Kentucky Events

Literature

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

Spencer Dew reads from Songs of Insurgency

DATE: May 18, 4:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave., Louisville
INFO: (502) 896-6950

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

Spalding University’s Festival of Contemporary Writing

Free readings by faculty and guests of Spalding University’s brief-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing program.
DATES: May 24-30
LOCATION: Spalding University’s Egan Leadership Center, Louisville, and other locations

Way-Marks: Writing and Contemplative Living

Retreat features Rusty C. Moe, psychotherapist and author of Our Presence Together in Chaos.
DATES: May 30-June 1
LOCATION: Bethany Spring, located one mile from the Abbey of Gethsemani, New Haven
INFO: The Merton Institute For Contemplative Living, (502) 899-1991 or (800) 886-7275

Writing as a Vocation

Hear the experiences and advice of a panel of writers.
DATES: May 31, 10:30 am-noon ET
LOCATION: The Carnegie Center, Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-4175

Sybil Baker Stern reads from Skeeter’s Gold

DATES: May 31, 1:00 pm ET, reception at 12:30 pm
LOCATION: The Carnegie Center, Lexington

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

Tea Time Tours: Rubio on Writing

Gwyn Hyman Rubio, author of Icy Sparks and The Woodsman’s Daughter, will read and discuss her writing. All tickets must be purchased in advance by June 13, $18 for Kentucky Historical Society members and $23 for all other patrons.
DATE: June 18, noon-1:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, Frankfort
INFO: (502) 564-1792 Ext. 4414

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