Students and community members met in the basement lounge area of Java City Wednesday, September 12 for a book discussion over author Neil White’s memoir In the Sanctuary of Outcasts. White’s book was this year’s book selection for the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners’ SOKY Reads community read program. In an effort to encourage reading in the community, SOKY Book Fest partners gave away more than 500 books, provided book discussions, offered free writing workshops, and brought in the author of the book for presentations to various groups throughout the community.