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Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

EKU teacher publishes second thriller

November 9, 2009

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• Eastern Kentucky University professor Derek Nikitas has released his newest book, The Long Division. This is the second novel from Nikitas, who is teaching at Eastern Kentucky University and working on his Ph.D. in English at Georgia State University. His first book, Pyres, was nominated for an Edgar Award and has been optioned for film adaptation by Vox3 Films. The book is reviewed by the Charlotte Observer.
  

• Miley Cyrus appeared at Phoenix Hill Tavern after her recent show at Freedom Hall.
  

• A New York distillery is producing a bourbon that has caused the New York Times to ask "Who needs Kentucky?" Tuthilltown Spirits makes Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey, which according to Tuthilltown, is the first bourbon whiskey to be distilled in New York. The bourbon is aged under a year, making it a "young" bourbon.
  

• Luke Achterberg, recent graduate of the University of Kentucky Department of Art, has been awarded the International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for 2009, according to a press release from the university. Achterberg garnered the international award for his sculpture "Relative."
  

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