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Reading
There isn't enough time to
read all the books published,
so here are a few places to
help you choose the best.
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Florida Book Award Winners
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There isn't enough time to
read all the books published,
so here are a few places to
help you choose the best.
Lynne Barrett's Florida
Book Review website.
www.floridabookreview.com
Florida Book Award Winners
FSU Florida Book Award
Oprah's Book list
Oprah's Books
What are some of your favorite
sources for book reading advice?
Email Landis
| 2007 Faculty and Students |
Conferences / Workshops The 2008 FIU/Hutchinson Island Writers Conference October 22-25, 2008 Tuition is $375 – until May 1, 2008 Mss conference $50 Check out their website: w3.fiu.edu/crwriting Faculty includes: DENNIS LEHANE (Mystic River) JAMES W. HALL (Hell’s Bay); LYNNE BARRETT (The Secret Names of Women) Florida Book Review NICK CARBO (Andalusian Dawn) JOHN DUFRESNE (Requiem Mass.) DENISE DUHAMEL (Two and Two) CAMPBELL MCGRATH (Seven Notebooks) PETER MEINKE (The Contracted World) MARCIE HERSHMAN (Speak to Me) LES STANDIFORD (Washington Burning) DAN WAKEFIELD (The Hijacking of Jesus) TOM FRANKLIN (Poachers) BREWSTER ROBERTSON (A Posturing of Fools) GERALD COSTANZO - Carnegie Mellon Press Editor (Nobody Lives on Miami Beach) BARNES & NOBLE PUBLISHING SEMINARS, featuring RICHARD PINE of Inkwell Management RACHEL KLAYMAN of Crown Publishers; Of course we hope that you will want to join us in Stuart, with its fabulous beaches just across the Intracoastal Waterway, where the John F. Armstrong Wing of the Blake Library in Stuart, Florida will host the evening readings, and downtown (old town) offers an exciting array of shops and restaurants. Our program offers intensive, friendly, hands-on workshops and discussions intended to help writers at all stages of development: you can enroll in up to three different four-day class sessions, and enjoy agent/editor roundtables, freelancing seminars, nightly readings and more. FGCU Sanibel Island Writers Conference - 2008 November 6-9, 2008 Here's this faculty year's lineup: Keynote Speaker Sena Jeter Naslund is Writer in Residence at the University of Louisville, Program Director of the Spalding University brief-residency MFA in Writing, and current Kentucky Poet Laureate. Recipient of the Harper Lee Award and the Southeastern Library Association Fiction Award, she is cofounder of The Louisville Review and the Fleur-de-Lis Press. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Critically acclaimed and nationally bestselling author Naslund is unparalleled in her ability to write fiction that gives life to real slices of history and fills gaps in the landscape of literature. Conference Director Tom DeMarchi has outdone himself again this year. Look at the list of presenters!!! Three editors, two agents and 14 outstanding authors! Faculty includes: Lynne Barrett (fiction) Also Editor of The Florida Book Review Jocelyn Bartkevicius (Editor) Eve Bridburg (Literary Agent) Jim Brock (Poet) Ron Carlson (Young Adult) Camille Cline (Editor) John Dufresne (fiction) Beth Ann Fennelly (Poetry) William Giraldi (Writing About Grief) Stephanie Elizondo Griest (Memoir) Jeanne Leiby (Editor) Mary Beth Lundgren (Children’s Literature) John McNally (Screenwriting) Leonard Nash (Fiction) Neal Pollack (Comic Memoir) John K. Samson (Songwriting) Christopher Schelling (Literary Agent) Michael Steinberg (Memoir) Ian Vasquez (Fiction), The dates are November 6-9. Location: BIG ARTS on Sanibel Island! FMI www.fgcu.edu/siwc/index.html From Mlou... Landis and I attended last year and it was fabulous. Conference director Tom DeMarchi presented a slate of lectures given by a very impressive group of speakers. This is a unbelievable opportunity to learn from some of the industry's best success stories, receive excellent critique on your current work in progress from successful, published authors and meet the nicest Florida writers in attendance. Landis loved the people, who were simply the best, most helpful, friendly folks ever. FWA Writers Conference Nov 14-16, 2008 Lake Mary Conference Director Chrissy Jackson FMI www.floridawriters.net Summer Conferences: Connie May Fowler Workshops The St. Augustine Project Writers Conference Please follow this direct link www.writingbelowsealevel.com . Classes Writers University (online) Courses • Screenwriting Basics • Beginning Television Writing • Creating Characters Who Bring Your Story to Life • Foundations of Screenwriting • From Rejection to Acceptance: The Most Common Mistakes Fiction Writers Make When Approaching an Agent • How to Sell your Script • Introduction to Pitching • Introduction to Playwriting • Mastering the Essential Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters • Proper Formatting Technique: How to Create a Compelling and Professional Screenplay • Storytelling: How To Write Stories That Will Grab And Hold Your Audience • Writing Dialogue for Emotional Impact: Crafting Fresh Dialogue That Snaps, Crackles and Pops Off the Page http://www.writersuniversity.com/ Gotham Writers Workshops There is still time to enroll in a summer writing workshop. More than a dozen new workshops begin in mid-July When you participate in a Gotham workshop you will benefit from weeks of expert instruction, structured exercises, a supportive community of fellow writers, and in-depth feedback on your work. Chances are, you'll be astonished by how much writing you get done by Labor Day. For younger writers, we offer online Teen Creative Writing workshops. Make the most of your summer — sign up for a writing workshop today. To register, call 877 974-8377 or visit WritingClasses.com. Regards, Linda Novak Registrar Gotham Writers Workshop For a complete list of classes go to www.writingclasses.com/ or call toll free 877-974- 8377. 1841 Broadway Suite 809 New York, New York 10023 Phone: 877-974-8377 Online Classes Gotham Writers Workshops For a complete list of classes go to www.writingclasses.com Linda Novak Registrar Gotham Writers Workshop 1841 Broadway Suite 809 New York, New York 10023 Phone: 877-974-8377 Writers Online Workshops Writer's Digest For a complete List of classes go to www.writersonlineworkshops.com/contactus.html Writers University www.writersuniversity.com These are not just “screen writing” classes. I found a few I’d like to take myself, now if only I can win the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes… |
Mlou's E-news Pinellas County Florida
| Hi writers and readers, Here’s the news for August 2008. John Dufresne's latest novel, Requiem Mass, is available in bookstores now! Screenwriters sign up for 5th Annual Great American Pitchfest There is a call for New Plays by Florida Playwrights. FWA Mtg Thursday Aug 14th 5:30 p.m. Our guest speaker is Roberta Whipple, Administrator of the St. Pete Beach Library, and one smart lady. She will share all kinds of useful information with you that will help you in marketing your book. Just some of the information is listed below. And best of all, she will answer questions for you! Do you have a question about anything connected with your book and a library? Bring it to the meeting and go home with an answer. Check out the Fall Writers Conferences so you can register early for a discount. FIU Writers Conference - Hutchinson Island October 22-25, 2008 FGCU Sanibel Island Writers Conference Nov 6 - 9, 2008 FWA Conference Lake Mary Nov 14 - 16, 2008 See Contests Section below to ENTER THESE CONTESTS! Tampa Writers Alliance Contest Glimmer Train Contest I'm sorry I didn't get July's link emailed. I am over the pneumonia now and just dealing with the side effects. Take care, Mlou Monthly links to check |
| From Lynne Barrett... The summer heat is setting in, so it's time to head off to the beach to cool off, and of course, to stuff your beach bag full of good books. Check out FBR's latest additions: —Lynne Barrett introduces you to Pleasure Was My Business, Madam Sherry's account of a legendary 1930s Miami brothel, a book whose banning was contested all the way to the Supreme Court. —Kristin Kovacic reviews The Moving Waters by Florida poet Mary Jane Ryals. —And visit our Poets' Corner, where Terri Witek and James Brock reveal to Richard Ryal how Florida's climate gets into their work. —Are you a sports fan? Jamie May inaugurates our Florida Sports page, writing about The Rise and Fall of Dodgertown: 60 Years of Baseball in Vero Beach by Rody Johnson. —On our crime page, read about a secret plot to blow up America in Dave Ash's review of James O. Born's Burn Zone. —Susan Parsons fills you in on Stephen King's new novel, Duma Key, a creepy tale set on an isolated Southwest Florida island. —And like it or not, it's that time of year again. James Barrett-Morison has compiled links on our Blog page to help you monitor the 2008 hurricane season. Read it all at www.floridabookreview.com |
Booksignings Inkwood Books 216 South Armenia Avenue in Tampa, (813-253-2638) announces the following: CONTACT: Carla Jimenez or Leslie Reiner, 813-253-2638. Please follow this direct link inkwoodbks@aol.com Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:00 p.m. Title of Event: RIC JAHNA Saturday, August 9, 2008 5:00 p.m. Title of Event: DANIEL SILVA Barnes & Noble |
| Studio@620 Please follow this direct link www.thestudioat620.com Studio@620 has an exciting line up of events in August. Here are the highlights: "Descending Sideways : A Night of Theater Readings and Performances " August 13 What characters do you have lying in the dark recesses of your mind? Explore the world we live in through the deistorted lens of Jordan Stovall and Jared O'Roark; two writers who have come together to share their view of the world. "Global Lens Film Series: The Fish Fall in Love", August 22 This months film in the Global Lens Series comes from Iran. Loosely based on the Persian fable of Shahrazad and the Thousand Myths (A Thousand and One Nights), director Ali Raffi uses the language of food to paint a richly textured portrait of life and love on the northern coast of Iran. "From There to Here: A Photography Based Research Project and Exhibit", August 23 - 30 Refugee youth, representing 8 different countries, along with local foster youth were given cameras to photograph their lives as they see them. Their photos beautifully represent their triumphs and struggles and visually depict their experiences. "Spoken Word Open Mic", August 25 Monthly Poetry Event to be held at The Studio@620. It is open to all who want to share their words with others. The words may be spoken or sung and may be accompanied musically by members of the audience. The poetry occurs in an atmosphere supportive to all who care to join us. "Indie Film Cafe", August 27 The Studio@620 Socially-conscious documentary films. This month's feature will be "Waiting to Inhale: Marijuana, Medicine and the Law" Location 620 First Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida. Phone: 727-895-6620 |
| Meetings: PINAWOR, Pinellas County’s premier critique group meets Saturdays 9:15 – Noon at the Highlands Recreation Center, 400 Highland Ave NE in Largo. Excellent editors and critiquers are present. This is an encouraging, helpful group of talented authors, writers, editors and readers. They provide an excellent reality check. Please follow this link www.pinawor.org Pinellas County’s oldest writers group, the St Petersburg Writers Club meets in Room 121 of the West St. Pete Library at 750 66th Street North, on the first and third Thursday at 6:30 P.M. FMI call Martha Dupes @ 736-3355. The Florida Writers Association (FWA) St. Petersburg Group meets the second Tuesday of the month the St. Petersburg Main Library at 37th Street and 9th Ave North. Meet at 5: 30. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Follow this link www.floridawriters.net Vice President Chrissy Jackson writes... The dog days of summer may be here, and you may think you’re tired of being hot, but wait until you see what we’re going to be talking about at our next Florida Writers Association St. Petersburg Writers Group Meeting . . . Our guest speaker is Roberta Whipple, Administrator of the St. Pete Beach Library, and one smart lady. She’ll share all kinds of useful information with you that will help you in marketing your book. Just some of the information is listed below. And – best of all, she’ll answer questions for you! Do you have a question about anything connected with your book and a library? Bring it to the meeting and go home with an answer. What types of books are getting the highest circulation? How do authors get their books into libraries? Are libraries good places for book signings? Can authors sell their books there? How do authors get free publicity by speaking at Friends of the Library groups? Are libraries still buying a lot of hardback books? If an author publishes in paperback – either mass or trade – does that hurt their chances of getting their book into a library? What are the differences in the types of paperback? Registration and networking start at 5:30 on Thursday, August 14 at the main St. Petersburg library, on the corner of 37th St and 9th Avenue North. The short business meeting is at 6 pm, immediately followed by Roberta Whipple’s presentation. See you there! Chrissy Chrissy Jackson, ACM, PHC Vice President, Florida Writers Association, Inc. www.floridawriters.net President, St. Pete Beach Friends of the Library P. O. Box 66069, St. Pete Beach, FL 33736 727-367-9052 Home 813-766-7172 Cell The Tampa FWA Critique Group meets the second and fourth Monday from 7-9 p.m. at Barnes and Noble on Dale Mabry just south of Stall. |
| Conference Director & FGCU faculty member, Tom DeMarchi and Poet & FGCU faculty member Jesse Millner, are both graduates of the FIU master's program for creative writing. |
| Poetry / Spoken Word ***** Poets Live! ***** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: September 8, 2008 Place: Largo Public Library 120 Central Park Dr. Largo, FL 33771 Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Theme: Within Poet Bio: William Matthews Open Mic Questions: Contact Wayne S. Williams at cylum@tampabay.rr.com "Spoken Word Open Mic", September 8th Monthly Poetry Event to be held at The Studio@620. It is open to all who want to share their words with others. The words may be spoken or sung and may be accompanied musically by members of the audience. The poetry occurs in an atmosphere supportive to all who care to join us. It seems as though, the old Sprite cola ad that said, "Image it Everything" has become the norm, sadly enough. My facade is greater than your facade. Are there people left, who still have the courage to be self-critical or humble? Have we lost the ability to stop pounding on our chests, the desire to look into the darkness for truth and honesty, the willingness to reach for the essence of our next theme: Within * I was very entertained by William Stafford, our poet bio feature last month, and I hope you were as well. This month, we have another fantastic William - William Matthews. Happy writing poets, and I'll see you in September! |
| Plays, Playwrights, Theater, Drama, Songwriting, Music Call for New Plays by Florida Playwrights FOR RELEASE: June 13, 2008 SOURCE: Carol Traynor, Marketing and Media Relations, 407-299-5000, ext. 1015; ctraynor@valenciacc.edu The Valencia Community College theater program is accepting plays for its annual Florida Playwrights competition, which has been held every year since 1991. The winning play will be staged in April 2009, as part of Valencia's regular subscription series. Playwrights currently residing in Florida are invited to send the first 15 pages of no more than two never-before-produced manuscripts. The deadline for submission is September 12, 2008. Electronic submissions are requested. They may be sent to Valencia's artistic director, Julia Gagne at jgagne@valenciacc.edu. Scripts must be original, previously unproduced, full-length plays. (Scripts that have received staged readings may be submitted.) Collaborations are eligible, but children's plays, musicals and adaptations are not. A panel of readers will evaluate the submitted excerpts and ask select writers to submit their full manuscripts. From those, one play will be chosen to be developed and workshopped with the playwright's participation. The playwright will receive a stipend to cover travel and other expenses related to the production. The administrator of the competition plans to announce the winning play around December 1, 2008. The workshop process will begin in January 2009. For further submission information or for the mailing address, please call 407-582-2296. The Florida Playwrights Festival is a group that welcomes playwrights. Check out their website: www.FloridaPlaywrightsFestival.org when you get a chance. Regards, Victor Carr President Florida Playwrights Festival, Inc. For info on the Island Players or Gulfport Players, stop by Eileen’s Resale Boutique 5401 Gulfport Blvd (22nd Ave s) or email her at gulfporteileen@tampabay.rr.com GULFPORT COMMUNITY PLAYERS 4919 17th Avenue South Gulfport FL 33707 (727) 322-0316 Plays are held at both the Catherine A. Hickman Hall at 5501 27th Ave S. (at Beach Blvd) in Gulfport, and at the “Back Door” rehearsal hall located at 4919 17th Ave S Asolo Theater For tickets call the Box Office at 351-8000 or order online www.asolo.org. |
| Scriptwriting The Annual Screenwriting EXPO will be Nov 13 - 16 Los Angeles Conference Center. Once again, the Expo will play host to the best pitch event in the world. Last year, over 150 A-list production companies, agencies, and management companies joined us to hear your story and possibly help make the dream of being a working writer a reality. FMI www.screenwritingexpo.com CS Weekly Please follow this direct link www.creativescreenwriting.com From Barbara Harrington: FLORIDA SCREENWRITERS & ACTORS CONNECTION Screenwriters - Beginner or Pro. Improve plot, dialogue and format by readings and critiques.We welcome anyone interested in writing screenplays and/or acting to participate. The Florida Screenwriters Actors Connection (FSAC) meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month - from 1 to 4 PM at Panera Bread, Bardmoor Shopping Center, corner of 10810 Starkey and Brian Dairy Rd. Get there at 12 to discuss the query, synopsis, log line and the pitch ... Policy is meals count towards payment for use of room. Barbara Harrington: 727-572-6345 bharrington2@tampabay.rr.com The C.R.A.P. SHOOT, an Indie film, sponsored by the PFS, and written and produced by Barbara Harrington and Miriam Goodspeed, still needs a few crew hand to help out with Craft Services and other jobs. Casting is scheduled for August 16 and Filming the first two weekends in September. Interested:727-572-6345- bharrington2@tampabay.rr.com PINELLAS FILM SOCIETY - (PFS) Indie Studios welcomes any one interested in films to attend ... from the writers to the technicians to the powers who know everything there is to know about getting movies made. They also encourage filmmakers to showcase their work. Pete Bradshaw and Curtis Grayham host the event, which is held on the FOURTH Friday of each month at 6 pm, at 1776 - 11th Avenue North, St. Petersburg. 727-572-6345 - bharrington2@tampabay.rr.com Call for entries Please follow this direct link www.nickwriting.com THREE SCREENWRITING MARKET LISTINGS WritersMarket.com lists more than 6,000 opportunities to get paid for your writing efforts. Here are three recently verified and updated listings for screenwriting markets. Lee Daniels Entertainment works in all aspects of entertainment, including film, television and theater. All non-agency scripts must be accompanied by a signed copy of their submission release form, which can be downloaded from their Web site. http://www.writersmarket.com/Search/screenwriting Shoreline Entertainment, Inc., is "looking for character driven films that are commercial as well as independent. Completed screenplays only. Especially looking for big-budget action, thrillers." http://www.writersmarket.com/Search/screenwriting_markets_ Valeo Films does not want "projects that contain the following characteristics: 1 character saves the world, SFX based, highly action based, extreme/grotesque violence, high sexual content, or strong explicit language." http://www.writersmarket.com/Search/screenwriting_markets Indie Film Cafe", August 27 The Studio@620 Socially-conscious documentary films. This month's feature will be "Waiting to Inhale: Marijuana, Medicine and the Law" Location 620 First Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida. Phone: 727-895-6620 |
Contests Zoetrope All Story 2008 Short Fiction Contest opens July 1, 2008. ALL-STORY SHORT FICTION CONTEST Elizabeth McCracken will judge the 12th annual competition. The winner and seven finalists will be considered for representation by the William Morris Agency, ICM, Regal Literary, the Elaine Markson Literary Agency, Inkwell Management, Sterling Lord Literistic, and the Georges Borchardt Literary Agency. The winning story will be published at the Zoetrope All-Story website as a special online supplement to All-Story's Spring 2009 issue, with a Grand prize of $1,000. All genres of literary fiction accepted. Entries must be unpublished; 5,000 words or less; and postmarked by October 1, 2008. For complete details, visit all-story.com ZOETROPE'S 6th ANNUAL SCREENWRITING CONTEST Entries are now being accepted for the Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest with an early deadline of August 1. Francis Ford Coppola, famed film director, producer, and founder of Zoetrope, will award the grand prize of $5000. The winner's and ten finalists' scripts will be considered for film option and development representation. Early Deadline is August 1. Entry deadline is September 2008. For official rules and submission details, visit zoetrope.com/contest. Please visit the website - http://www.all-story.com/contests.cgi this summer for details or email contests@all-story.com. Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition Deadline: 5/15/2008 extended to June 1st. Writer's Digest is now accepting entries in its 77th Annual Writing Competition. There will be 1,001 winners and more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. Top winners will be listed in the December 2008 issue of Writer's Digest. Glimmer Train Press, Inc. Contests To submit to either Glimmer Train Magazine or to enter any of the Glimmer Train contests you need to know when to submit. Glimmer Train Press, Inc. Submission Calendar Standard Story Submission Welcome in January, April, July, and October. Short Story Award For New Writers Entry Dates: May and November. Very Short Fiction Award Entry Dates: February and August. Fiction Open Entry Dates: March, June, September, and December. Family Matters Entry Dates: January, April, July, and October. August 2008 Guidelines for the Very Short Fiction Award category: We are interested in reading your original, unpublished very short stories! We don't publish stories for children, I'm sorry. It's fine to submit more than one story or to submit the same story to different categories. When we accept a story for publication, we are purchasing first-publication rights. (After we've published it, you can include it in your own collection.) To make a submission: Please send your work via our new online submission procedure. It's easy, will save you postage and paper, and is much easier on the environment. Just click the yellow Submissions button above to get started! Dates: The category will be open to submissions for one full month, from the first day through midnight (Pacific time) of the last day of the month. Results will be posted at www.glimmertrain.org. August. Results will be posted on October 31. Reading fee: $15 per story. Prizes: 1st place wins $1,200, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue. 2nd-place: $500 3rd-place:$300 Other considerations: Open to all writers. Stories not to exceed 3,000 words.(No minimum, though it's rare for a piece under 500 words to read as a full story.) We look forward to reading your work! Fearless is an interesting word, for in fact, in being fearless you are not without fear, rather you are withstanding fear. You are moving forward in spite of it. Writing a very short story requires a degree of fearlessness, and I think reading one does also. I have deep respect for the very short story for many reasons, perhaps most profoundly for its fearlessness. --Meredith Pignon Tampa Writers Alliance Contest Hi writing friends, I got this from James Young yesterday. TWA Contest open to all kinds of writing ... including short stories, novels, poetry, plays and scripts. Go to TWA website: www.TampaWriters.org. for application and other important info. etc. email Barbara Harrington "Did you know, to date ONLY FIVE PEOPLE have entered the TWA 2008 Writing Contest? With over $2,000.00 in prize money at stake, it would be a shame to see the contest cancelled from lack of entries. TWA reserves the right to do that if the situation does not improve dramatically. The more entries you submit to TWA's 2008 Writing Contest the more chances you have to win. There are many categories to choose from. And you don't even have to be a TWA member to enter. Don't delay any longer! Go ahead and do it! You might get your story published in the TWA's 2009 Wordsmith! Please help us spread the word and make it a great event that we can be proud of! Details can be found on the TWA website: www.TampaWriters.org. Contest organizer, James Young Take care, Marylou Hess Cell (727) 642-8115 Home: (727) 328-7788 Hessmlou@worldnet.att.net www.marylouihess.com writer@marylouihess.com |
Inkwood Books For the reader in all of us… Book events Inkwood's Upcoming Events for August 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Carla Jimenez or Leslie Reiner, 813-253-2638, inkwoodbks@aol.com EVENT DATE: Thursday, September 4, 2008 On Thursday, September 4 at 7 p.m., at Inkwood Books, JOHN CAPOUYA will discuss and sign GORGEOUS GEORGE: THE OUTRAGEOUS BAD-BOY WRESTLER WHO CREATED AMERICAN POP CULTURE, the definitive account of the icon's life, and the astonishing influence and legacy of the platinum blonde, fashion-forward wrestler and his visionary promoter, wife Betty. James Brown and Muhammed Ali were inspired by him, and the entire nation was intrigued by the first of the flamboyant television-savvy wrestlers. Capouya is a widely published magazine writer and editor, now Professor of Journalism at the University of Tampa. EVENT DATE: Friday, September 5, 2008 Award-winning travel writer CHRISTOPHER BAKER will sign his new MOON HANDBOOKS TO CUBA and to COSTA RICA, at Inkwood Books on Friday, September 5 AT 6 p.m. Baker will discuss his experiences with the political, cultural, and business leaders, and present a slide show of highlights from his extensive travels. For over 20 years, Baker has been a professional photographer, lecturer, and tour guide as well as travel writer, with more than 150 publications worldwide, including National Geographic Traveler, the LA Times, and Elle, frequent radio and TV interviews and featured speaker on cruise ships and at meetings of organizations such as the National Press Club, the World Affairs Council, and the National Geographic Society. Baker also wrote Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro’s Cuba. EVENT DATE: Thursday, September 11, 2008 Daytona Beach News-Journal contributor MARK R. LANE reads and signs SANDSPURS: NOTES FROM A COASTAL COLUMNIST, a humorous take on Florida's people, politics, and peculiarities, at Inkwood Books on Thursday, September 11, at 7 p.m. Deemed "a Florida treasure" by Gary Mormino, and "the best thing to come out of Daytona since Bike Week" by Bill McKeen, Lane has built an intensely loyal following in his 30 years of essays, with favorable comparisons to Carl Hiaasen, Dave Barry, and Jeff Klinkenberg. EVENT DATE: Thursday, September 18, 2008 Debut novelist LISA BLACK reads and signs TAKEOVER, introducing gutsy forensic investigator Theresa MacLean, at Inkwood Books on Thursday, September 18 at 7 p.m. A bank heist with hostages - including her fiance - turns into a complex and deadly scenario, in this thriller compared to the best of Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell CONTACT: Carla Jimenez or Leslie Reiner, 813-253-2638 While you're online, visit us at www.inkwoodbooks.com for shopping and store info 24/7... Inkwood Books 216 South Armenia Avenue Tampa FL 33609-3310 ph 813-253-2638 fax 813-253-2396 As a proud member of the Book Sense alliance of great independent bookstores from coast to coast, we sell and honor Book Sense giftcards and distribute Book Sense booksellers' recommendations. Want to know more? Visit www.booksense.com |
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| Radio Programs Kate Sullivan Executive Editor WordSmitten Media, Inc. O.727.409.0500 C.727.560.5125 editor@wordsmitten.com ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Join host Kate Sullivan for an entertaining Saturday afternoon with the brightest literary lights in contemporary publishing on About the Books. Listen to WOCA (Ocala), WTIS AM (Tampa Bay) at 1 PM every Saturday, WRBH 88.3 (New Orleans) and NPR 88.9 weekdays during drive time. Recent guests include Elizabeth Gaffney (Metropolis), David Leavitt (The Indian Clerk) and upcoming in 2008, Bret Anthony Johnston (Naming the World), Abigail Thomas (Safekeeping), Tom Brokaw, author of "The Greatest Generation," who discusses his newest book. Margo Hammond THE BOOK BABES PROGRAM: WMNF-FM 88.5 Check out the next Book Babes radio show today (January 16) at 11:30 a.m., airing on WMNF-FM 88.5 in Tampa. The program also streams on the Internet at that time at www.wmnf.org. If you miss the live show, no worries. All the programs are now being archived on the WMNF site as -- although it's still a bit of a slog to find them (we're working on that): Click On Demand at the left of the Home Page, then Archives, then Public Affairs (just below Alan Watts on the schedule grid) then The Book Babes and finally scroll down to the archives. Thanks for being patient! On the January 16 program, The Book Babes discuss the news of Tom Wolfe's latest book and give some juicy book recommendations: "The Sound of Language: A Novel" by Amulya Malladi, an original trade paperback from Ballantine (Margo's pick) and "Once Upon a Quinceanera," by Julia Alvarez, out from Viking (Ellen's pick). In the show's final segment, Margo talks to Ellen when she's in San Francisco participating in the first ever West Coast board meeting of the National Book Critics Circle (first ever out-side-of-New-York board meeting, in fact). The NBCC board gathered to pick the finalists for its annual awards. Ellen, chair of the Autobiography committee, talks about two books -- two very different diaries -- she was backing in that category: "The Journals of Joyce Carol Oates, 1973–1982," by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco) and "Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption and Death in Putin's Russia," Anna Politkovskaya (Random House). As you can see below, both made the final cut. So did Alvarez's "Once Upon a Quinceanera." So, Ellen was three for three. |