Author’s Brunch
The Author’s Brunch is an event in which AAUW members invite diverse and talented authors to share and discuss their work with the group during a delicious meal. Various gifted authors have been known to attend this event each time that it is hosted! The Author’s Brunch is a popular event known for enticing new members to join the Berea Chapter of the AAUW by showcasing the different cultures and knowledge celebrated by the members of the AAUW. If you’re interested in attending the next Author’s Brunch, check our Events Calendar!
Previous Author’s Brunch Books
Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble
“A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, this debut novel chronicles the life and loves of a headstrong, earthy, and magnetic heroine.”
Madame Belle by Dr.Maryjean Wall
“Belle Brezing made a major career move when she stepped off the streets of Lexington, Kentucky, and into Jennie Hill’s bawdy house.”
How Kentucky Became Southern by Maryjean Wall
“Maryjean Wall explores the post–Civil War world of Thoroughbred racing, before the Bluegrass region reigned supreme as the unofficial Horse Capital of the World.”
Blackberries, Blackberries by Crystal Wilkinson
An enchanting, haunting collection of stories by Crystal Wilkinson, a self-described Black, country girl and poet from rural Kentucky.
The Whole Sky by Heather Henson
It is a book about a 12-year-old horse whisperer who wants to find out about a sickness that is spreading through thoroughbred farms.
The True Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography by Betty Boles Ellison
This new biography provides a startlingly different picture of Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln’s wife. Preconceived myths about the former first lady are factually disproved.
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