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Kentucky Book Fair

Date:
Location:
Location varies
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Frank X Walker, Crystal Wilkinson, Erik Reece, Gurney Norman

Join our Creative Writing Faculty for a week of Kentucky Book Fair events:

Literary Luncheon

Tuesday, November 12 • Noon

ArtsPlace • Lexington

Enjoy a tasty Kentucky-themed lunch with Bobbie Ann Mason, Ed McClanahan, Gurney Norman, and Mary Ann Taylor-Hall.

This ticketed luncheon will entail much laughter and fun conversation from these literary giants. They’ll read from their works, share

about recent projects, and take questions from the audience. Poet and novelist Crystal Wilkinson, Associate Professor of English at the

University of Kentucky, will act as moderator. Tickets are $40 and available at kyhumanities.org

 

 

Saturday, November 16, Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park • Lexington

 

10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

New Appalachian Woman, featuring author Rebecca Gayle

Howell in conversation with Jayne Moore Waldrop,

Jessica Wilkerson, Savannah Sipple, and Crystal Wilkinson.

 

2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.

Adrian Matejka, author of Map to the Stars in conversation with

Frank X Walker, author of Last Will, Last Testament.

 

You can find the entire Kentucky Book Fair schedule here: https://www.kyhumanities.org/assets/files/Page-Editor-Files/2019BookFestivalcatalog_smaller.pdf