2017 Kentucky Book Fair Catalog by marianne stoess

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Kentucky Humanities Board & Staff Board of Directors Chair Howard V. Roberts, Ed.D. Pikeville Vice Chair Aristofanes CedeĂąo, Ph.D. Louisville Secretary Elaine A. Wilson Somerset Treasurer Mark Wilden, CFP, CIMA, CRPC Lexington Thomas H. Appleton, Jr., Ph.D. Lexington Charles W. Boteler, JD Louisville Bette Cain Bravo, BSN, MTh Crittenden Ashley Boggs Bruggeman Lexington Martha F. Clark, CPA Owensboro Barbara Bailey Cowden Lexington John P. Ernst, Ph.D. Morehead D. Joleen Frederick West Liberty Betty Sue Griffin, Ed.D. Frankfort

Ellen Hellard Versailles

Chair Ellen Hellard

Mark K. Kornbluh, Ph.D. Lexington

Vice Chair Connie A. Crowe

Elise H. Luckey Columbia

Secretary Diana Munson

Jenny Luscher

Nathan Mick Lexington

Bette Bravo

Tom Midkiff

Cindy Cline

Lynda Sherrard

Mary Lynn Collins

Catherine C. Staib

Barbara Bailey Cowden Miriam Fordham Judith Gibbons

Phillip R. Patton, JD Glasgow John David Preston, JD Paintsville Judith L. Rhoads, Ed.D. Madisonville David Shuffett Nicholasville Staff Executive Director Bill Goodman Associate Director Kathleen Pool Assistant Director, Editor Marianne Stoess Project Coordinator Brooke Raby Fiscal Officer Wilma L. Riddle, CPA Consultant Julie Klier Administrative Assistant Morgan Lowe

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Thanks to these volunteers for their help in planning the Kentucky Book Fair: John Bowes Bette Bravo Mary Lynn Collins Alison Kerr Courtney Connie Crowe Lalie Dick Miriam Fordham Jo Greenfield Ellen Hellard Marilyn Lebourveau Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Susan Lindsey Mack McCormick Roseanne Mingo Carolyn Nemeth Jennifer Mattox Jayne Moore Waldrop Kathleen Pool Stuart Sanders 0 Kent Whitworth Russ Wright

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Kentucky Humanities Board of Directors & Staff ................... 2 Kentucky Book Fair Committee................................................... 2 Welcome........................................................................................... 4 Kentucky Horse Park..................................................................... 6 Alltech Arena................................................................................... 8 Seating Chart..................................................................................10 Schedule of Events.......................................................................11 2017 Authors.................................................................................12 2017 KBF Kids Day.....................................................................40 Kentucky Reads.............................................................................42 2017 Kentucky Book Fair Donors.............................................44 Author Index.................................................................................46 Sponsors.........................................................................................48

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 Fair, Kentucky Humanities sponsors PRIME TIME Family Reading Time, offers Kentucky ChautauquaÂŽ 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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WELCOME

Bill Goodman Executive Director Kentucky Humanities

elcome to the 36th Annual Kentucky Book Fair! We are delighted to welcome you to the Commonwealth’s premier literary event. While much has changed about the Book Fair over the past couple of years — including a new city and a new venue this year — one thing has not, and that is the impressive group of authors from near and far who will be in attendance. In addition to the more than 180 writers you will encounter, we are offering an incredible line-up of captivating speakers and presenters and the electric atmosphere has never been better. We hope you enjoy your day at Alltech Arena, meeting and interacting with authors from across the country. I imagine you will find writers you have been reading for years in attendance, while discovering new favorites throughout the day. I have long been a fan of this Kentucky treasure, having experienced the Book Fair as a patron and then a participating author in past years. This year has been my first look behind-the-scenes of the event and it has been eye opening to see first-hand the time, resources, and preparation that goes into planning an event of this magnitude. For all of us at Kentucky Humanities, and the many volunteers who make the Kentucky Book Fair possible, it is a labor of love. And we hope that our efforts continue to make those who began this literary event so many years ago proud. In addition to the schedule, this catalog includes everything you need to plan your day at the Kentucky Book Fair. You can also find additional information on our website, kyhumanities.org. We have a wide variety of speakers and panel discussions planned throughout the day, so be sure to check out the Schedule of Events on page 11 to ensure you don’t miss a thing! If you haven’t yet experienced a Kentucky Chautauqua® performance, I would encourage you to visit the Main Stage at 10 a.m. to see one of our new Chautauqua dramas — Virgil Covington, Jr. portrays William Wells Brown who was born a slave in Kentucky and escaped to freedom to become the first African American author and playwright. It is a fascinating story. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our many sponsors, partners, and supporters who helped make this year’s event possible: Kosair Charities’ Face It® initiative, Lindsey Wilson College, Spalding University, Berea College, Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, Centre College, the Snowy Owl Foundation, Brown-Forman, Campbellsville University, Alice Lloyd College, Graviss McDonald’s, KCTCS, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Rory Harris, Sullivan University, VisitLex, the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Kentucky Monthly, the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences, and the University Press of Kentucky. We are grateful for your partnership, allowing us to share the Kentucky Book Fair with the citizens of the Commonwealth. Here’s to Kentucky Book Fair 36! We look forward to seeing you at the Fair!

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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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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Main Stage

10 a.m.

Kentucky Humanities presents Kentucky Chautauqua’s William Wells Brown portrayed by Virgil Covington, Jr. Introduction by Neil Chethik, Director, The Carnegie Center

11 a.m.

Bestselling author, poet, and screenwriter Rita Mae Brown discusses Crazy Like a Fox

Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Producer Chris Whipple discusses noon The Gatekeepers, with Tori Murden McClure, President, Spalding University

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The Carnegie Center & the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame present: The Art of Separating Truth and Myth in Biography

On Poetry: A Discussion with Rebecca Gayle Howell and Frederick Smock

Young Adult Fiction Panel with David Arnold, Gwenda Bond, Ally Condie, Sheba Karim, Brendan Reichs, and Adam Silvera

Graphic novel author, artist, and editor Dean Trippe discusses Something Terrible

Moderated by Ashley McGraw, Lexington Public Library

The Evolution of the Western Genre with Robert Olmstead & Ian Stansel

Decatur Book Festival founder Daren Wang discusses The Hidden Light of Northern Fires

bell hooks In Conversation with Crystal Wilkinson

Wayne Flynt discusses Mockingbird Songs

Presented by Berea College

Introduction by Loyal Jones

The Veteran Experience in Literature with Col. Fred Johnson (U.S.A., Ret.) and Odie Lindsey Moderated by author Kristin O’Donnell Tubb

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New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards discusses The Ultimatum

New York Times bestselling author Jamie Ford discusses Love and Other Consolation Prizes

Beyond the Pulp Paperback: The Rise of Literary Crime with Jesse Donaldson and David Joy

Christopher Farnsworth discusses his new international thriller, Flashmob

Kentucky Gold: Bourbon 101 with Carla Harris Carlton, Fred Minnick, and Susan Reigler

Writing Against the Wind: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in the Common/wealth with Fenton Johnson & Kim Edwards

Moderated by Bailey Loosemore, Courier-Journal

Moderated by author Jason Howard

MORE DETAILS ON THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE AT KYHUMANITIES.ORG. Special Main Stage Event! 11:50 a.m. Kentucky Humanities is proud to announce a new program Kentucky Reads: All the King’s Men Join Bill Goodman and filmmaker Tom Thurman for a special announcement about our upcoming statewide book club program, and a preview of KET’s film on Kentucky native and Pulitzer Prize winning author Robert Penn Warren.

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2017 AUTHORS JAMES ARCHAMBEAULT

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TONY ACREE

The Victor McCain Collection The Victor McCain Collection features the first three novels in the best-selling Victor McCain thriller series and the best-selling short story, “Nightmare,” available for the first time in print! Awardwinning author Tony Acree likes putting characters in situations they think they’ll never survive, and finding out if they’re right.

2018 James Archambeault Kentucky Calendar James Archambeault’s breathtaking photography takes center stage in this beautiful calendar, a perennial favorite of Kentuckians and non-Kentuckians alike. For more than 20 years, Archambeault has worked as an independent photographer specializing in nature and the landscape. He is a former Peace Corps Volunteer to the Philippines and holds a B.A. in communications from Duquesne University.

DAVID ARNOLD Kids of Appetite

NANCY KELLY ALLEN

Gone Cuckoo When Mama Cuckoo lays an egg in Mama Warbler’s nest, Mama and Papa Warbler accept the cuckoo egg as their own. After much misadventure, Mama and Papa Warbler realize the beauty of their adopted nestling is to let him be the bird he was born to be ... a cuckoo. Nancy Kelly Allen is the award-winning author of more than 40 children’s books. She has two master’s degrees and lives in Kentucky, where storytelling is a way of life.

Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell. It begins with the death of Vic’s father. It ends with the murder of Mad’s uncle. The Hackensack Police Department would very much like to hear it. But in order to tell their story, Vic and Mad must focus on all the chapters in between. David Arnold lives in Lexington with his (lovely) wife and (boisterous) son. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite and Mosquitoland.

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VALERIE ASKREN

Hauntings of the Underground Railroad Although the Underground Railroad enabled many slaves to escape to the safety of Canada, others met untimely deaths on the treacherous journey; some of these unfortunates still linger, unable to rest in peace. Jane Simon Ammeson investigates unforgettable and chilling tales — a fascinating and spine-tingling glimpse into our past. Ammeson is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in travel, food, and personalities. She is the author of four books.

P. ANASTASIA

Backpacking Kentucky: Your Guide to the Most Beautiful Trails in the Bluegrass Askren, an avid outdoorswoman, presents your personal guide to the best trails in Kentucky. Each entry includes lively trail descriptions, detailed topographical maps, camping recommendations, and full-color photographs. Valerie lives in Lexington and is the author of five Kentucky outdoor guidebooks. She has swum in Africa’s Lake Malawi, climbed China’s Mount Tai, sailed the coast of France, biked Nova Scotia, and backpacked the West Coast Trail of Vancouver Island.

KEEN BABBAGE

Fates Aflame In a society fueled by unbridled magic and turbulent political landscapes, Lieutenant Hawksford is torn between prophecy and duty. Earth has chosen her as its Guardian, but the birth of her powers awakens a curse, putting the lives of those she loves in jeopardy. Amazon bestselling author of Fluorescence and Dark Diary, P. Anastasia holds a degree in communications from Eastern Kentucky University and serves as a voice talent for radio, television, and audio books.

The Best School: Practical Ideas on What Really Works in Education The Best School explores some of Dr. Keen Babbage’s deeply held beliefs gained from 33 years in education, a “tell-all that matters” filled with practical, authentic, and realistic thoughts on how to improve a system too often weighed down by bureaucracy, bad ideas, and unrealistic goals. Dr. Babbage is a retired public school educator and administrator, and the author of 23 books. He lives in Lexington.

JACOB M. APPEL

EMMETT J. BABLER

The Mask of Sanity Dr. Jeremy Balint is a pillar of the community: his hospital’s youngest division chief, model son to his elderly parents, devoted husband and father. In truth, Jeremy is a high-functioning sociopath, and when life treats him poorly, he reveals the depths of his depravity. Jacob M. Appel is the author of 10 works of fiction, including Einstein’s Beach House and Millard Salter’s Last Day. He practices medicine in New York City.

A History of Baitcasting in America Baitcasting, an original Kentucky art form by 1835, when Frankfort’s fishing reel-making industry began, was guided toward national prominence by four angling partners: three Kentuckians and an American president. Emmett J. Babler is a husband, father, grandfather, post graduate degree holder, U.S. Navy veteran, Air Force reservist, retired Honeywell Aerospace director, clergy member of the Episcopal Church, lifelong angler, aspiring ballroom dancer, and tackle historian.

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BARBARA HARPER BACH

The Southern Wedding Cooking Clinic Award-winning author, cook, and artist Barbara Harper Bach presents a helpful 350-page guide with recipes for engagement parties, wedding showers, rehearsal dinners, and wedding receptions, complete with menus and photos, including a Christmas wedding reception! Bach has self-published and illustrated 13 cookbooks, and has taught cooking classes at Williams-Sonoma, Wild Thyme Cooking School, and in Ballymaloe, Ireland.

JACK R. BAKER

Wendell Berry and Higher Education: Cultivating Virtues of Place Drawing on Berry’s essays, fiction, and poetry, Jack R. Baker and co-author Jeffrey Bilbro illuminate the influential thinker’s vision for higher education in this pathbreaking study. Throughout, Baker and Bilbro argue that instead of training students to live in their careers, universities should educate students to inhabit and serve their places. Baker was raised in a small farming community in western Michigan. He is currently an associate professor of English at Spring Arbor University.

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DAVID BELL

Bring Her Home Bill Price’s 15-year-old daughter, Summer, and her best friend disappear. When the girls are found, Summer is badly beaten and clinging to life. As Bill holds vigil over Summer’s bandaged body, the only sound she can make is a chilling “no.” And the more time passes by, the more Bill wonders what happened — or if the girl in the hospital bed is really his daughter at all. Bestselling author David Bell is an associate professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. He is the author of seven novels.

LAURIEN BERENSON

Wagging Through the Snow Melanie Travis’ brother and ex-husband want to reopen a dilapidated pine tree farm, but it’ll take a small miracle to get the neglected place ready for December. The venture goes cold when they discover a purebred Maltese whimpering in the snow-covered grove — right beside a dead body. Laurien Berenson is an Agatha and Macavity nominee and four-time winner of the Maxwell Award. She and her husband live on a farm in Kentucky surrounded by dogs and horses.

WENDELL BERRY

The Art of Loading Brush: New Agrarian Writings Berry’s new collection is an energetic mix of essays and stories, including “The Thought of Limits in a Prodigal Age,” and “The Presence of Nature in the Natural World,” bookends of this developing New Agrarianism. Four stories from an as-yet-unfinished novel extend the Port William story as it follows Andy Catlett throughout his life to the present. Wendell Berry is the author of more than 50 books of poetry, fiction and essays. He lives and works with his wife, Tanya, on their farm in Port Royal.

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STEVE BESHEAR

People Over Politics With candor and sincerity — and with the help of Dan Hassert, his long-time speechwriter — former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear shares the inside story of how Kentucky made democracy work and how the nation can do the same. People Over Politics provides a rare glimpse into how one elected leader, fiercely determined to change the course of Kentucky’s future, fought to overcome political partisanship, forge pragmatic partnerships, and improve the lives of his state’s families.

BILL BEST & DOBREE ADAMS

Kentucky Heirloom Seeds: Growing, Eating, Saving Featuring interviews with many people who have worked to preserve heirloom varieties, this book vividly documents the social relevance of the rituals of sowing, cultivating, eating, saving, and sharing. Bill Best, professor emeritus at Berea College, is a Madison County farmer and one of the charter members of the Lexington Farmers’ Market. Dobree Adams is a fiber artist and photographer. She gardens and farms on a river bottom of the Kentucky north of Frankfort.

JOE KEITH BICKETT

The Origins of the Cornbread Mafia Joe Keith Bickett was one of the central Kentuckians who was convicted in 1990 for his role in the “Cornbread Mafia.” He shares his unbelievable true story of how a group of small-town country boys began a pot growing operation that would become the biggest home grown marijuana operation in U.S. history. Bickett is a legal assistant in Lebanon. He’s currently at work on his second memoir on the Cornbread Mafia. He lives in Raywick.

JENN BISHOP

14 Hollow Road On the night of Maddie’s sixth-grade dance, a tornado rips through their town, destroying the homes of both Maddie and her crush,

Avery. Neighbors open up their home to Maddie’s and Avery’s families, which means she and her crush will be living together ... awkward! Jenn Bishop is a former youth services and teen librarian. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

CAROL BOGGESS

James Still: A Life Boggess offers the first biography of one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. This long-overdue biography not only offers an important perspective on Still’s work and art, but also celebrates the legacy of the “dean of Appalachian literature.” Carol Boggess is president of the Appalachian Studies Association and former English professor at Mars Hill University, where she has worked since 1987.

CAROLYN BOND

Bluegrass Blush Everleigh Anderson is unexpectedly transported back to 1888 and into the body of a 20-year-old woman. She falls in love with railroad man Malcolm Steel, who loves her back. But she soon discovers that the body she inhabits is claimed by another man, and he won’t let her go. Carolyn Bond writes Christian-inspired historical romances set in Victorian-era Kentucky and is the author of two novels and a textbook.

GWENDA BOND

Lois Lane: Triple Threat In the follow-up to Fallout and Double Down, Gwenda Bond’s reimagination of DC Comics’s first leading lady takes on her toughest challenge yet: Love. Bond is the author of nine books and just might have been inspired to get a journalism degree by her childhood love of Lois Lane. She has an MFA in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and lives in a hundred-year-old house in Lexington with her husband, author Christopher Rowe, and their menagerie.

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SUSAN BORDO

The Destruction of Hillary Clinton In this masterful narrative of the 2016 campaign year, media critic, cultural historian, and feminist scholar Susan Bordo unpacks the Right’s assault on Clinton, the way the Left provoked suspicion and indifference among the youth vote, the inescapable presence of James Comey, questions about Russian influence, and the media’s malpractice in covering the candidate. Bordo is Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her books include Unbearable Weight and The Creation of Anne Boleyn.

RITA MAE BROWN Crazy Like a Fox

In this thrilling new foxhunting mystery from the New York Times bestselling author, an investigation into a missing and valuable object flushes out murder, ghosts, and old family rivalries. Now “Sister” Jane Arnold and a pack of four-legged friends must catch the scent of a killer and unearth a long-buried truth. Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series; the Runnymede novels; Rubyfruit Jungle; and In Her Day, among others. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia, and is a Master of Foxhounds. Rita Mae Brown will be at the Kentucky Book Fair from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

CARLA HARRIS CARLTON

Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America’s Whiskey In her newest book, award-winning bourbon journalist Carla Harris Carlton, aka The Bourbon Babe, examines the creation of an American spirit, its recent astronomical surge, and how distillers are growing a multibillion dollar global industry while staying true to their Kentucky roots. Carlton covers the industry in her blog, The Bourbon Babe, and is a charter member of Bourbon Women, a national consumer group.

KELLI CARMEAN

House of the Waterlily: A Novel of the Ancient Maya World Set in the Maya civilization’s Late Classic Period, House of the Waterlily is a historical novel centered on Lady Winik, a young Maya royal. Winik’s personal story immerses the reader in her daily life and in the difficult decisions Maya men and women faced as they tried to navigate a rapidly changing world. Kelli Carmean teaches archaeology at Eastern Kentucky University. Her other works include Creekside: An Archaeological Novel.

JOHN PHILIP CASHON

Paducah and the Civil War John Philip Cashon, a freelance writer and historian based in Paducah, recounts the tumultuous struggle for this Kentucky city during the Civil War. Cashon serves as a docent for the Lloyd Tilghman House and Civil War Museum. He received his bachelor’s degree in history at Murray State University. His work appears in the Jackson Purchase Historical Society journal and on his blog, Reflecting on History.

ERIN CHANDLER

June Bug Versus Hurricane Erin Chandler and her brother, Chan, born into political royalty, find themselves shuffled between the spotlight of the “Happy” Chandler legacy in Kentucky and the neon lights of the Vegas strip after their parents part ways. Author, actress, producer, and playwright Chandler offers a candid account of her life-long difficulties with her father, her challenges with her charming but self-destructive brother, and her own relentless demons. Chandler holds an MFA in writing and an M.A. in theatre from the University of Kentucky.

EVELYN B. CHRISTENSEN

The Twelve Days of Christmas in Kentucky This charming debut picture book features 12 days of Christmas fun as Marybeth and her parents take visiting cousin Martin all around Kentucky, sharing what’s special and unique about our wonderful state. Evelyn B. Christensen is an educator who loves to create resources that make learning fun. More than 40 of her educational puzzle books have been published. The Twelve Days of Christmas in Kentucky was chosen by Kentucky Humanities to represent Kentucky at the 2017 National Book Festival Pavilion of States.

JIM COLEMAN

Cut the Crap and Close the Gap Jim Coleman has delivered stellar business results for Oscar Meyer & Co., Pepsi-Cola Company, and American Express, as well as several entrepreneurial and government entities. In this book, Coleman offers a management approach and practical guide on how family farmers, small business owners, Fortune 500 executives and managers can exceed desired operating results. Coleman was raised on his family’s farm in Lexington, which was purchased by his great grandfather in 1888. He holds a B.A. in economics from Howard University.

ALLY CONDIE Summerlost

Following the death of her father and younger brother, Cedar and what’s left of her family return to the town of Iron Creek for the summer. Cedar makes new friends and gets a job at the Summerlost theatre festival. She also finds herself surrounded by the mystery of the tragic life of the Hollywood actress who haunts the halls of Summerlost. Ally Condie is the author of the critically-acclaimed, international bestselling Matched

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J.T. COOPER

Running Reclusive painter Keith Owen has secrets that have affected his family for years After their mother’s death, his grown children Kinley and Brendan begin to search for the truth about their father, and Keith’s life of lies, woven over decades, begins to unravel. J.T. Cooper grew up in Lexington, graduated from the University of Kentucky, and taught in public schools. When she moved to northern Kentucky, she was an instructor at Northern Kentucky University and started writing fiction.

STEVEN R. COPE

Wa-hita This collection of poems explores Steven R. Cope’s recurring themes of living in uneasy tension between nature and (presumed) civilization, and the limitations of language to express experience. Cope is a Kentucky author and teacher of music and literature who lives outside of Winchester. He is the author of more than a dozen collections of poetry and prose.

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Granted Annie must come to terms with her distant father as she plans her wedding. Beulah deals with a stinging betrayal and a trip that will stretch her spirit, if she lets it. Angela Correll is the author of Grounded, Guarded, and Granted. She lives on a farm in Stanford, and owns several businesses there, including an organic bath product store and farm-to-table restaurant.

JAMES P. COUSINS

Horace Holley: Transylvania University and the Making of Liberal Education in the Early American Republic In this definitive biography, James P. Cousins offers fresh perspectives on Horace Holley (1781-1827), an unlikely choice to become the president of Transylvania University in 1818. Despite the skepticism of Kentuckians, Holley ushered in a period of sustained educational and cultural growth at Transylvania, and the university received national attention for its scientifically progressive and liberal curriculum. Cousins is a faculty member in the Department of History at Western Michigan University.

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Kentucky native bell hooks is one of the nation’s leading cultural critics. She has written more than 40 books on Black culture, feminism, race and love, as well as several children’s books. In the spring, hooks left her archive to Berea College, where she is the Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies. The collection includes handwritten poems, letters and artifacts that shaped her as a woman and writer.

Crystal Wilkinson was raised in Kentucky and has emerged as a strong voice among Black women writers in the Bluegrass state. Her latest book—The Birds of Opulence—has won several awards, including the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, the 2017 Judy Young Gaines Prize for Fiction, and the 2017 Weatherford Award for Appalachian Fiction. She currently serves as Appalachian Writer-in-Residence at Berea College.

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JOE COX

Almost Perfect While stories of pitching the perfect game have been told and retold, Almost Perfect looks at how baseball, at its core, is about heartbreak, and why we remain invested in the sport. Author and attorney Joe Cox visits this notion through a century of baseball and 16 pitchers — from George “Hooks” Wiltse’s nearly perfect game in 1908 to Max Scherzer’s near miss in 2015. Joe Cox lives with his family near Bowling Green. Almost Perfect is his fifth book.

ANNA B. CRENTSIL

Granna Was a Nurse Crentsil tells a fun story about a grandmother and her granddaughter, Nia, who learns all about her Granna’s life as a nurse. The book includes information about the different types of registered nurses and a health and safety guide for kids. Anna B. Crentsil grew up in Louisville and graduated from the Indiana University School of Nursing. She worked in various areas of nursing and taught maternal-pediatric nursing. She is married with three grown children and two grandchildren.

DEBBIE DADEY

Ready, Set, Goal! (Mermaid Tales #17) Shelly Siren’s Shell Wars team is going to the championship in Atlantis! But when she sees a cursed fish, she’s afraid the team is doomed. Her teammate Pearl knows how to break the curse — or does she? Could the Spookfish Curse be real? And will it ruin the chances of Trident Academy’s Shell Wars team taking home the championship trophy? Kentucky native Debbie Dadey is the author or co-author of 166 books and has sold more than 42 million copies.

JESSICA DAINTY

The Shape of the Atmosphere After a family tragedy, Gertie MacLarsen’s elusive and alcoholic mother sends her to Willow Estate, a private mental institution, where she is thrown into a world of harsh therapies, dangerous hospital politics, and, surprisingly, a sense of family. Jessica Dainty is a native New Englander residing in middle Tennessee. She is a teacher and coach, who also edits, tutors, and knits.

DOUG DEARINGER

Kentucky Nature & Outdoors 2018 Calendar Frankfort photographer Doug Dearinger presents a wall calendar featuring the beauty and wonder of Kentucky nature, outdoors, and wildlife through photos with a keen sense of light, color, and composition. Major holidays and moon phases are included with room to keep track of appointments.

JESSE DONALDSON

On Homesickness: A Plea Part memoir, part meditation on nostalgia, part catalog of Kentucky history and myth, On Homesickness examines whether we can ever return to the places we’ve called home. Jesse Donaldson was raised

in Lexington, attended Kenyon College and Oregon State University, and was a fellow at The Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas. He now lives in Oregon. He is the author of the novel The More They Disappear.

DALE DUE

Wildcats Win Again Wildcats Win Again is a fun and spirited book about the Kentucky Wildcats’ rivalry game of the year — great for beginning readers and seasoned fans alike! Dale Due graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1977 with a B.A. in education. She currently lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband, Tom.

LEE ALAN DUGATKIN

How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution In southern Siberia resides Mavrik, the size of a sheepdog, who wags his tail, rolls on his back, and pants in anticipation of human attention. He’s as docile and playful as any lapdog. And yet he is a fox, the result of the most extraordinary breeding experiment ever conducted. Lee Alan Dugatkin, an evolutionary biologist and historian at the University of Louisville, tells the amazing true story of how Soviet scientists managed to turn foxes into dogs in mere generations.

CYNTHIA ELLINGSEN

The Lighthouse Keeper Dawn Conners’ late great-grandfather is accused of stealing silver from a century-old shipwreck under a lighthouse in Michigan. Dawn returns there with a plan to remodel and sell the lighthouse while clearing her grandfather’s name. Neither task is easy, especially once her parents and the quirky locals — including nautical researcher and eligible bachelor, Kip Whittaker — get involved. Cynthia Ellingsen lives in Lexington with her husband and is the author of two previous novels: The Whole Package and Marriage Matters.

WILLIAM E. ELLIS

Irvin S. Cobb: The Rise and Fall of an American Humorist Though a consummate wordsmith and a talented observer of the comical in everyday life, Irvin S. Cobb was a product of Reconstruction and the Jim Crow South, and his works are marred by racist undertones. Nevertheless, Ellis argues that Cobb’s life and works are worthy of more detailed study, citing his contributions to media culture. William E. Ellis is Foundation Professor Emeritus at Eastern Kentucky University and the author of several books.

MARK ETTER

32 Days with Christ’s Passion Rev. Mark Etter is a Lutheran pastor with a love for scripture. His desire is to help people grow in faith so that God can help them in their lives. Here, he presents 32 devotions to help you grow in your faith, and 12 Bible studies so you can share what Jesus has done for you and others.

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Piper Morgan Makes a Splash Piper’s mom is helping out at a local pool shop, and the owner wants to shoot a commercial for his store. Piper thinks it’s the perfect opportunity to get in front of the camera and experience a little bit of showbiz. But will Piper’s contribution to the TV commercial make a splash — or will it go belly-up? Stephanie Faris is the author of eight books, including the Piper Morgan series and the middle grade novels 25 Roses and 30 Days of No Gossip.

CHRISTOPHER FARNSWORTH Flashmob

Gifted troubleshooter John Smith, introduced in the acclaimed thriller Killfile, must take down a shadowy figure who has weaponized the internet, using social media to put a price on the heads of his targets in this intense, unstoppable thriller from the author reviewers have compared to Michael Crichton, Brad Thor, and James Rollins. Christopher Farnsworth is a journalist, screenwriter, and the author of the President’s Vampire trilogy. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughters.

RITA ANN FLEMING

Did Grandpa’s Dog Pass Gas? Rita Ann Fleming’s collection of funny poems, a sequel to the award-winning Does Grandma Have a Mustache?, follows Nick, his bossy older sister and mischievous baby sister as they enjoy time with a sassy grandmother and wise grandfather. These verses describe adventure, nostalgia, caring and common sense — a real bedtime treat! Fleming writes funny poems for grandparents while patiently waiting for the 7,000 babies she has delivered as an obstetrician. Her inspiration? Eight siblings, four kids, and 11 grandchildren.

WAYNE FLYNT

Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee Mockingbird Songs is a compendium of the 25-year correspondence between Wayne Flynt and Nelle Harper Lee; heartfelt, insightful, and humorous letters, in which they swapped musings on family, books, social values, and their fears and feats, that provide an incisive look into one of modern literature’s most admired authors. Dr. Wayne Flynt, professor emeritus at Auburn University, is the author of 13 books and an honored scholar of Southern history, politics, and religion. Wayne Flynt will be at the Kentucky Book Fair from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

TERRY FOODY

The Cherokee and the Newsman Terry Foody, RN, MSN tells the story of Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee alphabet and his half-nephew, Howard Gratz, the editor of the Kentucky Gazette. In articles, letters, and interviews, she

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illuminates their controversies, escapades, and lasting contributions: the importance of language and a free press. Foody is a graduate of Niagara University and the University of Kentucky. Her first book was The Pie Seller, the Drunk, and the Lady. She is a speaker for Kentucky Humanities and other groups.

JAMIE FORD

Love and Other Consolation Prizes Inspired by a true story, Jamie Ford tells the story of 12-year-old Ernest, a half-Chinese orphan raffled off to the madam of a notorious brothel at the 1909 Seattle World’s Fair. He becomes a houseboy and is befriended by the madam’s daughter and a Japanese girl who works in the kitchen, forming the first real family Ernest has ever known. The son of a Chinese-American father, Ford is the New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and Songs of Willow Frost. Having grown up in Seattle, he now lives in Montana with his wife and children.

ANN H. GABHART

These Healing Hills When a young woman’s plans for her future fall apart at the close of World War II, she discovers new purpose as a midwife in the hills of Kentucky — and a possible chance at new love. Ann H. Gabhart, a bestselling author, enjoys telling Kentucky stories in various genres from historical to mystery. She and her husband enjoy country life on their Kentucky farm.

LOREAL GAVIN

The Butcher Babe Cookbook: Comfort Food Hacked by a Classically Trained Chef Loreal Gavin, AKA The Butcher Babe, provides plenty of meat, dessert, and bourbon to go around in this mix of traditional and nostalgic favorites like Corndog Casserole, and mouthwatering new recipes like Bourbon-ana Bread Pudding and Affogato Where My Keys Are. Gavin was born and raised in Louisiana. She studied culinary arts at Sullivan

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University in Louisville, where she currently lives. She appeared on Next Food Network Star and won Cutthroat Kitchen.

JAMES B. GOODE

Kentucky’s Literary Landscape: The Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame 2013-2017 Kentucky’s Literary Landscape is an important new addition to the study of Kentucky’s literary history. It also sheds light on the fine work being done at the Carnegie Cener for Literacy & Learning in Lexington. James B. Goode is Professor Emeritus of English at Bluegrass Community & Technical College in Lexington. He is the coordinator of the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame at the Carnegie Center.

AMBASSADOR THOMAS GRAHAM, JR.

America: The Founders’ Vision In today’s heated political climate, we commonly hear, “That’s not what the Founders intended.” What did our country’s Founders really say about liberty, democracy, the role of states, the military, equal protection under the law, First Amendment rights, and more? Retired Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., a former senior U.S. diplomat and leading authority in international arms control and non-proliferation, gathered their original words from The Federalist Papers, the National Archives, presidential libraries, and other sources to create this volume.

SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY

The Gift Susanna Schwartz and her family are happily spending Christmas on their new farm, but when several dangerous “accidents” happen, it becomes clear that someone wants them gone. Susanna falls in love with the farm’s former owner, but her family suspects he is behind these unfortunate events, and time is running out to find the truth, before someone gets hurt. Shelley Shepard Gray is a Holt Medallion winner and New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She lives in southern Ohio.

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KENN GRIMES

Strangled in the Stacks In 1919, Myrtle Tully, recently returned to America from serving as a “Hello Girl” in WWI Europe, takes a job in a college library in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. After she discovers letters received by a woman who held the same position and was strangled to death, she vows to solve the murder. A retired minister, Kenn Grimes is a novelist and screenwriter who splits his time between Lower Northern Michigan and Louisville. He has published three books.

MARGARET GRIMES & SUSAN LINDSEY

Speed Family Heritage Recipes Researched and written by four members of the Corn Island Chapter, NSDAR, this book provides a glimpse into the kitchen of the mid-1800s and early 1900s. Included are the recipes of Hattie Morton Speed and friends, notes from modern testers, and biographies of the original cooks, with a forward by David Domine. Louisvillians Margaret Grimes, Susan Lindsey, and their co-authors Terry Pyles and Martha Tomazic present a unique look into one of Kentucky’s most famous families.

ROGER L. GUFFEY

The People Up the Holler Roger L. Guffey presents a collection of short stories about the conflict between holding on to who you are and becoming who you want to be, set in the mountains and hollows of Kentucky. Guffey is a college mathematics teacher in Lexington and a regular contributor to the Lexington Herald-Leader.

ED HAMILTON

Lords of the School Yard Tommy and Johnny, rebellious, antisocial adolescents, become friends and institute a reign of terror at their school, sassing teachers, vandalizing property, and bullying kids. Ed Hamilton captures the adolescent mind and the fundamental human innocence that lies beneath it. Hamilton is the author of Legends of the Chelsea Hotel and The Chintz Age. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Kentucky and a master’s in psychology from the University of Louisville. He lives in New York City.

MARY BELLE HARWICH

Eight Pieces of Brocade: The All-My-Life Exercise Book for Children Young and Old Eight Pieces of Brocade is the child’s version of a 2000-year-old Chinese exercise system still practiced today, providing the framework for strength, balance, and a lifetime of enjoyable practice. Mary Belle Harwich has sold her books at Constitution Hall and the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., among many other places. She lives in Frankfort with her son and grandson.

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Southern Seasons: 12 Months of Tea-licious Recipes & Ideas Whether celebrating an engagement, wedding, special birthday, baby shower, or an accomplishment, themed parties are fun! This book guides readers through the fun with ease and grace. Western Kentucky native Linda J. Hawkins is the award-winning author of books on tea, etiquette, nutrition, and hospitality.

JOHN HAY

Wilderness Heart John Hay shares a collection of stories about a pioneer saved by a Native American, an earthquake on the Mississippi River in 1811, and a family in the Ohio River Valley. Hay is the author of three other children’s books and the recipient of the Friends of American Writers Juvenile Fiction Award. His fiction and poetry have been published in numerous literary journals. He lives and writes at Scotland, the family farm outside Frankfort.

CHARLES HAYES

Victory General Cornwallis declares victory in North Carolina and takes his army to Virginia. The French and Americans complete the job

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started at King’s Mountain and The Cowpens, winning another victory. Charles Hayes retired from the U.S. Air Force, then taught for seven years. He writes when not helping veterans with the Keavy Kentucky Disabled American Veterans (DAV) chapter.

HEATHER HENSON

The Whole Sky Twelve-year-old Sky and her father are horse whisperers. Sky’s ability to understand horses becomes their livelihood during the foaling season. But this spring, foal after foal is stillborn, and no one knows why. Sky wants to figure out what the vets are missing and stop it before more foals are lost. Kentucky native Heather Henson is the author of several award-winning children’s books. She now lives near Danville, where she manages Pioneer Playhouse, the historic summer theater her father founded in 1950.

BILL HIGGS

Eden Hill Nothing seems to change in Eden Hill, Kentucky, and that’s just fine with Virgil T. Osgood, who runs the only service station in town. But when a new station is set to open right across the road, he suddenly faces obstacles in his career, his marriage, and his self-

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worth that he’s never even dreamed. Bill Higgs is a lapsed academic, former engineer, and avid storyteller. He lives in Kentucky with his wife, Liz Curtis Higgs, and two cats.

GAYE D. HOLMAN

Decades Behind Bars In 1994, Gaye D. Holman began recording the personal stories of 50 incarcerated felons — 17 of whom were still in prison 20 years later. Through their candid stories of crime and confinement, and conversations with C.O.s, administrators, and parole board members, Holman identifies potentially ruinous circumstances, and presents insights for possible improvements in the criminal justice system. Holman is a retired professor of sociology and taught within correctional facilities in the Louisville area. She remains involved in efforts to help ex-offenders re-enter society.

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Grump Groan Growl In this fresh look at a positive way to face our bad, grumpy, and wild moods, bell hooks brings a vision of calm with soothing rhythmic text, while Chris Raschka’s vibrant art adds compassion and humor. Hopkinsville native bell hooks is an acclaimed intellectual, feminist theorist, cultural critic, artist, and writer. She received a B.A. from Stanford University, an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College. bell hooks will be at the Kentucky Book Fair from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.

REBECCA GAYLE HOWELL

American Purgatory Rebecca Gayle Howell’s latest volume is a story of the working class, a dystopia set in a near-future United States. Equal parts Dante and Cormac McCarthy, Howell tells a coming-of-age story for capitalism written in the decade of tea-party terror. Howell is the award-winning author of Render/An Apocalypse and the translator of Amal al-Jubouri’s Hagar Before the Occupation/Hagar After the Occupation, both of which received wide critical acclaim. Native to Kentucky, she is a senior editor for the Oxford American.

J. WILLIAM HOWERTON

Understanding God’s Contracts with Mankind J. William Howerton provides a short course to understanding Christianity that will inform the understanding of even well-versed Christians. Howerton is a Paducah native and resident. He is a retired judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Korean veteran and a retired lieutenant colonel from the USAF Reserve. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in commerce and a J.D. He is currently the chairman of a charitable foundation.

DEBRA ISON

Thirst for Murder Sam and Sarah Richards take on a new mystery as Sarah’s new writing assignment takes her to Kentucky’s bourbon country. The visit takes on dark overtones, however, as the couple stumble onto a dead body during their first distillery tour. Sarah immediately goes into investigative mode and finds that key staff members at each distillery are being targeted. Debra Ison lives in Frankfort with her husband and enjoys travel, gardening, and adventures with her grandchildren.

SULAIMAN JACKSON

The Veggie Boys One day, Robbie and Matt come across a bottle of “poison” and drink it. They become known as the Veggie-boys. When an alien comes to earth, Robbie and Matt use all their wits to defeat the alien! Sulaiman Jackson, also known as Sully, is 12 years old and moved from Orlando to Frankfort at age seven. He wrote The Veggie Boys at age 10. Sully is homeschooled and aspires to be a computer programmer and a pilot.

SHERRY KEITH JELSMA

Political Quickstep: The Life of Kentucky’s Colonel Charles S. Todd In this compelling and carefully researched biography, the author has deftly captured the turbulent life of Charles S. Todd and his important contributions to American history. Sherry Keith Jelsma earned a B.A. with honors from Harvard/Radcliffe College and an M.A. from New York University. She was a public school teacher, three-term member of the Jefferson County Board of Education, and secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet of Education, Arts, and Humanities. She and her husband live in Charles Todd’s home.

MICHAEL JOHNATHON

WoodSongs III: A Folksinger’s Front Porch Compendium, Social Commentary, Log Cabin Manual & Songfarmer’s Notebook Michael Johnathon’s newest collection is a book of stories, songs, and a perfect front porch reader for every guitar-picking, granola chompin’ folkie with a song in their heart, a banjo in their lap, and a log cabin in their dreams. A 12-song CD is included. Kentucky-based folksinger Johnathon is a songwriter, author, playwright, activist, and host of the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, broadcast on over 515 radio stations, American Forces Radio, PBS nationwide, and RFD-TV.

FENTON JOHNSON

Everywhere Home: A Life in Essays Part retrospective, part memoir, Fenton Johnson’s new collection draws together new work with essays that originally appeared in Harper’s, All Things Considered, and elsewhere. From the hills of Kentucky to the sidewalks of Calcutta, he investigates questions both large and small. Johnson is the author of three novels and two nonfiction books. A regular writer for Harper’s, he is a professor in the creative writing programs at the University of Arizona and Spalding University.

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Five Wars Colonel Fred Johnson, U.S. Army (Ret.) has told the story of his journey through five wars on stage, on a national podcast, in Reader’s Digest, and now in his book, Five Wars, a memoir of a soldier who deployed four times but found that his most challenging conflict — the one that nearly killed him — was his fifth war, the one at home.

JULIA JOHNSON

The New and Collected Poems of Jane Gentry A consummate poet and beloved teacher and mentor, Jane Gentry (1941-2014) possessed an uncanny ability to spin quietly expansive and wise verses from small details, objects, and remembered moments. Gentry and her daughters collaborated with editor Julia Johnson to organize this definitive collection — an important assembly of her most celebrated poems and new, previously unpublished works. Johnson is professor of English and teaches in the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Kentucky. She is the author of three collections of poetry.

HOLLY GODDARD JONES The Salt Line

In the spirit of Station Eleven and California, award-winning novelist and Kentucky native Holly Goddard Jones offers a literary spin on the dystopian genre with this gripping story of survival and humanity about a group of adrenaline junkies who jump “the Salt Line.” Jones is the author of two books. She earned her MFA from Ohio State University and her B.A. from the University of Kentucky. She teaches creative writing at UNC Greensboro where she lives with her husband and their children.

LOYAL JONES

My Curious and Jocular Heroes: Tales and Tale Spinners from Appalachia Brimming with ballads, stories, riddles, tall tales, and great good humor, My Curious and Jocular Heroes pays homage to four people who guided and inspired Loyal Jones’ own study of Appalachian culture. Jones is the author of numerous books on Appalachian culture, including Country Music Humorists and Comedians. He served as director of the Appalachian Center at Berea College for 23 years.

JEFFREY JORDAN

Unpaved Path: From a Life Within Foster Care to a Life Walking with God Jeffrey Jordan’s path in foster care wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t always rough times either. His story will offer hope to those who feel alone or just need motivation and spiritual guidance to see their path as something more. Jordan is an inspirational speaker and spiritual leader. He is the 2015 winner of the South Central Kentucky Jefferson Award for Public Service. He loves food, traveling, and fantasy football.

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DAVID JOY

The Weight of This World In the critically-acclaimed author’s newest novel, a combat veteran, his mother, and their closest friend have their lives blown apart by the murder of a drug dealer that leaves a riot of drugs and cash in their care. David Joy is the author of Where All Light Tends to Go, an Edgar finalist for Best First Novel, as well as the memoir Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey. He lives in Webster, North Carolina.

SHEBA KARIM

That Thing We Call a Heart Shabnam is facing a boring, lonely summer, until she meets Jamie, with whom she falls in love — but not everyone approves. In her quest to find her true self, Shabnam turns to an unexpected place — her father’s beloved Urdu poetry. Sheba Karim is the author of two novels. Her fiction has appeared in numerous reviews and anthologies in the United States and India. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the NYU School of Law and currently lives in Nashville.

CHRISTINA KAYE

Like Father Like Daughter When Libby Carter wakes up to find her husband murdered in bed next to her, and no memory of how it happened, she can only assume the worst. The daughter of the infamous I-75 Strangler, Libby is afraid that murder is in her DNA. Is she truly capable of killing the man she loves? Lexington native Christina Morgan is the author of five suspense novels, all set in central Kentucky. She lives in Nicholasville with her husband and two daughters.

ABIGAIL KEAM

Death by Malice Josiah Reynolds opened her front door to find her neighbor Sandy clutching her small dog, Georgie. “Can you keep my dog for a couple of days?” Josiah said yes, but little did she know that in four hours, Sandy would disappear, and not even Josiah would be able

What if Abraham Lincoln had lived to attend the first running of the Kentucky Derby in 1875— where a new assassination conspiracy awaited him? Kentucky native and former Kentucky Derby Museum educator Ross R. Moore answers this question in his richly imaginative novel, Third Monday in May, where the suspense of a murder plot takes place against the backdrop of preparations for the first Derby. Meet the author at the Kentucky Book Fair, or order your copy today from BroadstoneBooks.com. Paperback, $18.95, ISBN 978-1-937968-34-2 Published by Broadstone Books Available from Small Press Distribution

to find her. Abigail Keam is the award-winning author of the Josiah Reynolds Mysteries series. Keam is also an award-winning beekeeper. She lives on the Kentucky Palisades with various critters.

CHERYL KEELY

A Book of Bridges: Here to There and Me to You Bridges are some of the most fascinating structures in our landscape, and they come in all forms. This book visits them all in sweet, bouncing text with expository sidebars, and reminds us that their main purpose is bringing people together. Cheryl Keely loves traveling wherever bridges may take her, but enjoys returning to her home in Louisville. She resides there with her husband, a dog, and a cat.

DAVID KING

The Trial of Adolf Hitler: The Beer Hall Putsch and the Rise of Nazi Germany David King deftly tells the story of the scandalous courtroom drama that paved the way for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party; this is a gripping true story of a haunting failure of justice with catastrophic consequences. King is the New York Times bestselling author of four books of history and narrative nonfiction. A Fulbright Scholar with a master’s degree from Cambridge University, King taught European history at the University of Kentucky. He lives in Lexington with his wife and children.

ROBERT G. LAWSON

Who Killed Betty Gail Brown? Murder, Mistrial, and Mystery On October 26, 1961, after a study session at Transylvania University, 19-year-old Betty Gail Brown got into her car around midnight. Three hours later, she was found dead, strangled with her own bra. Her murder remains unsolved. Robert G. Lawson draws on official sources and his own notes to provide an invaluable record of one of Kentucky’s most famous cold cases. Lawson has been a law professor for 50 years at the University of Kentucky College of Law, and served twice as dean.

STEPHEN LEIGH

A Fading Sun Voada Paorach can see the dead. But this ghost isn’t the same as the others; this ghost demands that she follow a new path that will mean leaving behind everything and everyone she has known and loved. A Fading Sun explores grief, sacrifice, ambition, and the forging of personality in the crucible of war. Award-winning author Stephen Leigh has published 28 novels and more than 50 short stories under his own name and the pen name S.L. Farrell. He teaches creative writing at Northern Kentucky University.

THORNEY LIEBERMAN

The Kentucky State Capitol Building Master architectural photographer Thorney Lieberman captures Kentucky’s state capitol building in this second book in a series of

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ODIE LINDSEY

We Come to Our Senses From vets who dream of children to the children of veterans, to the perpetually postwar southern landscape itself, We Come to Our Senses is a collection of lyrical, lacerating stories about the culture and memory of war. Included on Best of 2016 lists at Electric Literature and Military Times, the New York Times Book Review noted that it “captures our culture now.” Odie Lindsey’s fiction appears in Best American Short Stories, Iowa Review, Guernica, and elsewhere. His novel is forthcoming.

MELISSA SCRIVNER LOVE

Lola Lola has mastered the role of submissive girlfriend to an L.A. gangleader, but as the small gang is drawn into an escalating war between rival drug cartels, it is she, not the men around her, who master-

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minds their every move. Melissa Scrivner Love earned a master’s degree in English literature from New York University. She lives in L.A. and has written for several television shows, including Life, CSI: Miami, and Rosewood.

GEORGE ELLA LYON

Which Side Are You On? George Ella Lyon tells the true story of the origins of this protest song through the eyes of a miner’s daughter. While her mother insists upon writing a song, she and her siblings hide under the bed while bullets rain over their company house. Lyon was born and raised in Harlan County. She is the author of more than 30 books for children and adults, and served as Kentucky’s Poet Laureate from 2015-2016. She lives in Lexington with her husband, with whom she has two sons.

QUINN MacHOLLISTER (Marie Mitchell & Mason Smith) The Assassin’s Kiss An international assassin is loose in Clement County, Kentucky. Is the hit connected to disputes between two Native American tribes? A greedy corporation? The growing drug trade? Or someone’s troubled past? “Quinn MacHollister” is five Eastern Kentucky Univer-

When Penelope’s new friend finds her crying, she watches, amazed, as her tears freeze into beautiful icy pearls.

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POWER OF LOVE Penelope is a very little penguin who can’t get used to the cold. The magic and beauty she finds through her new friendship opens her heart and she finally feels warm all over.

The story is accompanied by unique paper cut-out illustrations. Its clean modern lines reﬂect the spare snowy landscape, and will please the innocent eyes of children, as well as their parents. Dr. Annie Reiner, Ph.D., is a multifaceted artist, poet, playwright, and painter as well as being a practicing psychoanalyst. She has written many books of poems, short stories, three books on psychoanalysis and is the author/illustrator of six children’s books. She has won awards for her poetry and short stories, and one of her children’s stories won the Parent’s Choice Award for Best Audio.

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sity professors. Since 2014, Marie Mitchell, Mason Smith, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe, and the late Rick Givan have collaborated on the Clement County, Kentucky saga, which totals six novels.

JEN MALONE

Changes in Latitudes Cassie embarks on a sailing vacation with her mother and brother, hoping to get over the shock of her parents’ divorce. When she meets Jonah, a flirtatious deckhand, she tries to keep him at a distance, but the attraction becomes difficult to fight. Can she forgive her mother? Should she take a chance on Jonah? Jen Malone writes “girl power” middle grades adventures and flirty YA travel romances. Her latest titles include Follow Your Art (companion to Dreamworks’ Trolls movie), The Sleepover, and Wanderlost.

MAURICE MANNING One Man’s Dark

The Pulitzer Prize-finalist poet is at the height of his powers as he searches through layers of dreams, imagination, and memory to reconnect with oneself and one’s place in the cosmos. Drawing deep from his Kentucky roots, Maurice Manning’s poems are peopled with ordinary and extraordinary rural characters, as he gives voice to a region wellloved and full of tradition. Manning has published six books of poetry. He is professor of English and writer-in-residence at Transylvania University.

JENNIFER MASCHARI

Things That Surprise You Twelve-year-old Emily Murphy must learn to navigate the new challenges of middle school and shifting friendships, while at home her family is coping with divorce, and her older sister is recovering from an eating disorder that has affected the whole family. Jennifer Maschari is a teacher who writes books for young readers. She is also the author of The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price. She lives in Ohio. LEXI N GTO N, KE NTU C KY

BOBBIE ANN MASON

The Girl in the Blue Beret Inspired by the wartime experiences of her father-in-law, Bobbie Ann Mason tells the profoundly moving story of an American World War II pilot shot down in Occupied Europe, and his odyssey of discovery, decades later, as he learns about those who helped him escape in 1944. Mason is an award-winning novelist and short-story writer. Her memoir was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Born in Mayfield, she now resides in central Kentucky, with her husband, cats and dogs, and writing desk.

SHARYN McCRUMB

The Unquiet Grave From New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb comes a finely wrought novel set in nineteenth-century West Virginia, based on the true story of one of the strangest murder trials in American history — the case of the Greenbrier Ghost. McCrumb is the multiple award-winning author of the acclaimed Ballad novels. She was also named a “Virginia Woman of History” for Achievement in Literature. She lives and writes in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, fewer than 100 miles from where her family settled in 1790.

KEVEN McQUEEN

Horror in the Heartland: Strange and Gothic Tales from the Midwest Exploring burial customs, unexplained deaths, ghost stories, premature burials, the industry of grave robbing, bizarre murders, peculiar wills and much more, this creepy collection reveals the colorful untold stories of the Midwest and offers intriguing, if sometimes macabre, insights into human nature and our history. Keven McQueen is a lecturer at Eastern Kentucky University and the author of 16 books on history, biography, and the supernatural.

SOPHIA & LUCAS McWILLIAMS

Wielders Book 9 – Resistance Transported to another world, five middle school friends become Wielders of magic creatures call Phasers. Together they form a league team called The Dreamers and learn to battle using their Phasers. Father-daughter team Lucas and 17-year-old Sophia McWilliams write children’s books together. They live just south of Lexington and often speak at schools and libraries about their love for writing.

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Kentucky Renaissance: The Lexington Camera Club and Its Community, 1954-1974 Dozens of American cities witnessed the founding of camera clubs in the first half of the 20th century, though few boasted as many accomplished artists as the one based in Lexington, Kentucky. This pioneering book provides an absorbing account of this under-studied group of artists that included Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Robert C. May, James Baker Hall, and Cranston Ritchie, and examines their relationships with writers, publishers, and printmakers such as Wendell Berry, Guy Davenport, Jonathan Greene, and Thomas Merton.

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An Unimaginable Act: Overcoming and Preventing Child Abuse Through Erin’s Law Erin Merryn, MSW shares an in-depth, personal account of her story and how she was able to rebuild her life and heal from a childhood filled with sexual abuse. Additionally, she shares key organizations that provide essential support for victims and caregivers, warning signs of abuse, and why Erin’s Law is so essential. Merryn is the author of two memoirs about child sexual abuse. Her goal, through Erin’s Law, is to teach sexual abuse prevention to children in public schools. Erin Merryn appears courtesy of Kosair Charities’ Face It initiative, whose goal is to end child abuse in Kentucky. She will be at the Kentucky Book Fair from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

LENNON MICHALSKI

How Penguins Save Television Not long after the beginning of time, there was television. Personified as giant turtles, televisions have evolved along with other animals of this imagined world where technology and nature have merged. Lennon Michalski is an artist, arts advocate, and instructor. His work has been exhibited internationally and is on permanent display in several collections in Kentucky. Chosen as one of Oxford

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American’s “100 Under 100: The New Superstars of Southern Art 2012,” he lives and works in Lexington.

JAMES W. MILLER

Integrated: The Lincoln Institute, Basketball, and a Vanished Tradition James W. Miller relates the story of the Lincoln Institute, an allblack high school in Shelby County where students excelled in the classroom and on the courts, and how it paved the way for — and suffered as a result of — integration. Miller is the retired athletics director at the University of New Orleans. Prior to that, he spent 11 years as a newspaper reporter and 21 years in the NFL. He is the author of Where the Water Kept Rising.

JONATHAN MILLER

Alone Again Do you ever wonder what your next-door neighbor is thinking about? With clarity and patience, Jonathan Miller provides a peek into the minds of people on the brink of decision, dissecting invisible worries and their inscrutable choices. Miller has published two short story collections. An Owenton native, he graduated from the University of Kentucky, and has worked at various newspapers as a reporter, sportswriter, and website developer and producer in several states.

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of only two states that still crowns a single high school state basketball champion. There are no separate tournaments or trophies for schools with similar enrollments or religious affiliations. There is only one championship and one champion. “Jarrett Van Meter doesn’t just write about the tradition and frenzy of Ky. High School Basketball, he descends into the world itself, like a paratrooper into the field, embedding himself with three teams from vastly different physical, economic and social settings. This is a work of passion and art and empathy.” – Rick Telander, Senior Sports Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times; Author, Heaven Is a Playground

Jarrett Van Meter was raised in Lexington, Kentucky. Meet Jarrett and pick up a copy of his book at the Kentucky Book Fair, or online at Amazon.com.

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FRED MINNICK

Rum Curious In his latest book, Fred Minnick first takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the world of rum, teaches the reader about tasting rum, and provides recipes for both traditional and innovative rum cocktails from around the world. Wall Street Journal best-selling author Minnick wrote the award-winning Whiskey Women. He is the “bourbon authority” for the Kentucky Derby Museum and regularly appears in the media, including CBS This Morning, Esquire, Forbes, and NPR.

WILLIAM LYNWOOD MONTELL

Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers In seven paperback books, noted oral historian William Lynwood Montell has assembled fascinating collections of memoirs on different topics and professions across the Commonwealth. Ranging from humorous to heartwarming to tragic, the stories presented in these collections are authentic and captivating — essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the culture and tradition of Kentucky. William Lynwood Montell, emeritus professor of folk studies at Western Kentucky University, is the author of more than 20 books. He lives in Bowling Green.

LARRY W. MOORE

The River Remembers: A Verse Cycle of Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort native Larry W. Moore presents a collection of persona and narrative poems relating the history and lore of Kentucky’s capital city. Moore is the publisher of Broadstone Books and curator of two local art galleries. He is a published poet, book reviewer, literary essayist, translator, and photographer.

LORI A. MOORE

The Hoarder’s Daughter: Memories of a Life in Chaos Growing up with an emotionally abusive mother wreaks havoc on a child. Lori A. Moore recounts her experience with how mental disorders, including hoarding disorder, can ruin family relationships. Moore is a multi-published, award-winning author. She lives in Louisville with her husband and cat and has traveled to all 50 states and around 65 countries.

ROSS R. MOORE

Third Monday in May Spring, 1875: Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr. has invited America’s most famous couple to the first running of the Kentucky Derby. Abraham and Mary Lincoln, living in Springfield since Abe’s presidency (and a failed assassination attempt), accept. For Alexander Delacroix, the Derby is the perfect

place to avenge the defeated Confederacy. Ross R. Moore is an educator, storyteller, and singer-songwriter living in San Diego. A native of Frankfort, he was a museum educator at the Kentucky Derby Museum for several years.

GAIL NALL

Out of Tune Twelve-year-old Maya’s parents sell their house and move the family into an RV to travel the country, but her only goal is to return home to audition for the singing competition show that is sure to propel her to country music stardom. Gail Nall lives in Louisville. She has driven a Zamboni, camped in the snow in June, and was almost trampled in Paris. Her latest books include Out of Tune and Best. Night. Ever, co-written with KBF authors Jen Malone and Stephanie Faris.

BILL NOEL

Dead Center: A Folly Beach Mystery Bill Noel returns to Folly Beach, the setting of his wildly popular Folly Beach Mystery series! Dead Center is the 12th novel 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 and his off-kilter imagination.

COLLEEN O’CONNOR OLSON

Mammoth Cave Curiosities: A Guide to Rockphobia, Dating, Saber-toothed Cats, and Other Subterranean Marvels Twenty-year tour guide Colleen O’Connor Olson takes readers on a tour through a labyrinth of topics related to Kentucky’s beloved Mammoth Cave National Park: scientific subjects, such as the fossils of prehistoric animals and the secret lives of subterranean critters, and essential information on dating in Mammoth Cave. In addition to Mammoth Cave Curiosities, Olson is the author of Scary Stories of Mammoth Cave, Nine Miles to Mammoth Cave, Mammoth Cave by Lantern Light, and Prehistoric Cavers of Mammoth Cave.

ROBERT OLMSTEAD Savage Country

From the writer of the bestselling Coal Black Horse, who has consistently created riveting fiction about pivotal moments in history, comes another spellbinding novel covering one of the most infamous hunts in the American West — one that would drive the bison population to near-extinction. Robert Olmstead is the award-winning author of eight books. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an NEA grant and is a professor at Ohio Wesleyan University.

STELLA PARKS

BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts Award-winning pastry chef and James Beard Award-nominated writer Stella Parks offers foolproof recipes and a fresh take on the history of American desserts, from chocolate chip cookies to toaster pastries. Parks is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, and was named

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one of America’s Best New Pastry Chefs by Food & Wine. When not at home in Lexington, Parks can be found performing pastry magic at the Serious Eats test kitchen in Brooklyn, New York.

innovation, industry, and craft. Carol Peachee is the author and photographer of The Birth of Bourbon: A Photographic Tour of Early Distilleries and photographer of Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide.

KELLEY PAUL

TRINA PEIFFER

True and Constant Friends: Love and Inspiration from Our Grandmothers, Mothers, and Friends When Kelley Paul arrived at college, she immediately bonded with six women. Three decades of friendship later, Paul celebrates these women through their stories and those of their grandmothers, mothers, and sisters, complemented by the wise words of female authors and poets. Paul is a former corporate communications manager and freelance writer. In her home state of Kentucky, she is active in fundraising for wounded veterans’ charities. She is married to Senator Rand Paul with whom she has three sons.

CAROL PEACHEE

Straight Bourbon Join Carol Peachee on a visual journey from farm to bottle, with stunning images of the distilleries, farms, copper, brass, and steel works, cooperages and stave mills, and barrel warehouses that transform corn into liquid gold. The story of bourbon production is a tale of American

Alluvial Luck Inspired by the complex beauty of nature, the poems in Alluvial Luck are grounded in the joy and work of homesteading. Trina Peiffer lives in northern Franklin County with her husband, Tim, and their two sons, Phillip and Eric. Together they homeschool, raise a market garden, and work on their off-the-grid house. Educated in Kentucky and California, Peiffer holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of California at Davis.

LEE PENNINGTON

(with illustrator Jill Baker) Daughters of Leda Former Kentucky Poet Laureate Lee Pennington’s latest is a collection of new poems written since 2011, filled with the wonder of love and admiration for the lover. Pennington is a filmmaker, educator, and the author of more than 21 books. Three of his books have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Louisville. From RICHARD H. UNDERWOOD, award-winning author and the Edward T. Breathitt Professor of Law, University of Kentucky

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"An accessible, marvelously rigorous account of a bygone legal era. …Underwood is a masterful researcher…" Kirkus Reviews "…Underwood combines thorough research, a gift for narrative, and a sly sense of humor…" —JOHN STEELE Legal Ethicist and Adjunct Lecturer, UC Berkeley School of Law

"…the nineteenth-century equivalent of Better Call Saul—surprising, insightful, and hilarious. Charles Dickens would approve." —BRIAN L. FRYE Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law, University of Kentucky; filmmaker, Co-Producer of Our Nixon

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RACHEL DANIELLE PETERSON

A Girl’s A Gun: Poems Rachel Danielle Peterson’s poems present the coming-of-age story of a girl born in the mountains of rural eastern Kentucky, tracing her journey into a wider world of experience. Peterson grew up in Harlan. She is a contributing editor at Poet’s Quarterly and a member of VIDA. Her work has been featured in Front Porch, Literary Imagination, Arsenic Lobster, Midwestern Gothic, Los Angeles Review, Upstart, Her Royal Majesty, the Inspirer, and Revolver.

GARIN PIRNIA

The Beer Cheese Book Garin Pirnia traces the history of beer cheese, surveys restaurants that serve this distinctive dip, and highlights points of interest along the Beer Cheese Trail. Packed with interviews and recipes, this book will entertain, educate, and make your mouth water. Pirnia has written about food and arts culture for more than 10 years in various local and national publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vanity Fair, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Paste magazine.

HANNAH PITTARD

Listen to Me Mark and Maggie’s annual drive east to visit family has gotten off to a rocky start; it’s late, a storm is brewing, and they are no longer speaking to each other. Forced to spend the night at a remote inn with no power, they must remember how to interact with each other — and discover how they’ve changed. Atlanta native Hannah Pittard is the

award-winning author of three novels. Her stories have appeared in several publications. She teaches fiction in the MFA program at the University of Kentucky.

ROBERT A. POWELL

Kentucky Monthly Coloring Book Kentucky Heritage Artist Robert A. Powell presents a collection of 45 skillful sketches of Kentucky symbols and landmarks that are ideal for coloring in virtually any media. Each sketch includes a brief description of the subject’s significance. Powell has been acclaimed for depicting vibrant images of Kentucky’s heritage with words and drawings. His track record includes 39 published books, and he is the 2015 recipient of the Jesse Stuart Award by the Kentucky Association of School Librarians.

LISA PREUETT

Embrace the Race Runners of all levels will be awakened to powerful parallels between running and the Christian life. The devotions will encourage readers with perseverance and determination to run the race of life. Lisa Preuett is an avid runner and has completed multiple races from 5K to full marathon. She thrives on encouraging others in their faith and resides in Taylorsville. She blogs at reststopforthesoul.com.

SHAWN PRYOR

Cash and Carrie Book 1: Sleuth 101 Junior high school students Dallas Cash and Inez Carrie are the perfect mystery-solving duo! Together they investigate a missing mascot, meet a ghost, and expose a secret undercover school society. Shawn Pryor is the writer/creator of the all-ages graphic novel series Cash and Carrie, and writer of the definitive field guide to the monsters of the Bluegrass state, Kentucky Kaiju.

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The Two Lives and One Passion of Louise Marshall Retired journalists Linda Raymond and Bill Ellison tell the story of Louise Marshall and the Cabbage Patch Settlement house near Louisville. Long after the settlement house movement faded, Marshall’s philosophy and approach lived on through the life-changing work done at the Cabbage Patch Settlement, even today. Linda Raymond and Bill Ellison retired from long careers at the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times and pursued their interest in history. Linda Raymond taught writing for 15 years at Bellarmine University and other Louisville-area colleges.

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Nemesis (Project Nemesis #1) As the Anvil, an enormous asteroid, threatens to end all life on Earth, 16-year-old Min begins to uncover a lifetime of lies, a sinister conspiracy involving her entire sophomore class in Fire Lake, Idaho. Brendan Reichs was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He holds degrees from Wake Forest University and The George Washington University School of Law. He abandoned his career as a litigation attorney to write full time. He lives in Charlotte with his wife, son, daughter, and a herd of animals that tear up everything.

SUSAN REIGLER

Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide In this second edition of Kentucky Bourbon Country, Susan Reigler offers essential information and practical advice to anyone considering a trip to the state’s distilleries or a tour of the Urban Bourbon Trail. Featuring 200 full-color photographs and a bourbon glossary, the book provides valuable details, including attractions near each distillery and notes on local attractions. Louisville native Reigler is an award-winning author, restaurant critic, travel writer, and James Beard Foundation Restaurant Awards judge.

feeds on life. Teresa Richards writes contemporary and speculative YA fiction. She grew up in California and is now settled in Kentucky with her husband and five kids.

KAREN ROBARDS The Ultimatum

Thief. Manipulator. Con artist. Call it what you will, Bianca St. Ives is the best in the business. When a huge heist goes awry, shadowy criminal Bianca emerges as a security expert — only to be drawn back into crime by a mysterious job she is blackmailed into taking. Karen Robards is the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of 50 novels and one novella. She is the winner of six Silver Pen awards and numerous other awards. She lives with her husband and three sons in Louisville and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Karen Robards will be at the Kentucky Book Fair from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

STEPHEN ROCKENBACH

War Upon Our Border: Two Ohio Valley Communities Navigate the Civil War Centered on the experience of local politicians, civic leaders, labor-

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ANNIE REINER Penelope’s Pearls

Annie Reiner’s latest children’s book is a delightful parable about the transformative power of love. Penelope is a very little penguin who can’t get used to the cold. One day, she drifts away from home on an ice floe, where she meets another little penguin named Pablo. The magic and beauty she finds through her new friend opens her imagination and warms her heart. Reiner is a writer, poet, artist, and psychoanalyst. She has written six children’s books.

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TIFFANY REISZ

The Night Mark After her husband’s death, Faye Barlow takes a job photographing South Carolina’s storied coast. Faye falls in love with the Bride Island lighthouse, and the legend surrounding “The Lady of the Light” — the keeper’s daughter who died in a mysterious drowning in 1921. Struck by a rogue wave, an irresistable force drags Faye into the past and a love story that is not her own. Tiffany Reisz is a multi-award winning and bestselling author. She lives in Lexington with her husband, author Andrew Shaffer.

TERESA RICHARDS

Emerald Bound Maggie Rhodes, high-school junior and semi-reformed stalker, learns the true roots of the tale of the Princess and the Pea after a spying attempt goes awry, and her best friend Kate ends up as the victim of an ancient curse. At the center of the curse lies an enchanted emerald that

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ers, soldiers, and civilians in Corydon, Indiana, and Frankfort, Kentucky, during the Civil War, this combined social and military history addresses how citizens chose allegiances, what role slavery played in soldier and civilian motivation, and the nature of life on the home front. Steven Rockenbach is professor of history at Virginia State University, where he teaches courses on U.S. history, specializing in the Civil War era and military history.

JEFF ROGERS

Kentucky: Seasons of the Bluegrass Jeff Rogers’ fourth book is a departure from earlier collections and features varied formats that demonstrate historic, bountiful, beautiful Kentucky at its finest. Jeff Rogers is an award-winning photographer, publisher, and an adjunct professor at Asbury University. Jeff was born in Corinth (population 250), one of the many rural towns that grace Kentucky.

partner with two unexpected allies: Vince, a handsome lawman, and Brett, a fun-loving pathologist with a fart machine-will travel. Jada Ryker lives in Bardstown and works in higher education. She holds a master’s degree in public administration.

ALBERT W.A. SCHMID

Burgoo, Barbecue, and Bourbon: A Kentucky Culinary Trinity Award-winning author and chef Albert W.A. Schmid explores the recipes and lore surrounding the culinary traditions of a classic Kentucky feast. Through introducing readers to new and forgotten versions of favorite regional dishes, this book delves deep into fascinating traditions and innovative recipes for the modern cook. Schmid is the director of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, North Carolina. He has authored many food-based books.

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Heavy Sketches Vol III This innovative graphic novel series is jam-packed with engaging stories on American Folklore, Cyclops, Einstein, Grendel & more, accompanied by hundreds of captivating sketches, mini-comics, drawing tips, facts, and spoofs. As a 20-year teaching veteran for atrisk youth and an expert in the power of visual learning, Red Rohl developed the Heavy Sketches series as a fun and creative means to get kids excited about reading and learning.

Images of America: The Kentucky Bourbon Trail This revised edition contains nearly 100 new images of the bourbon industry, offering a look back at some of the pioneers of whiskey distilling, the distilleries that have come and gone, and the history of those brands that carry on the craft today – an essential companion for bourbon enthusiasts traveling the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®. Jeanine and Berkeley Scott are former journalists and historians with a keen interest in Kentucky’s bourbon legacy. They have lived in Bourbon County since 1979.

BOB ROUSE

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Christmas in the Bluegrass: Hometown Holiday Stories Midway native Bob Rouse’s collection of 10 stories pulls at the holiday heartstrings — and taps on the funnybone — of any reader who ever experienced the warmth, sadness, or insanity of Christmas. The tales are told through different eyes and in different decades, but each one speaks to the hope (or not) of a small-town Kentucky Christmas. Rouse is the editor of Courier, the magazine of the National Tour Association. He and his wife, Mary Beth, have two sons.

Insurrections: Stories In Insurrections, Rion Amilcar Scott’s lyrical prose portrays individuals growing up and growing old in an African-American community. Scott presents characters who dare to make their own choices — choices of kindness or cruelty — in the depths of darkness and hopelessness. Scott is the recipient of a PEN/Robert W. Bingham Award for Debut Fiction and teaches English at Bowie State University.

CHRISTOPHER ROWE

Telling the Map: Stories Telling the Map was published to widespread critical acclaim. The debut collection from author and bookseller Christopher Rowe features stories from across the author’s 20-year career, exploring themes of family, technology, and the future, often a future Kentucky. A Hugo and Nebula Award finalist, Rowe has published several short stories. He holds an MFA from the Bluegrass Writer’s Studio. Rowe and his wife Gwenda Bond reside in a 100-year-old house in Lexington.

JADA RYKER

Take the Body and Run Macey’s first day in the college employee relations department ends with a knife at her throat and her name on a hit list. To keep her secrets and her life, Macey and her supersized black cat, Wikket,

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Surviving Child Loss Rita Setness lost her son on December 20, 2013. Soon after her loss, she began writing a blog about the sorrow of losing a child but surviving this painful loss by leaning on her faith in God. Those writings begot this book.

FRED SHACKELFORD

The Ticket Channing Booker wins the Mega Millions lottery. Expecting an imminent divorce from his wife Susan, he devises a scheme to have a friend claim the $241 million jackpot and secretly return the money to Channing after the divorce is final. But Susan flees with all her possessions, including the winning lottery ticket. This exciting debut novel was a finalist for the Clue Award from Chanticleer Book Reviews and a quarterfinalist in the ABNA Contest. Fred Shackelford is a Virginia attorney.

ANDREW SHAFFER

Ain’t Got Time to Bleed: Realistic Medical Reports on Hollywood’s Greatest Action Heroes Hollywood action heroes shrug off bullets and jump through panes of glass with a startling sense of invincibility. But how long would these gun-toting tough guys last in the real world? Andrew Shaffer catalogs the injuries endured by well-known action movie characters and uses authentic medical research to assess their real-life chances of survival. Shaffer is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Survive a Sharknado, amongst other humorous fiction and nonfiction books. He lives in Lexington.

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CARTER F. SMITH

Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training Gang involvement of military veterans dates to the Revolutionary War, which produced the first such gang member in Red Bank, Kentucky. Based on years of research and experience, Carter F. Smith examines military-trained gang members, and their impact on the military and communities. Smith is a retired Army CID Special Agent and criminal justice professor at Middle Tennessee State University. He serves as team chief for the Army’s first Gang & Extremist Investigations team at Fort Campbell.

VIRGINIA SMITH

The Amish Widower After the tragic loss of his second wife, Seth Hostetler believes he’ll never experience lasting love. He finds a friend in an Englisch woman. But what can he do when the things he wants most threaten to pull him away from the life he’s committed to live? Virginia Smith is the bestselling author of 33 novels (and counting). Her books have received multiple awards, including two Holt Medallion Awards of Merit.

“A FASCINATING AND BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED STORY.” –Virginia Smith, bestselling author of The Amish Widower

LYDIA SHERRER

Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Legends With her troublemaking witch friend and talking cat in tow, archivist and wizard Lily Singer must pursue her father to England as he seeks to discover an ancient evil and steal its power for himself. Author of a modern fantasy series and award-winning short stories, Lydia Sherrer’s goal is to leave the world a better place than when she found it. She currently resides in Louisville, with her supportive husband and their very vocal cat.

ADAM SILVERA

They Both Die at the End After perfect strangers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio are informed of their imminent demise, they connect through an app called Last Friend to embark on one last great adventure — to live a lifetime in a single day. They Both Die at the End is a tour de force from critically-acclaimed bestselling author Adam Silvera, the author of More Happy Than Not and History is All You Left Me. He lives in New York City and is tall for no reason.

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When a young woman’s plans for her future fall apart at the close of World War II, she discovers new purpose as a midwife in the hills of Kentucky—and a possible chance at new love.

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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.

IAN STANSEL

The Last Cowboys of San Geronimo A contemporary Western debut of two brothers locked in a deadly feud, a woman on horseback trailing her husband’s killer, and the inescapable ties of home and family. Ian Stansel is the author of the PEN/Bingham finalist collection of stories Everybody’s Irish. He holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a Ph.D. in literature and creative writing from the University of Houston. He is currently an assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Louisville.

COURTNEY STEVENS

Dress Codes for Small Towns Billie McCaffrey’s best friends have always been schemers. They scheme for fun, and to better their small town of Otters Holt, Kentucky. But when they start scheming about love, things go sideways. In Otters Holt, love has always been defined one way. For Billie, a box-defying dynamo, it’s not that simple. Courtney Stevens grew up in Kentucky and occasionally lives in Nashville. She is a former adjunct professor, youth minister, Olympic torchbearer, and the author of four novels.

JESSICA STRAWSER

Almost Missed You In Jessica Strawser’s nerve-wracking debut, “perfect couple” Violet and Finn are on vacation with their little boy, when, inexplicably, Finn leaves Violet on the beach, packs up the hotel room and disappears — taking their son with him. Violet is now faced with the idea that she never knew her husband at all. By day, Strawser is the Editorial Director of Writer’s Digest. By night, she is a fiction writer, a wife, and mom to two young kids in Cincinnati.

CHARLES SUDDETH

Spearfinger Spearfinger, a legendary witch from Cherokee lore, frightens everyone, and it seems as though no one can stop her. Chucha, a young boy, decides he will battle her to save his people and himself. Can he discover how to put an end to her rampages? Enjoy reading this story in both Cherokee and English. Charles Suddeth lives in Louisville. He belongs to the Midsouth Region of the Society of Children’s Books and Writers, Green River Writers, and International Thriller Writers.

RICHARD TAYLOR

The Feast of Silence Richard Taylor’s newest is a collection of poems grown from experiences on Elkhorn Creek and living in rural Franklin County, a microcosm hoping to become a macrocosm. The collection, his 10th, is beautifully illustrated with wood engravings by renowned wood engraver Wesley Bates. Taylor, a former Kentucky Poet Laureate, has published two novels, numerous collections of poetry, and several books about Kentucky history. He teaches at Transylvania University as a Kenan Visiting Writer.

MARY ANN TAYLOR-HALL

Out of Nowhere: New and Selected Poems Two decades of poetic work by Mary Ann Taylor-Hall are collected here for the first time, including 70 new poems and 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.

BOB THOMPSON, BILL NAPPER, AND JOHN BENTON

The Floyd Collins Tragedy at Sand Cave The story of Floyd Collins is one of Kentucky’s greatest tragedies; he was a Kentucky cave explorer who became trapped for more than two weeks in the winter of 1925 in a cave located within the boundaries of what is today Mammoth Cave National Park. Co-authors Bob Thompson, Bill Napper, and John Benton have compiled historical images from some of the most exceptional private collections into one book to tell the life and death story of Floyd Collins.

BOB THOMPSON

Hitchhiker: Stories from the Kentucky Homefront In Hitchhiker: Stories from the Kentucky Homefront, Lawrenceburg native Bob Thompson offers readers homegrown tales that interweave ghosts of the past with real and imagined worlds. This collection brings together coming-of-age tales, family stories of bygone eras, and even true accounts of unsolved murders and mysteries. Thompson is a storyteller, engineer, handyman, and tree hugger. He is chairman and program director for E.A.R.S., which produces the Corn Island Storytelling Festival and the Kentucky Homefront Radio Show.

SARA O. THOMPSON

Muddy Waters (Otherwhere Book 1) Convicted for murdering her family and locked in a psych ward, witch Tessa Reddick makes a deal with the FBI to be the newest Supernormal Investigator. Solving crimes. Doing magic. Drinking bourbon. It’s dirty work, but someone has to do it. Sara O. Thompson’s first attempt at a book was on a typewriter in her parents’ basement. In her spare time, she performs improv comedy, tells stories on stage, and ballroom dances.

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for young readers, as well as activity books featuring popular characters. She lives near Nashville with her bouncy-loud family.

Something Terrible

This striking, critically acclaimed autobiographical work tells a gut-wrenching but ultimately hopeful story of trauma and recovery. Dean Trippe chronicles the effects of unthinkable childhood pain and examines the conflict between the popularly-accepted “cycle of abuse,” and gets to the message at the core of all good superhero stories: “You are who you choose to be.” Trippe is a comic book artist known for creating the webcomic Butterfly and the graphic novel Power Lunch, as well as co-founding the superhero redesign blog Project Rooftop.

KRISTIN O’DONNELL TUBB

A Dog Like Daisy Daisy has only 10 weeks to prove her usefulness or else be sent back to the pound. If she goes back, who will protect Colonel Victor from his PTSD attacks? Or save the littler human, Micah, from those ear muzzles he calls earphones? What if no one ever adopts her again? Kristin O’Donnell Tubb is the author of several books

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Cradle Rock Once thought to be evil mythical creatures of folklore, humans may be real — and Gabe’s ogress girlfriend, Ona, is determined to dig up the truth. When she goes missing, it’s up to Gabe and his friends to save her, and maybe all of beastkind. Tara Tyler is a math teacher who writes to share her love of books with others. She also loves dogs, coffee, and living in a world of boys, with three sons and a coach husband.

RICHARD H. UNDERWOOD

Gaslight Lawyers: Criminal Trials & Exploits in Gilded Age New York A fascinating history of crime and punishment, Gaslight Lawyers paints a serious and entertaining portrait of colorful characters, courtroom drama, and the emerging importance of forensic science and medical-legal jurisprudence. Richard H. Underwood is the W.L. Matthews Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky. His previous book is CrimeSong: True Crime Stories from Southern Murder Ballads (2016).

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How Sweet It Is How Sweet It Is chronicles the season-long quest of three geographically, socioeconomically, and culturally diverse teams to reach the storied “Sweet Sixteen” played in Rupp Arena. The colorful, firsthand description of the players, coaches, and supporters of these teams is interlaced with stories from the rich history of Kentucky high school basketball. Lexington native Jarrett Van Meter holds a degree in English from the University of Vermont, and has experience as a freelance and newsroom journalist.

RONALD R. VAN STOCKUM, SR., BRIG. GEN, U.S.M.C., RET.

La Maison de Charette de la Contrie Brig. Gen. Van Stockum tells the story of General Baron de Charette, revered leader of the Papal Zouaves and hero of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870; his ancestors; and his descendants, including Susanne de Charette who would become Mrs. Ronald R. Van Stockum. Van Stockum served for 30 years in the Marine Corps. Upon retiring in 1970, he settled with his family at his wife’s historic Shelby County farm. A past president of the Filson Historical Society, he is the author of six historical books, and 200 historical columns.

RONALD R. VAN STOCKUM, JR.

The Wonder of Natural Life in Kentucky Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr., presents his love letter to the geography and biodiversity of Kentucky. Experts and lay people alike will understand and enjoy the description the state’s evolution - its history, original land surface, the river-cut gorges, the mountains, and the lakes. Van Stockum, Jr., is a lawyer, teacher, biologist, writer, guitarist, and recently an actor living on his family’s farm in Shelby County.

DAREN WANG

The Hidden Light of Northern Fires Mary Willis is determined to help escaped slave Joe Bell cross to freedom in nearby Canada, but he is hunted by his vengeful former owner, and haunted by his still-enslaved sister. Rooted in the history of the only secessionist town north of the Mason-Dixon Line, this debut novel tells a story of redemption amidst a war that tore the country apart. Daren Wang is the Founding Executive Director of the Decatur Book Festival and a 20-year veteran of national and local public radio.

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The Presidents’ chiefs of staff, often referred to as “the gatekeepers,” wield tremendous power in Washington and beyond. Through extensive, intimate interviews with all 17 living chiefs and two former presidents, award-winning journalist and producer Chris Whipple pulls back the curtain on this unique fraternity. Whipple is an acclaimed writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and speaker. A multiple Peabody and Emmy Award-winning producer at CBS’s 60 Minutes and ABC’s Primetime, he is the chief executive officer of CCWHIP Productions. Chris Whipple will be at the Kentucky Book Fair from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information on this Speaker please visit www.prhspeakers.com.

ANDREW WILKINSON

The Blessings of My Storms According to this world, Andrew Wilkinson had everything. A successful family, a powerful father, money, and a life of luxury. Then the bottom fell out. Wilkinson tells his story of brokenness, surrender, forgiveness, and restoration through Jesus Christ. The life he lived, and his

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

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father, mother, and brother are gone, but he learned second chances are possible with the love, grace, and forgiveness of God. Wilkinson lives on Siesta Key, Florida with his wife, Nadine, and their daughter, Melina.

CRYSTAL WILKINSON

Blackberries, Blackberries Infused with humor, sadness and honesty, this provocative and haunting collection of stories has been re-released and features a new foreword and a new afterword by nationally acclaimed authors Nikky Finney and Honoree Jeffers. Crystal Wilkinson is the award-winning author of The Birds of Opulence and Water Street. She serves as Appalachian Writer-in-Residence at Berea College and teaches in the Spalding University low residency MFA in Creative Writing program.

BRUCE WILSON

Death in the Black Patch In 1906 Kentucky, Wes Wilson’s tobacco crop is his life’s blood. He’s determined that nothing — not the tobacco monopoly, or the growers’ association — or his cousin’s secret — will stand in his way. Wes is smothered by the conflict until it rages out of control

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

This memoir from Kentucky Monthly editor, publisher and founder Stephen M. Vest explores the ties that bind with warmth, humor and a dose of nostalgia. Through a series of real-life vignettes exploring the relationships within his own feisty, fascinating family, Vest uncovers the many values, traits and life lessons— often unexpected. ISBN: 978-1-935497-97-4 Retail Price: $19.95

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with surprising and tragic results. Bruce Wilson is a writer, historian, and educator living in Silver City, New Mexico. He is a graduate of California State University-Fullerton and Western New Mexico University where he currently teaches American history.

KARIANNE WOOD

So Close to Amazing: Stories of a DIY Life Gone Wrong . . . and Learning to Find the Beauty in Every Imperfection KariAnne Wood gifts readers with a collection of hilarious and heartfelt reflections on getting it almost right(?) and how, instead of giving up, we can choose to simply embrace our real selves right where we are. It’s a story of transparency, honesty and recognizing that perfection is overemphasized and overrated. Author and writer for the popular blog, Thistlewood Farms, Wood has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Ideas, Country Living, Flea Market Decor, Country Woman, and HGTV Magazine.

BEN WOODARD

Tales for Kids A bird that can’t sing, graveyard creatures, and a murder mystery make up these three stories for elementary students, inspired by elementary school teachers. Ben Woodard grew up practically living in the local library. Reading was his escape and the library was his portal. He loved adventure stories and he decided to write the kind of stories he remembered: tales of lost gold and river caves, and flying with eagles.

Award-nominated A Brilliant Death. He was a crime and investigative reporter with the Columbus Dispatch from 1980-1991.

JESSICA YOUNG

Haggis and Tank Unleashed: Howl at the Moon Haggis and Tank’s imaginations take them across the globe to Scotland! The doggie duo fly an airplane, visit a castle, play bagpipes, and even get chased by a ... werewolf ?! Jessica Young is the author of My Blue is Happy, Spy Guy: The Not-So-Secret Agent, the Finley Flowers series, and the Haggis and Tank Unleashed series.

AIMEE ZARING

Flavors from Home: Refugees in Kentucky Share Their Stories and Comfort Foods Aimee Zaring shares fascinating and moving stories of courage, perseverance, and self-reinvention from Kentucky’s resettled refugees. Each chapter features a different person or family and includes carefully selected recipes. Featuring more than 40 recipes from around the globe, Flavors from Home explores the universal language of food. Zaring has taught ESOL to refugees and immigrants through Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Global LT, Inc., and Jefferson County Public Schools. She lives in Louisville.

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A Welcome Murder Johnny Earl has served seven years for selling cocaine and just wants to get the drug money he stashed and leave town. Before he can, he is picked up for questioning in a murder, and his former prison cellmate, a white supremacist, shows up wanting money to fund an Aryan nation. Robin Yocum is the critically-acclaimed author of the 2017 Edgar

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Seventh Annual KBF Kids Day Welcomes Record Number of Kentucky Students For the seventh year, the Kentucky Book Fair will officially begin with KBF Kids Day, Friday, November 17th. This day-long event is open to Kentucky schools, and gives hundreds of students the opportunity to interact with local and national authors and scholars through a series of presentations, all for the cost of a field trip. Ordinarily, these author programs would cost schools upwards of $500 each, but we offer them for free. Our travel grants help schools further, by offsetting field trip costs — buses, drivers, gas, lunches, substitute teachers, etc. — for participating schools. In 2016, more than 500 students in grades 3-8 participated in 20 different author programs. Our Master Class featured Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Wake Forest professor Maria Henson, who presented a modified version of her Journalism 101 class to nearly 300 high school students. Nineteen schools attended from 18 counties as far west as Hopkins County and as far east as Carter County.

For 2017, more than 1,000 students in grades 3-12 have registered from 22 schools in 18 counties. Elementary and middle grade students will participate in two interactive programs with authors, and one optional activity with the Kentucky Horse Park Educational Program. Thanks to a partnership with Kosair Charities® and their Face It® initiative, this year’s high school Master Class will feature Erin Merryn, a child sexual abuse survivor who helped create a law protecting child sexual abuse victims. By sharing and overcoming the trauma of her abuse, Merryn has been nationally-recognized as “A Voice for the Voiceless.” Kentucky Humanities and Face It are also sponsoring a PSA contest for participating high school students. Registered classes can submit a 30-60 second video PSA on how they are a voice for the voiceless. Two winners will be chosen and interviewed by Erin Merryn on the Master Class stage, in front of their peers, and all submitted PSAs will be shown during lunch.

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2017 Participating Schools Bath County Middle School Beaver Creek Elementary Bell Central/Page School Center Foster Traditional Academy Frederick Douglass High School Grace Christian Academy Grace Christian Academy Henry County High School Henry County Middle School Lewis County Schools Lexington Traditional Magnet School

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The Wonder of Natural Life in Kentucky "As a devoted lover of Kentucky and all of its variety from east to west, I enjoyed ... The Wonder of Natural Life in Kentucky. It surely brought to mind the blessings that have come my way in hiking over so many of its beauties ... Our family recreation involved hiking and camping in our Letcher County, and many other Kentucky wild places. I wish you had been among our companions." Anne Frye Caudill, Whitesburg, Kentucky

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Kentucky Humanities Introduces Kentucky Reads, a Statewide Celebration of All the King’s Men in 2018 Kentucky Humanities is proud to announce Kentucky Reads, a new program that focuses on how the public can relate great literature to modern life and current events. Beginning in April 2018, Kentucky Humanities will begin a nine-month celebration of All the King’s Men, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Kentucky native Robert Penn Warren. All the King’s Men is widely considered one of the best novels of the 20th century. Published in 1946, it received the Pulitzer Prize in 1947, and was later made into a film that received the 1949 Academy Award for Best Picture. The novel’s setting and plot were inspired by the life and death of Huey Long, the populist governor and senator assassinated in the Louisiana State Capitol in 1935, when Warren was teaching at Louisiana State University. Although Warren wrote the novel with themes of nihilism, the nature of time, and the consequences of a person’s actions in mind more than politics, Huey Long and his right hand man, journalist Jack Burden, serve as a ready-made analogy for the conflicting yet interconnected worlds of politics and news.

Although it has been 70 years since the novel won the Pulitzer Prize, All the King’s Men continues to strike a chord with readers, in an age of populism and identity politics, Twitter feeds, spin control and “fake news,” and the decline in consumption of print and television news. Through a wide range of activities, Kentucky Humanities and its partners will guide a statewide conversation on the novel’s insights into contemporary populism, political discourse, and new flows of information. This extensive project includes mini-grants for statewide book discussions, public forums on what All the King’s Men can teach us about the relationship between journalism and politics today, a new book and keynote address on All the King’s Men from Northern Kentucky University professor Jonathan Cullick at the 2018 Kentucky Book Fair, and the premiere of a new documentary on Robert Penn Warren, produced by award-winning filmmaker Tom Thurman and Kentucky Educational Television, followed by a discussion of Warren’s legacy.

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La Maison de Charette de la Contrie relates the lives of Susanne de Charette Van Stockum’s heroic French ancestors. Shown in the adjoining portrait is her grandfather General Baron Athanase de Charette (18321911). “Gen. Ronald Van Stockum’s fascinating ‘La Maison de Charette de la Contrie’ brings to life a vibrant connection between Kentucky and France and illuminates, through the colorful Charette family, the most tumultuous century in the history of that country. The characters are unforgettable, the events dramatic, and the connection to the Commonwealth makes it all the more compelling.” Thomas T. Noland, Jr. Senior Vice President Corporate Communications Humana

Brigadier General Ronald R. Van Stockum, U.S. Marine Corps (retired) served for 30 years in the Marine Corps. He is the author of five historical books that have been sold at the Kentucky Book Fair and has recently published his 200th historical column, "History Researched and Recalled" in the Shelbyville, KY Sentinel News.

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AUTHOR PAGE Acree, Tony..............................12 Adams, Dobree........................14 Allen, Nancy Kelly..................12 Ammeson, Jane Simon...........12 Anastasia, P...............................12 Appel, Jacob M........................12 Archambeault, James..............12 Arnold, David..........................12 Askren, Valerie.........................12 Babbage, Keen.........................12 Babler, Emmett J.....................12 Bach, Barbara Harper.............13 Baker, Jack R............................13 Baker, Jill...................................29 Bell, David................................13 Benton, John............................34 Berenson, Laurien...................13 Berry, Wendell..........................13 Beshear, Steve..........................14 Best, Bill....................................14 Bickett, Joe Keith....................14 Bishop, Jenn.............................14 Boggess, Carol.........................14 Bond, Carolyn..........................14 Bond, Gwenda.........................14

AUTHOR PAGE Bordo, Susan............................16 Brown, Rita Mae......................16 Carlton, Carla Harris..............16 Carmean, Kelli.........................16 Cashon, John Philip................16 Chandler, Erin.........................16 Christensen, Evelyn B............16 Coleman, Jim...........................16 Condie, Ally..............................16 Cooper, J.T................................17 Cope, Steven R........................17 Correll, Angela.........................17 Cousins, James P......................17 Cox, Joe....................................18 Crentsil, Anna B......................18 Dadey, Debbie.........................18 Dainty, Jessica..........................18 Dearinger, Doug......................18 Donaldson, Jesse.....................18 Due, Dale.................................18 Dugatkin, Lee Alan.................18 Ellingsen, Cynthia...................18 Ellis, William E........................18 Ellison, Bill...............................30 Etter, Mark...............................18

AUTHOR PAGE Faris, Stephanie........................19 Farnsworth, Christopher........19 Fleming, Rita Ann...................19 Flynt, Wayne.............................19 Foody, Terry.............................19 Ford, Jamie...............................19 Gabhart, Ann H......................19 Gavin, Loreal...........................19 Goode, James B.......................20 Graham, Jr., Ambassador Thomas...............................20 Gray, Shelley Shepard.............20 Grimes, Kenn..........................20 Grimes, Margaret....................20 Guffey, Roger L.......................20 Hamilton, Ed...........................20 Harwich, Mary Belle...............20 Hawkins, Linda J......................21 Hay, John..................................21 Hayes, Charles..........................21 Henson, Heather.....................21 Higgs, Bill.................................21 Holman, Gaye D.....................22 hooks, bell................................22 Howell, Rebecca Gayle...........22

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2017 AUTHOR INDEX AUTHOR PAGE Malone, Jen...............................26 Manning, Maurice...................26 Maschari, Jennifer....................26 Mason, Bobbie Ann................26 McCrumb, Sharyn...................26 McQueen, Keven....................26 McWilliams, Lucas..................26 McWilliams, Sophia................26 Mendes, Guy............................26 Merryn, Erin............................27 Michalski, Lennon...................27 Miller, James W........................27 Miller, Jonathan.......................27 Minnick, Fred...........................28 Mitchell, Marie.........................25 Montell, William Lynwood....28 Moore, Larry W.......................28 Moore, Lori A..........................28 Moore, Ross R.........................28 Nall, Gail..................................28 Napper, Bill..............................34 Noel, Bill...................................28

AUTHOR PAGE O’Connor Olson, Colleen.....28 Olmstead, Robert....................28 Parks, Stella..............................28 Paul, Kelley...............................29 Peachee, Carol..........................29 Peiffer, Trina............................29 Pennington, Lee.......................29 Peterson, Rachel Danielle......30 Pirnia, Garin.............................30 Pittard, Hannah.......................30 Powell, Robert A.....................30 Preuett, Lisa.............................30 Pryor, Shawn............................30 Raymond, Linda......................30 Reichs, Brendan.......................31 Reigler, Susan...........................31 Reiner, Annie...........................31 Reisz, Tiffany...........................31 Richards, Teresa.......................31 Robards, Karen........................31 Rockenbach, Stephen.............31 Rogers, Jeff ..............................32

AUTHOR PAGE Rohl, Red..................................32 Rouse, Bob...............................32 Rowe, Christopher..................32 Ryker, Jada................................32 Schmid, Albert W.A................32 Scott, Berkeley.........................32 Scott, Jeanine............................32 Scott, Rion Amilcar.................32 Setness, Rita.............................33 Shackelford, Fred....................33 Shaffer, Andrew.......................33 Sherrer, Lydia...........................33 Silvera, Adam...........................33 Smith, Carter F.........................33 Smith, Mason...........................25 Smith, Virginia.........................33 Smock, Frederick.....................34 Stansel, Ian...............................34 Stevens, Courtney....................34 Strawser, Jessica.......................34 Suddeth, Charles......................34 Taylor, Richard.........................34

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AUTHOR PAGE Taylor-Hall, Mary Ann...........34 Thompson, Bob......................34 Thompson, Bob......................34 Thompson, Sara O..................34 Trippe, Dean............................35 Tubb, Kristin O’Donnell........35 Tyler, Tara.................................35 Underwood, Richard H..........35 Van Meter, Jarrett....................36 Van Stockum, Sr., Brig. Gen, U.S.M.C., Ret. Ronald R...36 Van Stockum, Jr., Ronald R......36 Wang, Daren............................36 Whipple, Chris.........................37 Wilkinson, Andrew.................37 Wilkinson, Crystal...................37 Wilson, Bruce..........................37 Wood, KariAnne.....................38 Woodard, Ben..........................38 Yocum, Robin..........................38 Young, Jessica..........................38 Zaring, Aimee..........................38

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