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You've seen those "Employee Picks" racks at bookstores? Bookmarks is new monthly WUKY new feature designed to get the full story on local booksellers' favorite new selections - and provide listeners with reading suggestions from the people who know books best in their own community.

Finding Beauty In Challenging Reads

Sometimes the most difficult books are also the most gorgeous. In this installment of Bookmarks, Jay McCoy with Morris Book Shop selects three local favorites for Black History Month.

Books Mentioned:

About Flight by Frank X Walker

The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson

At the Cross: Race, Religion, and Citizenship in the Politics of the Death Penalty by Melynda J. Price

Bonus Pick:

What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell

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Josh James fell in love with college radio at Western Kentucky University's student station, New Rock 92 (now Revolution 91.7). After working as a DJ and program director, he knew he wanted to come home to Lexington and try his hand in public radio.