University Press of Kentucky Issuing Three Novels by Fenton Johnson

University Press of Kentucky Issuing Three Novels by Fenton Johnson

In an unprecedented commitment to a native Kentuckian, the University Press of Kentucky (UPK) is issuing three novels by Fenton Johnson, with all three to appear simultaneously in March 2016.

  • The Man Who Loved Birds, his newest novel, is an ambitious work that has received warm advance praise from some of America’s most prominent writers.
  • Crossing the River (1989), Fenton’s first novel, has been out of print for many years.
  • Scissors, Paper, Rock (1993), his second novel, is a classic of Southern and LGBT Literature. It received the Lambda Literary Award and Bay Area Book Reviewers Award for Best Fiction.

Fenton has multiple appearances and readings in spring / summer 2016. For a complete listing, view Appearances.

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