May 2017: Independent Publishing Now! Monday, May 15, 2017 Posted by: Caitlin Walker Shadelandhouse Modern Press'CrimeSong: True Crime Stories from Southern Murder Ballads has been listed as a 2016 Foreword Indies Book Awards finalist in the True Crime Category.

April 28th, 2017 Richard H. Underwood, the William L. Matthews Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law has been announced as a winner of two Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) for his book, “CrimeSong:

LEXINGTON (April 24, 2017) — And the winner is … Richard H. Underwood. The William L. Matthews Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law has been announced as a winner of two Independent Publisher

(January/February 2017 issue, page 9) BY: ROBERT G. LAWSON, PROFESSOR EMERITUS “CRIMESONG” is a very unique and interesting book to say the least, one that is sure to be appealing to a very diverse group of readers. As its

December 19, 2016 Kentucky Born & Read by Bianca Spriggs Political leanings aside, I think most of us can agree that 2016 was a rough year, marked by divisiveness, disappointment and loss around just about every corner. No doubt

KIRKUS REVIEW A law professor explores the real-life events behind old American murder ballads. Underwood (co-author: Kentucky Evidence Courtroom Manual, 2016, etc.) delves into court records, newspaper accounts, and other primary sources to find the facts underlying popular songs

BY TOM EBLEN [email protected] October 01, 2016 10:37 AM Before there were true-crime movies and TV shows, people wrote and sang ballads about murder and mayhem that captured the public’s imagination. Richard Underwood learned some of these ballads as

September 29, 2016 Jayne Moore Waldrop Kentucky’s premier literary event is set for Nov. 5 when readers and writers come together in celebration of books at the 35th annual Kentucky Book Fair at the Frankfort Convention Center. The event