely American distilled spirit, is nearly synonymous with Kentucky, its birthplace. However, bourbon has come a long way since it was first distilled in the late 1700s, and its popularity and refinement have never been greater. This book distills the spirit and hospitality — both new and old — of great southern food and drink into 90 accessible recipes designed to help you achieve the ease and elegance of Bourbon Country entertaining in your own home. About the Authors: Tim Laird is an authority on wines and spirits with more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He is the chief entertaining officer of Brown-Forman. Laird hosts Secrets of Bluegrass Chefs and Secrets of Louisville Chefs, and is a featured columnist for Louisville’s Food & Dining Magazine. David Danielson is the executive chef at Churchill Downs. Chef Danielson held executive chef positions at the Rockefeller Center in New York with Restaurant Associates, the United Nations Plaza Hotel, and The Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Danielson has managed and catered numerous events including the Kentucky Derby, the Super Bowl, the U.S. Open, the PGA championship, and the Olympics, among others.
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FESTIVAL EVENTS COCKTAILS & CONVERSATION with BECK DOREY-STEIN Thursday, November 15 from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. The Mane on Main, 201 East Main Street, Ste. 1500, Lexington Tickets are required and available for $35 at kyhumanities.org, includes beer & wine
Spend your happy hour with New York Times bestselling author Beck Dorey-Stein, author of From the Corner of the Oval, the critically-acclaimed memoir of her unlikely tenure as a stenographer in the Obama White House. Books will be available for purchase from Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Book signing to follow presentation. Please note that alcohol will only be served to those 21 years of age and older with a valid ID. Thanks to Transylvania University and The Mane on Main for their generous sponsorship of this event! About From the Corner of the Oval: In 2012, Dorey-Stein is working five part-time jobs and just scraping by when a posting on Craigslist lands her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama’s stenographers. The ultimate D.C. outsider, she joins the elite team who accompany the president wherever he goes, recorder and mic in hand. Against the backdrop of glamour, drama, and intrigue, this is the story of a young woman making unlikely friendships, getting her heart broken, learning what truly matters, and, in the process, discovering her voice. About Beck Dorey-Stein: Beck Dorey-Stein is a native of Narberth, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Wesleyan University. Prior to her five years in the White House, she taught high school English in Hightstown, New Jersey; Washington, D.C.; and Seoul, South Korea. From the Corner of the Oval is her first book.
BOOKS & BREWS TRIVIA
Thursday, November 15 at 7 p.m. West Sixth Brewing, Barrel Room, 501 West 6th Street, Lexington FREE and open to the public, no tickets required
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Think you know books and literature? Prove it, and you could win a gift basket from West Sixth Brewing, or a gift card to Joseph-Beth Booksellers! Join Local Action Trivia for a trivia competition made for book nerds. Thanks to West Sixth Brewing for their generous sponsorship of this event!
COMMERCE LEXINGTON SPOTLIGHT BREAKFAST featuring CAL TURNER, JR. and CARLA BLANTON Friday, November 16 at 8 a.m. Hyatt Regency Lexington – Regency Ballroom, 401 West Vine Street, Lexington Tickets required and available at commercelexington.com Join Cal Turner, Jr. and moderator Carla Blanton for a special Kentucky Book Festival Spotlight Breakfast. Turner’s book, My Father’s Business, will be available for purchase from Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Book signing to follow presentation. Thank you to Commerce Lexington and Fifth Third Bank for their partnership on this event! About My Father’s Business: Chronicling three generations of a successful family, longtime Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares a wealth of wisdom from a lifetime on the entrepreneurial front lines. Cal’s story provides a riveting look at the family love and drama behind Dollar General’s spectacular rise, pays homage to the working-class people whose no-frills needs helped determine its rock-bottom prices, and shares the life and lessons of one of America’s most compelling business leaders. About Cal Turner, Jr.: Cal Turner, Jr. grew up in a Scottsville, Kentucky. After graduating Vanderbilt University, he served for three years as an officer in the United States Navy before beginning his career at Dollar General. He served as CEO for 37 years. A committed lifelong Methodist, Turner was inducted in 2001 into the Fellows of the Society of John Wesley by the Tennessee Conference of the UMC.
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H.W. Brands discusses Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants with Dr. Michael T. Benson
Sarah Smarsh discusses Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
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Basketball Legend Artis Gilmore in conversation with UK sports legend and ESPN Radio Commentator Mike Pratt
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Bestselling Pop-Up Book Author Robert Sabuda discusses Ten Horse Farm
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Wendell Berry in conversation with Jon Parrish Peede, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities Moderated by Morris Grubbs
Silas House in conversation with poet Nickole Brown and novelist Kayla Rae Whitaker
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Fiction Tells the Whole Truth with Kristina McMorris, Elaine Neil Orr, and Hannah Pittard
Young Adult Literature Panel with Mindee Arnett, Geanna Culbertson, Kristina McBride, and Lynn Slaughter
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The People You Know: Rural Literature Now with David Joy and Crystal Wilkinson
Jonathan Putnam discusses Final Resting Place: A Lincoln & Speed Mystery
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Michael Sokolove discusses The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino: A Story of Corruption, Scandal, and the Big Business of College Basketball with Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame sports reporter Billy Reed
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Jonathan S. Cullick discusses Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men: A Reader’s Companion
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Doug Brunk discusses Forty Minutes to Glory: Inside the Kentucky Wildcats’ 1978 Championship Season with coaches and players from the 1978 Wildcats Championship Team
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You Should Be Reading with Anne Bogel and Kimmery Martin
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Rita Mae Brown discusses Homeward Hound
Christina Snyder discusses Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson with Dr. William “Chip” Richardson
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EKU President Michael T. Benson discusses College for the Commonwealth: A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy
The Lindsey Wilson Room is located downstairs in the South Hall. You can get to the Lindsey Wilson Room by using the elevator to the right of the main entrance.
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The World in Southern Cuisine with Cynthia Graubart and Virginia Willis
The Spalding Room is located downstairs in the South Hall. You can get to the Spalding Room by using the elevator to the right of the main entrance.
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KENTUCKY HORSE PARK Kentucky Book Fair
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DIRECTIONS Please note that GPS and phone mapping functions may not accurately direct you to the Kentucky Horse Park. Please use “4089 Iron Works Pike” (not “Parkway”) as the street address when utilizing GPS and mapping software. The Kentucky Horse Park is located at 4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511, one-half mile east of I-75 off Iron Works Pike (1973) at Exit 120. FROM DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON Take Newtown Pike (922) northbound approximately 9 miles to Iron Works Pike (1973). At the four-way stop, turn left and travel westbound. The campground entrance will be on the right in 1.6 miles, and the park’s main entrance will be on the right in 2 miles, just past the campground entrance. FROM LOUISVILLE Travel eastbound on Interstate 64 for approximately 70 miles to Interstate 75. Take Exit 75 northbound towards Cincinnati (merging traffic will join I-75 traffic in the left-hand lane and will have approximately .5 miles to move to the right-hand lane to get off at Exit 120). At the top of the exit ramp, turn right and travel eastbound on Iron Works Pike (1973). The park’s main entrance will be on the left in .5 miles and the park’s campground entrance will be on the left in .9 miles. FROM CINCINNATI Travel southbound on Interstate 75 towards Lexington for approximately 71 miles to exit 120. At the top of the exit ramp, turn left and travel eastbound on Iron Works Pike (1973). The park’s main entrance will be on the left in .7 miles and the park’s campground entrance will be on the left in 1.1 miles. FROM KNOXVILLE Travel northbound on Interstate 75 towards Lexington for approximately 173 miles to exit 120. At the top of the exit ramp, turn right and travel eastbound on Iron Works Pike (1973). The park’s main entrance will be on the left in .5 miles and the park’s campground entrance will be on the left in .9 miles. FROM CHARLESTON, WV Travel westbound on Interstate 64 towards Lexington for approximately 168 miles to Interstate 75. Interstate 64 will merge with Interstate 75 on the east side of Lexington, so take the merged I-64W/I-75N towards Cincinnati/Louisville to Exit 120 at Iron Works Pike (1973). At the top of the exit ramp, turn right and travel eastbound. The park’s main entrance will be on the left in .5 miles and the park’s campground entrance will be on the left in .9 miles. FROM BLUE GRASS AIRPORT Travel southeast .3 miles on Terminal Drive toward Air Freight Drive. Turn left on Man o’ War Blvd. and travel northbound for .3 miles. Turn right on US-60/Versailles Rd. and travel eastbound for 1.5 miles. Take the ramp on to KY-4 N/New Circle Rd. and travel 4.1 miles north/eastbound. Take exit 8 for US-25/Georgetown Rd. and turn left onto Georgetown Rd. and travel northbound towards Georgetown for 5.5 miles. At the stop light, turn right onto Iron Works Pike (1973). The park’s main entrance will be on the left in 1.2 miles and the park’s campground entrance will be on the left in 1.6 miles.
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2018 AUTHORS Indicates author is a Kentucky native or currently living in Kentucky
JACOB M. APPEL
As of the date of print, unless otherwise noted, all authors will be available to sign from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 17th. Go to kyhumanities.org/2018kbfauthors.html for updated information. All signing takes place in the North Exhibit Hall. No outside books are permitted.
TONY ACREE & RACHAEL RAWLINGS
Vengeance They took Samantha’s dignity. They caused her pain. They will pay. Vengeance is the first in a new series, featuring characters from the bestselling Victor McCain thrillers. Set primarily in Louisville, the novel is fast-paced, filled with dark humor and characters people can cheer for. Tony Acree is an author and publisher, as well as winner of the Jason Sizemore Award for Publishing and an Imajin Award for Best Thriller. Rachael Rawlings has completed eight novels and a ninth is in the editing phase. She grew up in and lives Crestwood, Kentucky.
NANCY KELLY ALLEN
Dear Komodo Dragon Leslie plans to be a dragon hunter when she grows up. But when she and a wise-cracking dragon become pen pals, Leslie learns first-hand about the world’s largest lizard and the dangers they face. Will Komodo change Leslie’s plans? Nancy Kelly Allen lives in Kentucky. She has written 48 children’s books and has master’s degrees in education from Morehead State University and in library and information science from the University of Kentucky.
P. ANASTASIA
Fates Awoken Fates Awoken combines a futuristic world with a splash of Arthurian lore, magic, and mythology. It catapults readers into a journey inlaid with powerful beasts and ancient secrets. Picking up where Fates Aflame left off, this stand-alone addition lets new adventurers dive right in, while previous fans savor unexpected twists. The author of Fluorescence, Dark Diary, and Fates Aflame, P. Anastasia earned her communications degree from Eastern Kentucky University and is a professional voice artist for radio, television, and audio books.
MARTY ANDERSON
The Muriad Muriel Larkwood dreams of many things — especially of her father’s return. The Muriad is the story of one momentous week, the week of Muriel’s 16th birthday, encompassing the sweep and spectacle of love, laughter, loss and life. Lexington-born “fictionist” Marty Anderson is the author of three novels, including the fantasy The Seal of the Scroll. He studies French and English at the University of Kentucky.
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Millard Salter’s Last Day With old age approaching, psychiatrist Millard Salter decides to kill himself by the end of the day — but first he has to tie up some loose ends. Complicating this plan is Delilah, the widow with whom he has fallen in love. Jacob M. Appel is the author of seven collections of literary short stories, six novels, an essay collection, and a forthcoming collection of poetry. He is a physician in New York City.
JAMES ARCHAMBEAULT
James Archambeault’s Kentucky 2019 James Archambeault’s breathtaking photography takes center stage in this beautiful calendar, the 35th in the series. Archambeault has been photographing the landscapes of Kentucky for more than 40 years. His work includes six large format photographic essays of Kentucky, as well as 35 calendars of the Commonwealth. Archambeault’s calendar is a perennial favorite of Kentuckians and non-Kentuckians alike.
MINDEE ARNETT Onyx & Ivory
Speaking: 10 a.m., Spalding Room with Young Adult Authors Signing: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Welcome to Rime, where dragons rule the night and magic rules the day. Once childhood friends and first loves, Kate Brighton, daughter of a traitor, and Corwin Tormaine, the rebel prince, must face their pasts and work together to uncover a sinister threat to the kingdom. Mindee Arnett is the author of the critically-acclaimed sci-fi thriller Avalon, as well as the Arkwell Academy series. She lives on a farm near Dayton, Ohio, with her husband and two kids.
RAYMOND L. ATKINS
Set List Set List begins in 1970 when a lead guitar player and a bass player meet in a rock & roll band. Alternating between present-day north Georgia and the 1970s, the chapters tell the story of the band members’ lives through original songs in the band’s repertoire and iconic songs of rock & roll. Raymond L. Atkins teaches English at Georgia Northwestern Technical College and creative writing at Reinhardt University. He is the award-winning author of four novels and one work of non-fiction.
KEEN BABBAGE
Four Vital Questions for High School Seniors As high school seniors approach graduation and consider options for their life after high school, there are four vital questions to answer. This book guides each student through his or her unique answers, encouraging an understanding of their past and present, and leading to the creation of a personal plan for their future. Keen Babbage has written and published 25 books, many dealing with education and reflecting his 34 years of work in Kentucky schools.
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The Meatloaf Mania Cooking Clinic Barbara Harper Bach has spent a lifetime collecting good meatloaf recipes, tweaking them to perfection, and creating many from scratch. They’re all here, along with favorite meatloaf recipes from friends and top chefs in our area, and sauces, toppings, and gravy to enhance this simple and beloved dish. Award-winning author, cook, and artist, Bach has self-published and illustrated 14 cookbooks, and has taught cooking classes at Williams-Sonoma, Wild Thyme Cooking School, and in Ballymaloe, Ireland.
social fabric while bolstering the modern economy. Michael T. Benson is president of Eastern Kentucky University. He currently serves on the Council of Presidents of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) and past president of the NCAA Honors Committee.
WENDELL BERRY The Farm
Gerome Sticks His Neck Out Gerome the giraffe does not like the attention he draws. He is finally able to fully embrace his height when his concern for another becomes greater than his concern for himself. L.S.V. Baker is the principal author and co-founder of Baxter’s Corner, a producer and publisher of children’s entertainment and educational materials designed to develop interpersonal skills in young children and to inspire positive behavior choices.
Speaking: 12 noon, UK Main Stage with Jon Parrish Peede and Morris Grubbs Signing: Begins signing at 1 p.m. Larkspur Press originally produced a limited run of Wendell Berry’s illustrated poem, The Farm, in 1995. This new offset printed edition from Counterpoint Press has reproduced that gorgeous work in a lovely, understated gift package. Wendell Berry, an essayist, novelist, and poet, has been honored with the T. S. Eliot Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award for poetry, the John Hay Award of the Orion Society, and the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award by the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, among others. In 2010, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. Wendell lives with his wife, Tanya, on their farm in Henry County.
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Grace and Fury
In an alternate world where women have no rights, two sisters — one in the palace, the other on a volcanic island prison — face very different fates after an attempt to win the favor of the heir to the throne. An Army wife and mom, Tracy Banghart has a master’s degree in publishing. She currently lives in Kentucky with her husband and young son.
DAVID BELL
Somebody’s Daughter In this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense, Michael Frazier is shocked when he finds out he has a daughter — and even more so when he’s told she is missing and he must save her life. Bestselling and award-winning author David Bell is currently an associate professor of English at Western Kentucky University where he directs the MFA program. November 17th is his birthday — wish him a happy day!
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College for the Commonwealth: A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy Speaking: 10 a.m., UK Main Stage with H.W. Brands; 3 p.m., Lindsey Wilson Room Signing: 12 noon-2:50 p.m. A practical, persuasive look at why America needs thoughtful reinvestment in its colleges and universities, this study details how helping students can help sustain a healthy, democratic
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Cornbread Mafia: The Outlaws of Central Kentucky In this follow-up to his Kentucky Book Fair bestseller, The Origins of the Cornbread Mafia, Joe Keith Bickett covers the largest domestic marijuana production operation in American history, leading up to prosecutions by the Federal government and the only jury trial during those many prosecutions and sentencings. Bickett is a native of Marion County. He served more than 21 years for his part in the Cornbread Mafia. He now works as a law clerk and paralegal in Lebanon, Kentucky.
CHARLES BOGART
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Kentucky As Seen Through Postcards L&N’s Kentucky track was served by 15 yards: Madisonville, Owensboro (Doyle), Bowling Green, Skilman, Louisville (Strawberry), Latonia, DeCoursey, Paris, Lexington, Winchester (Patio), Corbin, Ravenna, Hazard (Crawford), Loyall, and Harlan. Charles Bogart uses 19th and 20th century postcards to tell the story of the L&N and the towns it served. He is a native Kentuckian and the author of some 100 articles on railroad topics and seven books on Kentucky railroads.
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I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life Speaking: 2 p.m., Spalding Room with Kimmery Martin Signing: 12 noon-1:30 p.m., 3 p.m.-4 p.m. In this collection of reflections on the reading life, beloved blogger and author Anne Bogel leads readers to remember the book that first hooked them, the place where they first fell in love with reading, and all of the moments afterward that helped make them the reader they are today. Bogel is the creator of the popular blog Modern Mrs. Darcy and the podcast What Should I Read Next? Her popular book lists and reading guides have established Bogel as a literary tastemaker. She lives in Louisville.
CAROLYN BOND
Steam Over Stephensport Signing: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Lily Wallingsford is a 21st century elementary teacher, a problematic fact when her car crashes off a bridge and she’s pulled out of the Ohio River by an 1888 Scots immigrant looking for a wife to help him run a farm. A native Kentuckian, Carolyn Bond writes stories that started as family lore and now come to life with vibrant humanity. She is the author of three novels.
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The Supernormal Sleuthing Service: The Sphinx’s Secret When a sorcerer casts a spell on a hotel and all its inhabitants, Stephen and his friends must find a way to undo the magic before their home is changed forever. Gwenda Bond is the author of several young adult novels, including the Lois Lane and Cirque American series. Christopher Rowe is the author of the story collection Telling the Map and is a contributor to the popular Wild Cards series, edited by George R. R. Martin. They live in Lexington.
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Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants Speaking: 10 a.m., UK Main Stage with Dr. Michael T. Benson Signing: 11 a.m.–12 noon In the early days of the 19th century, three young men strode onto the national stage. Daniel Webster of Massachusetts spoke for the North and its business class. Henry Clay of Kentucky embodied the hopes of the rising West. South Carolina’s John Calhoun defended the South and slavery. Together this second generation of American founders took the country to war, battled one another for the presidency, and tasked themselves with finishing the work the Founders had left undone. Then, in 1850, when California moved to join the union as a free state, “the three great men of America” had one last chance to save the country from the real risk of civil war. But by then they were
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LAURIE BROCK
Horses Speak of God: How Horses Can Teach Us to Listen and Be Transformed With edgy honesty and humor, Laurie Brock invites all who have longed for a deeper encounter with God to join her in the saddle to discover how horses’ ways of knowing can help humans discover God speaking to us. Brock, a former attorney, is an Episcopal priest serving St. Michael the Archangel in Lexington. She volunteers as a crisis chaplain with the Lexington Police Department and frequently leads retreats for ecumenical and interfaith gatherings.
A search is organized for what is presumed will be a dead, frozen body. What is discovered, however, chills everyone to the bone — and points toward murder. Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries, the Sister Jane series, the Runnymede novels, and Rubyfruit Jungle, as well as many other books. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia, and is a Master of Foxhounds and the huntsman.
MISSY BROWNSON Hush Candy
This accomplished first collection offers a wicked and witty rejoinder to the domestic advice manuals of an earlier age, from the perspective of a contemporary woman navigating the changing and challenging terrain of gender expectations and sexual politics. Missy Brownson’s work has appeared in print and online in The Louisville Review and The Heartland Review, among others. She lives in Georgetown.
DUFFY BROWN
Lethal in Old Lace In Savannah, there are two things that get folks talking: weddings and funerals. Especially if bodies go missing and wedding plans get hijacked by everyone with an opinion. Duffy Brown is a bestselling author with two cozy mystery series: the Consignment Shop Mysteries, set in Savannah, and the Cycle Path Mysteries, set on Mackinac Island.
NICKOLE BROWN Fanny Says
Speaking: 3 p.m., UK Main Stage with Silas House and Kayla Rae Whitaker Signing: 10 a.m.-2:50 p.m. An “unleashed love song” to her late grandmother, Fanny Says brings Brown’s brassy, bawdy grandmother to life. A cross-genre collection that reads like a novel, this book is both a collection of oral history and a biography that wrestles with the complexities of the South, including poverty, racism, and domestic violence. Nickole Brown received her MFA from the Vermont College, studied literature at Oxford University, and was the editorial assistant for the late Hunter S. Thompson. She worked at Sarabande Books for ten years. She lives with her wife, poet Jessica Jacobs, in Asheville, North Carolina.
RITA MAE BROWN
Homeward Hound Speaking: 2 p.m., Lindsey Wilson Room Signing: 12 noon-1:50 p.m.; 3 p.m.-4 p.m. As winter deepens over the Blue Ridge Mountains, even the threat of snowstorms cannot derail this year’s traditional Christmas hunt. But a blinding blizzard brings an early end to the sport. More disturbing: a horse soon returns without its rider.
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Forty Minutes to Glory: Inside the Kentucky Wildcats’ 1978 Championship Season Speaking: 1 p.m., Lindsey Wilson Room with coaches and players from 1978 Wildcats Championship Team Signing: 9 a.m.-12:50 p.m., 2 p.m.-4 p.m. The team and coaches who led the University of Kentucky Wildcats to their 94-88 victory over the Duke Blue Devils in the 1978 national championship game are legendary. Doug Brunk presents an inside account of this celebrated squad and their championship season, from summer pick-up games to the net-cutting ceremony in St. Louis. Brunk is an award-winning journalist who has written hundreds of articles for trade and consumer publications, and the author of Wildcat Memories: Inside Stories from Kentucky Basketball Greats. Brunk will be joined by coaches, players, and staff of the 1978 Wildcats Championship Team; see table tent at the Book Fair for schedule of signers.
THOMAS BURNS
Equilibrium A structural engineer, disgraced and broken due to a catastrophic failure, finds that his bad choices have even darker consequences. Struggling to start over, his new life intersects with his past as he uncovers evidence of a secret terror plot. Thomas Burns is a professor and professional engineer with a Ph.D. in construction management.
BRYAN S. BUSH
Favorite Sons of Civil War Kentucky When the Civil War broke out, thousands of Kentuckians struggled to maintain the state’s neutrality. More than 140,000 Kentucky soldiers ultimately fought on both sides, and those who emerged from these battlegrounds are among the state’s favorite figures. Bryan S. Bush has been a member of many different Civil War historical preservation societies and roundtables. He has published more than 13 books on the Civil War, and has been a reenactor for 15 years.
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Rose Island Signing: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Rose Island is a roller coaster ride of a read, weaving a twisted tale of Kentuckiana legends and lore about the men and women who met at the now deserted Rose Island Amusement Park the summer it was destroyed by the Ohio River flood of 1937. Terry Chambers lives in Prospect. Rose Island is her debut novel.
EVELYN CHRISTENSEN
The Twelve Days of Christmas in Kentucky This popular holiday book is now available in sturdy board edition for very young children, with the original text simplified. It’s a happy, festive way for families to celebrate the holidays in the place they live and love. Evelyn Christensen is an educator who writes picture books, educational puzzles, and pieces for children’s magazines. She and her husband live in Lexington.
BERNARD CLAY
English Lit The poems in English Lit create a portrait of a young African-American poet coming of age in Louisville in the 1980s and 90s. Journeying through adulthood and graduate study in creative writing, Bernard Clay sculpts moments of his life in language that is stark, intimate, and charged with detail. Clay received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Kentucky in 2017, and is a member of the Affrilachian Poets. He is a Louisville native and resident.
MEGHAN COLVIN
Edison’s Backpack Edison is packing for the first day of school! He has all his stuff together — crayons, pencils, and glue — but after the first day, he also understands that school is great because he is there with his teacher and his friend Zoey. Meghan Colvin graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She was a developmental therapist, and owned/operated a licensed day care for five years.
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TERRY CHAMBERS
War and Remembrance: The Story of the American Battle Monuments Commission War and Remembrance powerfully demonstrates that American Battle Monuments — living sites embodying the role Americans played in the defense of freedom far from their own shores — assist in understanding the interconnections of memory and history and serve as an inspiration to later generations. Thomas H. Conner is the William P. Harris Professor of Military History at Hillsdale College. For 40 years, he has made nearly annual visits to our country’s overseas war memorials.
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Separated by a bioterroristic event of pandemic proportions, Maggie, isolated in rural Appalachia, and her husband Luke, quarantined at the Cincinnati airport, struggle to survive in drastically different environments. J. T. Cooper grew up in Lexington, graduating from the University of Kentucky. She has published two novels and several short stories, and lives in northern Kentucky with her husband.
STEVEN R. COPE
The Bean Can: A Book When Agile Hess goes missing, his mother asks his childhood friend Hills to find him. In this lyrical novella set in eastern Kentucky, the search leads to unlikely redemption for both from being “swallowed up by time.” The author of more than a dozen books of poetry and prose, Kentucky author and musician Steven R. Cope has taught creative writing at several Kentucky universities, and guitar to hundreds of students. He lives outside of Winchester.
CATHY CASSADY CORBIN & DOUG CANTRELL
The Making of an American: The Autobiography of a Hungarian Immigrant, Appalachian Entrepreneur and OSS Officer When Martin Himler emigrated from Hungary to America in 1907 and arrived in New York City, he had no money and no plan, other than finding work. From these beginnings, Himler persevered to become a coal mining entrepreneur. During World War II while working for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), Colonel Himler arrested more than 300 Nazi war criminals, interrogating 40 himself. Cathy Cassady Corbin is a retired English teacher, current editor, and coordinator of the Himler Project. Doug Cantrell is a professor in the history department at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.
I Could Write a Book Rich with the trappings of small town life in 1970s central Kentucky, I Could Write a Book is a coming-of-age romance with side helpings of self-discovery, friendship, and finding true love in the most unlikely places, inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma. Karen M. Cox is an award-winning author who has lived in Kentucky, her family’s home state, since age 11. She and her husband now reside in central Kentucky, where she works as a pediatric speech pathologist.
BERRY CRAIG
Kentucky’s Rebel Press: Pro-Confederate Media and the Secession Crisis Throughout the Civil War, the influence of the popular press and its skillful use of propaganda was extremely significant in Kentucky. In this compelling study, Berry Craig analyzes the media’s role in both reflecting and shaping public opinion, revealing the importance of the partisan press to the Southern cause in Kentucky. Craig, professor emeritus of history at West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah, is the author of numerous books on Kentucky history.
GEANNA CULBERTSON
Crisanta Knight: The Liar, the Witch, and the Wormhole Speaking: 10 a.m., Spalding Room with Young Adult Authors Signing: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. There’s no place like home, and maybe that’s a good thing. Because the two homes Crisanta Knight knows — her school and her castle in the kingdom of Midveil — aren’t what they used to be. Her adventures take her from the horrors of Sleepy Hollow to the Wizard of Oz’s front door. And yet, they would be no stranger than her own world, now part of fairy tales past. Geanna Culbertson lives in California. She is passionate about writing books that will speak to young girls and their potential.
JONATHAN S. CULLICK
Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men: A Reader’s Companion Speaking: 1 p.m., Spalding Room Signing: 9 a.m.-12:50 p.m. In his thoughtful companion to All the King’s Men, Jonathan S. Cullick considers the themes of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel within the context of America’s current political climate. Interviewing a diverse cross-section of elected and appointed officials as well as journalists in Kentucky, he explores how Warren’s novel has influenced their work and approach to politics. Cullick is a professor of English and former chair of the English Department at Northern Kentucky University. He is the author of several books including Making History: The Biographical Narratives of Robert Penn Warren, as well as many articles on southern and American writers and topics.
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Fairy Chase (Mermaid Tales #18) Signing: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Listening to her aunt’s story about a fairy that visits mermaids while they sleep to purposely tangle their hair, Echo resolves to catch the fairy in the act before her skeptical friends ask her to figure out whether or not fairies are even real. Debbie Dadey is the author of more than 160 children’s books, including the The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series. A native of Kentucky, former teacher and librarian, she lives with her family in Sevierville, Tennessee.
WILLIE DAVIS Nightwolf
In this debut novel, Milo Byers, a 17-year-old dropout whose brother is missing and whose mother suffers from dementia, has almost given up on life. A mysterious figure, Nightwolf, roams the streets of Lexington — and Milo is convinced that Nightwolf is his runaway brother. To save his mother’s mind, he must find Nightwolf and bring him home. Willie Davis is the winner of the Willesden Herald Prize (judged by Zadie Smith). His work has appeared in The Guardian, Salon, The Kenyon Review, Story South, and The Berkeley Fiction Review, among other places.
WILLIAM DAVID DESKINS
Ginseng, Coal Dust, Moving Mountains: A History of Pike County Kentucky William David Deskins was commissioned by the Pike County Bicentennial Committee in 1992 to write a history of Pike County. After 25 years, Ginseng, Coal Dust, Moving Mountains is an expanded/ updated account of Kentucky’s largest county. Deskins is the author of Looking Back: Amateur Adventures with Halley’s Comet 1985-1986. Credited with “discovering” African-American poet Effie Waller Smith, Deskins wrote the introduction to her works for Oxford University Press.
AMANDA DRISCOLL
Klondike, Do Not Eat Those Cupcakes! In this hilarious picture book, join a hungry seal as he attempts the impossible task of waiting until his sister’s party to eat a delicious birthday cupcake. “A picture-book treat.” — Kirkus Reviews. Amanda Driscoll was born and raised in Louisville. She is the author/illustrator of three picture books, all published by Knopf. She currently resides in Prospect.
VICKI EASTERLY
Miracles in the Mundane Miracles are everywhere, even in the mundane. This book is a collection of personal reflections on how God works in our lives, sometimes in the smallest, most unexpected ways. Vicki Easterly’s work has been published by the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning, The Upper Room, and recently appeared in the anthology Bearing Up. She lives in Frankfort and is an actress, poet, and songwriter.
PAUL L. ERWAY
50 Abilities Unlimited Possibilities: From Jackson to the Boston Marathon Bombing Signing: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Imagine three wheelchair racers setting and completing a truly audacious goal: finishing 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 weeks. Travel with Paul Erway and his fellow racers to the first 14 marathons, plus a behind-the-scenes look at a journey that is as life-changing as it is inspiring. Erway was raised in Pennsylvania and lives in Shelbyville.
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Cook With Judy Fannin This collection features favorite recipes from Judy’s previous cookbooks in 12 seasonally significant chapters — December through November — with menus to entertain and delight your family and friends. A native of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, and mother of four, Fannin is a successful businesswoman and community leader. In retirement, she chose to share her love of cooking and hospitality in a popular collection of recipes.
ELIZABETH ROUSE FIELDER
He Passed Through Life a Friend to All Elizabeth Rouse Fielder tells the story of Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, a survivor of the American Civil War who later practiced law in Arkansas and Kentucky before joining the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1871-1875 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875-1885. He was one of the Commonwealth’s most important sons in the late 19th century and his influence helped shape America, including the development of the Panama Canal and the construction of the Lincoln Memorial. Fielder is the great-great-granddaughter of Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn.
ANN H. GABHART
River to Redemption Orphaned in the 1833 cholera epidemic, Adria Starr must now stand up for the freedom of the slave who rescued her, and perhaps find her own in the process. A story of courage set in Springfield, Kentucky, River to Redemption was inspired by a true event. Ann H. Gabhart, bestselling author of more than 30 novels, writes stories using Kentucky history and locations. She lives on a farm in Anderson County.
JAMES M. GIFFORD
Sergeant Sandlin: Kentucky’s Forgotten Hero This is the only biography of Sergeant Willie Sandlin, the sole native Kentuckian to receive the Medal of Honor during World War I. On September 26, 1918, he attacked three German machine gun nests and killed 24 German soldiers. After the war, he returned to Leslie County and lived a quiet life. James M. Gifford, Ph.D., a widely published scholar and educator, has been the CEO and senior editor for the Jesse Stuart Foundation, a regional press and bookseller in Ashland, for the past 33 years.
Berea College is proud to sponsor the Kentucky Book Fair. Meet best-selling author Silas House, the featured speaker at the Literary Luncheon on Tuesday, November 13th.
Berea College is the first interracial and coeducational college in the South. Berea admits academically promising students with limited financial resources, primarily from Kentucky and Appalachia, but students represent 40 states and 70 countries. Every student receives a Tuition Promise Scholarship to cover the cost of tuition.
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Silas House is The New York Times bestselling author of six novels, one book of nonfiction, and three plays. His latest bestseller is Southernmost. His writing frequently appears in The New York Times and Salon, and he has been published in Time, Oxford American, Garden and Gun, Newsday, and many others magazines and journals. House is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and the recipient of three honorary doctorates, as well as honors such as the E.B. White Award, Appalachian Book of the Year, the Nautilus Award, the Storylines Prize from the New York Public Library/NAV Foundation, and many others. He is a former commentator for NPR’s “All Things Considered” and currently hosts the popular podcast “On the Porch with Silas House.” A native of Eastern Kentucky, House serves as the NEH Chair of Appalachian Studies at Berea College. He is also on the fiction faculty at the Spalding University MFA in Creative Writing program.
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2018 AUTHORS JOHN I. “HANS” GILDERBLOOM
Chromatic Homes Filled with 182 engaging photos of homes all across the nation and the world, Chromatic Homes illustrates how the simple act of painting an ornate structure in bright or bold colors can inspire, empower, sustain, and enlighten an entire community. John I. “Hans” Gilderbloom is a professor in the Graduate Planning, Public Administration, Public Health, and Urban Affairs programs at the University of Louisville, where he also directs the Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods. He is the author of five books, and wrote this book in his own chromatic home in Louisville.
PEGGY GOODMAN & CHRISTOPHER EPLING
A Kentucky Family Reunion Families travel over the hills and hollers of Kentucky and come together for one special day to celebrate family and share the wonderful food that represents who we are. Peggy Goodman began writing children’s books after retiring from teaching. She lives in Glasgow with her husband. Christopher Epling is an author and illustrator.
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Here Comes the A-Train! The Story of Basketball Legend Artis Gilmore Speaking: 2 p.m., UK Main Stage with Mike Pratt Signing: 9 a.m.-1:50 p.m., 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Basketball legend Artis Gilmore takes a deep, introspective look at the important life lessons that took him from his rural Florida upbringings to the pinnacle of success in professional basketball. Dubbed “The A-Train,” Artis competed in both the NBA and ABA. He is widely regarded as one of the most talented and skilled big men in basketball history. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
JONATHAN GOLDING
A Beginner’s Guide to College Success Signing: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. A Beginner’s Guide to College Success is designed to address a wide range of topics of interest to aspiring or new college students, including financial decisions, choosing an area of study, adapting to new responsibilities, managing time wisely, and more. Dr. Jonathan Golding has been a faculty member in the department of psychology at the University of Kentucky since 1988. He has been very involved in all aspects of undergraduate education, and has received various teaching awards.
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Night Derby is a children’s book featuring vibrant illustrations and a fun story about the painted horse statues of Lexington coming to life at night and racing through the city. Ethan Goodrum is a Lexington author and freelance writer. He earned his bachelor’s degree in English at Transylvania University and his master’s degree in creative writing at Full Sail University. He lives in Versailles.
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Sunday Suppers: Simple, Delicious Meals for Family Gatherings Speaking: 12 noon, Spalding Room with Virginia Willis Signing: 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m., 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday Suppers will help you create delicious meals without too much muss and fuss. More than 50 easy-to-make main dishes are paired with appetizers or salads, sides, drinks, and desserts. With easy menu-planning ideas, cooking tricks, tips for stocking the pantry, and around-the-table inspiration, you’ll have all of the tools you need to host a proper Sunday supper. Cynthia Graubart is a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and wrote the “Sunday Suppers” column in Southern Living magazine. She lives in Atlanta.
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Journal of a Salt River Camp 1942–43 “…a valuable, charming reflection of the social and cultural history of rural Kentucky in the 1940s.” —DAVID BETTEZ "...a coming-of-age story that in some ways serves as a chronicle for his generation." —RICHARD TAYLOR “This book deserves to be read by anyone who wants to understand the making of a scientist.” —TOM KIMMERER
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The Essential Plant-Based Pantry For many home cooks, it can be a challenge to find the time, money, and ingredients to prepare a meat-, dairy-, and egg-free meal. The Essential Plant-Based Pantry, shows you how to bring together a few fresh ingredients with a comprehensive list of easyto-find, pantry-safe foods to prepare delicious recipes on time and within budget. Culinary dietitian, cookbook author and cookbook coach Maggie Green owns The Green Apron Company, a culinary consulting firm. She lives in northern Kentucky with her family.
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Afloat Published in celebration of Greene’s 75th birthday, Afloat collects the most recent works by an author whose mastery of poetic craft has been honed over six decades of writing. Deceptively simple yet full of the weight of human experience, these poems float on the page and in the mind. Born in New York City, Jonathan Greene has lived in Kentucky for more than 40 years, most of that time on a farm outside of Frankfort with his wife, artist Dobree Adams. The author of nearly 40 books, he is also an awardwinning book designer and publisher.
KENN GRIMES
Trifecta of Murder In this cozy mystery set in the 1920s, local librarian Myrtle Tully sets out to discover who, in the span of four days, murdered three of the town’s leading citizens. Are there killers running loose in Booker
Falls? Or is just one person responsible for all the crimes? Kenn Grimes, a member of Louisville’s Cherokee Round Table, has four published books with two more debuting in 2018.
JAMES BAKER HALL (1935-2009)
The Missing Body of the Fox: A Memoir This title will be available at Mary Ann Taylor-Hall’s table. Written in the final years of Hall’s life, this memoir, edited by Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, tells the story of Hall’s attempt to recover the memory of his childhood after his mother’s suicide, an attempt that shaped his art, just as his art finally allowed him access to that shuttered world. Hall was born in Lexington, and was a prolific writer, visual artist, and longtime professor of creative writing at the University of Kentucky. He was named Kentucky Poet Laureate in 2001.
MARILYN HARKRIDER Love at First Sight
Butterflies, birds, and a fluffy squirrel are the stars as they take your little traveler through the world through their eyes. The child realizes that the animals are part of a shared world of beautiful wonder. Marilyn Harkrider is a Louisville native who now lives in Houston, Texas. She taught Spanish and English in three states, and has acted in professional theater as well as television commercials and educational programming for kids.
PG Smith’s highly relevant Thaddeus Lamb could be described as a modern take on the Spanish classic, Don Quixote. The book’s comedic timing is dead on… …exuberantly funny… Joseph S. Pete, Clarion//Foreword Reviews
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Covering almost the entire decade of the 1970s… brings the era to life…entertaining and eye-opening… Michael Radon, U.S. Review of Books Kentucky Book Festival
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2018 AUTHORS CHARLES E. HAYES
Path to the Battle of Fallen Timbers The path to peace in post-Revolutionary War Kentucky was bloody. The war with England was over, but raids and atrocities by both white and native men continued to plague Kentucky. The eventual peace was achieved after the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Charles E. Hayes is a retired Air Force Master Sergeant and retired teacher. He served 14 of his 24-year career overseas. He is an avid researcher and reenactor as well as a full-time patriot.
CHRISTOPHER J. HELVEY Snapshot
Snapshot tells the story of Eddie Burke, a man alone and unloved, yet content, in a dying Kentucky coal camp. When Turp Lawson thrusts his way into Eddie’s life, nothing is ever the same for either of them. Eddie soon finds out the hard way that one small kindness can lead to a greater evil, in this story of coal mining, moonshine, and love snaking sideways. Chris Helvey’s short stories have appeared in numerous reviews and journals. He is the author of three novels, a short story collection, and a poetry chapbook.
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The Whole Sky In this 2017 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award finalist, 12-year-old Sky and her father are horse whisperers, sought after by the most prestigious farms in the country to keep pregnant horses calm and stressfree until they give birth. But this spring, foal after foal is stillborn, and no one knows why. Sky takes it upon herself to figure out what the vets are missing and stop it. Kentucky native Heather Henson is the author of several award-winning children’s books and lives near Danville, where she manages Pioneer Playhouse, the historic summer theater her father, Eben, founded in 1950.
SHAWN HERRON
Louisville’s Alma Kellner Mystery Herron presents the true story of the mysterious disappearance and murder of an eight-year-old Louisville girl in 1909, detailing the manhunt, the trial, the conviction of the alleged killer, and leaving open the question, “did he do it?” Shawn Herron is an attorney for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and a lifelong resident of Louisville. She is a major contributor to Kentucky Law Enforcement magazine, and has contributed articles to Police Chief and Sheriff magazine as well.
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Cloud of Witnesses Identified as gifted, Roland Tanner gets bused from his poor, rural home to the middle school in town, where his new classmates only see him as a hillbilly. He’s desperate to reach out beyond the hills surrounding the family’s trailer, but afraid to step outside himself. Can he take charge of his destiny and accept the “cloud of witnesses,” the saints and sinners all around him? Jane Hertenstein is the author of two books, and more than 80 short stories published in literary journals.
BLAIR THOMAS HESS & CAMERON M. LUDWICK
The State of Bourbon: Exploring the Spirit of Kentucky The State of Bourbon showcases the state’s finest distilleries as well as the local adventures that every bourbon lover needs to experience. Not just a trail guide or tasting guide, Hess and Ludwick will lead you across Kentucky, through the history of the spirit, and into your own bourbon adventure. Blair Thomas Hess is a born-andbred Kentuckian who resides in Frankfort with her daughter and husband. A Kentucky native, Cameron M. Ludwick now lives in Austin, Texas.
STEPHEN W. HINES
A Prairie Girl’s Faith Stephen W. Hines presents a faith-based look at the pioneer life of famous children’s author Laura Ingalls Wilder. This book is a revealing insight into the beliefs, character, and culture into which the Little House series author was born and grew to maturity. Hines is a recognized authority on Laura Ingalls Wilder and has authored or compiled bestselling books on her life, including Laura Ingalls Wilder, Farm Journalist. Hines and his wife live near Nashville, Tennessee.
JOHN STEPHEN HOCKENSMITH
The Gift of Color: Henry Lawrence Faulkner The Gift of Color is an overview of Henry Lawrence Faulkner’s career. Illustrated with more than 100 vivid reproductions of paintings, it includes selections of his poetry and a compelling narrative with personal photos outlining his meteoric rise to fame. John Stephen Hockensmith is an artist and photographer, and the proprietor of Fine Art Editions Gallery & Press in Georgetown, Kentucky.
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Cosmic Egg Rapture This first novel in the Eggsquisite Corpse series is a parapsychological thriller in which the surreal destiny of two reluctant “soulmates” from different marriages is hatched by a haunting “cosmic egg” relic conjured during a Salvador Dali performance. Robb Hoff calls the Ohio River Valley home — from Maysville to Cincinnati and Louisville to Evansville. His writing career includes a decade of newspaper/ magazine journalism.
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BILL HOLMES
Thoughts from the Bedside: From Medicine to Chaplaincy and Beyond Bill Holmes draws on life stories of growing up in downtown Louisville, his 37-year career in medicine, and his eight years in chaplaincy. He also includes essays, poems, and commentary on medical, spiritual, and social justice issues. Holmes is a board certified pediatric and adult neurologist who, after retirement, earned a Master of Divinity degree from Louisville Seminary. Since 2011, he has been a chaplain at Norton Brownsboro Hospital.
JUDITH HOOVER Beyond Monongah
Leaving: Sometimes You Have to Leave A 21-year-old homecoming queen from the West Virginia coal camps longs for a bigger life outside the mountains, and through her courage and cunning, makes it to New York City. She has much to learn from this bigger world, and embraces each lesson, despite the hardships that accompany them. Janet Holloway was born in Logan, West Virginia, and lives in Lexington. Her first book, a memoir was released in 2012.
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Signing: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Beyond Monongah takes the reader into the lives of the extended Martin family from Hershel’s early days as a trapper boy, to the 1907 disaster at Monongah, and on through the major events of the early 20th century. Judith Hoover, Ph.D., grew up in West Virginia near the site of the Monongah mine disaster, which was a part of family lore. A former teacher, she now writes poetry and fiction.
SILAS HOUSE Southernmost
Speaking: 3 p.m., UK Main Stage with Nickole Brown and Kayla Rae Whitaker Signing: 12 noon-2:50 p.m. After a flood that washes away much of a small Tennessee town, evangelical preacher Asher Sharp offers shelter to two gay men. In doing so, he starts to see his life anew — and risks losing everything. With no way out but ahead, Asher takes his son, Justin, and flees to Key West, where he hopes to find his brother, Luke, whom he’d turned against years ago after Luke came out. Silas House is the author of five novels. He is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, the recipient of three honorary doctorates, and is the winner of the Nautilus Award, an EB White Award, the Appalachian Book of the Year, the Jesse Stuart Award, the Lee Smith Award, and many other honors. Silas House is presented by Berea College.
LAUREN HUDSON
The Deception The second book in the Ascension trilogy finds triplets Felix, Jinx, and Desdemona Anchor with little time to bask in the glory of their victory over Jane and her army of captive Asterians. Together, they must cross boundaries of time and space to confront a darkness seeking to ensnare the human race. Lauren Hudson, a recent graduate of Dixie Heights High School in northern Kentucky, is the author of three books. She now attends the University of Kentucky and is a Singletary Scholar.
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Poor Man’s Summer Signing: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Li’l Roy Tucker was just a kid when they put his father, Big Roy, away in Brushy Mountain prison for gunning down the beloved Sheriff Bill. Now at 15, he must navigate the waters between boyhood and manhood with the weight of his family’s reputation on his shoulders. Pearlie Jenkins has published widely in literary journals. A native of eastern Kentucky, he is a fiction writer and singer/songwriter.
MICHAEL JOHNATHON
Mousie HiWay: The Adventures of Banjo Mouse in the Appalachian Mountains Mousie HiWay is a picture book and story about a banjo-playing mouse that travels across Appalachia, meeting new friends, and forming a bluegrass band. This book will introduce young readers to the banjo, guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, and upright bass in a fun way, and encourage them to pick up an instrument and play. Kentucky-based folksinger Michael Johnathon is a songwriter, author, playwright, activist, and host of the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, his worldwide broadcast airing on over 515 radio stations, American Forces Radio, PBS nationwide, and RFD-TV.
JOHN MITCHELL JOHNSON
Kudzu Signing: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Kudzu is a coming-of-age tale of two friends, featuring the humorous and poignant ordeals of adolescence and the realities of adulthood. We follow them through a life-changing accident, and finally, nearly two decades after our main character has left his native Stone Coal, a funeral. John Mitchell Johnson is a lifelong resident of Kentucky, having been raised in the eastern coalfields. His short stories have won awards at Lexington’s Carnegie Center. This is his debut novel.
DAVID JOY
The Line That Held Us Speaking: 11 a.m., Lindsey Wilson Room with Crystal Wilkinson Signing: 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m., 12 noon-2 p.m. When Darl Moody went hunting after a monster buck he’s chased for years, he never expected he’d accidentally shoot a man digging ginseng. Worse yet, he’s killed a Brewer, a family notorious for vengeance and violence. When Dwayne Brewer comes looking for his missing brother, a nightmare of revenge rips apart their world. David Joy is the author of Where All Light Tends to Go, an Edgar finalist for Best First Novel, and the memoir Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey. He lives in North Carolina.
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TIFFANY KING
SANDI KEATON-WILSON
JAMES C. KLOTTER
A Necessary Evil In 1977, Frankie Cartwright and Kurt Jamison were inseparable. But when a shocking event touched someone they both loved, each handled the trauma differently: Kurt became a cop, Frankie, a notorious crime lord. Forty years later when Frankie’s granddaughter Mollie is kidnapped and Kurt is assigned her case, the former best friends must work together. Christina Kaye was born and raised in Lexington and lives there with her two teenage daughters and their pets. No Shroud of Silence Signing: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A debut collection of literary poems and stories that span decades of life in southern Kentucky, No Shroud of Silence speaks of family, place, grief, resilience, spirituality, and humor. Sandi KeatonWilson is a Southern Appalachian writer. Her poetry, prose, plays, and performance pieces have been published in college journals, anthologies, and national publications. She currently resides in Somerset.
Eat at Home Tonight: 101 Simple Busy-Family Recipes for Your Slow Cooker, Sheet Pan, Instant Pot®, and More Signing: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tiffany King’s cookbook is crafted for those nights “when life happens.” Encouraging and realistic, Eat at Home Tonight features recipes for homemade, wholesome dinners uniquely arranged by “excuses,” and includes sidebars with mealtime conversation starters and helpful cooking hints. A popular food blogger with 8.5 million page views, King has developed her recipes in a real kitchen for her busy family for the millions of readers of her website, Eat at Home. Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President Henry Clay lost the presidency three times. Why? What was it about this man that made him such an appealing candidate year after year? How was it that despite this appeal he would never achieve his great goal? By focusing on Clay’s presidential politics, James C. Klotter suggests new and nuanced answers to those questions. A prize-winning author, co-author, and editor of some 20 books, Dr. Klotter was the executive director of the Kentucky Historical Society for many years, and is now professor emeritus of history at Georgetown College, as well as the State Historian of Kentucky.
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She Preached the Word In this landmark study of women’s ordination in contemporary American congregations, drawing upon a novel collection of survey data and narrative interviews, Knoll and Bolin examine the intersection of gender, religion, and politics in the United States. Benjamin R. Knoll is an associate professor of politics at Centre College in Danville, with interests in religion, race, ethnicity, and politics. Cammie Jo Bolin is a Ph.D. student in political science at Georgetown University. A Kentucky native, she received her undergraduate degree from Centre College.
LEX LATKOVSKI
Passport Forward: Moving from Regrets and Routine to Freedom, Passion, and Adventure Passport Forward explores the liberating and transformational power that each of us has to move into a world of opportunity and true freedom. Louisville native Lex Latkovski, an adventure traveler who has visited 80 countries, provides a refreshing twist on living life to its fullest and following our passions and dreams.
NADYNE LEE
The Little Blue Owl Named Mark Was Very Afraid of the Dark What could be worse than an owl who’s afraid of the dark? With his mother’s help, our owl hero, Mark, discovers a secret about the night. After conquering his fear, he flies to the rescue of a little girl who is scared, too. Nadyne Lee, APRN, has practiced as a pediatric nurse practitioner for 30 years. She has an MFA in creative writing.
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What You Want to See Marin Strasser’s fiancé thinks she’s having an affair, and he hires P.I. Roxane Weary to prove it. But when Marin is shot to death in apparent mugging, Roxane starts to dig deeper into her life, discovering that the elegant woman she’s been following has a past and a half, including previous marriages, an adult son fresh out of prison, and a criminal record of her own. Kristen Lepionka grew up mostly in her local public library. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.
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BILL J. LOONEY The Vacant Tomb
Detective Shelby James, a Harlan native and an officer with the Charleston, South Carolina Police Department, races to find the persons responsible for a series of gruesome murders related to a documentary about Edgar Allan Poe’s time in Charleston and the poem “Annabel Lee.” Bill J. Looney is a Kentucky native with five published novels. His books showcase Kentucky locations and characters. He currently lives in South Carolina.
MEGAN LYNCH
I Love You For You
A child might be different from their parent in a lot of ways, but a parent’s love is unconditional. I Love You For You celebrates the fun a parent and child have when they embrace what makes each other different. Heather Lester is an author of children’s literature focused on empowering young readers to celebrate their individuality. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Unregistered (Children of the Uprising, Book One) The Children of the Uprising series depicts the underside of a utopian society where some members enjoy wealth and privilege while others live on the fringe. Megan Lynch is originally from Lawrenceburg. She currently lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and two sons.
"Here we, and all who shall hereafter live in freedom, will be reminded that to these men and their comrades we owe a debt to be paid with grateful remembrance of their sacrifice and with the high resolve that the cause for which they died shall live." - Inscription at Netherlands American Cemetery
“For those interested in the history of the memorialization of America’s fallen, this is the perfect book—a significant contribution to the history of memory and what happens to the dead after the guns fall silent.” - Peter Mansoor, Colonel, US Army (Ret.), & CNN analyst
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2018 AUTHORS GEORGE ELLA LYON
Stilled Life Stilled Life weaves poetry and fine art photography into a visual and literary masterpiece. Inspired by modern Appalachian artist Sam Stapleton’s images created from multiple photographic exposures of frozen flowers, poets George Ella Lyon and Diane Gilliam give language to the artist’s work. Lyon is a Harlan County native and the author of more than 30 books for children and adults. She served as Kentucky’s Poet Laureate from 2015-2016. She lives in Lexington with her husband.
DEBORAH MACGILLIVRAY
One Snowy Knight (Dragons of Challon #3) Book 3 in the Dragons of Challon series is a medieval-Scottish historical romance set in the time of William Wallace, and features an English knight who is sent to claim the holding of a Scottish lady in the aftermath of the Battle of Dunbar. Deborah Macgillivray is the author of eight novels and two dozen novellas.
QUINN MacHOLLISTER Darkness Rising
Robert Leeson, an exemplary student at Wimberly Military Academy, is found naked and dead after falling from a bell tower six months before his graduation. Suicide? Or murder? That’s what law officials and an inexperienced but enthusiastic reporter are trying to figure out in this seventh book of the Clement County saga. Quinn MacHollister is the pen name for four former and current Eastern Kentucky University professors. Since 2014, Marie Mitchell, Mason Smith, Charlie Sweet, and Hal Blythe (along with the late Rick Givan) have collaborated on the Clement County, Kentucky saga.
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KWOYA FAGIN MAPLES Mend: Poems
Signing: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. J. Marion Sims is celebrated as the “father of modern gynecology,” honored for “his service to suffering women, empress and slave alike.” These tributes whitewash the fact that Sims achieved his surgical breakthroughs by experimenting on 11 enslaved African-American women. In Mend: Poems, Kwoya Fagin Maples gives voice to the enslaved women named in Sims’s autobiography, celebrating their humanity, their feelings, their memories, and their selves. Maples teaches creative writing at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Her work has appeared in a chapbook and in several journals and anthologies.
KATH BOYD MARSH
Dragon Bonded Someone poisoned Dr’gon Hazel’s brother. Hazel needs her best friend Gaelyn’s help. But Gaelyn’s been lying, hiding that she is a Fae, an old dr’gon enemy. Caught between their former friendship and new mistrust, they must work together to save Cl’rnce’s life from a foe neither of them expected. Kath Boyd Marsh resides in Kentucky, and has lived in seven states, Panama, and one haunted house.
KIMMERY MARTIN
The Queen of Hearts Speaking: 2 p.m., Spalding Room with Anne Bogel Signing: 10 a.m.-1:50 p.m., 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Set against a background of hospital rounds and lifeor-death decisions pulsing with humor and empathy, The Queen of Hearts explores the heart’s capacity for forgiveness. Kimmery Martin is an emergency medical doctor, born and raised in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. She reviews books, interviews authors, and works extensively with the library foundation in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she resides with her husband and three young children.
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Horticulture meets humor in this down-home collection of practical advice and personal anecdotes from Kentucky Monthly’s gardening columnist, Walt Reichert. Organized by the seasons, each chapter of this softcover, 224-page book offers color photography and straightforward tips for everything from combating critters to pairing plants. ISBN: 978-0-615-98432-2 Retail Price: $19.95
Our holiday anthology has selections ranging from those that wax nostalgic to those that examine the darker side of holiday dysfunction. This hardback book, bound in red leatherette with gold-foil lettering, makes a thoughtful gift for the literary lovers in your life (even if that book lover is you!). ISBN: 978-0-615-67861-0 Retail Price: $24.95
In this, our second compilation of recipes from the magazine’s archives, we highlight the best eats for every season. Recipes range from contemporary to traditional, from light fare to more substantial meals. Appetizers, soups, salads, sides, entrees, desserts - whatever the occasion, there’s a recipe inside that will deliciously fit the bill. ISBN: 978-19-34898147 Retail Price: $29.95
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Soldiers Saving Soldiers - 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition Martin tells the story of the 18th Surgical Hospital and the doctors, nurses, medics, and support personnel who were stationed at Pleiku, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War; in particular, it centers on his experiences there from June 1966 to June 1967. Jerry W. Martin, MD, is a native of Providence, Kentucky. He attended Vanderbilt University, earned his bachelor’s degree at Western Kentucky State College (now WKU), and earned his MD at the University of Louisville.
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Patchwork: A Bobbie Ann Mason Reader Signing: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This new reader collects outstanding examples of Bobbie Ann Mason’s award-winning work from throughout her writing career, and provides a unique look at the development of one of the country’s finest writers. Some examples of Mason’s recent explorations in flash fiction appear here in print for the first time. Mason’s many awards include the PEN/Hemingway Award; the Arts and Letters Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; the Southern Book Critics Circle Award; and the Kentucky Book Award. Her memoir, Clear Springs, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She is the author of 10 books.
ALLISON MAY & LENNON MICHALSKI The Cosmic Cure
Thorney Lieberman, a renowned architectural photographer, deftly captures the stately magnificence of Capitol of Kentucky. Through the pages of this elegant coffee-table book, the reader discovers the history of the building, and then is treated to amazing views of the Capitol, including some that—because of the photographer’s vantage point— visitors are unable to behold.
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The Cosmic Cure is a nostalgic, intergalactic adventure between Ava and her partner in crime, Charlie, navigating the galaxy to recovery together. It is a heartwarming tale of the trials and perils of pediatric cancer. Allison May and Lennon Michalski are visual artists based in Lexington. Their catalogs include works of portraiture, digital media, painting, installation, and multiple literary works and publications.
KRISTINA McBRIDE
The Bakersville Dozen Speaking: 10 a.m., Spalding Room with Young Adult Authors Signing: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. After being featured in a horrid video-gone-viral, Bailey Holzman is excited when she is invited to participate in a scavenger hunt. But when the first clue leads to the body of a girl missing from her town who was also targeted in the video, Bailey must act fast to save the remaining victims and herself. Kristina McBride has published four novels for young adults. She is a former high school English teacher and yearbook advisor. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two children.
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Stonelight’s poems speak through a chorus of hardscrabble voices, inextricably tied to the past, to home, to kin, following a family from subsistence farming to the coal mines. Kentucky poet and folklorist Sarah McCartt-Jackson is the recipient of an Al Smith Individual Artist fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council, has served as artist-in-residence for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and is the author of three books of poetry.
KAY COLLIER McLAUGHLIN
Talking Together: Getting Beyond Polarization Through Civil Dialogue Kay Collier McLaughlin presents a resource guide of specific theories translated into exercises that individuals and groups can practice to develop the skills for respectful, civil, and effective conversation and transform the anger and negativity in our world into healthy communion and community. Dr. McLaughlin is a leadership development specialist for the Episcopal Church, a consultant in transformative leadership, and a motivational speaker. She is the author of five published books.
LUCAS & SOPHIA McWILLIAMS
Journey (Wielders Book 10) Just a few weeks ago, five friends were ordinary middle school students. Their lives turned upside down when they were transported to a new world where they have become Wielders, trainers of magical creatures known as “phasers.” With no way home, they try to make their way in a new world, one adventure at a time. The Wielders books are written by father-daughter team Lucas and Sophia McWilliams. They live with their family on a hilltop close to the Kentucky River Palisades.
DAVID MEYERS & ELISE MEYERS WALKER
Ohio’s Black Hand Syndicate Organized crime was born in the back of a fruit store in Marion, Ohio, with the Black Hand. Before the Capone Mob, the Purple Gang and Murder, Inc., the specter of the Black Hand terrorized nearly every major city. A graduate of Miami and Ohio State Universities, David Meyers has written a number of local histories and various works for the stage. Elise Meyers Walker is a Hofstra University graduate and served on the boards of the Columbus Historical Society and the Ted Lewis Museum in Circleville.
KRISTINA McMORRIS Sold on a Monday
Speaking: 10 a.m., Lindsey Wilson Room with Elaine Neil Orr and Hannah Pittard Signing: 9 a.m.-9:50 a.m., 11 a.m.-12 noon 2 CHILDREN FOR SALE: The sign sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, and when it leads to his big break, the consequences are devastating. Inspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation, Sold on a Monday is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and the unexpected paths that bring us home. Bestselling author Kristina McMorris has garnered 20 national literary awards. She lives with her husband and two sons in Oregon.
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New England Nightmares Signing: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Keven McQueen delivers a collection of true, eerie yet humorous gothic stories from New England and other northern states. McQueen is a senior lecturer at Eastern Kentucky University and the author of 17 books on history, biography, and the supernatural.
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JOHN DAVID MYLES & HELEN DEDMAN
Chicago Heights: Little Joe College, the Outfit, and the Fall of Sam Giancana Part rags-to-riches story, part murder mystery, and part redemption tale, Chicago Heights juxtaposes Charles Hager’s early years in West Virginia with his life in crime, intricately weaving his own experiences into the fabric of mob life, and the murder of Sam Giancana. Based on interviews with Hager and supplemented by additional interviews and extensive research, the book also adds Hager’s theory on what happened on that June night in 1975. Miller is a Lexington-based editor, writer, literary agent, and occasional poet.
Beaumont Inn: Two Centuries of Service Signing: John David Myles, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Helen Dedman 9 a.m.-4 p.m. John David Myles presents the first complete deed search of Beaumont Inn, formerly Beaumont College and Daughters College, giving readers an inside look at the saga of Kentucky’s famed early colleges and how Beaumont Inn came to be. Myles is a lawyer, former family court judge, and historian. He is the author of The Historic Architecture of Shelby County. Helen Dedman is the fourth-generation owner of Beaumont Inn.
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The Tales from… Collections Noted oral historian William Lynwood Montell has assembled fascinating collections of memoirs from across the Commonwealth. The stories presented range from humorous to heartwarming to tragic, and are essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the culture and tradition of Kentucky. Montell, professor emeritus of folk studies at Western Kentucky University, is the author of several books. He lives in Bowling Green.
MAUREEN MOREHEAD
The Red Gate Over the course of three years, Maureen Morehead daily walked a trail built in 2008 on land in the heart of Anchorage, Kentucky. The resulting poems note imagery discovered through close observation intertwined with memory, imagination, introspection, and contemplation and emphasize Morehead’s recurring themes of marriage, friendship, illness, place, spirituality, and human behavior. The Red Gate is her fourth collection of poems with Larkspur Press and is accompanied by woodcuts by Joann Price. Morehead is a retired educator and has worked as an adjunct professor of poetry in Spalding University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program.
RANDI LYNN MRVOS
Maggie and the Summer Vacation Show-and-Tell Maggie’s teacher wants everyone in the class to bring something from their summer vacation for show-and-tell. But her family didn’t go on a vacation, and she thinks she has nothing to bring — until she realizes she has something she loves better than any souvenir. Randi Lynn Mrvos is the editor of Kid’s Imagination Train e-zine. She has been published in Highlights, The Christian Science Monitor, and Mothering magazine.
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Discord: A Folly Beach Mystery Discord is a humorous murder mystery set on Folly Beach and is the 13th novel in the popular Folly Beach mystery series featuring Chris Landrum and his cadre of quirky pals. Bill Noel is the award-winning author of 13 novels. He lives in Louisville with his wife, Susan.
WAYNE ONKST
Presidential Visits to Kentucky: 1819-2017 Presidential Visits to Kentucky: 1819-2017 details more than 100 occasions when the most powerful leader of the free world came to Kentucky, beginning with James Monroe. Wayne Onkst tells us why presidents have come and the history made during their visits. Onkst was director of the Kenton County Library from 1999-2006 and Kentucky’s State Librarian and commissioner of KDLA from 2006-2015. A native of London and a graduate of the University of Kentucky, he lives in Erlanger with his wife.
ELAINE NEIL ORR
Swimming Between Worlds Speaking: 10 a.m., Lindsey Wilson Room with Kristina McMorris and Hannah Pittard Signing: 9 a.m.-9:50 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. As Winston-Salem is pulled into the tumultuous 1960s, these three Americans — football hero Tacker Hart, privileged Kate Monroe, and African American Gaines Townson — find themselves at the center of the civil rights struggle, coming to terms with the legacies of their pasts as they search for an ennobling future. Elaine Neil Orr is a professor of English at North Carolina State University, and serves on the faculty of the low-residency MFA in writing program at Spalding University in Louisville.
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Prison Recipes These unflinching poems of documentary witness take us into the lives of the prisoners of political oppression in Argentina and Chile, describing the means by which both bodies and souls are sustained in the face of brutality. Jeremy Dae Paden is a professor of Spanish at Transylvania University and on the faculty of Spalding University’s MFA program. A member of the Affrilachian Poets, he lives in Lexington, and is the author of four chapbooks of poetry and translation. Jeremy is also co-editor of Black Bone with Bianca Spriggs.
ELIOT PARKER Code for Murder
The first case for Cleveland Police Lieutenant Stacy Tavitt following medical leave is the murder of Cleveland Browns football player Devon Baker. With little forensic evidence, Stacy sets out to find the killer, who may be more familiar to Stacy than she realizes. Eliot Parker is the author of four novels. A graduate of the Bluegrass Writers Studio at Eastern Kentucky University, he currently teaches writing and literature at Mountwest Community and Technical College in Huntington, West Virginia, and hosts the television show Chapters across the Armstrong Television Network, where he profiles authors, editors, and publishers in West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky.
LEE PENNINGTON & JILL BAKER
I Knew a Woman First published in 1977, I Knew a Woman was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and has been compared to the writing of D. H. Lawrence. Former Kentucky Poet Laureate Lee Pennington is the author of 21 books, three of which were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. He is also a filmmaker and has produced 26 documentaries since 1990. Jill Baker is Pennington’s frequent illustrator and collaborator.
HANNAH PITTARD Visible Empire
Speaking: 10 a.m., Lindsey Wilson Room with Kristina McMorris and Elaine Neil Orr Signing: 9 a.m.-9:50 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. It’s a humid summer day when news of the disaster hits. Air France Flight 007, ferrying home more than one hundred of Atlanta’s cultural leaders, crashed shortly after takeoff in Paris. Left behind were children, spouses, lovers, friends, and a city on the cusp of great change: the Civil Rights movement was at its peak, the hedonism of the ’60s was at its doorstep. Pittard gives us the journeys of those who must now rebuild this place and their lives. Atlanta native Hannah Pittard is the author of four novels. She is a professor of English at the University of Kentucky, where she directs the MFA program in creative writing.
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2018 AUTHORS ANDY PLATTNER
Dixie Luck Plattner’s story collection features hardy gamblers, look-on-the-brightside salesmen, and other brands of optimistic Southerners. Set in locales from Hot Springs, Arkansas, to the Atlantic coast, each city or town seems to hold its own version of good fortune. Andy Plattner was born in Lexington and grew up in Campbell County. He received his Ph.D. in creative writing from the University of Southern Mississippi. A former horse racing journalist, he is the author of five books, including the Flannery O’Connor Award-winning story collection, Winter Money.
CAROL PREFLATISH
Her Bluegrass Beau Karri Taylor needed to get out of California and away from her ex-boyfriend. She couldn’t think of a better time than now to visit the Kentucky farm she inherited from her great aunt. Upon arriving, the southern hospitality of a certain man makes her think twice about going back. Carol Preflatish lives in southern Indiana. She has published seven romantic suspense novels, two non-fiction books, and is currently working on a police procedural mystery series.
SHAWN PRYOR
Force Vol. 1: The Wright Time Quarterback Terrance Wright is about to play in the biggest game of his life. But events leading up to the game could alter his fate. Will Terrance’s health, his scheming agent, a beloved rookie quarterback, and his relationship with the franchise operations manager take him to his breaking point before the game begins? Shawn Pryor is the creator and co-writer of the graphic novel mystery series Cash & Carrie and writer of Kentucky Kaiju. He is also co-founder and president of creative relations for Action Lab Entertainment.
JONATHAN F. PUTNAM
Final Resting Place: A Lincoln & Speed Mystery Speaking: 11 a.m., Spalding Room Signing: 12 noon-2 p.m. It is the summer of 1838, and a prominent local politician is assassinated in front of all of Springfield’s elite, gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July. When his political rival is arrested, young lawyer Lincoln and his best friend Joshua Speed are back on the case to investigate. Jonathan F. Putnam is a writer and attorney. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he is a nationally renowned trial lawyer and avid amateur Lincoln scholar. He lives with his family in London, England.
MARY ELLEN QUIRE
Defined Price MacCann grew up in a family of vigilantes. Trained as an assassin, her kill rate was matched only by the Reaper himself. After the death of her brother, life as an assassin loses its flavor and she opts for a normal life. Her family, however, has other ideas. Mary Ellen Quire is the
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BILLY REED
Last of a BReed Speaking: 12 noon, Lindsey Wilson Room with Michael Sokolove Signing: 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m., 1 p.m.-4 p.m. In Last of a BReed, Billy Reed shares the untold stories of his relationships with the greatest figures in sports, and his experiences in covering the business of sports. From major league baseball, college basketball, and thoroughbred racing, to boxing, golf, and the Olympics, Reed has covered them all and spent time with the greatest coaches and athletes of all time. Reed has covered national and Kentucky sports figures and events for nearly 60 years. Beginning as the Henry Clay High School beat writer for the Lexington Herald at age 16, Billy rose to the staffs of the Courier-Journal and Sports Illustrated as a reporter and editor.
SUSAN REIGLER & MICHAEL VEACH
The Bourbon Tasting Notebook (2nd Ed.) Signing: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. This logbook will give bourbon lovers the perfect way to track their samplings, with nearly 350 featured brands. Award-winning writer Susan Reigler was born in Louisville. She was a restaurant critic, beverage columnist, and travel writer for the CourierJournal. Michael Veach has spent more than 15 years with The Filson Historical Society serving as historian and author. He is the author of Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage.
TIFFANY REISZ The Lucky Ones
Allison was living an idyllic life with her newfound family, until the night she almost died, and was whisked away from the house and her adopted family forever. Now, 13 years later, she receives a letter warning that her father is in his final days. Allison is determined to find out what really happened that fateful night. But digging into the past can reveal horrific truths, and when Allison pieces together the story of her life, she learns the terrible secret at the heart of the family she once loved but never really knew. Tiffany Reisz is a multi-award winning and bestselling author. She lives in Kentucky with her husband, author Andrew Shaffer.
TERESA RICHARDS
Topaz Reign When history starts rewriting itself, Maggie, who is the only one who can see what’s happening, discovers a cursed gemstone at the root of the problem. Past and present then collide in this fairy tale retelling, as the classic story of Thumbelina turns from twisted fiction to chilling fact. Teresa Richards writes contemporary and speculative YA fiction. She grew up in California, lived in Connecticut after college, and is now settled in Kentucky.
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DANA RIDENOUR
It’s just days before Amy plans to open her birding store, after delays and the indefinite absence of her business partner. With locals skeptical about the niche shop taking flight, the last thing Amy needs is a dead man in her storeroom — or for a crotchety tenant to catch her holding a bloody birdfeeder hook over his body. J.R. Ripley is a pen name of critically-acclaimed novelist Glenn Eric Maganck. He currently writes the A Bird Lover’s Mystery series, the Maggie Miller mysteries, and Kitty Karlyle mysteries (as Marie Celine).
The Sisters of Glass Ferry Signing: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Spanning several decades and written in an authentic voice both lyrical and wise, The Sisters of Glass Ferry is a haunting novel about small-town Southern secrets, loss and atonement, and the unbreakable bond between siblings. Kim Michele Richardson is the author of the memoir The Unbreakable Child and two novels. She resides in the rolling hills of Kentucky with her family and is hard at work on her next novel. Beyond the Cabin
An undercover FBI agent’s life hangs by a thread after her identity is compromised while working a dangerous assignment in the treacherous South Carolina Lowcountry. Dana Ridenour is a retired FBI agent who spent the majority of her career as an undercover agent. Born and raised in Kentucky, she now lives in South Carolina, where she writes a series of FBI undercover novels.
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Bride The year is 1795. Frankenstein’s monster has given his creator an ultimatum: Victor must build the creature a mate, or watch as he destroys everything and everyone Victor has ever loved. You know their story. You don’t know hers. Kyle Romines is a teller of tales from the hills of Kentucky. He earned his MD from the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
“Gabhart’s deeply introspective writing bring elegance and depth to both Ruth and Adria’s grief and desires.” —Booklist, Starred Review
One young woman must stand up for the freedom of a slave—and perhaps find her own in the process.
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2018 AUTHORS LINDA RUFFENACH
How to Be a Bourbon Badass Signing: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. From tales of legendary master distillers to stories of women whose lives were changed through newfound bourbon badass confidence, and recipes for classics like the bourbon highball and fresh twists like strawberry bourbon lemonade with rosemary, Linda Ruffenach will redefine your perceptions of bourbon and those who savor it. Ruffenach is a businesswoman, entrepreneur, and the founder of Whisky Chicks. She takes pride in creating experiences that make learning about Kentucky bourbon approachable, fun, and informative.
RANDOLPH PAUL RUNYON
The Mentelles: Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, and the Immigrant Family Who Educated Antebellum Kentucky French immigrants Augustus Waldemar and Charlotte Victoire Mentelle undoubtedly felt like exiles in their adopted hometown of Lexington, Kentucky — a settlement that was still a frontier town when they arrived in 1798. There they founded Mentelle’s for Young Ladies, an intellectually rigorous school that greatly influenced its most well-known pupil, Mary Todd Lincoln. Randolph Paul Runyon explores the life and times of the important but understudied pair in this intriguing dual biography. Runyon, professor emeritus at Miami University and a native of Kentucky, is the author of books on Robert Penn Warren, Baudelaire, La Fontaine, Montesquieu, and Raymond Carver.
ROBERT SABUDA Ten Horse Farm
Speaking: 11 a.m., UK Main Stage Signing: 12 noon-1 p.m. Watch with awe as majestic horses leap off the page when you open this stunning, fullcolor pop-up book. Glorious images of horses grazing, prancing, and galloping in an idyllic farm setting are inspired by everyday scenes in rural America as well as by the real Ten Horse Farm (now an art studio) owned by artist and designer Robert Sabuda in upstate New York. Sabuda is internationally-acclaimed for his stunning pop-up books, including The Christmas Story, and the bestselling Encyclopedia Prehistorica and Encyclopedia Mythologica series, created with Matthew Reinhart. He lives in New York City.
DAVID SAMFORD
My True Love’s Gifts: Rediscovering God in The Twelve Days of Christmas Samford explores God’s loving generosity by revealing the symbolism of each gift in a Christmas carol we all know and love. This book helps contemporary Christians re-energize their relationship with God at a time of year when so many obligations compete for their time and attention. David Samford, a Lexington attorney, previously worked as the speechwriter for a former governor and served as a Special Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.
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FRED SCHLOEMER
Lovingly Yours, Lydia: The Diary and Correspondence of the Youngest Bennet Sister Whatever happened to Lydia Bennet, the brash troublemaker from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice? Lovingly Yours, Lydia lets us peek into her diary, her correspondence, and the letters of her friends and family. Fred Schloemer, Ed.D. is a career psychotherapist, educator, and award-winning author based in Louisville. He now lives in semi-retirement with his husband on their small horse farm in southern Indiana.
ROBERT SCHRAGE & DAVID SCHROEDER
Lost Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky has a unique location as the gateway between the North and South, though many of its historic businesses, religious structures, homes, and buildings were lost to time. Authors Robert Schrage and David Schroeder detail the fascinating history of northern Kentucky’s lost treasures. Schrage is very active in local history circles and is the author of seven books. Schroeder is president of the Kentucky Library Association and the Friends of the Kentucky Public Archives.
WILLIAM ARTHUR SEE, III
Sons of Barbee Collins Signing: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wyatt Mashburn and Maggie Fields seem made for each other. The two outsiders have spent their lives in the rural South, and both long for the freedom of the open road. As Wyatt and Maggie grow closer, Wyatt discovers an old family heirloom with a mysterious message: the location of the treasure of Barbee Collins, a local war hero and Wyatt’s ancestor. William Arthur See, III is an American musician, author, songwriter, and physician.
ANDREW SHAFFER
Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery Vice President Joe Biden is fresh out of the Obama White House and feeling adrift when his favorite railroad conductor dies in a suspicious accident, leaving behind an ailing wife and a trail of clues. To unravel the mystery, “Amtrak Joe” re-teams with the only man he’s ever fully trusted: the 44th President of the United States. Andrew Shaffer is the New York Times bestselling author of Fifty Shames of Earl Grey and other fiction and nonfiction titles. He lives in Lexington.
JAN SHERBIN
Hip, Hippo Hooray for Fiona! When a preemie hippo is born too small to live, her keepers work 24/7 to keep her alive. Eventually, the tiny hippo bounces back and becomes the best-loved hippo in the world! This is the true story of Fiona’s first days, her fight to survive, and meeting her parents and fans, with 65 photos from the Cincinnati Zoo. Jan Sherbin is a Cincinnati writer who captured little hippo Fiona’s
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The Last Resort: Journal of a Salt River Camp 1942-43 In 1942, a 19-year-old University of Kentucky biology student began keeping a logbook at the camp he and a buddy had built along the Salt River in Anderson County. Part field journal, part diary, it chronicles their outdoor adventures just before they are called to serve during World War II. John C. Goodlett was a Kentucky native who, like so many others, yearned to return to his home state. He died in 1967 after an academic career that led him first to Harvard Forest and later to Johns Hopkins.
LYNN SLAUGHTER
It Should Have Been You Speaking: 10 a.m., Spalding Room with Young Adult Authors Signing: 9 a.m.-9:50 a.m., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. When Clara’s piano prodigy twin is murdered, rumors swirl that Clara killed her out of jealousy and threatening emails start arriving in her inbox. Convinced that her e-mail stalker blames her for her sister’s
death and is out for revenge, Clara undertakes her own investigation, and puts her own life in grave danger. After a long career in dance, Lynn Slaughter earned her MFA from Seton Hill University. She is the author of two YA novels, and lives in Louisville.
SARAH SMARSH
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth Speaking: 1 p.m., UK Main Stage Signing: 2 p.m.-3p.m. During Sarah Smarsh’s turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country’s changing economic policies solidified her family’s place among the working poor. By telling the story of her life and the lives of the people she loves, Smarsh challenges us to look more closely at the class divide in our country and examine the myths about people thought to be less because they earn less. Sarah Smarsh has covered socioeconomic class, politics, and public policy for The Guardian, NewYorker.com, Harpers.org, and many others. She is currently a Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. A former A Best Book of 2017 by Conversations Magazine
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DANIEL BLAKE SMITH
Mr. Wonderful Brian Fenton’s life is falling apart. His job at a failing “directional college” is in danger, and his loopy son, Danny, is paying a surprise visit. To top it off, he’s fielding frantic calls about his father who is declining rapidly with dementia — a forceful reminder of Brian’s own mortality and the issues that have separated him from his father. Formerly a professor of American history at the University of Kentucky, Daniel Blake Smith now lives in St. Louis where he works as a writer and filmmaker. He is the author of five books.
P. G. SMITH
Thaddeus Lamb, or Taking America Back Hilarious and heartbreaking, this historical novel recounts the 1970s right-wing campaign to recruit evangelical ministers into politics by relating its effects on bumbling Rev. Thaddeus Lamb and his family in Angel Falls, Ohio. Rev. Lamb’s quixotic mission: to reinstate his nation’s golden past. P. G. Smith taught philosophy at the University of Kentucky for 15 years, and has published many essays and books. She retired to the shores of the Ohio, near her family.
VIRGINIA SMITH
A Flame in the Night (Secrets of the Wayfarer’s Inn) Three retired schoolteachers open a B&B in a building that served as a pre-Civil War stop on the Underground Railroad. Mysteries from the past intrude on the present as the friends uncover the secrets of the Wayfarer’s Inn and the fugitives who took refuge there on the road to freedom. Kentucky native Virginia Smith is the bestselling author of 35 novels and many shorter works. The recipient of numerous awards, Smith has twice received the prestigious Holt Medallion Award of Merit.
FREDERICK SMOCK
On Poetry: Palm-of-the-Hand Essays In this lit-crit chapbook, distinguished poet and educator Frederick Smock offers insights into preparing oneself to appreciate poetry, and the joys to be gained in doing so. Smock is the current Kentucky Poet Laureate. He lives in Louisville, where he is on the English faculty at Bellarmine University. He is the author of several volumes of poetry and literary essays.
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CHRISTINA SNYDER
Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson Speaking: 3 p.m., Spalding Room with Dr. William “Chip” Richardson Signing: 9 a.m.-2:50 p.m. In Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson, prize-winning historian Christina Snyder reinterprets the history of Jacksonian America featuring Native Americans and people of African descent as well as whites who formed an experimental community in central Kentucky called Great Crossings, home to the first federal Indian school and a famous interracial family. Snyder teaches history at Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of the award-winning Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America.
MICHAEL SOKOLOVE
The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino: A Story of Corruption, Scandal, and the Big Business of College Basketball Speaking: 12 noon, Lindsey Wilson Room with Billy Reed Signing: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. A Shakespearean drama of greed and desperation involving some of the biggest characters in the arena of sports, The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino will be the definitive chronicle of the scandal and its broader echoes. Michael Sokolove is the author of four books, and the co-author of two books with Coach John Calipari. Since 2001, Sokolove has been a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, where he has written about the science, culture, and sociology of sports, as well as politics, and a broad range of other topics.
BIANCA LYNNE SPRIGGS
Black Bone Edited by Bianca Lynne Spriggs and Jeremy Dae Paden, Black Bone is a beautiful collection of both new and classic work of Affrilachian Poets and features submissions from Frank X Walker, Nikky Finney, Gerald Coleman, Crystal Wilkinson, Kelly Norman Ellis, and many others. This illuminating and powerful collection is a testament to a groundbreaking group and its enduring legacy. Spriggs is a writer, multidisciplinary artist, and assistant professor of English at Ohio University. She is the author or co-editor of a number of books, including the forthcoming Black Mermaid.
VALERIE R. STILL
Playing Black & Blue: Still I Rise University of Kentucky all-time leading scorer and rebounder Valerie R. Still presents her memoir, a personal narrative and in-depth reflection on her complex life as well as an examination of the history of women’s basketball, University of Kentucky sports, and of race, class, gender, and religion in America. Still earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky, a master’s degree in African and African-American Studies, and is currently finishing her Ph.D. in sports humanities at The Ohio State University. She is also a recent nominee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Elkhorn: Evolution of a Kentucky Landscape Known for its beauty and recreational opportunities, Elkhorn Creek has become increasingly popular for fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and other activities. A beautiful blend of creative storytelling and historical exploration of one of the state’s beloved waterways, Elkhorn celebrates a gem in the heart of central Kentucky. Richard Taylor is a professor of English and Kenan Visiting Writer at Transylvania University and former Poet Laureate of Kentucky. He is the author of numerous books and collections of poetry.
MARY ANN TAYLOR-HALL
Out of Nowhere: New and Selected Poems Out of Nowhere encompasses two decades of poetic work by Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, collected here for the first time. The book presents 70 new poems and includes 38 previously published poems chosen by the poet. Taylor-Hall is the author of six books of fiction and poetry, including the award-winning novel, Come and Go Molly Snow.
MILTON C. TOBY
Taking Shergar: Thoroughbred Racing’s Most Famous Cold Case In Taking Shergar, Milton C. Toby provides new analysis related to the stallion’s disappearance, delves into the conspiracy theories that surround the inconclusive investigation, and presents a profile of the last person who might be able to help solve part of the mystery, all in an engaging narrative. Toby is an award-winning author, journalist, and attorney with more than 40 years of experience researching and writing about Thoroughbred racing and equine law. He is the author of eight books.
KRISTIN O’DONNELL TUBB
The Story Collector: A New York Public Library Book Signing: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Eleven-year-old New York Public Library devotee Viviani Fedeler becomes convinced that the library is haunted, and her friends make fun of her. But what begins as a joke quickly gets out of hand, and soon Viviani and her friends have to solve two big mysteries: Is the library truly haunted? And what happened to the expensive new stamp collection? Kristin O’Donnell Tubb is the author of A Dog Like Daisy, Selling Hope, and The 13th Sign. She lives in Tennessee with her family.
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2018 AUTHORS CAL TURNER, JR.
My Father’s Business: The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General Into a Billion-Dollar Company Signing: 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Chronicling three generations of a successful family, longtime Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares a wealth of wisdom from a lifetime on the entrepreneurial front lines. Cal’s story provides a riveting look at the family love and drama behind Dollar General’s spectacular rise, pays homage to the working-class people whose no-frills needs helped determine its rock-bottom prices, and shares the life and lessons of one of America’s most compelling business leaders. Cal Turner, Jr. grew up in a Scottsville, Kentucky. After graduating Vanderbilt University, he served for three years as an officer in the United States Navy before beginning his career at Dollar General.
MARY REAVES UHLES A Tuba Christmas
The first thing Ava learns about playing the tuba is that it’s much easier to make noise than to make music. But when her teacher encourages her to sign up for a special concert, Ava and her tuba get a chance in the spotlight. Mary Reaves Uhles illustrates picture books and chapter books, including The Twelve Days of Christmas in Tennessee by Alice Faye Duncan. She lives with her family in Nashville.
JIM VERNON
Life on the Porch: From Comfort to Connection with God Jim Vernon, a middle-aged father, husband, and self-described “lukewarm” Christian, lingered on the familiar “front porch” of his spiritual walk, looking inside at what a meaningful relationship with God would be like, but not going inside. After a crisis pushes him in the door, he yearns for more. Jim Vernon grew up in Kentucky and is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He was an All-SEC player on the golf team and had a 26year career at the top ranked public golf facility in Tennessee. He now owns Jim Vernon Ventures.
TOM WALLACE Heroes for Ghosts
When struggling actor and Medal of Honor recipient Danny Kafka is arrested for the murder of U.S. Senator Dana Shapiro, the evidence against him is overwhelming. Jack Dantzler, now a private investigator, agrees to take the case. Dantzler’s investigation pits him against powerful men in two of the world’s mightiest countries — and they are not about to let a lone private investigator bring them down. Tom Wallace is the award-winning author of seven previous Jack Dantzler mysteries. He lives in Lexington.
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ERIN WEDEMEYER
A Vow to Fury Signing: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. A Vow to Fury follows the life of Repana, a tribal girl who lost her father to invading foreigners. As she protects a precious dragon egg from power-hungry invaders and tribes, she makes new friends like Pieria, an elf. Repana’s journey teaches her to trust, learn, and adapt. Erin Wedemeyer published her first novel as a senior in high school. Erin is college bound and will study biology and English.
ALECIA WHITAKER
The Queen of Kentucky Fourteen-year-old Kentucky girl Ricki Jo Winstead is eager to shed her farmer’s daughter roots and and fit in with the popular crowd at her smalltown high school. Caught between being a country girl and a wannabe country club girl, Ricki Jo begins to forget who she truly is. Alecia Whitaker grew up on a small farm in Cynthiana. She is the author of the Wildflower series, and currently lives in New York City with her husband and children.
KAYLA RAE WHITAKER The Animators
Speaking: 3 p.m., UK Main Stage with Silas House and Nickole Brown Signing: 12 noon-2:50 p.m. A funny, heartbreaking novel of friendship, art, and trauma, The Animators features Mel Vaught and Sharon Kisses, a dynamic duo in the male-dominated field of animation. When their first feature is released, based on Mel’s difficult childhood, Sharon begins to feel expendable. During a trip to her home state of Kentucky, her troubled, charismatic childhood best friend Teddy reenters her life, and long-buried resentments rise to the surface. Kayla Rae Whitaker was born and raised in Kentucky. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and of New York University’s MFA program, which she attended as a Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholar.
CRYSTAL WILKINSON
The Birds of Opulence Speaking: 11 a.m., Lindsey Wilson Room with David Joy Signing: 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m., 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, the Judy Gaines Young Book Award from Transylvania University, and the 2016 Weatherford Award for Fiction, Crystal Wilkinson’s beloved and critically-acclaimed exploration of love and loss centers on several generations of women in a bucolic southern black township as they live with and sometimes surrender to madness. Crystal Wilkinson is the author of Blackberries, Blackberries and Water Street. She is an associate professor at the University of Kentucky and teaches in the Spalding University low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program.
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Feathers of Fayette: Wild Birds of Lexington, Kentucky Several years ago, Bob Willcutt became more aware of the exciting and dynamic world of birds, even in Fayette County, and how in their natural environment, they can present a scene begging to be captured and shared. From behind the lens, Willcutt continues to learn about the fascinating lives of these special creatures. Willcutt is the owner of Willcutt Guitars in Lexington. He appreciates art of all kinds and uses his photography skills to capture guitars and the wonder of birds. Secrets of the Southern Table: A Food Lover’s Tour of the Global South Speaking: 12 noon, Spalding Room with Cynthia Graubart Signing: 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m., 1 p.m.-2 p.m. In celebration of the rich and ever-evolving heritage of Southern cooking, award-winning chef and author Virginia Willis profiles some of the diverse chefs, farmers, and other culinary influencers who are shaping contemporary Southern cuisine. Willis is the author of six cookbooks. She is an editor-at-large for Southern Living and writes the regular column “Cooking with Virginia” for SouthernKitchen.com, focusing on fresh and seasonal food. She lives in Atlanta.
The Staircase of Fire A quiet town in Kentucky explodes from a racial incident and 14-yearold Tom Wallace is in the thick of it. His past haunts him and now he’s witness to a horrific event leaving him devastated and afraid. Along with his cousin, Will, he searches for lost gold he believes can help him escape his town and memories. But leaving has consequences. Ben Woodard is a (mostly) retired adventurer who has traveled across Tibet, climbed to 18,000 feet on Mt. Everest, and solo backpacked wilderness areas. He now writes adventure stories for children. Lucky Talk: 26 Short Poems Signing: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. These previously uncollected poems exhibit Jeff Worley’s trademark wit and some well-worn wisdom. Childhood reminiscences and reflections on aging share pages with a diving horse and a dog encountering a UFO, among other delightful observations both humorous and humane. Worley is the award-winning author of six books and three chapbooks of poetry, and edited the anthology What Comes Down to Us: 25 Contemporary Kentucky Poets. Retired from the University of Kentucky, he and his wife divide their time between Lexington and Cave Run Lake.
The Little Blue Owl Named Mark Was Very Afraid of the Dark What could be worse than an owl who’s afraid of the dark? Author and pediatric nurse practitioner Nadyne Lee has written The Little Blue Owl Named Mark Was Very Afraid of the Dark to help children overcome their nighttime fears of shadowy bedrooms and other dark places. Her hero is a baby owl who is frightened of the dark. With his mother’s help, Mark conquers his fear, then flies to the home of a little girl to help her overcome her worries about going to sleep in the dark. Research has shown that if a child can take control of a fearful situation, stress is reduced. Transitional objects, such as stuffed animals, also help. Now Mark can come to the rescue!
Each book is packaged and sold with a “Little Blue Owl” like Mark, who can sleep with and comfort a child who is afraid of the dark. It is also available at www.butlerbooks.com and www.Amazon.com.
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ROBIN YOCUM A Perfect Shot
A local basketball star in a small Ohio town tries to remake his life in middle age, but instead must confront a murderer — and the prospect of leaving his hometown and giving up everything that once gave his life meaning. Robin Yocum is the author of six critically-acclaimed novels including the Edgar Award finalist A Brilliant Death. He is known for his work as a crime and investigative reporter with The Columbus Dispatch from 1980-1991.
JESSICA YOUNG
Play This Book Signing: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. There are lots of ways little hands can make music. With a delightful rhyming text and engaging illustrations, this interactive book is full of instruments waiting to share their sounds. The only thing this band needs is you! Just use your imagination, turn the pages, and Play This Book! Jessica Young is the author of My Blue is Happy, the Finley Flowers series, Spy Guy: The Not-So-Secret Agent, and the Haggis and Tank Unleashed series.
GRAY ZEITZ
No Fool No Fun Signing: 9 a.m.-12 noon; available at Larkspur exhibitor booth after noon Grey Zeitz, proprieter of Kentucky’s beloved and prestigious Larkspur Press, returns with a new collection of poems, featuring a foreword by Wendell Berry and wood engravings by the inimitable Wesley Bates.
GEMMA ZIEGLER
Ruby Rose: Coming Home Ruby Rose takes place in Cornishville, Kentucky, in 1930, and tells the story of the injustices Ruby Rose and others suffered at the hands of powerful men — and how women banded together to expose them. Gemma Ziegler is a native of Louisville and now resides on a farm in Harrodsburg, where she started to write Ruby Rose during an ice storm. She is the president of the Mercer County Arts Council.
JEREME ZIMMERMAN
Brew Beer Like a Yeti Most modern beers are brewed to accentuate a single ingredient —hops. This ingredient takes a backseat in Brew Beer Like a Yeti. Instead, herbs, spices, and even wild-foraged botanicals are highlighted. Traditional beer-brewing techniques, history, and storytelling provide context for the recipes, and key ingredients are discussed in depth. Jereme Zimmerman is a writer and fermentation revivalist who lives in Berea. He writes for various magazines, and travels nationwide to present on topics such as fermentation, natural and holistic homebrewing, modern homesteading, and sustainable living.
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2018 AUTHOR INDEX Brock, Laurie..................... 17, 21 Brown, Duffy.................... 17, 21 Brown, Nickole...........12, 17, 21 Brown, Rita Mae.........13, 17, 21 Brownson, Missy.............. 17, 21 Brunk, Doug...............13, 17, 22 Burns, Thomas................. 17, 22 Bush, Bryan S.................... 17, 22 Cantrell, Doug.................. 17, 24 Chambers, Terry............... 17, 22 Christensen, Evelyn......... 17, 22 Clay, Bernard..................... 17, 22 Colvin, Meghan................ 17, 22 Conner, Thomas............... 17, 22 Cooper, J. T....................... 17, 24 Cope, Steven R................. 17, 24 Corbin, Cathy Cassady.... 17, 24 Cox, Karen M................... 17, 24 Craig, Berry....................... 17, 24 Culbertson, Geanna..... 13, 17, 24 Cullick, Jonathan.......6, 13, 17, 24 Dadey, Debbie..............6, 17, 26 Danielson, David.......................9 Davis, Willie..................8, 17, 26 Dedman, Helen................ 17, 40
AUTHOR PAGE Acree, Tony....................... 17, 18 Allen, Nancy Kelly........... 17, 18 Anastasia, P........................ 17, 18 Anderson, Marty.............. 17, 18 Appel, Jacob M................. 17, 18 Archambeault, James....... 17, 18 Arnett, Mindee...........13, 17, 18 Arnold, David............................9 Atkins, Raymond L.......... 17, 18 Babbage, Keen..............6, 17, 18 Bach, Barbara Harper...... 17, 19 Baker, Jill............................ 17, 41 Baker, L.S.V....................... 17, 19 Banghart, Tracy............9, 17, 19 Bell, David......................... 17, 19 Benson, Michael T.....12, 13, 17, 19 Berry, Wendell.............12, 17, 19 Bickett, Joe Keith............. 17, 19 Bogart, Charles................. 17, 19 Bogel, Anne................13, 17, 20 Bolin, Cammie Jo............. 17, 34 Bond, Carolyn................... 17, 20 Bond, Gwenda..........6, 9, 17, 20 Brands, H.W................12, 17, 20
Kirkus Reviews voted Behind The Mask, one of the Best Indie Books of 2016 "A vivid, suspenseful story about a torn agent on a complex covert mission." -Kirkus Reviews
Deskins, William David.....17, 26 Dorey-Stein, Beck...................10 Driscoll, Amanda.........6, 17, 26 Easterly, Vicki................... 17, 26 Epling, Christopher......... 17, 28 Erway, Paul L.................... 17, 26 Fannin, Judy...................... 17, 27 Fielder, Elizabeth Rouse....17, 27 Gabhart, Ann H............... 17, 27 Gifford, James M............. 17, 27 Gilderbloom, John I. “Hans”.....17, 28 Gilmore, Artis.............12, 17, 28 Gipe, Robert..............................8 Golding, Jonathan............ 17, 28 Goodlett, John C.....................45 Goodman, Peggy............. 17, 28 Goodrum, Ethan.............. 17, 28 Graubart, Cynthia......13, 17, 28 Green, Maggie.................. 17, 29 Greene, Jonathan.............. 17, 29 Grimes, Kenn................... 17, 29 Hager, Charley.................. 17, 40 Hall, James Baker....................29 Harkrider, Marilyn............ 17, 29 Hayes, Charles E.............. 17, 29
Helvey, Christopher J....... 17, 30 Henson, Heather.............. 17, 20 Herron, Shawn................. 17, 30 Hertenstein, Jane.............. 17, 31 Hess, Blair Thomas.......... 17, 31 Hines, Stephen W............. 17, 31 Hockensmith, John Stephen......17, 31 Hoff, Robb........................ 17, 32 Holloway, Janet Steele...... 17, 32 Holmes, Bill....................... 17, 32 Hoover, Judith.................. 17, 32 House, Silas............ 8, 12, 17, 32 Howell, Carl.............................17 Hudson, Lauren............9, 17, 32 Jenkins, Pearlie.................. 17, 33 Johnathon, Michael.......... 17, 33 Johnson, John Mitchell.... 17, 33 Joy, David....................13, 17, 33 Kaye, Christina................. 17, 34 Keaton-Wilson, Sandi...... 17, 34 King, Tiffany..................... 17, 34 Klotter, James C............... 17, 34 Knoll, Benjamin R........... 17, 34 Laird, Tim...................................9 Latkovski, Lex................... 17, 34
Lovingly Yours, Lydia The Diary and Correspondence of the Youngest Bennet Sister
Whatever happened to Lydia Bennet, the brash troublemaker from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice? Lovingly Yours, Lydia, from Fred Schloemer, lets us peek into her diary, her correspondence, and the letters of her friends and family. From the manor houses of Regency England, to the battlefields at Waterloo, Lydia is always in the thick of things. “Fred Schloemer has managed to channel the spirit of Jane Austen, who would be well pleased with the flowering of Lydia . . .” - Mandy Dick, actor, historian, and storyteller
"An engaging stand-alone thriller but also an intelligent addition to its series." -Kirkus Reviews
“A fun read, with wry humor and clever plot twists . . .” - David Williams, artist, author, and editor
Available from Amazon or a retailer near you. www.danaridenour.net
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Debuted at the Louisville Jane Austen Society’s 2017 Christmas Tea, where it quickly sold out. $12.95. ALSO AVAILABLE AT WWW.BUTLERBOOKS.COM AND WWW.AMAZON.COM
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2018 AUTHOR INDEX AUTHOR PAGE Lee, Nadyne...................... 17, 34 Lepionka, Kristen............. 17, 35 Lester, Heather................. 17, 35 Looney, Bill J..................... 17, 35 Ludwick, Cameron M...... 17, 31 Lynch, Megan................... 17, 35 Lyon, George Ella............ 17, 36 Macgillivray, Deborah...... 17, 36 MacHollister, Quinn........ 17, 36 Maples, Kwoya Fagin....... 17, 36 Marsh, Kath Boyd............ 17, 36 Martin, Kimmery.......13, 17, 36 Martin, Jerry W................. 17, 38 Mason, Bobbie Ann......... 17, 38 May, Allison....................... 17, 38 McBride, Kristina.......13, 17, 38 McCartt-Jackson, Sarah......17, 39 McLaughlin, Kay Collier....17, 39 McMorris, Kristina.....13, 17, 39 McQueen, Keven............. 17, 39 McWilliams, Lucas........... 17, 39 McWilliam, Sophia........... 17, 39 Meyers, David................... 17, 40 Michalski, Lennon............ 17, 38
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Milby, Robin.............................17 Miller, David T.................. 17, 40 Montell, William Lynwood....17, 40 Morehead, Maureen.....8, 17, 40 Mrvos, Randi Lynn.......... 17, 40 Myles, John David............ 17, 40 Noel, Bill............................ 17, 40 Onkst, Wayne.................... 17, 40 Orr, Elaine Neil..........13, 17, 40 Paden, Jeremy Dae.......8, 17, 41 Parker, Eliot...................... 17, 41 Pennington, Lee................ 17, 41 Pittard, Hannah..........13, 17, 41 Plattner, Andy................... 17, 42 Preflatish, Carol................ 17, 42 Pryor, Shawn.................9, 17, 42 Putnam, Jonathan F...... 13, 17, 42 Quire, Mary Ellen............ 17, 42 Rawlings, Rachael............. 17, 18 Reed, Billy....................13, 17, 42 Reigler, Susan.................... 17, 42 Reisz, Tiffany.................... 17, 42 Richards, Teresa................ 17, 42 Richardson, Kim Michele....17, 43 Ridenour, Dana................ 17, 43
Ripley, J.R........................... 17, 43 Romines, Kyle................... 17, 43 Rowe, Christopher.......6, 17, 20 Ruffenach, Linda.............. 17, 44 Runyon, Randolph Paul.... 17, 44 Sabuda, Robert...........12, 17, 44 Samford, David................ 17, 44 Schloemer, Fred................ 17, 44 Schrage, Robert................ 17, 44 Schroeder, David.............. 17, 44 See, III, William Arthur... 17, 44 Shaffer, Andrew................ 17, 44 Sherbin, Jan....................... 17, 44 Showalter, Sallie................ 17, 45 Shupe, Scott...................... 17, 45 Slaughter, Lynn...........13, 17, 45 Smarsh, Sarah.............12, 17, 46 Smith, Daniel Blake......... 17, 46 Smith, P. G......................... 17, 46 Smith, Virginia.................. 17, 46 Smock, Frederick.............. 17, 46 Snyder, Christina........13, 17, 46 Sokolove, Michael......13, 17, 46 Spriggs, Bianca.................. 17, 46 Still, Valerie R.................... 17, 47
Stottmann, Mary Ellen.... 17, 19 Taylor, Richard.................. 17, 47 Taylor-Hall, Mary Ann.... 17, 47 Toby, Milton C.................. 17, 47 Tubb, Kristin O’Donnell......6, 17, 48 Turner, Jr., Cal............10, 17, 48 Uhles, Mary Reaves.......... 17, 48 Veach, Michael.................. 17, 42 Vernon, Jim....................... 17, 48 Walker, Elise Meyers........ 17, 39 Wallace, Tom..................... 17, 48 Wedemeyer, Erin.............. 17, 48 Whitaker, Alecia............... 17, 48 Whitaker, Kayla Rae....12, 17, 48 Wilkinson, Crystal......13, 17, 48 Willcutt, Bob..................... 17, 50 Willis, Virginia.............13, 17, 50 Woodard, Ben................... 17, 50 Worley, Jeff ........................ 17, 50 Yocum, Robin................... 17, 51 Young, Jessica...............6, 17, 51 Zeitz, Gray........................ 17, 51 Ziegler, Gemma................ 17, 51 Zimmerman, Jereme........ 17, 51
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