generous sampling by a fine poet, plus a forward by Fred Chappell ... click cover for info! |
scenes from a bold-faced life starring Earlene! ... click cover for info! |
volume 4 in the MOTIF anthology series ... click cover for info! |
| eloquent poetry about family ties ... click cover for info! |
| poems from an environmentalist and a survivor ... click cover for info! |
| haunting coming-of-age novel set in a city and in a swamp... click cover for info! |
| novel of a moral dilemma ... click cover for info! |
| entertaining memoir of "Main Street" ... click cover for info! |
| political, social and intellectual insights from a beloved author ... click cover for info! |
| THINK YOUNG COLLECTION books for young readers ... |
| exploration of mystery, creativity & possibility ... click cover for info! |
| brilliant narrative poetry that tells a hundred-year-old saga ... click cover for info! |
for genealogy, history & curiosity ... click cover for info! |
essays about environmental stewardship ... click cover for info! |
contemporary reflections on the Psalms ... click cover for info! |
poetry about the homefront in WWII ... click cover for info! |
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| The Sound of One Tree Falling poems by Llewellyn McKernan Smart Butt fiction by Erin Fitzgerald MOTIF Vol. 4: Seeking Its Own Level an Anthology of Writings about Water edited by Denton Loving |
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| Harvest of Fire New & Collected Works by Lee Howard edited by George Ella Lyon MOTIF Vol. 2: Come What May an anthology of Writings about Chance edited by Marianne Worthington 'Tis A Gift by Rebecca Mitchell Turney & Marie Mitchell Since The End poems by Alison Kolodinsky Back To Abnormal essays by Dana Wildsmith This Gone Place poems by Lisa J. Parker Her Troublesome Boys The Lucy Furman Story biography by Greta McDonough Ten Tongues short fiction by Cyn Kitchen |
| Published in 2009: |
| The Hurting Part Evolution of an American Play non-fiction & drama by Silas House Two Stories CD audiobook read by Silas House Kilroy Was Here poems by Constance Alexander The Well String poems by Noel Smith Hey Diddle Diddle CD audiobook read by Marie Davis The King of Gaheena a novel by Squire Babcock Her Secret Song poems by Jim Minick Ring The Silver Bell The Alice Slone Story biography by Nancy Kelly Allen |
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| unique exploration of a writer's process ... click cover for info! |
| a Kentucky Hero biography ... click cover for info! |
| make yourself at home ... scroll & click on any book cover for more information |
hilarious adult fiction read by the author ... click cover for info! (CD audiobook format only) |
| Can A Democrat get into Heaven? essays by Anne Shelby Pearl Maker a novel by CC Wharton |
| Published in 2006: |
| Don't You Remember? a memoir by George Ella Lyon Who Needs June Cleaver? a memoir by Constance Alexander Asymmetry poetry by Judy Sizemore Can A Democrat get into Heaven? a MotesBooksAudio CD 12 selections from Anne Shelby's book, read by the author |
| Published in 2008: |
| Very Best of Kentucky Crosswords by Vicki A. Benge Road To Pleasant Hill by Rebecca Mitchell Turney & Marie Mitchell World Premieres from Horse Cave edited by Liz Bussey Fentress & Warren Hammack Here & Then by George Ella Lyon We All Live Downstream Writings About Mountaintop Removal edited by Jason Howard MOTIF Vol. 1: Writing By Ear an anthology of Writings about Music edited by Marianne Worthington Stories Told In Stone Cemetery Iconology a genealogy manual by Gaylord Cooper After The Garden poetry by Charles A. Swanson |
two short stories read by their author ... click cover for info! (CD audiobook format only) |
volume 1 in the MOTIF series ... click cover for info! |
many voices speak truths about environmental exploitation ... click cover for info! |
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| Published in 2007: |
a time-travel tale for young readers ... click cover for info! |
plays that made history ... click cover for info! |
first in the Pleasant Hill series for young readers ... click cover for info! |
| Bluegrass Awards MasterList selection! |
a whole book of puzzles about the Commonwealth ... click cover for info! |
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| Published in 2010: |
poems from an Appalachian in exile ... click cover for info! |
volume 2 in the MOTIF series ... click cover for info! |
poetry about human nature & Mother Nature ... click cover for info! |
| a Kentucky Hero biography ... click cover for info! |
brilliant contemporary short stories ... click cover for info! |
second in the Pleasant Hill series for young readers ... click cover for info! |
fiction and poems written during the Appalachian renaissance ... click cover for info! |
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| Published in 2011: |
| Teddy's Piece by Kate Larken & Rema Keen MOTIF Vol. 3: All The Livelong Day an anthology of Writings about Work edited by Marianne Worthington |
a treasured Appalachian play w/ photos & commentary ... click cover for info! |
| Published in 2012: |
| Chigger fiction by Raymond Bial Tilt-A-Whirl fiction by Tracy Coffee Gayle Tree of Life by Rebecca Mitchell Turney The Search for Coyote Woman fiction by Debbie Manny Mosley Callie Rose fiction by Amy Caudill Hogg |
volume 3 in the MOTIF series ... click cover for info! |
third in the Pleasant Hill series for young readers ... click cover for info! |
| more historical fiction |
| Kentucky Hero Series biographies for young and old |
novel of longing and belonging by a remarkable new voice ... click cover for info! |
a novel of childhood in the midwest of the 1950s ... click cover for info! |
| the Pleasant Hill series about Shaker children |
twelve essays from the book read by their author ... click cover for info! (abridged CD audiobook format) |
| fiction for young readers |
extended family and rural life for young readers ... click cover for info! |
short plays & monologues by Kentucky women ... click cover for info! |
coming of age novella set in drug-haunted urban America ... click cover for info! |
a novel of family, and all that can mean ... click cover for info! |
| Published in 2014: |
| Swing Low, Sweet Harriet fiction by Rhonda Rucker Back Home in Landing Run fiction by Mary Popham To Be Greater Than Marconi biography by Tracey D. Buchanan Scenes from the Common Wealth Short Plays & Monologues by Kentucky Women edited by Shan Ayers Valerie, Jean & Me fiction by Tracy Coffee Gayle Tommy Perdue fiction by Michael Henson |
an adventure, a mystery, a delight for young readers ... click cover for info! |
| a Kentucky Hero biography ... click cover for info! |
Harriet Tubman, Civil War spy! for young readers ... click cover for info! |
historical novel of life & love in 1910 rural Kentucky ... click cover for info! |
| Published in 2013: |
