Suddenly we have an embarrassment of literary riches in the Charlottesville area, not to mention the dozens of book groups meeting in every shadowy corner of every library and bookstore in town.
- February 2 (tonight!), 6:30p: Panel discussion on William Faulkner at the Harrison/Small Library on Alderman Road. 434-243-1776 Free!
- February 2 (choices, choices!), 4:00: Poet Laureate Donald Hall speaks at Old Cabell hall. 434-924-0998. Free!
- February 7, 12:30p: Ann Beattie and husband Lincoln Perry will speak at the Jordan Conference Center Auditorium courtesy of the UVA Medical Center Hour. 434-2094. Free! Topic: “Credibility and Surprise in Writing and Art” (sounds like a good one.)
- February 9: David Sedaris tickets go on sale!
- March 1: Jeanette Walls, author of The Glass Castle, will be making a presentation at a charity event held by The Junior League of Charlottesville. Tickets start at $85.
- April 2007: The Big Read. We’re all supposed to read and discuss The Great Gatsby. And no, you can’t cheat and watch the movie.
Filed under: authors, books, charlottesville, reading, writing
Azar Nafisi, in “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” describes her students putting “The Great Gatsby” on trial. That’d be a fun discussion.
$85 dollars? Ouch. I’ve got to wonder if she had forgone her “honorarium” would they have been able to offer the tickets at a lower price.
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