The WVTF book club is discussing "The Madhouse Nudes" and will host the author, Dr. Robert Schultz. Newcomers welcome.
Where: WVTF Broadcast Center, 3520 Kingsbury Circle, Roanoke
Contact: 540-989-8900
When: Tuesday, Nov. 24, 7 p.m.
Author Sharyn McCrumb and NASCAR/ARCA driver Adam Edwards discuss co-authoring and their comic Southern novel "Faster Pastor" (Ingalls Publishing Group, April 2010).
Where: 2nd Floor, Center in the Square, Roanoke
When: 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 17
Contact: rhale@theartscouncil.org, www.sharynmccrumb.com
Local author, and Roanoke Times Book Reviewer, Charles Shea LeMone, will have a book signing for "Corner Pride" at the Ferrum College book store, Friday, November 13, noon to 1:30 p.m.
WVTF Book Club
Discussing "The Wettest County in the World" by Matt Bondurant. Newcomers welcome.
When: 7 p.m., Oct. 27
Where: WVTF Broadcast Center, 3520 Kingsbury Circle, Roanoke
Cost: Free
Contact: 989-8900
A press release from www.regal-literary.com let us know that: Martin Clark’s "The Legal Limit" was announced as the winner of the People’s Choice Award for Fiction at The Library of Virginia’s twelfth annual literary awards celebration, held in Richmond on October 17th. An independent panel of judges selects five finalists for this award, and the winner is then chosen by readers voting in public libraries, bookstores and online. Past recipients include David Baldacci, Adriana Trigiani and Edward Jones.
In accepting the award, Clark stated that he was grateful to everyone who voted for him and especially grateful to his “friends and neighbors in Patrick County” for their many years of support. He also indicated that he planned to donate a portion of his $3500.00 cash prize to the Patrick County library.
Reviewers have noted that "The Legal Limit" is “the new standard by which other works of legal fiction should be judged” and “a model of how to write a literary legal thriller.” The New York Times Book Review called it “a novel of ample graces.” "The Legal Limit" appeared on the Southern Independent Bookseller’s Alliance (SIBA) best-seller list for five consecutive weeks and spent thirty straight weeks on Amazon’s legal thriller best-seller list, rising as high as number two. It was named to several “Best of 2008” lists, among them The Washington Post and Bookmarks Magazine. Rights have been sold to CBS/Paramount for development as a miniseries.
Clark and his wife, Deana, live in Stuart, Virginia, where he has served as a circuit court judge since 1995. 
Fiction author Ed Falco will read from his novel, Saint John of the Five Buroughs.
Where: Volume II Bookstore, Blacksburg, VA, 24060
Contact: (540) 231-9674
When: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m.
Smith Mountain Lake resident Sally Roseveare will sign copies of her book, "Secrets at Sweetwater Cove".
Where: Westlake Library, Hardy, VA
Contact: 540-483-3098
When: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m.
Secrets at Sweetwater Cove
By Sally Roseveare
Infinity Publishing, July 10, 2009
268 pages
$15.95
Fiction author Josh Weil will read from his collection of novellas, The New Valley.
Where: Volume II Bookstore, Blacksburg, VA, 24060
Contact: (540) 231-9674
When: Friday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Wendy Meredith, author of "The Art of Frugality," will share her money techniques with the audience.
When: 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17
Where: Jessie Peterman Library, Floyd
Contact: 540-382-6965
Ellen Crosby and Cantos booksellers invite you to a reading and book signing of “Riesling Retribution,” a Virginia Wine Country mystery. Books will be available for sale.
When: 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, August 23, 2009
Where: Chateau Morrisette, 287 Winery Road, Floyd
Contact: Chateau Morrisette, 593-2865, info@thedogs.com, www.thedogs.com
