Bookish events

By the way,

Kevin Hearne is scheduled to be at the Lexington Joseph-Beth Booksellers this evening at 7 pm.

I tried to catch him the last time he came through, as I'm a great fan of the Iron Druid Chronicles, but missed the date.

There will be two screenings of the documentary Inhabit in Berea.

http://inhabitfilm.com/film/

It focuses on sustainable community practices and permaculture. One of the featured persons in the film is local farmer, Susana Lein, who will also lead a post-film discussion.

Tuesday, June 30th at 7 pm - Berea Public Library

Saturday, July 4th at 8 pm - Clear Creek Community Theater in Disputanta. Pot luck dinner at 5, before the screening. The food is always amazing.

The Pulaski County Public Library will be hosting its Annual Local Authors Book Signing to promote library week.

Tuesday, April 12, 4-6 pm

It's a pretty amazing event!

The Casey Co. Public library will host a book fair June 13th at 6:00 pm. Support these Kentucky authors and check out their books.

Authors attending:

Terry Crane
Elizabeth Daniel
Ann Gabhart
Jim Higdon
Jerome Lange
Yolantha Harrison Pace
Elizabeth Peterson
Betty Shreffler
Blaine Staat
Russell and Virginia Vassallo
Tonya Coffey

That's at

https://www.librarything.com/venue/32626/Casey-County-Public-Library

and authors found on LT are touchstoned:

Terry Crane
Elizabeth Daniel
Ann Gabhart
Jim Higdon
Jerome Lange
Yolantha Harrison Pace
Elizabeth Peterson
Betty Shreffler
Blaine Staat
Russell Vassallo and Virginia Vassallo
Tonya Coffey

>6 sharasunny:

And is it a "bookish event" to which you need a ride?

Not sure if a magazine profile is an event, but the New Yorker has a profile of Kentucky-born author Terry Bisson.

>9 dukedom_enough: I’d think yes.

Thanks for reviving the group.

I’m taking a class just now taught by Sarah Hall, who just published Sown in the Stars: Planting by the Signs. It was a topic in class, but not emphasized. I need to borrow the book from the library and appreciate the superb photography by Meg Wilson. Meg did my daughter’s wedding photos, and I’ve always been impressed with her talent.

When I was in the Special Collections at the Berea College library Thursday, I was encouraged to attend Friday’s tour of the St. John’s Bible, which the college acquired in the past decade.

https://saintjohnsbible.org/See/Index

Well worth the visit!! I was the only attendee. I was allowed to browse 6 volumes at will. The 7th is on display in a locked case.

It took 11 years, 6 calligraphers and 31 artists to complete the original on vellum. This is a printed copy, table-sized, red leather bindings with embossed and gilt designs.

I particularly loved the Psalms. I will go back and ask for it again. It warmed my being.

Everyone is welcome to visit and see these volumes, as well as all the holdings. I also took a look at a page from an 12th century Armenian Bible.

https://libraryguides.berea.edu/SJB

>11 2wonderY: By the way, the monastery wants their books back in 100 years if they are not worn out.
I don’t understand that admonition as I have plenty of books older than that. But they do want people to be hands on using them.

1000 years might be more realistic though.

Karah Sutton will be in Lexington for a book signing April 2nd:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C4n3-Crps_B/?igsh=MTc0OHR6bHhhZ2lmOQ==