Seeking clarity in a murky world
upcoming events
Fall 2018 is turning into a busy season! We hope you will consider attending one of the following events where The Last Resort: Journal of a Salt River Camp 1942-43 will be featured.
- Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018: The Kentucky Conservation Committee will host its annual Kentucky Authors and Poets event ("Kentucky Voices") at the Church of the Ascension, 311 Washington St., Frankfort, Ky., from 7-10 p.m. We'll be there to talk about The Last Resort as a paean to Kentucky's natural resources. If that's not lure enough, come to hear from some of Kentucky's most revered authors, including Richard Taylor, Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, and Crystal Wilkinson. We are indeed honored to participate.
- Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018: Kentucky Humanities will present the 37th annual Kentucky Book Fair, the highlight of the week-long Kentucky Book Festival, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Alltech Arena on the beautiful grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park (4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, Ky.). More than 150 authors will be on hand to chat with readers and sign their books (and we'll be among them). In addition, approximately 30 authors will speak about their books or the writing process during more formal hour-long programs. You don't want to miss this annual gift to Kentucky's readers! For more about last year's event, read For the Love of Books from the Murky Press blog, Clearing the Fog.
where can I get the last resort?
We are delighted to announce that The Last Resort: Journal of a Salt River Camp 1942-43 by John C. Goodlett is now available at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, Ky. You can also purchase it online from Barnes & Noble or Amazon as well as upon request from your local Barnes & Noble or other independent booksellers (ISBN 9780999254004/paperback edition; ISBN 9780999254011/hard cover edition with illustrated map). Read a review by Katherine Dalton on Arts-Louisville.com.
Part field journal, part diary, it chronicles the outdoor adventures of a group of young men in rural America just before they are called to serve during World War II. Their story is a reminder of a time when our lives were more rooted in the natural world, before a global war and the industries and public institutions it spawned accelerated our dislocation from our homes and our land.
Part field journal, part diary, it chronicles the outdoor adventures of a group of young men in rural America just before they are called to serve during World War II. Their story is a reminder of a time when our lives were more rooted in the natural world, before a global war and the industries and public institutions it spawned accelerated our dislocation from our homes and our land.
For more about the process of publishing The Last Resort or about the people and places that populate the book. check out the Murky Press blog, Clearing the Fog. You can comment on a particular post, or contact us at Murky Press here.
THE LAST RESORT
a youth well spentThe author fishing central Kentucky's Salt River.
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among friendsTwo buddies, Bobby and John Allen, taking a break in the old Model T.
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before the warThe author, as he begins the transformation into Army man.
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