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We are Telling Kentucky's Story through our programs and services, including Kentucky Chautauqua®; Think History; the Kentucky Book Festival; and more.

Share your Kentucky story with us! Why are we Telling Kentucky's Story? More than just history, by Kentucky's story we mean Kentucky's writers, inventors, judges, musicians, architects, doctors – in short, the contributions from every walk of life to the quality of life in Kentucky. We recognize a need to build civic engagement as well as literacy, and we want to involve all ages and all places from Pine Knot to Princeton. Everyone has a story to tell, and everyone can learn from the stories of others. These stories, taken together, are the stories of our communities, our counties, our regions, and our unique Kentucky culture and heritage. They are the basis of our pride and the basic premise of community.

10/13/2026

Last year, we expanded accessibility at the KBF by partnering with GhostLight Artistic Interpreting to interpret for all the Main Stage programming. This year, for the 45th Annual Kentucky Book Festival, we are happy to say that we are working with GhostLight again this year and will have ASL interpreters for both the Main Stage and the Story Time Stage! We hope to see you on Saturday, November 7th!

10/13/2026

We’re continuing our Adult Fiction author announcements with four talented writers joining us this November!

✨ Gwendolyn Paradice — The Divining Season
✨ Dwain W. Lee — Sinner’s Prayer
✨ Toni Ann Johnson — But Where’s Home?
✨ Stephanie Wagner Whetstone — Deep Belly of the Earth

Discover new stories, new voices, and new books at the 2026 Kentucky Book Festival, happening Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington!

More authors are coming soon—stay tuned! 📖✨

10/12/2026

📚 MORE 2026 KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL AUTHORS! 📚

Our next announcement features four nonfiction authors sharing powerful stories of resilience, identity, history, and the people and places that shape us.

✨ Jesse Montgomery — It Is Not Enough to Survive: The Young Patriots Story
✨ Katrina Anne Willis — Hurricane Lessons: A Memoir of Betrayal and Becoming
✨ Loubna Mrie — Defiance: A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria
✨ Emma Hudelson — Sky Watch: Chasing an American Saddlebred Story

Join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington for the 2026 Kentucky Book Festival and meet these authors in person!

More author announcements are coming soon! 📖✨

10/10/2026

📚✨ HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT: MEG SHAFFER!✨📚

We’re thrilled to welcome Meg Shaffer as a headliner for the 2026 Kentucky Book Festival!

Shaffer joins us with her latest book, The Book Witch —a story sure to delight anyone who believes in the magic of books and the power of a good story.

📖 Meg Shaffer — The Book Witch

Come meet Meg and celebrate books, authors, and readers with us on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington!

And this is just the beginning—more 2026 author announcements are coming soon! ✨

10/08/2026

📝 MORE 2026 KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL AUTHORS! 📝

We’re continuing our author announcements with two poets joining us for the 2026 Kentucky Book Festival!

✨John Compton — house as a cemetery
✨ Ricardo Nazario y Colón — Orfetio

Come discover new voices and experience the power of poetry with us on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington.

More authors are coming soon—stay tuned! 📚✨

10/06/2026

📚 MORE 2026 KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL AUTHORS! 📚

Our next announcement features four authors bringing stories and adventures to young readers of all ages!

✨ Susan Mills — Cameron, the Confident and Colorful Carnotaurus
✨ P. Anastasia — Poe Prophecies: The Gold Bug
✨ Kim Howard — The Naked Streak
✨ Kaitlyn Hill — Ancient History Between Us

From colorful dinosaurs to mysteries, middle grade adventures, and young adult stories, there’s plenty for young readers to discover!

Come meet these authors at the **2026 Kentucky Book Festival** on **Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers** in Lexington.

More author announcements coming soon! 📖✨

10/05/2026

📚 MORE 2026 KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL AUTHORS! 📚
We’re continuing our author announcements with three writers joining us in the Adult Fiction lineup!
✨ Joe Bond — Hope House
✨ Marie Vibbert — Multitude
✨ CD Collins — Blue Land
We can’t wait to welcome these authors and celebrate great fiction with readers at the 2026 Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington!
More authors are coming soon—stay tuned! 📖✨

10/03/2026

📚 MORE 2026 KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL AUTHORS! 📚
Our next author announcement features four writers bringing fascinating stories, history, and experiences to the 2026 Kentucky Book Festival!
✨ Pauletta Hansel — Understory: A Women's History of Appalachia
✨ Kevin Lane Dearinger — At the Lexington Opera House: A Scrapbook 1887–2026
✨ Dan Issel — Dan Issel: From Kentucky Wildcat to NBA Legend
✨ Aimee Zaring — Cutting Loose
Join us Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington for a day celebrating Kentucky writers, books, and readers.
More author announcements are coming soon! 📖

10/02/2026

📝MORE 2026 KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL AUTHORS! 📝

Today, we’re celebrating the poets joining us for the 2026 Kentucky Book Festival!

✨ Julie Hensley — Bent Cedar Mountain
✨ Clay Matthews — Birds Sing, Anyway

Come discover new voices, beautiful words, and the power of poetry when we gather in Lexington on Saturday, November 7, 2026!

More authors are on the way—stay tuned for the next announcement! 📚

09/30/2026

📚 MORE 2026 KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL AUTHORS! 📚

We’re continuing our 2026 author announcements with three wonderful authors bringing stories to young readers!

✨ Shawn Pryor — Fast Break
✨ Carla Gover — Me and the Red Bird River
✨ Mariama J. Lockington — *’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

From children’s literature to young adult and graphic novels, these books offer something for readers of all ages. We can’t wait to welcome these authors to Lexington on Saturday, November 7, 2026!

More authors are coming soon—stay tuned! 📖✨

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206 E Maxwell Street
Lexington, KY
40508

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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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