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View Baker’s Banner Lecture on Video
Did you miss the VHS lecture about the Theater fire on December 6th? Lucky for you, the most recent Banner Lectures delivered at the Virginia Historical Society may be streamed from their website! You can use this link to hear … Continue reading
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VHS Banner Lecture Around the Corner…Dec. 6
Thursday, December 6th at noon I will be delivering a Banner Lecture at the Virginia Historical Society. (Previous lecturers include distinguished historians such as Simon Schama, Lorena Walsh, Rhys Isaac, Thomas E. Buckley, S.J. and Ira Berlin.) There will be a booksigning … Continue reading
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New Author Events Booked!
Meander down to the events page on the blog and check out some of the recently-booked events for the second half of 2012. They include a book signing and evening event at Congressional Cemetery (yes, you read that right!) on … Continue reading
Hill Rag + Literary Book Fest = Good Story
The Hill Rag wrote up a great article about the Literary Hill Bookfest in May. Right here on Capitol Hill, it was a fantastic event. I met loads of interesting people–readers and writers. My fascinating table-mate, historian Stephanie Deutsch, is … Continue reading
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Literary Hill Bookfest Photos
The Literary Hill Bookfest in May was fantastic. A beautiful day on Capitol Hill, lots of interesting readers, and a chance to meet many Washington, DC area writers. The organizers were top notch, the balloons were plentiful, and the volunteers … Continue reading
Literary Hill Bookfest? Yes, Indeed.
Come down to Capitol Hill’s historic Eastern Market in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, May 6th anytime between 11am and 3pm to celebrate books and pick the brains of local authors, including James Swanson (Manhunt), Louis Bayard (The Pale Blue Eye), … Continue reading
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Pictures from the LVA Book Signing!
It was almost exactly a month ago that I spoke at the Library of Virginia. Here are some photos from the LVA’s photographer Mark Fagerburg of that day.
VCU Book signing: April 20th!
Pop into the Virginia Commonwealth University Barnes & Noble bookstore between 3 and 5:30 to pick up a signed copy of The Richmond Theater Fire. Or just stop in to keep me company! (You’ve seen those people sitting for hours … Continue reading
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Sell-out Crowd at the Library of Virginia Talk!
The March 15th book talk at the Library of Virginia (LVA) was a fantastic experience for a first-time author! As proof that the Richmond Theater is still an intriguing topic to Virginians, we filled the lecture hall with somewhere in … Continue reading
New Talk: Library of VA, March 15!
Brand new lecture at the Library of Virginia, this Thursday, March 15! We’ll discuss post-fire recovery in Richmond. How did Virginians recover after such a horrific event? After we follow the survival story of Louis Hue Girardin, we’ll look at … Continue reading
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