Welcome to the home page of the 27th Annual 2008 Kentucky Book Fair!

The date is November 15th at the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY. Hours are 9 to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Catalog Now Available

The 2008 Kentucky Book Fair Catalog is now available. Download it today for a full listing of authors, books, symposiums and other events at this year’s book fair!

If you need the free Acrobat Reader, download it here.

Special Events November 14

Join us for a conversation with author Joan Medlicott, author of The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love, and her new book, Come Walk With Me, Friday, November 14th, 2008 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM at the Frankfort Convention Center.

Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased from Jospeh-Beth Booksellers at (859) 273-2911 or by emailing Connie Crowe at kybookfair@ky.gov. The Book is not included in the luncheon price. Ms. Medlicott will be available to sign copies of her titles after the luncheon. Credit Card orders must be purchased through Joseph-Beth Booksellers.

Special Events November 15

10 a.m. – Breakfast with Patrick Henry Hughes, author of I Am Potential at the Capital Plaza Hotel, 405 Wilkinson Blvd. His father, Patrick John Hughes, will join the breakfast. The $27 cost includes the breakfast buffet and a copy of his book.

Tickets can be purchased from Joseph-Beth Booksellers at (859) 273-2911, the Frankfort Optimist Club at www.frankfortoptimist.com, Judy Zeigler at (502) 695-5659, or Connie Crowe at kybookfair@ky.gov.

Noon – Luncheon at the Kentucky History Center with James L. Swanson, author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. For ticket information, call Julia Curry at the Kentucky Historical Society at (502) 564-1792 or e-mail Connie Crowe at kybookfair@ky.gov.

3:15 to 4:15 p.m. – Tea with Kathleen Ernst at the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero St., in the Symposium Room. The event includes a craft and a talk by Ernst as well as a signed copy of Midnight in Lonesome Hollow: A Kit Mystery (American Girl Mysteries). Tickets may be purchased from Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington at (859) 273-2911, or by contacting Connie Crowe at kybookfair@ky.gov or by calling (502) 229-2542. Tickets are $12 for the Tea, a copy of the book and a craft activity; to attend the tea without purchasing a book, the cost is $7.

Volunteering

If you would like to volunteer on November 14th (set-up) or November 15th (the day of the event), or if you would like to be involved with any of our nine (9) committees please email Connie Crowe at kybookfair@ky.gov. The Marketing Committee and Volunteer Committee are already hard at work.

Sponsorships

If you would like information about a sponsorship or patron level of support, please email Connie Crowe at kybookfair@ky.gov.

Check out our sponsors noted at the left.

We welcome your support and look forward to seeing you on November 15th!

If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive a copy of the 2008 catalog in the mail, please email Connie Crowe at kybookfair@ky.gov.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive a copy of the 2008 catalog in the mail, please email Connie Crowe at kybookfair@ky.gov.