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Adam Turner

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Adam Turner

Adam Turner is the founder of Cherrymoon Media, a Kentucky publishing and creative studio he launched in 2016.

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Amanda Turner

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Amanda Turner

Amanda Turner is a Kentucky fiction writer whose Cherrymoon books span young-adult fantasy and contemporary sports romance.

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barZENder

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barZENder

barZENder is a poet and reflective writer whose work blends philosophy, self-examination and personal growth.

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Benjamin Mohler

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Benjamin Mohler

Benjamin Mohler, MA, CFRE, ACFRE, is a nonprofit consultant, fundraiser and author focused on board engagement and organizational strategy.

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Bill Goodman

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Bill Goodman

Bill Goodman was executive director at Kentucky Humanities for the past 10 years and a host and producer at KET for over 20 years.

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Bob Conlon

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Bob Conlon

Bob “Bubs” Conlon is the author of Yes, There Is Crying in Baseball, a memoir about family, adversity and a championship season.

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Brian House

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Brian House

Brian House was a Kentucky author, attorney, ordained minister and mediator whose books span memoir, inspiration and thriller fiction.

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Carla Sweat

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Carla Sweat

Carla Sweat is a faith-centered memoirist whose writing reflects on spiritual experience, love and the presence of God in everyday life.

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Chase Caudill

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Chase Caudill

Chase Caudill, CFP®, MBA, is a financial professional and author focused on practical personal-finance education.

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Chris Morkides

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Chris Morkides

Christopher L. Morkides was a mental-health therapist and novelist whose fiction included the Alex Johns crime series and The Bipolar President.

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Don McNay

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Don McNay

Don McNay (1959–2016) was a Kentucky financial author, columnist and nationally quoted specialist on lotteries and sudden wealth.

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Dr. Jim Roach

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Dr. Jim Roach

Dr. Jim Roach is a Kentucky physician, author and speaker whose work focuses on integrative, functional and spiritually informed approaches to health.

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Fred Ellis

Fred Ellis is the author of The Awakening of the Raven and its companion retelling, The (Re)awakening of the Raven.

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Jeremy Stacy

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Jeremy Stacy

Jeremy Stacy is a poet whose collections explore nature, art, music, dreams, memory and introspection.

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JW

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John Wells

John Wells was the author of The Adventures of Johnny Josey Wells, a Kentucky-rooted memoir of adventure, survival and resilience.

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KB

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Keen Babbage

Keen Babbage, Ed.D., is a veteran Kentucky educator and prolific author whose books examine teaching, school leadership and practical life lessons.

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Marc C. Whitt

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Marc C. Whitt

Marc C. Whitt is an award-winning public-relations professional, bestselling author and educator with four decades of experience in higher education and nonprofit communications.

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Mike Diccicco

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Mike Diccicco

Mike Diccicco is an award-winning advertising copywriter turned novelist and the author of Beyond All Sense and Reason.

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Miriam Lightfoot

Miriam Lightfoot, MSEd, is a Lexington educator and author who created the Unusual Crime Solvers mystery series for developing readers.

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Peter Pavkovich

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Peter Pavkovich

Peter Pavkovich is the author of The Khorasan Contract, a military thriller informed by more than a decade of work and travel in the Middle East.

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Richard A. Crosby

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Richard A. Crosby

Richard A. Crosby is an author, pianist, composer and longtime Eastern Kentucky University educator whose work explores leadership, music and reflection.

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Robert Adams

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Robert Adams

Robert R. Adams is an Eastern Kentucky–born Vietnam veteran and author whose books preserve his letters, memories and historical perspective on service in 1967–68.

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RG

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Ryne Green

Ryne Green is a Kentucky fiction writer whose Cherrymoon stories include A Baby Cries and The Swinging Tree.

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S. Nadeem Khan

S. Nadeem Khan is a counselor and author whose books explore emotions, self-awareness and how the mind shapes everyday life.

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Scott A. Arias

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Scott A. Arias

Scott A. Arias, PhD, is the founder and chairman of ACE Consulting and an author with more than three decades of construction-management experience.

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Stu Bykofsky

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Stu Bykofsky

Stu Bykofsky is a veteran Philadelphia journalist, columnist and novelist whose Press Card turns decades of newsroom experience into fiction.

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Suzette Martinez Standring

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Suzette Martinez Standring

Suzette Martinez Standring is an award-winning author, longtime newspaper columnist, writing teacher and former president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.

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Tom Fath

Tom Fath is the author of The Turtle Sings, a Cherrymoon book of spiritual and contemplative reflection.

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Laura Babbage

Laura Babbage is a registered nurse, healthcare leader and chaplain who co-authored Life Lessons from Cancer with her brother-in-law Keen Babbage.

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