Indie Author of the Week! DeAnna Kaye Fields DeAnna Kaye Fields is finally pursuing her dream of being an author. She is a Christian first, wife second, and mother third, with a deep love for closed-door romance, small-town charm, and stories that feel like home. She lives in Hillview, Kentucky, with her husband. She has three grown daughters, one still currently at home, and two dogs. Her Shepherd's Grove stories are inspired by small-town life in places like Bullitt County.

Indie Author of the Week! Sara Marian Sara Marian was raised in the woods by wild English teachers and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She is also a partner in Per Bastet Publications, a small press based in southern Indiana. Her fiction blends genres including fantasy and urban fantasy, cyberpunk and steampunk, mystery, historical fiction, literary fiction and comedy, and she is the author of over 200 nonfiction articles on the Clio history website. Her day

Indie Author of the Week! Amy McCorkle Amy McCorkle was born and raised in Louisville, KY. She has lived in New Mexico and Texas, but currently lives in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. She is not only an award-winning blogger but also a successful author in the sci-fi erotic romance genre, with the novel No Ordinary Love and the upcoming release of the dark romantic suspense tale Another Way to Die. She has also been contracted for GLADIATOR, a Mad Max meets Gladiator series set to

Indie Author of the Week! Lee Wright Lee Wright is a visionary author, storyteller, and passionate explorer of the mystical and the unknown. As the creative force behind The Grand Mystics Saga, an ambitious five-book epic fantasy series, he weaves together ancient magic, legendary heroes, dark prophecies, unforgettable quests, and richly imagined worlds that transport readers far beyond the ordinary. When he’s not crafting tales in hidden realms or developing the next chapter

Indie Author of the Week! Ellen Birkett Morris Ellen Birkett Morris is the author of Lost Girls: Short Stories, winner of the Pencraft Award. Her novel Beware the Tall Grass is the winner of the Donald L. Jordan Award for Literary Excellence and will be published in March 2024 by CSU Press. Her fiction has appeared in Shenandoah, Antioch Review, Notre Dame Review, and South Carolina Review, among other journals. She won the Bevel Summers Prize for short fiction. Morris is a r

Indie Author of the Week! Bobbi Buchanan Bobbi Buchanan has led therapeutic writing workshops for inmates and others in recovery from addiction and trauma since 2013. She promotes a self-care regimen of unplugging, communing with nature, and journaling. A poet and author, Buchanan taught college writing at Jefferson Community and Technical College and now teaches English at Valley High School in Louisville. She launched and ran a literary journal, New Southerner, for more tha

Indie Author of the Week! Carol Franks As a teacher, Carol June Franks wanted to write in a way to engage her students in reading and to model what it means to be a writer. Participating in Louisville Writing Project’s Summer Institute, Carol learned how to write alongside her students, interacting with them throughout the process. That’s how the ideas for Potato’s, Pawpaw and Me, Silent Tree Remembers, and Sled Ride Down Untrue Street began- as poems shared with her students

Indie Author of the Week! Teri Polen Teri Polen is the author of young adult horror, science fiction, and fantasy novels. Sarah, her debut novel, was a horror finalist in the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and named Subject A36 one of the 50 Best Indie Books of 2020. An avid reader, movie watcher, and chocolate lover, Teri lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband and Feline Overlord, Bond. Ink Happens Signing Event with Author Celeste Black - April 18th, from noo

Indie Author of the Week! Eva Vertrice She didn’t always love to write. Let’s face it, she didn’t even know she could until her forties. But she always had in the back of her mind the bucket list item to write a book. Now, she honestly doesn’t know if she added it to the list with the intent of ever doing it, or if it was just one of those things you add with no intention of ever actually doing, but it sounds good. Kinda like jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. Never go

Indie Author of the Week! Brick Marlin Brick Marlin has had novels published by Seventh Star Press LLC. and Hydra Publications as well as short stories published on webzines. His last story "The Rep" was published by Wyldblood Press in 2021 and his latest dark sci-fi novel, "The Zaphnurr Phase" was just released in July by Seventh Star Press. If he's not working his full-time job at UPS he's spending time with his lovely wife or writing, reading, running, or training for tria

Indie Author of the Week! Ginger Kidd Ginger Kidd is the author of the Gallows Bay series. She loves stories with happy endings, lots of humor, and heroines who prove you don’t have to look good in spandex to save the world. She lives outside Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, children, and a passel of unadoptable foster cats. Holistic Fair March 14th, noon to 5 PM - Shepherdsville Location Step into a world of inspiration and well-being at our eagerly anticipated Holi

Indie Author of the Week! Nikki Lanier Dr. Nikki R. Lanier is a distinguished labor attorney, public speaker, author, and advisor, renowned for her expertise in equity, human resources, systems thinking and organizational effectiveness and the future of work. She is the CEO and founder of Harper Slade, a firm dedicated to creating workplaces where multiculturalism thrives as a risk mitigation strategy and macroeconomic imperative. Having held executive positions in various in

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Indie Author of the Week! David Strange David Strange is a respected Kentucky author who has written countless stories about local history for newspapers and for two books he cowrote titled “Bullitt County Memories” and “More Bullitt County Memories”. He was also chief editor and contributor for a well-received regional history of United and Missionary Baptist Churches titled “The Old Time Baptists of West Central Kentucky and Their Stories of Faith”. Now well past his sevent

Indie Author of the Week! Tony Acree Tony Acree is an award-winning publisher, novelist, screenwriter, and radio host. He lives near Louisville, Kentucky with his wife and talented twins. Dark Harbor Pictures will be producing two streaming shows; one based on his Victor McCain thrillers. and the other on his Samantha Tyler thrillers. In addition, his screenplay, Songs of Bloody Harlan has been optioned for the silver screen by Jamezz Hampton and 1209 Productions . His

Indie Author of the Week! Ariella Talix Ariella Talix is a best-selling author from Indiana who writes spicy romance because she loves a great happy ending. Her books are all either MF or MMF (“swords” cross) stories for readers who share her belief that all love is beautiful. Ariella’s stories are full of humor and suspense. She has written bot historical and contemporary tales. Her Hearts of Gold series is a thrilling saga based on the 1849 Gold Rush. Her contemporary bo

Indie Author of the Week! T.M. Lore T.M. Lore writes dark thrillers with enough twists to throw your neck out and enough emotional damage to keep your therapist employed. If you like morally gray characters, jaw-dropping turns, and yelling “WHAT?!” at your book at 2 a.m, you would love their work. When not plotting fictional mayhem, T.M. can be found avoiding small talk, befriending crows, or pretending to be normal in public. T.M. Lore writes dark and twisty things for adult

Indie Author of the Week! Robert Prather Robert Prather is the author of the award-winning book, T he Strange Case of Jonathan Swift and the Real Long John Silver . He has been featured on the popular series — History Channel’s, “ America’s Book of Secrets ,” and Travel Channel’s, “ Code of the Wild .” In 2021, Tim Farmer Productions produced a full-length documentary on his work that was featured on KET. Robert and his wife Karen live in Kentucky Walk-In Wednesdays - Spiri

Indie Author of the Week! Carol Preflatish Meet Carol Preflatish, a multi-talented author and screenwriter from southern Indiana who has been captivating readers for over twenty years. Carol is best known for her Coyote Canyon Mysteries and Nathan Perry Mystery series, along with a collection of romantic suspense novels and two insightful non-fiction books. Her storytelling prowess has earned her multiple awards as a screenwriter. When she's not weaving mysteries, Carol enjoy

Indie Author of the Week! Henry Sipes From childhood dreams under starry skies to a distinguished career in engineering and astronomy outreach, Henry Sipes has dedicated his life to exploring the wonders of our universe. Henry’s fascination with space began early, leading him to earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Purdue University. His commitment to sharing knowledge blossomed as he conducted astronomy programs for the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and other groups sin