68°F12:40 PM Story Time Continuum: UofL’s Axton Literary Festival examines time travel April 11 – 13 [Books]
There is Science. That great institution of grand theory and starched collars, stepping boldly with a keen mind and nerdy glasses into the new frontier of the “unknown”. There is Fiction. That great and playful deceiver, using lies and mimicry in the name of art to stir our passions and spin our yarns; lives laid bare quite literally before our eyes. And then there is Science Fiction. Hmmm….
The Louisville Review to print all-Kentucky issue in honor of Poet Laureate, Maureen Morehead [Books]
This winter season, The Louisville Review will crown itself with laurel. In the same fashion as the illustrious Greeks of old, the local literary magazine will don its poetic leaves; yes, the merriest wreath this Holiday will be one of words. In honor of Kentucky’s Poet Laureate, Maureen Morehead, The Louisville Review will feature compositions from working writers residing in or native to our beloved Bluegrass State.
Spalding University celebrates Festival of Contemporary Writing next week [Colleges]
The Festival of Contemporary Writing, the state’s largest fall-spring reading series, will be held May 14-21 at Spalding University. The event will feature free readings by faculty, guests and alumni of Spalding University’s brief-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing program. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the program.
Random mobile picture: 'Decision Points' in the fiction section [Technology]
What makes mobile technology so great is the simple fact that we can now capture memorable moments, on-the-go, and share them in a moments time. This week's memorable moment comes to us via Reddit (submitted by: SuperRunaway1901), by way of Walden Books Louisville.
Black cat Halloween danger: fact or fiction? [Halloween]
A childhood friend in Cleveland would always be vigilant over her black cat every October and especially so on Halloween. She explained to me that ‘punks dabbling in Satan worship like to steal black cats around Halloween to use them to perform rituals’ or just torture the cats. Many pet adoption agencies across the country suspend black cat adoption in the month of October to safeguard against putting the cat in a bad environment.
Attend a poetry or fiction reading during National Poetry Month
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