Every year, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books becomes livelier and brighter due to the growing number of attendees. From book lovers, casual readers, and literary collectors to authors and publishers, people gathered to celebrate literacy.
The largest book festival in the US opened its doors last April for a glamorous two-day weekend celebration with the bookworms. Held at the University of Southern California, many book enthusiasts, book lovers, and book collectors, as well as writers, established authors, and many more, attended the free event.
A lot of bookfair-goers went by the Citi of Books booth to check for their next read and potential favorite book. One of the books that were chosen is “Life Notes by a Kentucky Woman: Looking for the High Point (Volume 3)” by Sarah Cornett-Hagen. It was displayed on April 20th and 21st at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California.
Sarah Cornett-Hagen, who recently moved back to Kentucky from Texas, now lives in Jenkins, Kentucky, just seven miles from her birthplace in Haymond. Jenkins proudly displays its heritage with billboards declaring it a town “built from coal.”
Sarah’s beloved home, Still Point, serves as the wellspring of her rich poetry and reflective philosophical writings. Her sharp observations of life’s patterns are evident as she weaves a sense of wonder through her heartfelt reflections on life.
Her most recent work is featured in the anthology “Poetry as Prayer: Appalachian Women Speak” by Wind. Additionally, her homage to Mt. Ashland, titled “Mountain Lady,” will be published in “The Rag.” In August 2004, her poem “Blackberry Heaven” was published in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in 2003, her poem “Colors of Life,” which encapsulates Sarah’s uplifting spirit, was included in the International Library of Poetry.
“Life Notes by a Kentucky Woman: Looking for the High Point (Volume 3)” recounts the early life of a mountain woman, the daughter of a coal miner, growing up in the hills of eastern Kentucky. This volume focuses primarily on her resilience as she endures one of the most devastating events of her life.
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