2008 Author Discussions
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10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Writing as a Second Career
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM (location: B Pavilion)
Alafair Burke, Angel's Tip
Mary Jane Clark, It Only Takes a Moment
Tess Gerritsen, The Bone Garden
Three hugely successful fiction writers talk about their move into writing from previous careers as a physician (Gerritsen), assistant district attorney (Burke) and TV news producer (Clark). Learn how they used their professional expertise to bring nail-biting reality to medical, mystery and media thrillers!
Working Together: Author and Illustrator
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM (location: E Pavilion)
Lynda Graham-Barber and Nancy Carol Willis, The Animals' Winter Sleep
Close collaboration between authors and illustrators is the exception in the publishing industry. Hear from author/editor Lynda Graham-Barber and author/illustrator/publisher Nancy Carol Willis about how they worked together to write, edit, illustrate, produce and market their new book for young children.
11:30 AM – 12:45 AM
Women and Girls in History
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (location: A Pavilion)
Laurie Halse Anderson, Chains
Penny Colman, Thanksgiving: The True Story
Catherine Gourley, Flappers and the New American Woman: Perceptions of Women from
1918 through the 1920s
What issues have women and young girls faced through history, and how have those issues changed for each generation? How do choices and consequences of past eras affect us today? Three authors of books for children and young adults will share their thoughts on the continuity, change and connections between the women and girls of the past and present.
Book Buzz
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (location: E Pavilion)
Bobby Brinson, HarperCollins Publishers
Talia Ross, Macmillan Publishers
Michael Gannon, moderator, library Readers' Advisory guru
Get the inside scoop, including a sneak peak at hot reading picks on the horizon for late fall, winter and spring, from top publishing executives.
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Memoirs Brought to Life
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM (location: A Pavilion)
Lily Koppel, The Red Leather Diary
Arial Sabar, My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq
One author rediscovered the teenage memories of an elderly stranger, the other conjures his father's childhood in a faraway land. Koppel and Sabar look at what makes the memoir genre so appealing and discuss their compelling works.
Making Mystery
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM (location: B Pavilion)
Linda Barnes, Lie Down with the Devil
Chuck Logan, South of Shiloh
How do mystery writers spin their webs to keep us in suspense? Two authors of popular crime thriller series share their secrets and talk about their latest works.
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Funny Females
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM (location: D Pavilion)
Beth Harbison, Secrets of a Shoe Addict
Alison Larkin, The English American
Not everyone can leverage a love of shoes into two successful novels, or turn a stand-up comedy routine into a hilarious book. But these two authors have! Learn how humor got them published, how they got there, and what's next.
First State Poets
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM (location: E Pavilion)
Several poets featured in On the Mason-Dixon Line: An Anthology of Contemporary Delaware Writers will share their works and talk about the book. Featured poets and readers include William Claire, Linda Blaskey, Devon Millar-Duggan and Delaware Poet Laureate JoAnn Balingit. Delaware author and editor Billie Travalini will set the stage for this discussion.
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Good Reads for Kids
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM (location: A Pavilion)
Mary Jane Begin, Willow Buds #2: When Toady Met Ratty
Katy Kelly, the Lucy Rose series
Tony Varrato, Fakie
Looking for a new author or the next "good read" for your kids? Children's authors Mary Jane Begin (elementary), Katy Kelly (middle readers), and Tony Varrato (teens) have some good news for you! Come hear their insider's view of what's new on the bookshelf for children of all ages.
Creativity & Society
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM (location: D Pavilion)
William Cleveland, Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World's Front Lines
Michael Largo, Genius and Heroin: The Illustrated Catalogue of Creativity, Obsession & Reckless Abandon through the Ages
Explore creativity from different sides of the same coin. How do the constraints and expectations of society frame and limit artistic creation, yet also allow it to expand? Begin to answer this question through an examination of the authors' works.
Delaware Day
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM (location: E Pavilion)
Barbara Benson, The Delaware Adventure
Kathleen Marie Doyle, Allies for Justice: How Louis Redding and Collins Seitz Changed the
Complexion of America's Schools
Carol Hoffecker, The Delaware Adventure
Authors of non-fiction books about Delaware share their works in honor of the 75th anniversary of Delaware Day (December 7), the day that Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution to become the First State.
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