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A Guide to Enneagrams and Books
Personality tests have been all the rage for the past several years. For me, personality tests offer a sense of validation as to why I feel specific emotions and make certain decisions. The Enneagram...
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The Louisville Book Festival Story
Maybe you’ve visited our website or seen posts from Louisville Book Festival on your social media timelines. Or maybe you’ve never heard of us, yet you love anything to do with the word “book!” Either...
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When the To Be Read pile gets overwhelming | Tips for Reading Better
Free time has slowly shifted from a thing we all craved to something that we now seem to have way too much of. This can either make us more productive as we have ample time to complete our never-ending...
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Books & Pride : 12 Titles with LGBTQ+ representation
In honor of June being Pride Month, here are some of my favorite books with LGBTQ+ representation: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue– Mackenzi Lee Adventure, humor, and romance? What more...
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Louisville Book Festival 2022 success
It took a little bit of time for the Louisville Book Festival crew to recover after the event due to some family emergencies, but the event was a great success, and we wanted to take a moment to share...
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The Backend of Book Festival Planning
Deedee Cummings and Melissa Gaddie on WLKY News speaking about the Louisville Book Festival. When a person thinks about the book festival, it is easy to only focus on the books. What books am I going...
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Applying to a book festival: submission tips
It can be scary to think of sending your book to a book festival, but it is important to follow a dream where it may lead. There are some things to consider before you put that book into an envelope...
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How banning books hinders critical thinking
We all want our children to be critical thinkers, right? That is, people who do not just accept information that is fed to them. Don’t we want our children to think deeply and ask questions? Critical...
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Advice for New Book Festival Participants
While it may seem like a long time until November, the Louisville Book Festival will be here before we know it. If you’ve never participated in a book festival as an author, you will probably have lots...
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We are so glad you asked. We made a list to share with you to help make your two days at the festival as smooth and as worry-free as possible. Book festivals are a lot of fun whether you are working...
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How It Started… How It’s Going– The Long (But Destined) Road to the...
There’s a trend on social media to compare how something started with how it’s going now. With the 5-year celebration of the Louisville Book Festival coming up, this trend has got me thinking about...
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New for 2024: Bookish vendors
Bringing a book festival to life is a lot of work and a special balancing act. You have to offer something “traditional” (books and authors, of course) while also trying to provide enough novelty so...
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