# Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-01 08:29 UTC · Category: Entertainment · Sources: 6 · Current Velocity: 3.67

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
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| Lexington Herald Leader | ‘Another great light gone out.’ Kentucky author, activist Wendell Berry dies at 92. | 2026-09-01 03:59 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaEFVX3lxTE1qeTlYSGZZOVIyMjF6dTE0Mnc4TTVRd2R4LXUtREVjS0h3YWJpTzQ0eDZiODk4ZFdXUnk4cGFNNHItX2x0WlJzdHBuSlBta29QNU43TU5hVndWUG0wWkJxTUpDRjdEbUhh?oc=5) |
| kentuckylantern.com | Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92 | 2026-09-01 03:59 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxPZk5zZ2UtUk5seEpHNHFiVWF4RlZzOUduMnZqTEU2V2JESUhmNnlRZHJlVW5pNnNhUW9KdlROTmh4eE9DU2M1TUZkRHFEclpEUE9mX01IQ3d0a0FqaGlFY0FueUFsVWktMnBwX1h3WXlFdWg3ZWRaaEd3cURIMHlOQzgyU3VhcTdqSnBXZ0k1dEE2bVp3WmItRmpQNW9POU5RUnc?oc=5) |
| The New York Times | Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 | 2026-09-01 03:59 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibkFVX3lxTE5KRHFOaklhYjgyZ0lwbDMxbS05U2t0R3BmN29XeUp2bXF4VGVwY3AxQjl0blUtQTRGZ1NfNVkxWjRNQTE3ZFJmMFBVZ2xIVVltamhNSllScHY5Y0xmNVdDTkJrb0VLUWlKRHFOWHl3?oc=5) |
| AP News | Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92 | 2026-09-01 03:59 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxNMEEtM2dlUnJZcFBZX3lvZzBxdHViYUwxLTNWSUNYZ1hZWFpNekZIMXJMczRwT0JWV1RYZGVVWS1JWF9sdHItUmFBc1Z1MFpGU2Q3a1lNUjl5ZWxOa05UdWZockJUWWxyRlBVN01xWmZlQVNQYkJCS1dkai1yLWVlZDBGMkM?oc=5) |
| WKYT | Famed Kentucky writer, activist Wendell Berry dies at 92 | 2026-09-01 03:36 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxPd05mbmZEVHNwR3BTUEtjbUV6UjY3MHBiWFppd1FjNEdOc2MxeEZBS2dJR19XQ1RSWDVJTUFYR0VTWHVqbnd0MjBsN2FMQWxxOUd3NzNCc2EwcklaTVNnMEdrdXRyMlVCbFBNNGFLdGdnYW91ajhXOVVqUkJGVEpnQmRPakN6bkMzOFFCRFZ30gGiAUFVX3lxTFBoZE9paGppN3Iwd28zM2ZBOVR2X1dqZkpOQmFKU1QtcVE5dm5IdHkzX1dmeFNPTExPbVRkR24tUnRnLWZnMTVWOUdfQVdFX2NSbjVvczhIVlJhZUp2OEw3MHBYVExIRHBUVjhGcDBmS1hvNERrOFlhNEFtWE9nQklwNVo2aEM0NGU2ejFvU0ZKM1ZXeHZwODlZeERXdEsxWEprQQ?oc=5) |
| WDRB | CRAWFORD - Wendell Berry, the great Kentucky writer who came home and stayed, dies at 92 | 2026-09-01 03:36 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi8gFBVV95cUxPcTBUOG1sT0FaVVNkbDRIc0xMMDA0NFpvcDlwX2pCRWo4WFoyM0VfbGw3a3pmSzBUaTl6THp1MklHd2kwOWRqRTc3eHpOd0xTSWVoNkJ5UW81SEJOMy1WcHNsMEpFbUd0ZngySndUcEJkaTJ3VEl4SnY0VGlxZXFaX0NGV3Q0VUFvbjl2YmtXWHE1d2hDS29icjZzZDhXMTByYXo0Ym83cUFBWDhzR2hHREx5VTRRSnBhbXcyRk14Y2laTjlwWHVVaE5XLVQ2MTZsSkhhMmlzWUxQb1BpMWtBMGNWNmZsT0hpZXFCRTN5VjFLZw?oc=5) |

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