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Book Festival “Fiction Favorites” podcast available

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

From the Charlottesville Podcasting Network: Fiction favorites Homer Hickam (Red Helmet), Adriana Trigiani (Big Stone Gap), and Jill A. Davis (Girl’s Poker Night) delighted a full house at the University of Virginia’s Culbreth Theatre on Thursday, March 27, 2008, as part of the 14th annual Virginia Festival of the Book. What do these three authors [...]

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Reading Group Choices panel podcast available

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

From the Charlottesville Podcasting Network: How can you tell whether a novel will be a good selection for your book club? In this podcast, three popular authors tell what makes for a good group read. Listen in as James Collins (Beginner’s Greek), Jill A. Davis (Girls’ Poker Night, Ask Again Later), and Therese Fowler (Souvenir) [...]

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Book Festival Science Panel podcast available

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

From the Charlottesville Podcasting Network: In this podcast, we join Jennifer Ackerman (Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream), Michael Sims (Apollo’s Fire: A Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination), and Susan Freinkel (American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree) as they discuss natural history, science, and the interlocking life cycles of [...]

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In Search of Irish America podcast available

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Now you can listen to “In Search of Irish America,” a panel session at the 2008 Virginia Festival of the Book. Stayed tuned for more podcasts! :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

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Book Festival podcasts

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

A More Perfect Constitution with Larry Sabato Three Cups of Tea with Greg Mortenson

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Book Festival Round-up

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

I hope to have more to say on the Book Festival this week, but first I have some outstanding commitments I must fulfill (including a short article on postmodernist Christianity, if you can believe that. I can’t.). In the meantime, I want to round up all the bloggy goodness I can find on Festival sessions [...]

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The Book Festival draws to a close

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

I’m a little sad to receive this last Book Festival update from Kevin McFadden (who looked quite dashing at last night’s Author Reception): Hello from VABook-News! Last night was an unforgettable evening at the Paramount with Mike Farrell, as Mike took questions from the Charlottesville audience and a few authors in town for the Festival. [...]

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Peace officer

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Following up on my Rumors post…I happened to be at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports a couple of hours before the start of this afternoon’s Book Festival session with Greg Mortenson, called “Climbing Mountains.” The line already stretched the length of the shopping center by the time I was done with my errands. No signs of [...]

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Book Festival sessions live on line

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Where have I been all my life? Barely conscious, I guess, because I didn’t know the Book Festival sessions that take place in the City Council Chamber are being streamed live over the Internet! Click on “Streamed Live” and wait for the player to load.

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