Book discussion group
Meetings: Last Tuesday of the month, from March through November (no meetings Dec., Jan., Feb.)
Time: Coffee and conversation 2 p.m.; book discussion 2:30 p.m.
For nearly twenty years, Regional Readers have been reading and discussing books with Appalachian or Kentucky themes, or books written by Appalachian or Kentucky authors. From time to time, an author joins us for our discussion.
The book group is open to all and new members are always welcome. We encourage suggestions for the reading lists.
For more information, contact Judith Kidwell at 606.326.1667 or e-mail judith.kidwell@jsfbooks.com.
Nov. 25, 2025 Book ~
Uplands: Selected Short Stories by New York Times best-selling author Robert Morgan
The November selection is Uplands: Selected Short Stories by New York Times best-selling author Robert Morgan. Morgan is the author of the Gap Creek series of novels, collections of short stories and poetry, and biographies of Daniel Boone and Edgar Allen Poe. A native of western North Carolina, he is currently Kappa Alpha Professor of English (emeritus) at Cornell University. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution has written of Morgan’s works, “his characters live not just in Appalachia but where most of us do: in a world where lives converge, social inequities intrude, dignity comes with a struggle, nature abides, memory persists, and meaning comes, if at all, when least expected. By putting down in prose the essential experiences of a handful of characters, Mr. Morgan has delivered something extraordinarily rare.” This collection of 16 stories is published by the Jesse Stuart Foundation.
The Regional Readers will meet Tuesday, Nov. 25, in the Jesse Stuart Room. Coffee, holiday treats, and conversation at 1 p.m.; book discussion at 2:30 p.m. This is the last meeting of the year. The book group will take a winter break and resume meeting in March 2026.