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LOCAL LITERARY EVENTS: Joyce sends 2 San Gabriel Writers' League events at Georgetown Public Library: (1) Georgetown Public Library March 3rd, 6:00 PM Hear the stories and personal journeys of three new female authors: A former Catholic nun, a genocide survivor, and a retired manager and director in the corporate and non-profit sectors - all telling their stories.
(2) On March 6th at 6:30 p.m., the San Gabriel Writers' League will have Amanda Skenendore as a guest speaker. She is an award-winning author of historical fiction and a registered nurse. Her books have been translated into multiple languages and garnered accolades from the American Library Association, Reader’s Digest, Silicon Valley Reads, and Apple Books. In 2024, she was awarded the Nevada Arts Council Literary Fellowship. Her writing explores lesser-known corners of history and often includes themes of medicine, justice, and belonging. She is speaking on how to write historical fiction. Please contact Joyce (jmunsch@csun.edu) if you would like to attend as her guest.

Texas Book Festival and BookPeople are excited to welcome Lawrence Wright in conversation with Rebecca McInroy to celebrate the release of Wright’s new book, The Human Scale. 🗓️ Tuesday, March 11, 2025 ⏰ 7 PM 📍 BookPeople, 603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703 🔗 Free with RSVP, with books for sale thanks to BookPeople. 💫 A portion of all sales will be donated to TBF for Day of Sales.

Monday, February 20, 2012

TBF Event March 11

Thanks to Carla for sending this announcement. Our group is not officially planning to attend, but some members will go. Maybe you can arrange some carpooling. I believe Carla is planning to go. 

Special screening of Game Change 

TBF Friends -- You are invited to a special screening of Game Change and discussion with bestselling Game Change authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann presented by the Texas Tribune and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum. 

Sunday, March 11, 2012
6 – 9 p.m. 
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library 
2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705

Movie screening at 6 p.m. followed by Q & A with Halperin and Heilemann.
RSVP@texastribune.org or 512-716-8626 

Reservation is required.Mark Halperin is the editor-at-large and senior political analyst for Time magazine. He is the author of The Undecided Voter's Guide to the Next President and the coauthor ofThe Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008. He has covered six presidential elections and served for a decade as the political director for ABC News. 

John Heilemann is the national political correspondent and columnist for New Yorkmagazine. An award-winning journalist and the author of Pride Before the Fall: The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era, he is a former staff writer for The New YorkerWired and The Economist

The event is presented by the Texas Tribune and Promotional sponsors: the Austin Film Society, the Texas Book Festival, KLRU, and KUT News. 

1 comment:

Atrox said...

Not to be confused with Mark Helprin, who is a wonderful author that we should read sometime. Pick one? Winter's Tale.