Author Events and Book Talks Around Louisville
The List is a service of the Louisville Free Public Library, spotlighting author events for our partner organizations. For more information please email us. Events are free unless otherwise noted.
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Tuesday, May 15: Sallie Bingham, a writer with strong roots in Louisville, will talk about “The Blue Box: Five Lives in Letters,” a book about Margaret Haskins, her four-times great-grandmother. This story begins with Haskins’ capture by the Shawnee Indians in 1778 and ends with the author’s fictional reconstruction of her later life. Bingham will describe how she found the box and the impact of her childhood in Kentucky on her writing. She speaks at 6 p.m. at The Filson Historical Society, 1310 S. Third St. To reserve a spot, call The Filson at 635-5083 or register online at www.filsonhistorical.org. |
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Wednesday, May 16: Local author Andrew V. McNeill will sign his new book “Breckenridge County” at Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave at 7 p.m. |
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Saturday May 19: Tori Murden McClure, author of “A Pearl in the Storm,” will be opening speaker at 10 a.m. at the Kentucky Women’s Book Festival at the Ekstrom Library on Belknap campus at the University of Louisville. The day-long event also features Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, a novelist and poet, as luncheon speaker at 12:45 p.m. and Maureen Morehead, Kentucky’s poet laureate as closing speaker at 3:45 p.m. The event is free. Lunch is $16. For reservations, call 852-8976. For more information, go to http://www.louisville.edu/womenscenter/kwbf |
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Monday, May 21: Rebecca Heishman will discuss her new book “The Misadventures of Millie,” a rescued dog, at 7 p.m. at Carmichael's Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave. |
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Wednesday, May 23: Journalist James Fallows, author of China Airborne, joins LFPL's Authors at the Library series at 7 p.m. at the Main Library, 301 York St. The event is free, but tickets are required; order online or call 574-1644. For more information, visit www.lfpl.org/upcomingevents.htm. |
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Thursday, May 24: Award-winning young-adult author Jacqueline Woodson will speak at 6:15 p.m. at the Spalding University Center Auditorium, 824 S. Fourth St. Her books include "Miracle's Boys," which won the Coretta Scott King Award in 2001, and Newbery Honor titles "After Tupac & D Foster," "Feathers" and "Show Way." She is the first Diana M. Raab Distinguished Writer in Residence for Spalding University’s brief-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program. For more information, see www.spalding.edu/mfa. |
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Thursday, May 31: Sister Monica Weis will talk about her new book “The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton” at 7 p.m. atCarmichael's Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave. Weis suggests that Merton's interest in nature, which developed significantly during his years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, laid the foundation for his growing environmental consciousness. |
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Monday, June 18: Historical novelist and former GQ editor Thomas Mallon, discusses his latest book Watergate, as part of LFPL's Authors at the Library series, 7 p.m. at the Main Library, 301 York St. The event is free, but tickets are required; order online or call 574-1644. For more information, visit www.lfpl.org/upcomingevents.htm. |
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Thursday, June 28: New York Times columnist Gail Collins, bestselling author of "As Texas Goes..." joins LFPL's Authors at the Library series at 7 p.m. at the Main Library, 301 York St. The event is free, but tickets are required; order online or call 574-1644. For more information, visit www.lfpl.org/upcomingevents.htm. |
For information about author appearances throughout Kentucky, visit the Kentucky Literary Newsletter.
