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Broadstone Books is a national independent small press established in 2003, based in Frankfort KY.
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418 Ann Street
Frankfort, KY
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First, the name. Company founders Larry Moore and Steve Taylor have been friends since high school, and they attended (respectively) Transylvania University (on Broadway) and the University of Kentucky (on Limestone Street) in Lexington, where they both developed a lifelong interest in arts and letters. When they decided to form a company to promote cultural activities, they chose a name that combined the addresses of their schools as a way of saying thanks for their education.
Deciding upon publishing as a first venture, they consulted author Richard Taylor for advice, which led them to the poet and book designer Jonathan Greene. With Greene as their publishing mentor, Broadstone Books issued their first title, “Home Place and Other Poems” by Kentucky author Sheila Bucy Potter, in the summer of 2003. (Sheila has since become an associate editor with Broadstone.)
Since then, Broadstone Books has published over 60 titles, mostly poetry but with a few ventures into other genres. Our authors come from across the United States and include both established and emerging writers, including two Kentucky State Poets Laureate and many who have won national and regional prizes for their work.
