In February 2016, University Press of Kentucky marked Fenton Johnson's place in the literature of the state, region, and nation by publishing a new novel, "The Man Who Loved Birds", at the same time that it reissues his earlier novels "Crossing the River" and "Scissors, Paper, Rock". Johnson is also the author of three cover essays in Harper's Magazine, most recently (April, 2015) "Going It Alone: The Dignity and Challenge of Solitude", available for reading through his webpage. Links to his media appearances, on Terry Gross's "Fresh Air" and on Kentucky Educational Television, may be found on his webpage.