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Kentucky Author Forum is a non-profit, nationally-recognized literary event. The Kentucky Author Forum is a non-profit, nationally-recognized literary event.

Author Forum programs carefully match an author and interviewer; their hour-long candid conversations are staged at The Kentucky Center in Louisville. The event is filmed and distributed as the series “Great Conversations” on PBS member stations nationwide. Recent guests have included NYT Opinion columnist Maureen Dowd, bestselling writer Amor Towles, and musician Joan Baez. The series was founded

by producer Mary Moss Greenebaum in 1996, and is sponsored by the James Graham Brown Foundation, Bittners, The Owsley Brown II Family, and LDG Development. KAF also produces "Great Podversations" podcast, available on all major podcast apps.

06/12/2026

The late, brilliant David Hockney was Kentucky Author Forum's guest author in 2001 with his book, Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters.
May he rest in peace, as we continue to enjoy all the beautiful art he gave the world.

06/11/2026

Where do you like to READ in the summertime?

06/08/2026

Our next Pride Month book recommendation is fresh off the presses.... from the always funny David Sedaris. We recommend the audiobook, which is narrated by Sedaris himself. Little, Brown and Company

"A funny and heartfelt essay collection on friendship, family, and aging...Sedaris’s wit and keen awareness of life’s absurdities are on full display. These essays are among the best of his career."―Publishers Weekly

06/04/2026

Throwback Thursday! In November 2014, the late, great Opera singer Jessye Norman discussed her book, Stand Up and Sing! with Gloria Steinem on our stage.

06/01/2026

KAF is celebrating PRIDE MONTH- with some of our favorite LGBTQ books! We are kicking off with Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body....
"At once a love story and a philosophical meditation."--New York Times Book Review
Vintage Books

05/29/2026

Great Podversations with NYT bestselling author Hampton Sides and former Texas Congressman Congressman Beto O'Rourke is out TODAY! Listen on your favorite podcast app-to this fascinating conversation. Louisville Public Media
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05/27/2026

It's officially Summer- what are you reading!?!?
We have a few recommendations for your book pile: two are out now, and two are coming soon. Put your feet up, grab a cool drink, and enjoy the season, dear readers!
Random House HarperCollins Alfred A. Knopf .w.norton W. W. Norton & Company
Elizabeth Strout

05/22/2026

Congratulations to 2016 KAF guest E.J. Dionne and to Robert Siegel, KAF's guest and Great Podversations Intro Narrator, for their BRILLIANT New York Times opinion video series. Siegel and Dionne chat regularly with thought-leaders and experts for an engaging discussion of the latest hot political topics The New York Times

05/19/2026

KAF's favorite patio dining in town is where we often welcome our guest authors and interviewers when they arrive in Louisville. We are grateful to 211 Clover Lane Restaurant for their charming atmosphere and fantastic menu.

05/15/2026

Reading helps your MIND BLOOM! Happy Friday, dear readers.

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Louisville, KY
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