VaBook09: Book Festival on BookTV

Where better to relive the 2009 Festival of the Book than on BookTV? VABook! on BookTV: April 11-12 This weekend, C-SPAN2′s BookTV will feature hours of programs and interviews with authors from the 2009 Virginia Festival of the Book. Tune in for the afternoon or evening, from midday to midnight, to catch dozens of the [...]

Yesterday’s Children at Book Festival

I caught sight of a familiar “face” on the Virginia Festival of the Book schedule: Yesterday’s Children: Growing Up Assyrian in Persia, which I reviewed for C-Ville Weekly last year. Work with Me: Collaborative Memoir Writing Wed. March 18th, 2009 2:00 PM Collaborative writing partners tell stories of war, dislocation, and cultural alienation with Mike [...]

In The Studio with Russell Richards

Via: Facebook | In The Studio.

Writing to Save the World at Virginia Festival of the Book

From the Southern Environmental Law Center: SELC Hosts Award-Winning Writer, Jan DeBlieu, at Virginia Festival of the Book Readings, Discussion on Writing as Form of Citizen Activism Charlottesville, VA — February 16, 2009 — The Southern Environmental Law Center, an environmental advocacy organization, is pleased to host award-winning southern writer Jan DeBlieu at the upcoming [...]

Meet WriterHouse Members at Festival of the Book

News from WriterHouse: The Virginia Festival of the Book is coming March 18-22 — it’s almost here! While you’re making your list of what to do, check out the panels and events some of our members and instructors will be participating in: WriterHouse instructor Judy Longley and fellow poets Susan Hull and Kristen Stay Rembold [...]

Russell Richards art exhibit March 3-29

Local artist — and now author — Russell U. Richards will be exhibiting art featured in his book, The Arts and Innards of Russell U. Richards!. I’ve had a peek at the book and the art, and they are both terrific. The exhibit will run March 3-29 at the McGuffey Art Center. Opening reception is [...]

VaBook 2009: Passes for Culbreth Events

Some important news from the Virginia Festival of the Book: Headline Event Passes: A New Convenience Free tickets to 8 p.m. Culbreth Theatre events are distributed one hour before each program’s start time on a first-come-first-served basis. This year, the Festival is pleased to announce a new convenience for those who like to attend the [...]

VaBook09: How Would You Botch an Author’s Name?

A new Festival of the Book Mixed Bag Challenge: All those authors names…so tough to keep them straight. Robert Rabbit Warren?J.P. O’Rourke? Evelyn Wow us with this week’s challenge: 6. How would you botch an author’s name? (Actual experience funny, but not necessary.) Deadline: Feb. 11, Noon. New challenge then. Of course I would never [...]

Latest announcements from WriterHouse

1. Spaces are still available in Winter Writing Classes beginning this Saturday. Call 296-1922 to reserve a spot or come to the first class with your registration form and payment if you decide at the last minute. Visit the website for course descriptions and registration forms. 2. The price of 24-hour access to the WriterHouse [...]

Book festival early signers announced

Check out the list — I’m looking forward to seeing several of these. (Charlottesville, VA…Dec 4) The Virginia Festival of the Book is pleased to announce a selection of “early signers”—those who have committed to appear in its 15th anniversary celebration of books and literacy, March 18-22, 2009.

Festival of the Book celebrates early with a contest

Wondering how you will endure the 15 weeks until the next Festival of the Book? Me, too. Fortunately, there’s a contest underway to help us while away the time: We’re kicking off the 15 weeks to the 15th anniversary by starting a blog where we invite your answers/comments. We call it the “Mixed Bag Challenge.” [...]

Book Festival “Fall Foreword” event schedule

Whew. If you can’t find something to do during the next few weeks, it won’t be the fault of the Festival of the Book! Even though the fest doesn’t take place until next spring, they’ve lined up some preview events just to keep us happy. Here’s the schedule: Fall Foreword Events Fri. Sept. 12 • [...]

Kath Weston at New Dominion Bookshop

New Dominion Bookshop will host a reading and book-signing by Kath Weston who will present selections from her new book Traveling Light: On the Road with America’s Poor Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 5:30 pm How far can you get on two tacos, one Dr. Pepper, and a little bit of conversation? What happens when [...]

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