Now in its 35th year, the Kentucky Book Fair will be held from 9:00 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 5, at the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero
Street, Frankfort, Kentucky. The fair is free and open to the public and will
feature more than 180 authors and editors showcasing their most recent books,
including several writers from University Press of Kentucky (UPK).
This year, the Kentucky
Humanities Council has joined forces with the Kentucky Book Fair
board to operate the fair. According to former book fair board president Ellen
Hellard, the merger will “assure the continuation of this important event in
our state.” The Kentucky Book Fair attracts thousands of avid readers and
patrons from across the country. With selections ranging from children’s books
and regional cookbooks to wartime histories and poetry collections, the fair
has a book for everyone with a passion for reading. For 2016, the Kentucky Book
Fair will be part of the Pulitzer Prizes Centennial Campfire Initiative
in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Prizes.
Founded in 1981, the Kentucky Book Fair is the
state's leading literary event. The Fair is dedicated to honoring the
profession of writing and to providing a format for authors to meet their
reading public. This year’s fair is expected to attract around 4,000 patrons.
University of Press of Kentucky authors
participating in the Kentucky Book Fair this year include:
·
Mike Norris and Minnie Adkins, author and illustrator of “Mommy Goose: Rhymes from the Mountains,” among
others;
·
William A. Penn, author of “Kentucky Rebel Town: The Civil War Battles of Cynthiana
and Harrison County;”
·
Susan Reigler, author of “Kentucky Bourbon Country, 2nd Edition”
and co-author of “More Kentucky
Bourbon Cocktails,” among others;
·
Deirdre Scaggs, co-author of “The Historic Kentucky Kitchen: Traditional Recipes for
Today's Cook;”
·
Maryjean Wall, author of “Madam Belle: Sex, Money, and Influence in a Southern
Brothel,” among others;
·
Allan Weiss, introduction writer of “Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American
Culture;”
In addition, several UPK authors will participate
in presentations, readings, and other events at the book fair. On the main
stage at 9:30 am, Mike Norris and Minnie Adkins will present a “Story Time” for
children based on their new book “Mommy
Goose.” At 10:00 am in the Kentucky River/Cumberland River Rooms, a
panel discussion on “Food and Southern Identity” will feature UPK authors
Maggie Green, Susan Reigler, and Deirdre Scaggs along with Christy Jordan and
Ronni Lundy. At 1:00 pm, the same room will host the “Affrilachian Poets 25th
Anniversary Reading” featuring the work of UPK authors Frank X Walker and
Crystal Wilkinson among others. In addition, a 1:00 pm panel discussion in the
North Hall will showcase UPK authors David J. Bettez and William A. Penn, along
with Christopher Phillips, talking about “War in Kentucky.”
The Kentucky Book Fair actually kicks off on
Friday, November 4 with KBF Kids Day. More than 500 3rd through 8th
grade students from across the state will meet nearly fifty authors and
participate in presentations by several of them. New to Kids Day this year,
more than 300 high school students will participate in a “Master Class”
presented by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Maria Henson.
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