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Lexington native, Bishop Gene Robinson, appeared on The Daily Show to discuss his new book, God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage. Robinson, elected bishop of

by Raj Ranade There's a tiny moment in a diner during Silver Linings Playbook that gets at the heart of what makes director David O. Russell's films so interesting.

Kentucky native Barbara Kingsolver's new novel, Flight Behavior, hit bookshelves this week and  is a uniquely Appalachian fiction take on climate change, as well as a different spin

BY HOLLY GODDARD JONES The first time I gave a public reading from my fiction was in 2003. My professor (and fairy godmother), Nikky Finney, invited me to read

BY HEATHER C. WATSON "A certain feeling comes from throwing your good life away, and it is one part rapture." With that provocative opening sentence, Barbara Kingsolver introduces us

Road Report By Bobbie Ann Mason A few years ago, I gave a reading at a library in  Kentucky, and in the  book-signing line I met a nine-year-old girl with

Kentucky native, author Chris Offutt has written Episode 6, "Careless Love," for the current season of HBO's Treme, airing this Sunday, October 28. Fats Domino is in the

BY HEATHER C. WATSON "Where are you from?" The simple question seemed to be theme of the 2012 Southern Festival of Books.  You heard it from presenters, participants and audience

[amazon asin=8881588455&template=iframe image]The Southern Festival of Books, an annual extravaganza of the written word, brings readers, writers, musicians, and publishers together for a weekend's worth of events.  Among