NEWS & EVENTS
In 2026, Kim Michele received The Humanitarian Award by Santa Barbara Book Festival for her work in literature and the world.
Awarded the Little Free Library 2026 Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement
Unveiling of Packhorse Historical Marker Oct 11th 1:30 pm, 2025, Hyden, Kentucky
2026 Appearances
The Mountains We Call Home LEGACY TOUR, Louisville, KY, April 21st, 2026
Book Launch Filson Club Launch & VIP Dinner Kim Michele in Conversation with Literary Agent Stacy Testa Louisville, KY - April 16, 6:00 -7:00, 2026
Greenwood Public Library, Greenwood, Indiana April 19th, 2:00 pm, 2026
Oxmoor Farm In Conversation with Emily Bingham Louisville, KY April 23rd, 2026 6:30 pm, 2026
Indie Bookstore Day Poor Richard’s Bookstore Frankfort, KY 1:00-2:30 April 25th, 2026
Indie Bookstore Day The Kentucky Bookstore, Lawrenceburg, KY 3:00-4:30 April 25th, 2026
Grayson County Public Library Luncheon May 1st, 2026 12:00 pm Leitchfield, KY
Keynote, Santa Barbara Literary Festival In Conversation with Leslie Zemeckis Hybrid/Virtual Santa Barbara, Calif. May 2, 2026
Paul Sawyier Public Library May 7th, 6-8 pm Frankfort, KY
Jefferson County Public Law Library May 21st, 2026
Bullitt County Kentucky Public Library, Shepherdsville, KY May 22nd, 6:00 pm
Kentucky Department Library Archives, My Kentucky Moonlight School Launch August 11, 5:30 pm 300 Coffee Tree Road, Frankfort KY
KEDC & Kentucky Schools Welcome My Kentucky Moonlight School August 14, 2026
Wendell Berry Center, My Kentucky Moonlight School Saturday, August 15, 2026, New Castle, KY
~A FEW Recent interviews~