LFPL's At the Library Series

Ed McClanahan, a 2019 inductee into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, returns to GonzoFest for a reading, interview, and Q&A. McClanahan emerged from Kentucky as a leading young writer of the 1960s, spending time at Stanford and in the company of Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters before returning to Kentucky in the 1970s. Over a long career as a novelist, essayist, memoirist, and educator, McClanahan has earned a dedicated following in the literary world. He will read from his work, and speak with Professor Paul Griner of the University of Louisville about his career, his Kentucky origins, and his relationships with Hunter S. Thompson, Ralph Steadman, and Gonzo journalism.Speaker – Ed McClanahanInterviewer – Paul Griner