Sunday, August 7, 2011

Area Readings, August, 2011

Saturday, August 6, 1:00-3:00 pm
Loco for Coco, 2415 C Lawndale Dr., Greensboro
Valerie Nieman will read from her book, Blood Clay. She will also read:

  • Wednesday, November 16, 7:00-9:00 pm, The Burwell School, 319 N. Churton St., Hillsborough, with Marjorie Hudson
Marjorie Hudson will read from her debut story collection, Accidental Birds of the Carolinas: Short Stories. She will also read:
  • Saturday, October 2, TBA, Durham Public Library, 300 N. Roxboro St., Durham, Literary Tours Talk with Georgann Eubanks
  • Tuesday, October 4, Chatham Community Library Book Club, 197 NC Highway 87, Pittsboro
Friday, August 19, 5:00–7:00 pm
Spa at Bell House, Tea on the Front Porch, 74 E. Salisbury St., Pittsboro
Ashley Memory will read from her upcoming novel, Naked and Hungry. Website: www.spaatbellhouse.com.
Friday, August 19, 11:00 am
"The Moveable Feast," The Sawgrass Room, Pawleys Plantation, 70 Tanglewood Dr., Pawleys Island, SC 29585. Information: www.classatpawleys.com/feast.php
Anna Jean Mayhew will be the featured guest. She will also read:
  • Tuesday, October 18, 3:00 pm, Orange Senior Center, 101 Meadowlands Dr., Hillsborough
Friday, August 19, 2:00 pm, McIntyre’s Books
2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro
Karen Pullen, Chris Roerden, and three other authors will read from Fish Tales, an anthology of twenty-two stories of mystery and mayhem produced by the Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
Saturday, August 20, 9:00 am
Diane Daniel will read from her new book, Farm Fresh North Carolina: The Go-To Guide to Great Farmers' Markets, Farm Stands, Farms, Apple Orchards, U-Picks, Kids' Activities, Lodging, Dining, Choose-and-Cut Christmas Trees, Vineyards and Wineries, and More. She will also read:
  • Saturday, August 20, 1:00 pm, A Southern Season/University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill
  • Thursday, September 15, 5:00 pm, FRANK Gallery, 109 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill
Monday, August 22, 7:30 pm
Quail Ridge Books & Music, 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh
Carol Henderson, editor of Wide Open Spaces: Women Exploring Call Through Stories and Reflection, will read from and sign copies of the new book, along with several contributing authors. She will also read:
  • Tuesday, August 30, 7:00 pm, The Regulator Bookshop, 720 9th St., Durham
NEW! Sunday, August 28, 2:00 pm
McIntyre's Books, 2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro
Joan McLean and others will read as part of the NC Poetry Series.

Thursday, September 15, 7:00 pm
Bennett Place State Historic Site, 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd., Durham
Suzy Barile will read from Undaunted Heart.
NEW! Sunday, September 25, 2:00 pm
McIntyre's Books, 2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro
Scott Owens, Steve Roberts, and Jessie Carty will be reading as part of the NC Poetry Series.
NEW! Sunday, October 23, 2:00 pm
McIntyre's Books, 2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro
Irene Blair Honeycutt and Julie Suk will be reading as part of the NC Poetry Series.
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