Posted on July 13, 2009 by Elizabeth
More information about events following Joel Salatin’s book signing on July 29, from Dawn Story:
Greetings friends,
As some of you know, I’ve been involved with the Kay’s Kitchen project for almost two years. Kay’s is part of the larger day haven project for our area’s homeless and underserved community slated to open in November, called the [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2009 by Elizabeth
Coming to New Dominion Bookshop:
Joel Salatin will discuss his book
Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal
War Stories from the Local Food Front
Wednesday, July 29 at 5:00 PM
Although Polyface farm has been glowingly featured in countless national print and video media, it would not exist if the USDA and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer [...]
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Posted on July 9, 2009 by Elizabeth
The Online Writer: a Two-Part Seminar on Website Design, Blogging, and Web-based Work for Writers
WriterHouse, 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, 434-296-1922.
2 Saturdays, August 15, and September 12, 9 am – 4:30 pm
In Part 1, copywriter and communications consultant Kristen King will give a soup-to-nuts picture of what it means to be a writer in the [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2009 by Elizabeth
From Shelf Awareness:
Cool Idea of the Day: Books Behind Bars
Kay Allison, owner of the Quest Bookshop, Charlottesville, Va., “is the brains behind a program called Books Behind Bars; prisoners from nearly 40 facilities write to her asking for reading material,” according to Newsplex.com, which observed that “Kay has helped thousands of prisoners mentally escape in [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2009 by Elizabeth
There are still some slots available in the summer session writing class line-up at WriterHouse. Screenwriting starts tonight, with intructor Meredith Cole. If you’re a screenwriter or would like to be, this is an excellent chance to hone your script. Creative writing for teens begins Wednesday night, with Carey Morton. Andrew Ewell will be teaching [...]
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Posted on July 4, 2009 by Elizabeth
Coming up: Two Readings and Book-signings at New Dominion Bookshop
Thursday, July 16, 12:15 PM: Joanna Beth Tweedy, The Yonder Side of Sass and Texas
Friday, July 17, 12:15 PM: Peter Selgin, Life Goes to the Movies
Joanna Beth Tweedy will discuss her debut novel
The Yonder Side of Sass and Texas
Thursday, July 16 at 12:15 PM
Raised deep in [...]
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Posted on June 28, 2009 by Elizabeth
I saw you reading:
What: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Where: On the Saunders-Monticello Trail
When: This morning while walking
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Posted on June 21, 2009 by Elizabeth
I saw you reading:
What: The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
Where: Fellini’s
When: Today at brunch
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Posted on June 20, 2009 by Elizabeth
WRITERHOUSE PUBLIC EVENTS
»NEW—Just added to the calendar—Getting Published: How to Stand Out from the Crowd—Wednesday, June 24, 7pm -Susan Gregg Gilmore, author of Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen, returns to WriterHouse to discuss the importance of a planned approach to pitching your work and suggestions to help you get noticed. Her book, new [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by Elizabeth
Come hear Fran read from When the Whistle Blows and tell about her adventures in the publishing world tomorrow night (June 16, 7:30pm) at Writerhouse.
For a suburban-raised girl, Fran Cannon Slayton knows a lot about the romance of the railroads. She knows the difference between the sound of a steam engine and a diesel engine [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2009 by Elizabeth
Michael Malone, author of The Four Corners of the Sky, was here for an appearance at New Dominion Bookshop a few weeks ago. I had the honor of introducing him to the audience. I first came to know about Michael from a friend on BookBalloon, who suggested we invite him to our discussion forum for [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2009 by Elizabeth
Coming to New Dominion Bookshop:
Galbraith Miller Crump will discuss and sign his memoir
A Slant of Light
Wednesday, June 24 at 12:15 PM
Galbraith Miller Crump married Joan Lee in 1952 and spent the next 54 years by her side. His new book, A Slant of Light, chronicles the life and death of this beautiful woman from [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by Elizabeth
News from Kevin McFadden of the Virginia Arts of the Book Center:
Friends of VABC, We’re gearing up for a great summer of printing seminars, not to mention a wonderful collaborative project for members (”Infinite Stakes: A Contemporary Cartomancy Deck”). Click on the links below to find out more…you can now initiate registration for classes online.
Contact [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by Elizabeth
Coming to New Dominion Bookshop:
Nature writer and photographer Marlene A. Condon
will discuss and sign her new book,
The Nature-friendly Garden
Saturday, June 27 at 11:00 AM
Many people approach gardening as a constant struggle against the outside world. They’re perpetually at war with nature, investing in chemical treatments to fight off mammals, birds, and insects in an effort [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2009 by Elizabeth
Master the Art of Reading with the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
Libraries all over the country host summer reading programs for kids, complete with prizes — but why should youngsters have all the fun? This year, the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library plans to include the grown-ups in a program called Master the Art of Reading (pdf). In this [...]
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