Join us on Monday, September 21st, from 6-7 pm, for the launch of our own Claudia Love Mair’s book, Mourning Pages: a Soulful Guide to Writing Through Grief. Written after the death of her son, Mourning Pages is a compassionate guide to using expressive writing to process grief. The book will be available for purchase […]
Frances Strickler Book Signing and Talk No Time For Sorrow Frances Strickler and Bill Carman discuss writing and researching historical fiction Tuesday Sept 22, 5:30-6:30pm
Join us for the September installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series, with featured poet Mya Sophia Hosted by Claudia Love Mair 5:30 PM signups 6:00-7:00 Open Mic Wednesday September 23
“ nuanced exploration of how art, lies, and community shape female identity is lived out by characters so real, I had to remind myself that they were fictional. . . . a powerful, compulsively readable story.” —Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever From the author of The Magnetic […]
Book Launch and new work by Dr. Jonel Sallee, Normandi Ellis, and Carole Johnston Weaving magic into words, Sallee, Ellis, and Johnston have been writing together for decades and have chosen the title, “Word Weavers” in the traditions of the Native American, “Spider Grandmother,” the Egyptian Goddess, Neith, and the Celtic Goddess Arianrhod, all of […]
Leatha Kendrick’s launch of Interior with Poplar will be both a reading and a celebration of Writing in Community. In the book's acknowledgments, she recognizes the women who cared for her children and supported her while she focused on her writing. We invite you to join us, as this reading will be a celebration of […]
The October 2026 special edition of the Kentucky Great Writers Series will feature B. Elizabeth Beck (Swan Songs), Carrie Green (Studies of Familar Birds), Claudia Love Mair (Mourning Pages), Jay McCoy (The Occupation), & Eric Scott Sutherland (Awkward Scrapes) Tuesday, October 6, 6:30 PM The Kentucky Great Writers Series features writers with a Kentucky connection […]
“...there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!” - Jane Austen Join us for a free, casual guided discussion of this year’s Carnegie Classics book, Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Open to Austen fanatics and newbies alike, we’ll discuss the book’s themes, early feminism in literature, […]
Step into the world of Jane Austen for an afternoon at Lexington Tea & Brie! Sip on Pemberley's Breakfast Brew, nibble on Mrs. Bennet's Benedictine and Lydia's Lemon Bar, and enjoy a full afternoon tea inspired by Longbourn, Netherfield, and Pemberley. And for those who'd like to raise a glass to Mr. Darcy, specialty Pride […]
Carnegie Classics - Pride & Prejudice An evening of entertainment, hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and dancing inspired by the book. Costumes are encouraged but not required SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 • 7:00—11:00 PM Get Your Tickets Here $65 (open bar) or $45 (no alcohol) sponsored by: Reitzel Cook, Sites & Harbison PLLC, Snowy Owl Foundation, Inc, LexArts […]
