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Book Discussion: The Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue | |
| DATES: | May 13 |
| LOCATION: | Bohannon’s Books, Georgetown |
| INFO: | (502) 863-3003 |
Georgia Green Stamper signs You Can Go Anywhere: From the Crossroads of the World | |
| DATES: | May 14, 4:00-6:30 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Bohannon’s Books, Georgetown |
Howard Fineman signs The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Inspire and Define our Country | |
| DATES: | May 15, 7:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave., Louisville |
Book Discussion: Quaker Spirituality: Selected Writings | |
| DATES: | May 15 |
| LOCATION: | Bohannon’s Books, Georgetown |
| INFO: | (502) 863-3003 |
Bluegrass Festival of Books | |
| DATES: | May 16, 5:00-9:00 pm, and May 17, 9:00 am-12:00 noon ET |
| LOCATION: | Joseph-Beth Booksellers and Hilton Suites at Lexington Green, Lexington |
Sam Bevard signs Beginning Again: Opening Day and Other Tales and Through the Back Gate | |
| DATES: | May 17, 9:00 am ET |
| LOCATION: | Mason County Public Library, Maysville |
Steven Hammond reads from Looking Beyond the Mountains | |
| Part of the Madison County Authorfest, scheduled 2:00-5:00 pm ET with an authors’ reception at 5:00 pm. | |
| DATES: | May 17 |
| LOCATION: | Madison County Public Library, 319 Chestnut St., Berea |
Don McNay reads from Son of a Son of A Gambler: Winners, Losers and What to do When You Win the Lottery | |
| Part of the Madison County Authorfest, scheduled 2:00-5:00 pm ET with an authors’ reception at 5:00 pm. | |
| DATES: | May 17 |
| LOCATION: | Madison County Public Library, 319 Chestnut St., Berea |
Seminar: Paths to Publication | |
| DATES: | May 17, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Carnegie Center, Lexington |
Bernheim Forest Writers Workshop | |
| DATES: | May 17-18 |
| LOCATION: | Bernheim Forest, Clermont |
| INFO: | dian@sheaf.win.net |
Jane Austen Society Meeting and Tea | |
| Program: Jane Austen in Bath | |
| DATE: | May 18, 2:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Locust Grove, Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 897-9845 |
Susan Noe Harmon signs Under the Weeping Willow | |
| DATE: | May 19, 4:00-6:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Harlan Public Library, Harlan |
Globetrotting Crimes Book Discussion: Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers | |
| DATE: | May 19, 7:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Bohannon’s Books, Georgetown |
Bonny Bonfire | |
| Presentation features a blend of poetry, hip-hop, storytelling and song. | |
| DATE: | May 20, 6:30 pm CT |
| LOCATION: | Bob Kirby Branch Library, Bowling Green |
Sam Bevard signs Through the Back Gate | |
| DATE: | May 21, 4:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Robertson County Public Library, Mount Olivet |
Wendell Berry reads Burley Coulter’s Fortunate Fall | |
| DATE: | May 21, 6:30 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Carroll County Public Library, Carrollton |
| INFORMATION: | (502) 732-7020 |
Susan Noe Harmon signs Under the Weeping Willow | |
| DATE: | May 21, 7:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Lexington |
Kate Buckley reads from A Wild Region | |
| DATE: | May 22, 7:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Carnegie Center, Lexington |
Midway Writers Workshop: Ready to Write | |
| Facilitated by Crystal Wilkinson. | |
| DATE: | May 24, 10:00 am-4:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | 105 S. Winter St., Midway |
| INFO: | midwayworkshop@aol.com |
Leigh Anne Florence Book Signing | |
| The author of the “Woody” children’s book series will sign books accompanied by her pet dachshund Woody, who will “paw-graph” the books as well. | |
| DATES: | May 24, 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea |
| INFO: | (859) 985-5448 |
Julie Liske reads from In the Eye of the Hurricane: Finding Peace Within the Storm of Autism | |
| DATES: | May 24, 1:00-3:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Brookhaven Christian Books, Highway 192, London |
| INFO: | (606) 864-8630 |
Midway Writers Workshop: Two-Day Master Fiction | |
| Facilitated by Crystal Wilkinson. | |
| DATE: | June 6-7 |
| LOCATION: | 105 S. Winter St., Midway |
| INFO: | midwayworkshop@aol.com |
Friends of the Louisville Free Public Library Book Sale | |
| DATE: | June 7, 9:00 am-5:00 pm ET; and June 8, 1:00-5:00 pm ET (Friends Preview Night is June 6, 6:00-9:00 pm ET; memberships available at the door.) |
| LOCATION: | Spectrum Building (Old Male High School), 911 S. Brook St., Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 574-1760 |
Jane Austen Society Meeting: An Emma Picnic | |
| DATE: | June 22 |
| LOCATION: | Locust Grove, Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 897-9845 |
Jane Austen Festival | |
| Includes a Regency Emporium with books, jewelry, sewing patterns, and fabric; a style show and hat class; afternoon tea; and a presentation: “Not Just Another Pretty Face” with Joan Klingel Ray, past president of the Jane Austen Society of North America. | |
| DATES: | July 12 and 13, 10:00 am-4:30 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Locust Grove, Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 897-9845 |
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