Ted Poston wrote the fictionalized accounts of his childhood growing up in segregated Hopkinsville as a personal project during his newspaper career. They were first published as a collection a decade after his death.
Hopkinsville native bell hooks is among several dozen authors featured in the anthology that explores unique Appalachian struggles, questions, and values.
The anthology — meant to rebut J.D. Vance's controversial 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” — is praised for writing that shows a “region that fosters diverse lived experiences.”
Walker, a Danville native whose reputation stretches far beyond the commonwealth of Kentucky, examines how relationships between fathers and sons can pass sorrow and strength from one generation to another.
The collection features fictionalized accounts of Poston's childhood, growing up in the 1910s in segregated Hopkinsville. The author and his buddies play the heroes, often outwitting the white community, but also their black elders.
The two-volume set of essays from Kentucky farmer and author Wendell Berry shows the both the complexity and consistency of the writer who "has called himself an agrarian, a pacifist, and a Christian — albeit of an eccentric kind."
Stuart's memoir begins in Murray, in 1954, goes on to his recovery in the local hospital, and then chronicles readjustment to a sedentary life at home where he heals from a serious heart attack.
“Honor Thy Father,” by Hopkinsville attorney Jason Holland, features several local locations, including Ferrell’s, The Wood Shed BBQ Restaurant and Corner Coffeehouse.
