In just a few days, the Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs in Louisville KY and for folks here in KY it is a 2 week celebration. This week we are giving you books that are Kentucky inspired; from fiction, to sci-fi, memoir to middle grade, short story collections and underdog sport stories, and even true crime. These books will give you a taste of Kentucky when you can't actually be at the races with a mint julep in hand.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

1- American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South by Gail Jarrow

2- Call Me Athena: Girl From Detroit by Colby Cedar Smith

3- The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

4- Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

5- Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

6- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

7- Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

8- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

10- Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson

11-Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

12- Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander

13- These Prisoning Hills by Christopher Rowe

14- Clay's Quilt by Silas House

15- Blood in the Bluegrass by DC Alexander

16- A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City by David Domine

17- Waverly HIlls Sanatorium by Lynn Pohl

18- A White Wind Blew by James Markert

19- My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song by Emily Bingham

20- Water Street by Crystal Wilkinson

21- Are You There God? It's Me, Margeret by Judy Blume

22- A Death in Door County by Annalise Ryan

23- Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love

24- Inglorious Empire: What the British Did To India by Shashi Tharoor

25- The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

26- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

Articles mentioned--

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2023/04/04/1164109676/women-now-dominate-the-book-business-why-there-and-not-other-creative-industries

Shows mentioned--

2- Heist (Netflix) (2021)

3- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023)