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Our Lives As They Really Are

The Fights We Fought Have Brought Us Here

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The Fights We Fought Have Brought Us Here

Ten young writers from Muhammad Ali's alma mater write about the fights they've fought that have brought them to where they are today.

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News

The Fights We Fought Have Brought Us Here

JCPS article: Central Students Publish Book of Stories that Shaped Them

2020-09-03
In Heaven Everyone Will Shake Your Hand

WFPL: Louisville Visual Artist Julie Baldyga’s ‘Heavenly’ Art Celebrated In Book, Exhibition

2020-08-13
Better Lucky Than Good: Tall Tales and Straight Talk from the Backside of the Track

WUKY interview with Joe Manning re: Better Lucky Than Good

2020-08-13
Better Lucky Than Good: Tall Tales and Straight Talk from the Backside of the Track

Better Lucky Than Good one of 6 semifinalists for Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award

2020-06-04

Projects

The Fights We Fought Have Brought Us Here

Ten young writers from Muhammad Ali's alma mater write about the fights they've fought that have brought them to where they are today.
In Heaven Everyone Will Shake Your Hand

A book about the art of Julie Baldyga, an extraordinary self-taught artist in Louisville, Kentucky.
Better Lucky Than Good: Tall Tales and Straight Talk from the Backside of the Track

A book documenting the unique and fascinating world of the backstretch of Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, written by the people who work there.
Iroquois Stories

Audio stories developed by eight young producers at Iroquois High School during the Spring of 2019.
Upcoming Projects

Learn about several projects Louisville Story Program currently has in progress.
No Single Sparrow Makes a Summer

In narratives rooted in six countries, nine young women document cultural and geographic communities of South Louisville from the inside, exploring topics such as the refugee experience, juvenile detention, motherhood, and shifting identities.
Available Light: Louisville Through the Lens of Bud Dorsey

A book honoring the legacy of Bud Dorsey, West Louisville's most iconic photographer, produced in close collaboration with him.
We Can Hear You Just Fine: Clarifications from the Kentucky School for the Blind

Authors from the Kentucky School for the Blind write about the travails and triumphs of visual impairment, difficulties of being an outsider, and how they've found community and a path to independence in Louisville.
I Said Bang!: A History of the Dirt Bowl

An impressionistic portrait of the Dirt Bowl and the community that nurtures and sustains it, written by dozens of people who have contributed to and been shaped by the iconic streetball tournament since 1969.
Our Shawnee

Eight resilient young authors vividly describe their experiences in often-overlooked parts of Louisville. The best-selling book in Louisville in 2014!
Video About Louisville Story Program

A brief video overview of the Louisville Story Program

The Louisville Story Program is challenging the arena of what a book is and what a book can do and where books matter in our communities.

Nikky Finney, 2011 National Book Award winner