Book: A tale of the turf, and other Kentucky stories
A roundup of Kentucky authors
I was in the Infield at Churchill Downs on May 4, 1968, when Dancer’s Image won the Kentucky Derby. Picked him, bet him, and cashed for $92 on a $20 bet.
Book: L.A. punks in living color
‘We Got Power!: Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California’
Book: Bettye LaVette’s blows and hits
‘A Woman Like Me’
By Bettye LaVette with David Ritz. Blue Rider Press; 272 pgs., $27.
Book: Step in and take a look around
'The Leight House: The Home and Collections of Leonard and Adele Leight'
‘The Leight House: The Home and Collections of Leonard and Adele Leight’
Book: Jason Howard’s unbridled Kentucky music
Jason Howard has been a big music fan since childhood.
Book: Taking shots with Watt from Pedro
To many who came up in the ’80s punk scene or ’90s alt-rock explosion, Mike Watt remains a folk hero.
Book: Historical mysteries
Sometimes it takes two (authors)
The opportunity to simultaneously dive into both history and mystery draws in many a reader.
Book: It’s the economy, stupid
‘Economix: How our Economy Works (and Doesn’t Work) in Words and Pictures’
Book: Them’s fightin’ words
Two events this week land at the crossroads of literacy and violence
Books are for nerds, librarians and kids?
Book: ‘Parklands of Floyds Fork’ introduces Louisville’s new park
‘A Landscape and Its Legacy: The Parklands of Floyds Fork’
