Just some things to keep R&BLers aware of some small changes in our regular line-up and some news that I think will be of general interest.
You'll find the Weekly Magazine Schedule, Miami Book Fair info, and a rescheduling announcement below.
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Announcement
Tomorrow's regularly scheduled installment of the e-Readers & Book Lovers Club is postponed to the following THU, Nov. 24th at the regular time 2 PM ET -- something to go with your turkey and pie.
I will be involved with Book Fair events and am unable to be in two places at once -- mentally. So, I hope you'll join me then. I'm about half through with our selection, Stewart Buettner's The Shakespeare Manuscript: The Original Hamlet Discovered and am enjoying it more than I thought I would. Definitely lots to talk about!
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National Book Awards Winners Announced Tonight
For really geeky R&BLers the 2011 National Book Awards will be webcast live tonight at 8 PM. This year's recipient of the Literarian Award is Miami's own Mitchell Kaplan, owner of the famous indie books store, Books & Books (locations worldwide!) and co-founder of the Miami Book Fair International.
MBFI
Speaking of which. . .Here's this year's official poster by Ye Hongxing.
Look for my post FRI on "An Evening with Ron Suskind," author of the controversial Confidence Men, the story of the 2008 economic crash, the rise of President Obama, and that has "spawned considerable debate and strong backlash from the White House."
And late Saturday night I'll post about Chinese Literary Influences plus "An Evening with Nicole Krauss," author of the international bestseller, The History of Love. She'll be talking about her latest novel, Great House.
Starting Monday, Nov. 21st, I'll post installments from as many of the weekend sessions that I attended as possible. Tentative line-up of features includes ones by Jeffrey Eugenides, James Gleick, Dava Sobel, Russell Banks, Michael Ondaatje, William Kennedy, Gov. George McGovern, and hopefully, some surprises.
Hope you will enjoy them!
Readers & Book Lovers Series Schedule
DAY |
TIME (EST/EDT) |
Series Name |
Editor(s) |
SUN |
3:00 PM (intermittent) |
The Magic Theater |
ArkDem14 |
SUN |
6:00 PM |
Young Reader's Pavilion |
The Book Bear |
SUN |
9:30 PM |
SciFi/Fantasy Book Club |
quarkstomper |
MON |
7:00 PM |
Monday Murder Mystery |
Susan from 29 |
TUE |
8:00 PM |
Readers & Book Lovers Newsletter |
Limelite |
WED |
7:30 AM |
WAYR? |
plf515 |
WED |
8:00 PM |
Bookflurries: Bookchat |
cfk |
THU |
2:00 PM (bi-weekly) |
eReaders & Book Lovers Club |
Limelite |
THU |
8:00 PM |
Write On! |
SensibleShoes |
FRI |
9:00 AM |
Books That Changed My Life |
etbnc, aravir |
FRI |
10:00 PM (first of month) |
Monthly Bookposts |
AdmiralNaismith |
SAT |
9:00 PM |
Books So Bad They're Good |
Ellid |
Other than that, nothing's happening.