Jan. 14, 7pm. Carmichael’s Bookstore presents an evening with Charles Dodd White, whose new book, How Fire Runs, brings a unique and vital perspective to racial tension in a small Southern community. White is the author of four novels and has received the Appalachian Book of the Year Award and the Chaffin Award for his fiction. Joining him will be poet Jesse Graves, recipient of the James Still Award for Writing About the Appalachian South. Free event. https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/charles-dodd-white-and-jesse-graves
Jan. 16, 10:30am–12:30pm. Just starting your first novel? Join Tracee de Hahn, author of the Agnes Lüthi mystery series published by Macmillan/Minotaur Press, via Zoom for the Carnegie Center’s “Creating the Story.” De Hahn will teach you how to get your characters and themes in place, the first step to creating a strong story. Cost is $30; you can also subscribe to the center’s full Elements of Fiction course, including sessions in February and March, for $75. https://carnegiecenterlex.org/
Jan. 27, 7pm. Celebrate and draw inspiration from great Kentucky writers by joining sponsors Central Bank, LexArts, and the Kentucky Arts Council as they present the virtual 2021 Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Honorees will include poet Nikky Finney, whose 2011 collection Head Off & Split (2011) won the National Book Award. Finney’s latest book is 2020’s Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry. Free event via Zoom. https://carnegiecenterlex.org/