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Author Penelope Douglas signs a fan's book at Authors in the Bluegrass at Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky, on October 12, 2024. Photo by Michael Henning | Staff

‘Authors in the Bluegrass’ unites readers at the Central Bank Center

Kelsey House, Reporter October 15, 2024

Over 1,300 people gathered at the Central Bank Center to attend Authors in the Bluegrass, a book signing event hosted by The Next Step PR. The event allowed readers to come together to meet their favorite...

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Help yourself: Why self-help books aren’t worth the time

Jennifer Sadler, Reporter January 23, 2024

We’re living in an era of self-care. Videos detailing tips and tricks for skincare regimens, fragrances that will last the longest, exercise routines and healthy diets have been circulating around...

Let’s take a look at George Santos’s fiction

Let’s take a look at George Santos’s fiction

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter March 1, 2023

Fiction. I thought maybe I would never be able to correlate that word with politics.  George Santos to me is a screenwriter, a creator of his own fictionalized and idyllic world, and we are watching...

William T. Young Library is surrounded by ice-covered trees following an ice storm on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

This sad girl winter, let’s look for the little joys in life

Karrington Garland, Opinions Editor February 3, 2023

Sad girl winter is setting into my spine. I’m not a fan of cold weather. And I like to take snow in doses, never lasting more than an hour in the harsh cold it sets upon us.  Unless I can admire...

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Bailey’s Books: Why I read 100 books in a year

Bailey Vandiver November 17, 2017

On Jan. 1, I set a New Year’s Resolution to read 100 books in 2017.On Oct. 15, I read my 99th book, so naturally, I began telling everyone I knew.“Wow, I wish I had the time to do that,” was the...

Brier Books, located in Chevy Chase next to John’s Run Walk Shop at 319 South Ashland Ave., plans to have its grand opening on Saturday, Nov. 11. 

New bookstore wants to become a community center for Lexington

Rick Childress November 8, 2017

Soon-to-open Brier Books wants to be more than just a bookshop.“More like a community center,” Brier owner Jay McCoy said. “With our event programming and different things that we’ll be doing,...

Affrilachian poet Daundra Logan (left), 44, and her daughter Maishara Scisney-Givens (right), 21, browse the selection at Wild Fig Books & Coffee on Saturday, October 15, 2016, in Lexington, Ky. Logan, who use to live nearby but now lives in Madisonville, stopped by to visit the owners while visiting town for the weekend. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

Wild Fig keeping book shop nostalgia alive

Angelea Holder October 14, 2016

Recently featured in the New York Times, Wild Fig Books & Coffee reopened its doors in August after a decision with extreme romanticism, heartfelt foolishness and the sadomasochism that comes along...

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UK students learn about banned books

Connor Evanoff October 2, 2016

The First Amendment has been under siege for centuries and UK’s English department is celebrating an annual, week-long protest to allow Americans their full rights. Senior Lecturer Michael Carter spoke...

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