GodPretty in the Tobacco Field is the story of a young girl living in rural eastern Kentucky in the ‘60s. Subjected to grueling labor by her God-fearing uncle, she strives to find a ray of hope in her poverty-stricken town through her own tobacco patch, a forbidden first love, and her home-made paper fortunetellers. A Coal Miner's Daughter meets Winter’s Bone tale of tender love and loss which examines the power of land, crushing poverty, oppression of Appalachian women then, and that which is relevant now.

Kim Michele Richardson resides in the rolling hills of Kentucky where she is a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and an advocate for the prevention of child abuse and domestic violence. Liar’s Bench is her first novel. She is also the author of the bestselling memoir The Unbreakable Child. She is a contributor to the Huffington Post. Kim Michele's second novel, GodPretty in the Tobacco Field will be out in stores Spring 2016. She is currently at work on her third novel, The Washed Light Off Ebenezer Road and will have anthology coming out in March, 2017, Second Blooming, Mercer University Press.

Join Kim Michele Richardson for the launch of her latest novel, GodPretty in the Tobacco Field, with refreshments, giveaways, a free book signing, and a special interview with Kim Michele hosted by president of Louisville Literary Arts, Lynnell Edwards.