Books

Ken Bradbury gathered his columns, characters, and stories into print — collections of small-town life, faith, and the people of central Illinois.

Beyond the stage and the newspaper page, Ken assembled several books from his writing. These are the book projects preserved in his archive.

A collection of Ken Bradbury's humorous travel columns, narrated by his Coonridge alter-ego Freida Marie Crump and her long-suffering husband Herb.

Ken Bradbury's tall-tale guidebook to the Spirit of Peoria riverboat — a gleeful collection of lies, glossaries, and river humor.

Ken Bradbury's linked collection of short stories sketching the eccentrics, storytellers, and vanished ways of a small central Illinois town.

Ken Bradbury's portrait of Arenzville, Illinois — a year of interviews, town history, and photographs of his hometown.

A collection of Ken Bradbury's playful, small-town poems for children, paired with illustrations by Steve Varble.