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October 2019
The Books by the Banks Cincinnati Regional Book Festival is held annually in downtown Cincinnati. The day-long festival, which is free and open to the public, features national, regional, and local authors and illustrators; book signings; panel discussions; and activities for the entire family to enjoy. Come meet Sherry Robinson, author of the Clarion Reviews 5 star rated BLESSED, a novel. Robinson is the author of two novels and she currently serves as the Vice Provost of Eastern Kentucky University, where she also holds the rank of Professor of English. Her first novel, My Secrets Cry Aloud (2009), earned praise from Lee Smith and Silas House.
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Tasha Cottter Us, in Pieces is a daring and wildly imaginative novel, a coming-of-age story that is both timely and timeless. —Hannah Pittard, author of Visible Empire and Listen to Me Us, in Pieces is a fresh and witty love story that
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We hope to see you at the 38th annual Kentucky Book Fair on Saturday, November 16! The Shadelandhouse Modern Press family is excited and proud to have six of our authors signing and selling their books this year, many
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Berea, Kentucky – Sunday, December 1, 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Shadelandhouse Modern Press, a Lexington, Kentucky-based, family-operated independent book publishing company founded by Virginia H. Underwood (Berea College (1973); University of Kentucky College of Law (1986)) and Stephanie Underwood, will host a Kentucky author showcase and book signing at the historic Boone Tavern Hotel, 100 Main Street, Berea. A reception with light holiday refreshments will begin at 12:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
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James Alan Riley will be reading from from his book Broken Frequencies: a book of poems at the Kentucky Philological Association 2020 Conference to be held on March 6–7 at Campbellsville University.
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Marta Miranda-Straub, author of Cradled by Skeletons: A Life in Poems and Essays / Mecida por Esqueletos: una vida en poems y ensayos (Shadelandhouse Modern Press 2019) and founder and principal of Catapult Now LLC, will be presenting the Plenary Session on Transformation Leadership at the 37th BPD Annual Conference to be held March 19–22, 202o, at the Sheraton Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. She will also be reading selections from Cradled by Skeletons / Mecida por Esqueletos. Other speakers at the conference include Rep. Merika Coleman-Evans (Alabama House of Representatives) , Tina Kempin Reuter (Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Associate Professor at University of Alabama Birmingham), and Dr. Anna Scheyett (Dean, School of Social Work, University of Georgia).
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Marta Miranda-Straub, poet and author (Cradled by Skeletons/Mecida por Esqueletos (Shadelandhouse Modern Press)), will be featured with artist and musician Lonnie Holley on Kentucky, USA, with host Ben Sollee, Kentucky-born cellist and composer, on April 8, 2020, at 8 pm in the Bomhard Theatre, The Kentucky Center.
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James Alan Riley, author of Broken Frequencies: a book of poems (Shadelandhouse Modern Press 2019), is a 2020 Festival Author at the Ohioana Book Festival. The 2020 Ohioana Book Festival will be held Saturday, April 25, 2020 from 10:30a.m.-5:00p.m. at Columbus Metropolitan Public Library’s Main Library at 96 S. Grant Avenue Columbus, OH 43215. It is a FREE event open to the public, no registration required.
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Tuesday evening, Nov. 24, 2020: Virtual Book Launch (The Peacemakers) and Author Book Discussion with Rebecca Suter Lindsay and Bridget Striker, local history coordinator, Boone County Public Library, Kentucky. Shadelandhouse Modern Press is delighted to welcome author Rebecca Suter Lindsay and Bridget Striker, local history coordinator, Boone County Library, Kentucky, for a discussion around Lindsay's new book, The Peacemakers. About The Peacemakers Fourteen-year-old Manny Weaver loves his family and would do anything to protect Father and Uncle Davy from being forced to join the Confederate army. That’s when his trouble begins! With his world crumbling into chaos, Manny is forced to deal with issues of honesty, justice, loyalty, and judgment. He must find answers to serious questions. Is it really better to “turn the other cheek,” as his Mennonite faith tells him? What actions lead to peace? How does a boy grow into a man?
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