Tackling History: Historians vs. Journalists Saturday, September 19th 12:15 p.m. via YouTube About the Event Join Nancy B. Kennedy, author of Women Win the Vote! 19 for the 19th Amendment, and Tim Grove, author of Star-Spangled: The Story of a Flag, a Battle and the American Anthem, as they explore the wide world of fact […]
The Extraordinary Educational Journey of Frederick Douglass Saturday, October 3rd 12:15 p.m. via YouTube About the Event Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass taught himself to read and write, and grew up to become one of the most famous men of the 19th century as an influential abolitionist. In Shana Keller’s latest book, Bread for Words:
Halloween Special: The Curious and Chilling History of Shapeshifters Saturday, October 31st 12:15 p.m. via YouTube About the Event Join author John B. Kachuba for our Halloween special as he discusses the things that bump, hiss, and howl in the night. Whether it is dark creatures like vampires—who in folklore could shift from bat to
Tips and Tricks for Compelling Creative Writing with L.M. Elliott Saturday, October 10th 12:15 p.m. via YouTube About the Event What do dog dancing, apple blossom parades and wild mountain storms have in common? They’re all inspiration for L.M. Elliott’s newest novel, Storm Dog. Using these as examples, as well as her novels Hamilton and
It’s About to Get Real: High School, Heartache, and Searching for Home Friday, November 20th 3 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Four YA authors tackle problems in love, school, and life in their novels. In Lori Goldstein’s, Sources Say, the school year becomes anything but mundane when scandalous posters are plastered around the school,
In Search of What is Lost Friday, November 6th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event In Tea by the Sea, Donna Hemans takes her protagonist from Brooklyn to Jamaica in search of her seventeen year old daughter who was stolen at birth by the child’s Episcopal priest father. Marlon James calls Heman’s debut “a
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