Top 10 Reasons why you CAN’T miss David McCullough on Tuesday
In case you need more convincing about seeing the greatest living historian and biographer discuss his newest book The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, I have compiled a list of 10 reasons that will change your mind. If you don’t need any convincing, and just want to know some fun facts about David, you can keep reading as well. Either way, here are details you need to know:
Guilford College Presents David McCullough with Support from BOOKMARKS
Tuesday, February 28th
7:30 PM
Reynolds Auditorium, Winston-Salem
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#10.
In 2006, David McCullough was 1 of 10 citizens to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian award. The award “recognizes individuals who have made an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, or to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” (President Truman established the award in 1945)
#9.
David McCullough is a true humanitarian. His books might talk about events, historical figures, or specific places, but they all relate to those people who were affected by those events, the humanity of those historical figures, and the people who lived in those specific places. His first three books: The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, and The Path Between the Seas, are all about inanimate objects. But I challenge you to read any one of them and tell me they are not about the people who built or were affected by these objects.
#8.
While studying at Yale, McCullough studied under and frequently had lunch with Thornton Wilder. How cool is that? Can you even imagine learning from teachers like Wilder, John O’Hara, John Hersey, Robert Penn Warren, and Brendan Gill? He was also a member of the Skull & Bones, but I don’t think we will even find out more about that.
#7.
That’s how many parts are in the John Adams HBO mini-series based on McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book by the same title. These 7 episodes will change your opinion of our founding fathers. And if you don’t shed any tears watching it, then you might not be an American. You might also be interested to know, McCullough has narrated or presented 14 films or TV shows, including 23 episodes of American Experience.
“One of the most important and obvious, yet too often ignored lessons of history is that there’s far more to it than politics and soldiers. Perhaps it’s because so much of our education is divided up into categories that such important aspects of life as art, music, theater, architecture, science, poetry, are seen as altogether separate from history. Yet it’s so often the art of other times that lives longest and says the most.” — David McCullough
#6.
David McCullough has narrated 6 of Ken Burns’ award-winning documentaries. They include: “Brooklyn Bridge,” “The Shakers,” “Statue of Liberty,” “Huey Long,” “The Congress” (which he also co-wrote), “The Civil War.” I imagine we will hear David again on the 2014 release of Burns’ new project on the Roosevelts.
#5.
During his early career, before becoming a full-time writer, David McCullough has some interesting jobs and apprenticeships. Here’s my favorite 5: Time, Life, American Heritage, Sports Illustrated, and the United States Information Agency.
#4.
This should just make you love McCullough more. David McCullough doesn’t simply decide to write a book. He completely immerses himself into the role of those he is writing about. This is taken from a New York Times article by Esther Fein, published in 1992: ”When David McCullough was writing The Great Bridge, his chronicle of how the Brooklyn Bridge was built, he grew a beard, the better to look and feel like one of the book’s heroes, the engineer Washington Roebling. While working for the last decade on his current best seller, Truman, he would begin each day with a brisk early morning walk, just as Harry S. Truman did.”
“I think it’s important to remember that these men are not perfect.
If they were marble gods, what they did wouldn’t be so admirable.
The more we see the founders as humans the more we can understand them.” –David McCullough
#3.
McCullough published a different kind of book in 2010. In the Dark Streets Shineth, focused on “the days before Christmas 1941, when the United States had just entered World War II. McCullough recounts British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s visit to the White House of President Franklin Roosevelt, and the radio addresses they made to the nation on Christmas Eve. McCullough intertwines this tale with the story behind two songs: the Christmas carol ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem,’ from which his book takes its title; and ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas,’ a poignant popular song of the era.” (from Academy of Achievement)
#2.
That’s the amount of times David McCullough has won the Pulitzer Prize (for Truman and John Adams). It is also the number of times he has won the National Book Award (for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback). He’s also won: the Francis Parkman Prize from the American Society of Historians, Samuel Eliot Morison Award, Cornelius Ryan Award, Colonial Dames of America Annual Book Award, American Compass Best Book, National Book Foundation Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award, and a New York Public Library’s Literary Lion Award. He was inducted into the Academy of Achievement in 1985.
#1.
At the risk of sounding trite, David McCullough is one-of-a-kind. There’s never been a man, writer, and historian quite like him…and there never will be again.
So what are you waiting for? Buy your ticket today!
A Fun Night with a Weird Sister
We had a great time Wednesday night at the Reynolda Manor Library for author Eleanor Brown. Her bestselling novel, The Weird Sisters, has found an audience across the country, and now, in Winston-Salem. Eleanor was a gracious speaker, and took time to answer every question audience members asked. When the very last person got their book signed, she even proceeded to buy some girl scout cookies from a troop mom in attendance!
We had a great crowd, over 70 in attendance. The Friends of the Reynolda Manor Branch were such great hosts and we hope to work with them again soon. For those who were not able to come to this free and fun event, here are just a few of the remarks Eleanor made during her talk:
- When speaking of writing a book, Eleanor says you must “believe in yourself, but you also have to be honest with yourself.” The Weird Sisters, it turns out, is not Eleanor’s first book she’s written…it’s just the first book that she has had published. She was very candid with the audience when mentioning her previous experience with writing, assuring us that her previous (and unpublished) novels were not very good.
- When asked how she decided to create such a unique narrative voice for her novel, Eleanor answered: “As a reader, I’m interested in narrator, and who really tells a story. I’ve read all kinds of narrations, but hadn’t come across any 1st person plural.” After deciding that this would be a new and fresh way of composing the novel, it was brought to her attention that it has been done…and by none other than William Faulkner. With her charming sense of humor, Eleanor deadpanned “there you go again, Faulkner, stealing all my ideas.”
- Eleanor did wonder though, “what kind of story would work for this type of storytelling?” What she discovered, was the 1st person plural storytelling really drew the sisters closer together, in a way that she couldn’t have written in any other format.
- The narrative voice, Eleanor said, “has a personality and voice” as a unit, and individuals do too. This voice, she describes as being like a Greek chorus, commenting on the action of the plot.
- One book club in attendance had two great observations about The Weird Sisters, which Eleanor said had never been brought up before at any of her other book talks (we’re so smart here in Winston-Salem!). One was that there is no defined time setting. Eleanor responded that she wanted the book to keep its relevance in the mind of the reader, so that in years to come, it will still be to relate to readers.
- The other comment from the book club was that the mother remains unnamed throughout the entire book. Eleanor says there were a few reasons for this, but mostly it was one of her main plot points — the difficult transition from childhood to adulthood, or “care receiver to care giver” as she says. And as we all know, when you become a parent, you lose your identity. Your name is replaced with “mom” or “dad” until your child is old enough to realize you are an individual outside your role as parent.
We definitely could have kept Eleanor talking all night! It was great fun to host her and we hope to have her again for her next novel, which she is working on. A big thanks to the Friends of Reynolda Manor Branch Library for hosting and for Wake Forest bookstore for selling books. We hope to see you all again for our upcoming book & author events!
Guilford College Presents Two-time Pulitzer and National Book Award winner,
David McCullough
with support from BOOKMARKS and WFDD 88.5 FM
Reynolds Auditorium, Winston-Salem
Tuesday, February 28th, 7:30pm
There are still tickets available here
BOOKMARKS Presents “A Conversation with Charlaine Harris”
Author of the Sookie Stackhouse vampire series, basis for HBO’s hit series with support from Salem College
Hanes Auditorium, Fine Arts Center, Salem College
Monday, May 7th, 7:00pm
Get your tickets today before they sell out!
Interning & Volunteering
During the month of January, we had the pleasure of working with Arielle Stafford, a Salem College student. She worked with us during her January term as an intern, learning the ins and outs of a non-profit. Here are a few words from Arielle about her experience:
Hello, my name is Arielle and for the month of January, I had the chance work with BOOKMARKS as their student intern. During this time, I had the amazing opportunity to meet an author, sit in on planning meetings for events, and learn about the publishing industry from a new perspective. I learned a great deal about just how much work goes into every event that BOOKMARKS hosts. This organization is full of dedicated volunteers who all truly care about the members of this community. I also had the opportunity to truly see just how much this organization is trying to achieve by instilling reading opportunities throughout this city. I am so happy to have had the chance to work with this organization. Thank you.
We were so thrilled to get to know this young lady and have her help throughout the month. We hope to work with other student interns in the future.
As you know, we are an organization that depends on our amazing volunteer support. BUT, as you may not know, BOOKMARKS only has 2 paid employees! And together, we total 1 full-time staff person. So, even more than you realize, we depend on your support.
Thank you for all you do to keep BOOKMARKS going strong. It is with your combined effort and dedication that we can truly fulfill our mission to create a community of passionate readers. If you are interested in helping us with upcoming events of the annual Festival of Books, please let us know by sending an email to: info@bookmarksbookfestival.org.
Review: The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown’s debut novel has made a clear impression on readers and booksellers around the country. On tour for the paperback release this month, Eleanor Brown will be stopping in Winston-Salem on Wednesday, February 15th. Join us for this FREE event at the Reynolda Manor Branch Library.
Register today at: bookmarks.roundtablelive.org.
This is a review from the Princeton Review:
PBR Book Review:
“The Weird Sisters is a book about coming home and capturing the feeling of belonging. Don’t let the title fool you, it refers to Macbeth‘s witches and not the persona of the main characters; names so because their father was a college Shakespeare professor. This is a moving story of three sisters who as aptly said in the beginning of the book ‘love each other, but don’t necessarily like each other.’ Their family ties are strong and the relationships are multi-layers and complex, resulting in totally believable family dynamics. The sisters Cordy, Bean, and Rose are all different and each will find a place in your heart. Rose is a college math professor who never left home, very grounded and responsible. Bean, who for good cause is fired from her job in NYC, is free-spirited and walks on the wild side. And Cordy, who opts for a wanderlust life, moving from town to town, not too responsible, always late. All three end up home when illness striked the family. The book is cleverly narrated by the sisters as a single collective voice which seems like symbolism for their closeness; the author uses the third person “we” to tell the story. Although a wonderful light read, I did find it a little hard to get into and slightly predictable both in character development and plot. In short, a nice book for those that enjoy a good story and appreciate women’s literature. It’s notable that this is Eleanor’s debut novel. It was selected by Barnes and Nobel for it’s spring ‘Discover Great New Writers’ program and also for Amazon’s ‘Best of the Month Selection’ for January.”
Book Club Talking Points:
“A story of relationships between parents and children and between sisters that will make you smile. Each sister starts her journey young, is tested by life, and becomes a better, more mature person. As with life, the tables turn and the roles reverse. Parents take care of children, and then children take care of parents. The book explores family dynamics and the nature of fate. Great for book clubs looking for a light read with substance, and great character development.”
Winter Reading
I read in waves. What I mean by that is this: I am constantly reading, but the ferocity depends on my mood, which I believe is effected by the moon just like the tides. (Not really, but you get the idea.) When I finish a book, I explore my bookshelves, allowing my reading muse to guide me to my next choice. I love feeling pulled towards a book, like it is inevitable that I will read this novel next, or this mystery, or that history. And from page one (if I am truly guided by my reading muse) I am pulled in.
My reading tide is fiercest throughout the winter months. It is because I dislike being cold, and prefer cozying up on the couch with my cat, my book, and a warm mug of cider and slowly, quietly, pass the long evenings.
Are there other book-loving souls in Winston-Salem who share this habit?
My winter months are full of a variety of reading. Here’s what I’ve read and am reading so far this winter:
The Little Book by Selden Edwards — I gave this book 3 (out of 5) stars. It started off promising, but I felt that by the end the author was trying to pack too much into it. I think the fact that the author spent over 30 years writing it made him feel as though he had to include everything, when he should have left more to the imagination.
Synopsis from Goodreads: “The Little Book is the extraordinary tale of Wheeler Burden, California-exiled heir of the famous Boston banking Burdens, philosopher, student of history, legend’s son, rock idol, writer, lover of women, recluse, half-Jew, and Harvard baseball hero. In 1988 he is forty-seven, living in San Francisco. Suddenly he is still his modern-self wandering in a city and time he knows mysteriously well: fin de siècle Vienna. It is 1897, precisely ninety-one years before his last memory and a half-century before his birth.”
A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin – I gave this book 4 stars. I enjoyed the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire saga very much. This second book I found started off in the same fashion, but towards the middle lagged. It did pick up near the end and left me on quite a cliff-hanger, guaranteeing that I will pick up #3 (as if I wouldn’t anyway). I have seen a few of the HBO series “Game of Thrones” and find it to be good, though not as good as the books!
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin – I gave this book 3 stars. I am being sucked into the mystery genre more and more. I love inspectors, especially from other countries. I feel that Rankin’s Rebus will be just as entertaining as Mankell’s Wallander, and I’m eager to continue the series.
Synopsis from Goodreads: “Detective John Rebus: His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders…and he’s tied to a maniac by an invisible knot of blood. Once John Rebus served in Britain’s elite SAS. Now he’s an Edinburgh cop who hides from his memories, misses promotions and ignores a series of crank letters. But as the ghoulish killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus cannot stop the feverish shrieks from within his own mind. Because he isn’t just one cop trying to catch a killer, he’s the man who’s got all the pieces to the puzzle.”
First Lady by Michael Malone – I gave this book 4 stars. I love the wit and intelligence Michael Malone puts so gracefully into his novels. This is the second in the Justin and Cuddy series that I’ve read and I hope he will write more. I wonder if it’s possible to enjoy his books more if you’ve lived in Piedmont North Carolina your entire life? I doubt it, because I already enjoy them so much. I find his total comprehension and inclusion of North Carolina, more specifically Hillsborough and Raleigh, to be enlightening without being overly colloquial. (Not to mention, the author is one heck of a nice guy!)
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies – I gave this book 5 stars. It doesn’t happen often. This book is incredibly complex, while being extremely quick to read. I made myself slow down while reading in order to absorb the subtleties of Davies’ language. I appreciate him making small-town Canadian life so real for the reader, while not being overly sentimental. How lovely and how strange is this little book that is essentially about nothing remarkable. Spanning the majority of the 20th century but capturing an entirely different world from what I’ve known. I love this quote about the book and find it quite true:
“Fifth Business stands alone as a remarkable story told by a rational man who discovers that the marvelous is only another aspect of the real.”
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown – I am currently reading this book now. I sat down to start it yesterday over morning coffee and found that I quickly went through 60 pages. Without my full assessment to tell, I’ll include the synopsis from Goodreads:
“The Andreas family is one of readers. Their father, a renowned Shakespeare professor who speaks almost entirely in verse, has named his three daughters after famous Shakespearean women. When the sisters return to their childhood home, ostensibly to care for their ailing mother, but really to lick their wounds and bury their secrets, they are horrified to find the others there. See, we love each other. We just don’t happen to like each other very much. But the sisters soon discover that everything they’ve been running from-one another, their small hometown, and themselves-might offer more than they ever expected.”
I hope you’ll join me at Reynolda Manor library on
Wednesday, February 15th, to hear Eleanor Brown talk about her
debut novel. It will be out in paperback and I think it is a perfect book club selection (as well as a fun and quick winter read!)
Check out details: www.bookmarks.roundtablelive.org.
The event is FREE!
Review of “Lake of Dreams”
With the anticipated arrival of Kim Edwards in the Triad on January 19th, I thought I’d post a good article from USA Today that was written shortly after Edwards’ new novel, The Lake of Dreams, was released. Enjoy! (Don’t forget to get your tickets today: www.bookmarks.roundtablelive.org)
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2011-01-06-Edwards06_CV_N.htm By Carol Memmott
This demure, self-assured woman is rarely recognized when she’s out and about in this horse-centric city nestled in Kentucky’s Bluegrass region. But she rocked the book world and the sensibilities of readers in dozens of countries with her debut novel, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.
The story of a physician who in 1964 gives away his Down syndrome newborn and tells his wife their daughter died just after birth hit the sweet spot on best-seller lists and, more important, in readers’ hearts.
Edwards, 52, is a portrait of tranquility as she talks about the success of Memory Keeper’s and her new follow-up novel, The Lake of Dreams. She knows how much people loved her first book, and she knows it’s a tough act to follow — especially because some fans had hoped she would write another book about Phoebe, the adored Down syndrome girl at the center of the tale.
Nothing, she says, could have prepared her for readers’ response. “It had been so exciting but distracting to think about this whole world who had read Memory Keeper’s Daughter.”
But success hasn’t changed her.
The modest home in a middle-class Lexington suburb where she and her family have lived for more than a decade does not reflect her financial success. It’s decorated simply, accented by artifacts she and her husband collected during the five years they spent teaching English in Malaysia, Japan and Cambodia in the 1990s after she completed her graduate work in linguistics.
Even though she had published an award-winning short story collection, The Secrets of the Fire King, in 1997, it was Memory Keeper’s that brought her fame. Published in hardcover in 2005, it sold a healthy but modest 60,000 copies. It became a huge best seller in paperback a year later, thanks to a perfect alignment of publishing strategies— and energetic hand-selling by booksellers, especially independents. The staff at the Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, for example, was so enthusiastic they decorated their display window with a gauzy, white baby dress superimposed over a black background — just like the haunting cover of the book. Fervent fans told friends and family about the remarkable novel and the tragic secret at its center. The book also became, and still is, a book club staple.
It was Edwards’ storytelling prowess that gave the book its punch. “We all have secrets. We’ve all kept secrets. We’ve had secrets kept from us and we know how that feels,” Edwards says. “It’s a universal experience that connected with people.”
That resounding connection is the reason booksellers like Brooke Raby of Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington still recommend the book. And Edwards is greeted warmly by the store’s booksellers when she stops in for a visit.
And those who understand the story because of personal experience have embraced it, too. “Kim did a wonderful job depicting Phoebe as a delightful child and young woman,” says Eileen Miot of Paris, Ky., a huge fan of the book, whose 3-year-old daughter, Marie-Claire, has Down syndrome. But it’s the love at the center of the story, she says, that has made it universally popular. “Everybody understands a story about love and missing out on love.”
Edwards tells a very different tale in The Lake of Dreams. It’s the story of Lucy Jarrett, who returns to her hometown of Lake of Dreams after her mother is injured in a minor car accident. Lucy had fled Lake of Dreams a decade before, after her father’s death by drowning.
Her visit becomes a search for resolution from the heartbreak she suffered after her father’s death, as well as a detective story when she discovers old letters in her mother’s house. They lead her to investigate what happened to the letter writer, Rose, her great-grandfather’s suffragette sister who was forced to give up her illegitimate daughter. The fictional town in which the novel is set is located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York state, where Edwards grew up. “I knew the lakes well,” says Edwards who shows a visitor a tiny, painted Asian bowl that holds pieces of shale she gathered on a Finger Lakes beach more than a decade ago. The bowl sits on her writing desk and was an inspiration during the creation of The Lake of Dreams. “One of the pleasures of writing the book,” she says, “was to be able to dwell in that landscape in my imagination again. It’s very beautiful.”
“I love Memory Keeper’s Daughter, but in some ways I think The Lake of Dreams is a stronger book,” Edwards says. “I was able to tell the story I wanted to tell. That’s all you can ever do as a writer. From there on you have no control over it.”
3 Great Book Club Events in January & February
The success of our first-ever Book Club Social has made me realize that there are a lot of people in our community who are looking for some fun, free entertainment. And why not? With the economy the way it is, nothing comes cheap…much less free. And something fun? Forget it. So we were thrilled to chat with the 75 folks who showed up for the Social and would love to hear from you about your impressions. Should we do this kind of thing again? You tell us! (email info@bookmarksbookfestival.org)
The Book Club Social also made me realize that just about all our events are good for one type of book group or another. Our next three author events are great examples:
1. “A Conversation With Kim Edwards” will be held on Thursday, January 19th at 7:30pm. The event will be at UNCG in the Elliott University Center Auditorium. This is for the paperback release of Kim’s newest novel The Lake of Dreams. So why is this event good for book clubs? Glad you asked.
Kim Edward’s The Memory Keeper’s Daughter broke all kinds of records for sales and was probably the most popular book club title for several years running. Her follow-up, though on a different topic, is no less book club-able (no, I don’t think that is a word but I’m using it anyway). With tickets priced at only $15 each, why not attend? If your entire book club wants to come, talk to us about discounted ticket prices. AND, if you want to meet Kim, have some hors d’oeuvres and such with her and get a signed book added to the mix, you can pay $75 and come to the Premier Reception which will begin at 6:00pm. Get your tickets here.
2. Eleanor Brown’s Weird Sisters has been called a “gracefully written novel…about three sisters finding their separate yet interconnected ways in the world.” (The Boston Globe) Compared to The Help and The Postmistress for its accessibility and engaging storytelling, Weird Sisters is certainly a book club-able (there’s that word again) choice for 2012. We are hosting the paperback release at the Reynolda Manor branch of the library on Wednesday, February 15th, at 7:00pm. Books will be for sale at the event. This event is FREE and open to the public, we just ask that you make reservations so we’ll know how many people to expect. You can reserve your space for you and your entire book club here.
3. Guilford College Presents David McCullough with Support from BOOKMARKS. For all of you non-fiction lovers out there, this event is definitely a must-see of 2012. We’re very excited to be a part of this event which will be held on Tuesday, February 28th, at 7:30pm. It will be at Reynolds Auditorium and tickets can be purchased through UNCSA by clicking here. I find it is always nice to mix up your book club books and add in some non-fiction. David McCullough has won countless awards for his remarkable biographies and books on history, including 2 Pulitzer Prizes! If there’s anyone you should read for non-fiction, it’s David McCullough. All of his backlist books are available in paperback and you can also purchase copies of his newest book, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, at the event.
I know everyone is busy with the holidays. But if you’re like me, you feel a sort of let down after the holidays…without anything big to look forward to. Well…no reason to feel that way this year with so many wonderful book events to get excited about. We hope you’ll join us for these three amazing events in January and February and stay tuned for many more events of 2012 which will be announced soon!
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Lake of Dreams
Bestselling author Kim Edwards is coming to Greensboro! If you read and loved The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, then you’ll definitely want to attend “A Conversation With Kim Edwards” and hear about her new novel Lake of Dreams. Here’s a description of it:
“At a crossroads in her life, Lucy Jarrett returns home to upstate New York from Japan, only to find herself haunted by her father’s unresolved death a decade ago. Old longings stirred up by Keegan Fall, a local glass artist who was once her passionate first love, lead her into the unexpected. Late one night, as she paces the hallways of her family’s rambling lakeside house, she discovers, locked in a window seat, a collection of objects that first appear to be idle curiosities, but soon reveal glimpses of a hidden family history. As Lucy explores these traces of her lineage—from an heirloom blanket and dusty political tracts to a web of allusions depicted in stained-glass windows, both in her hometown and beyond—a new family history emerges, one that will link her to a unique slice of the suffragette movement, and yield dramatic insights that will free her to live her life to its fullest and deepest.
With revelations as captivating as the deceptions at the heart of her best-selling phenomenon, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Kim Edwards now gives us the story of a woman’s homecoming to the lake of her childhood, and the discovery of a secret past that will alter her understanding of her heritage, and herself, forever. A powerful family narrative and a story of love lost and found, The Lake of Dreams is an arresting novel in which every vibrant detail emerges as an organic piece of a puzzle. With her signature gifts for lyricism, suspense, and masterly storytelling, Kim Edwards’s new novel will delight those who loved The Memory Keeper’s Daughter and mesmerize millions of new fans.”
Lake of Dreams is already catching readers’ attention: it’s #1 bestseller in Australia, #8 in Canada, #10 Indie Next List, Heather’s Pick at Indigo Books for 2011, and an Indie Next List pick for January 2011. Book clubs will love Lake of Dreams as much as they did Memory Keeper’s Daughter.
Join us for
“A Conversation With Kim Edwards”
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
UNCG – Elliott University Center Auditorium
7:30 pm (Doors open at 6:45)
Join us at 6:00pm for a special Premier Reception. General Admission tickets are $15, Student tickets are $12, and Premier Reception tickets are $75. Get tickets here.
Email BOOKMARKS for discount information.
Why I Like Book Clubs
Why I Like Book Clubs by Ginny S. –
for a chance to win 2 free tickets to “Welcome to Mitford” at Twin City Stage!
Salemtowne presents:
“Welcome to Mitford”
February 3-5 & 9-12, 2012
Shows are Thursday-Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm
By Robert Inman from the novels by Jan Karon
Father Tim is the beloved bachelor who leads the flock of Lord’s Chapel in the mountain community of Mitford. His life changes radically when he takes in teenager Dooley Barlow, an unruly orphan. And even more radically when Cynthia Coppersmith, a pretty and perky children’s author, moves in next door and he learns what it means to fall in love.
Join us on Thursday, December 8th
at BOOKMARKS Book Club Social
Hosted by Forsyth County Public Library
4:00pm-5:30pm in the auditorium
To make your reservation, click here.
Invite your book club friends for this
FREE event!
BOOKMARKS Membership Drive — This Week Only!
As you all know, BOOKMARKS is a triad based literary nonprofit whose mission is to champion literacy, promote cultural diversity through reading, and offer enrichment and education through literary experiences celebrating books and authors. We are doing some amazing things – including hosting our annual book festival (to be held on Sept. 8, 2012), bringing authors into classrooms to meet with students (2,500 students in 2011!), and holding author events throughout the year.
On Monday, December 5 – Friday, December 9, we will begin our membership drive. Our goal is to get 100 new members. To become a member, you simply make a tax-deductible contribution to BOOKMARKS. This will help keep North Carolina’s leading book festival free to people of all ages and backgrounds, bring focus on reading and literacy as priorities, and enhance our community’s quality of life. Then – as a member, you will receive many perks throughout the year – including being the first to know and register for author events!
We hope you will consider helping us increase our membership for 2011 – and if you are not able to, please consider sharing this on facebook or with other friends. Here’s a link to become a member: http://bookmarks.roundtablelive.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1157906
Thanks for considering this request – and we wish you a happy holiday season!
BOOKMARKS Children's author, Megan Bryant, reading to kindergarteners at Bolton Elementary as part of our Authors in Schools Program
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