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.
Fill the Truck for the Franklin County Humane Society Animals. Debra Cheehy has written a book about shelter adoptions and she will be here signing books. Needed: Purina Dog, Puppy, Cat & Kitten Food, Friskies Canned Cat Food, & Paper Towels. They will also be collecting "people" food for Lake Christian Ministries.
Where: The General Store, 213 Scruggs Road, Moneta, VA, 24121
Contact: Donna Essig, (540) 489-3491
When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, All Day
Bruce Coston, veterinarian and author, will sign copies of his book, "Ask The Animals: a Vet's Eye View of Pets and the People They Love."
When: 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21
Where: Books A Million, Roanoke
Cost: Free
Contact: 366-6682
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
The Bedford Public Library System Will Offer Amnesty for Overdue Materials on Thursday, November 12th, Friday, November 13th, and Saturday, November 14th
The Bedford Public Library System (BPLS) will clear fines on overdue materials returned to the library on Thursday, November 12th, Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th. Library patrons may return books and materials, fine free, no matter how long they have been overdue. This free fine period will give library patrons an opportunity to clear their fines at the library before BPLS enters into a partnership with Unique Management, a library materials recovery agency. This amnesty period will be available throughout the Bedford Public Library System, which includes the Bedford Central Library, Big Island Library, Forest Library, Moneta/Smith Mountain Lake Library, Montvale Library, and Stewartsville Library.
Please call your local BPLS library for further information. 540-586-8911, www.bplsonline.org
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.
Domnica Radulescu, a professor of romance languages and literature, and Chairwoman of the women's studies program at Washington & Lee University, will read from her works. The Romanian-born Radulescu's debut novel, "Train to Trieste" was published in 2008.
When: 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5
Where: Green Drawing Room, Main Building, Hollins University
Contact: 540-362-6451
The Lamplighter's Book Sale at Radford Public Library will be held Nov. 6 through 8. Begins at 10 a.m. For more info call 540-731-3608.
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The Books for Bytes Used Books Sale will be held at Westlake Library in Hardy, Nov. 6 and 7, beinning at 10 a.m. A large collection of books and materials will be for sale, with proceeds going towards the purchase of laptops for instructional use. Call 540-483-3098 ext. 3 for details.
Since 2006, Roanoke Public Libraries has collected more that 150 memories in the way of oral history from local citizens. To mark this milestone, an Open House is planned. "Celebrating 150 Interviews for the Oral History Initiative" is set for Thursday, Nov. 5, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Virginia Room of the Main Library, 706 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke.
Guests will meet some of the Initiative participants and learn about their stories. On display will be pictures, news clippings, and maps that enrich Roanoke's history. Refreshments will be provided, and the event is free and open to the public.
Find out how to participate in the Oral History Initiative by sharing your own story or volunteering to help collect the tales of others. Call Alicia Sell at 853-5868 for information, or email alicia.sell@roanokeva.gov.
Wednesday, November 4, 7 PM, Volume II Bookstore, Blacksburg, (540) 231-9674
Melanie Rae Thon's most recent book is the novel Sweet Hearts. She is also the author of Meteors in August and Iona Moon, and the story collections First, Body and Girls in the Grass. Her work has been included in Best American Short Stories (1995, 1996), three Pushcart Prize Anthologies (2003, 2006, 2008), and O. Henry Prize Stories (2006). She is also a recipient of a Whiting Writer's Award (1997), two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (1992 and 2008), a Writer's Residency from the Lannan Foundation (2005), and a fellowship from the Tanner Humanities Center (2009). In 1996, Granta included her in the Best of the Young American Novelists issue.
Originally from Montana, she now lives in Salt Lake City, where she teaches at the University of Utah.
