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Featured News & Events

Join Jessica for a lecture and book signing at the Cultural Arts Center in New Albany, Indiana on Tuesday, October 28th’s Lunch & Learn program.
Register and learn more here.

See the Driftwood gallery exhibit on display at the Portland Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. The exhibit features dozens of paintings, artifacts, and ephemera related to Harlan and Anna Hubbard.
Learn more here.

Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard wins the 2025 Thomas D. Clark Medallion, an award honoring important contributions to Kentucky’s history and literature.
Read more about the award here.

The History of the Kentucky Derby in 75 Objects, written by Jessica on behalf of the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, is named a semi-finalist for the 2025 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award.
Learn more here.

Catch Jessica, along with 140 other authors and presenters, at the 2025 Kentucky Book Festival, sponsored by Kentucky Humanities.
Learn more here.

Bookings are still available for the Kentucky Speaker’s Bureau through Kentucky Humanities, to have Jessica speak to your group about Harlan Hubbard.
Or, book Jessica and her colleagues for horse-related lectures through the Kentucky Derby Museum.