Mentelle Neighborhood is home to many writers and artists. Two of those writers have new books published.
Willie Davis will read from his novel, Nightwolf, at 6 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 30) at Brier Books, 319 S. Ashland Ave. Click here for more information. Willie is a winner of the Katherine Anne Porter and Willesden Herald International Short Story prizes. His work has appeared in Salon, The Guardian, The Kenyon Review and other publications.
Jeff Worley’s latest poetry collection, Lucky Talk, also is available at Brier Books, where he gave a reading Aug. 14. Worley, an award-winning poet, has published nine previous collections and edited What Comes Down to Us: 25 Contemporary Kentucky Poets, which included a forward by another Mentelle neighborhood resident, Ed McClanahan.
Both Willie and Jeff live on Aurora Avenue, as does Brier Books co-owner Samantha Sipple, a poet and short-story writer.