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Books

Jump-start your spring reading with these 6 new paperbacks

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Women’s wars: From the American revolution to the sexual revolution

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Why it took Sister Souljah 22 years to write a followup to her groundbreaking novel

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‘The Kindest Lie’: Chicago novelist Nancy Johnson talks class, redemption and race

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Sarah Penner’s ‘The Lost Apothecary’ an intriguing tale of domestic poison

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Children’s author/illustrators team up on prize-winning books for early readers

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Review: ‘The Growing Season,’ by Sarah Frey

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Kazuo Ishiguro talks about his first novel in 6 years, one of the most anticipated books of the season

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Kentucky floods cause water rescues, evacuations. Risk of mudslides grows.

Kentucky flooding: ‘Major, major damage’ as rivers crest, cut off some areas

‘Be prepared to evacuate.’ Heavy rain causes floods in Lexington along Kentucky River

Capacity increasing at KY businesses. COVID-19 vaccinations projected to double.

Staring down time: The true story of Kentucky’s most famous portrait painter

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Staring down time: The true story of Kentucky’s most famous portrait painter

November 30, 2020, 6:00 AM
Kentucky art historian on Henry Clay’s ‘arrogance’ captured by portrait painter

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Kentucky art historian on Henry Clay’s ‘arrogance’ captured by portrait painter

November 30, 2020, 6:00 AM
A poem a day leads to new collection works from Ky. Poet Laureate

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A poem a day leads to new collection works from Ky. Poet Laureate

‘Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate. Racists still do.’ Ky. poet rages in new book

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‘Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate. Racists still do.’ Ky. poet rages in new book

Kentucky author Bobby Ann Mason visits the Summer of Love

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Kentucky author Bobby Ann Mason visits the Summer of Love

Restless, horror, hope and laughter: Kentucky poets putting COVID into words

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Restless, horror, hope and laughter: Kentucky poets putting COVID into words

May 24, 2020, 7:00 PM
Kentucky poets read COVID works

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Kentucky poets read COVID works

May 24, 2020, 6:59 PM
Acclaimed Ky. folk artist and Lexington poet carve a new spin on “Mommy Goose”

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Acclaimed Ky. folk artist and Lexington poet carve a new spin on “Mommy Goose”

February 4, 2020, 11:03 AM

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This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

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Facebook’s Australia face-off could backfire across the globe

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This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

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CON: Facebook can ban Trump permanently, but shouldn’t

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PRO: Facebook was key to the Trump insurrection

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This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

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