Lit/Books

Documentary, I Dedicate This Ride In "I Dedicate This Ride," poet Frank X Walker discusses the process of researching and writing about Issac Murphy and his  admiration for the three-time Kentucky Derby winner. Walker's book of poetry celebrating Murphy, which was also adapted into a play performed by the Lexington Children's Theater, explores the jockey's […]

Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, Carnegie Center 6 pm January 24, 2013 Inaugural Induction Ceremony for the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame

The Kentucky Great Writers Series at the Carnegie Center 6:30 pm - Open Mic Sign-Ups (First Come, First Served) 7:00 pm - Open Mic (3-minute limit per reader) 7:30 pm - Featured Author Readings Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Featured Writers David King, Author Death in the City of Light George Ella Lyon, Will Lavender

author Eric Metaxas Sunday, February 24 7 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Northeast Christian Church in Hamburg He will discuss his New York Times #1 bestseller, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Metaxas was the keynote speaker at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC

Wes Berry signs The Kentucky Barbecue Book, 5:30 pm. The Morris Book Shop.

Kentucky native and UK alum Holly Goddard Jones returns to Lexington to sign her debut novel, "The Next Time You See Me." Read Heather C. Watson's interview with Holly here.

Transylvania University English Professor and Writer in Residence Maurice Manning will give a poetry reading as part of this year's Delcamp Visiting Writer Series. Carrick Theater

Kentucky Great Writers Series at Carnegie Center 6:30 pm - Open Mic Sign-Ups (First Come, First Served) 7:00 pm - Open Mic (3-minute limit per reader) 7:30 pm - Featured Author Readings Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Featuring readings by: Lynnell Edwards Kathleen Driskell Frederick Smock

Kentucky Writers' Day is an annual event organized by the Kentucky Arts Council that celebrates the Commonwealth's strong literary history. It is observed on the birth date of Kentucky native Robert Penn Warren, the first poet laureate of the United States and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes. Lexington writer Frank X Walker will be officially […]

Frank X Walker discusses and signs Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers Poems take on the voices of Evers's widow, Myrlie; his brother, Charles; his assassin, Byron De La Beckwith; and each of De La Beckwith's two wives. Except for the book's title, Turn Me Loose, which were his final words, Evers remains […]

Can you tell a story in 5 minutes or less? A Kentucky Storytelling Association Wandering Storytellers event presented in partnership with Lexington Public Library. Intended Audience: Adults and older Teens. Prizes.   Info 502-223-4523.

While you are at Mayfest Arts Fair in Gratz Park, stop by the Carnegie Center for signings and book sales by  Kentucky authors. If you are a Kentucky author interested in selling your book(s), please email carnegiecenterlex.org.

The Kentucky Great Writers Series 6:30 pm - Open Mic Sign-Ups (First Come, First Served) 7:00 pm - Open Mic (3-minute limit per reader) 7:30 pm - Featured Author Readings Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Featuring readings by: Sarah Gorham Brian Leung Kim Huston, Small Town Sexy

Workshops in Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Revision, june 7-8 2013 Publication and more Instructors include Chuck Sambuchino, Nancy Kress, etc One-on-one sessions with a Literary Agent (extra fee required-space limited) KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS NIKKY FINNEY

Reva Williams will play for everyone at 2:00 pm, and The Lexingtones Ukelele Group will hit the stage at 4:00 pm. The Athenian Grill food truck will be located  outside for the afternoon.

Author Robert Morgan will sign "The Road from Gap Creek," the sequel to his national bestseller and Oprah Book Club selection, "Gap Creek."

7 pm Women of the Word features a reading, a poetry slam preview and a book drive for incarcerated women at The Green Lantern.