Books published by The University Press of Kentucky

The colloquial dialogue brings to life a community attached to the land on which they had lived for generations and the victuals and rituals that kept their world in motion amidst uncertainty.

One of the last living legends of the golden age of the screen, Marlene Dietrich has reigned supreme in the history of motion pictures since she was first swept to stardom as Lola in The Blue Angel. Her long-awaited autobiography tells of her fabulous life from early days in Berlin to her Hollywood career and beyond. 24 pages of photos.

A thoughtful analysis of John Mellencamp's numerous contributions to American popular culture over more than forty years.

"From the anti-segregation sit-ins of the 1960s to the 2020 protests in response to the killing of Breonna Taylor, the rest of the nation-and often the world-has watched as Kentuckians boldly fought against injustice. In Resistance in the Bluegrass, Farrah Alexander outlines how Kentucky's activists have opposed racism, discrimination, economic inequality, and practices that accelerate climate change; advocated for better education, more humane immigration policies, and appropriate political representation; and supported LGBTQ and women's rights, while also celebrating decades of Kentucky contributions to social justice movements and the people behind them. Resistance in the Bluegrass gives engaged citizens-and those who aim to become more engaged-inspiration and guidance for how they too can make a difference across the commonwealth. With interviews and issue-by-issue action items, Alexander reminds her readers that everyday citizens who step up to make a difference are at the heart of all social change. Optimistic and accessible, Resistance in the Bluegrass is a people's history and guide that calls Kentuckians of all backgrounds to action"--

This is the first book that profiles the rapid expansion of the student and campus farm movement.

A former Kentucky poet laureate presents an evocative look of the economic, social, and cultural transformation of Kentucky from wilderness to early settlement by examining the regional primary watershed.

When the mass suicides are remembered, it is usually comically or instructively: "Don't drink the Kool-Aid," as the majority of those who died that day drank or were injected with grape flavored Flavor-Aid.

Skillfully divided into three distinct yet harmonious parts, cantillating local, familial, and personal histories, Girl Singer is a collection of lyrical and descriptive poems that offer unique insight on famous and infamous Appalachian tales from this life and the next.