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Buzzfeed’s Isaac Fitzgerald to interview Colson Whitehead on December 5th

Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and been given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. He is the editor of BuzzFeed Books and co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and…

Sebastian Junger and Joe Klein salute local vets

The Kentucky Author Forum featuring Sebastian Junger and Joe Klein, focusing on Junger's new book TRIBE  had a picture made at the end of the interview of all in audience who had served their country in the military.  What a wonderful eve…

KAF Guest Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad available today

Nobody could wait for Colson Whitehead’s new book — including Oprah, so here it is, a month early. In a surprise announcement Tuesday morning, Winfrey chose “The Underground Railroad” as the next title for Oprah’s Book Club. Originally…

Announcing our Fall 2016 Season!

We are pleased to announce these author guests in our upcoming 2016-17 season at The Kentucky Center: Sebastian Junger, author of Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging Interviewed by TIME Magazine's Joe Klein Wednesday, September 21,…

Past Forum Guests in the News

James Gleick's review of ‘The Gene,’ by Siddhartha Mukherjee in the New York Times Book Review. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/books/review/the-gene-by-siddhartha-mukherjee.html Mukherjee was Forum guest in 2011- when 'The Emperor…

Kentucky Author Forum Guest James Fallows on Kentucky’s FirstBuild

While in town to interview E.J. Dionne, James Fallows visited GE's FirstBuild for a story in The Atlantic. What was the big idea here? From GE’s point of view, it started with an effort to reduce the “mind-to-market” cycle time, as…

Amazing 2015-2016 Seasons Ends with Special Performance Piece

  After an intense and shocking interview where Joe Nocera and Buzz Bissinger discussed the treatment of athletes in the NCAA, Brandon Harrison and Lance Newman stood during the Q&A to deliver their piece "E.S.P.N." It was a moving…

Special offer for Louisville Public Media

Louisville Public Media's spring membership drive is on-air right now, and  for one day only (April 13) you could win a ticket package to each of the next three Kentucky Author Forums. You’ll enjoy the interview in the Bomhard Theater and…

Ann Patchett on Diane Rehm and Photos from the event

Ann spoke of her interview with Diane Rehm on her website. Embed from Getty Images

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