Tag Archives: Library of Virginia
RTF Nominated for VA Literary Festival Award
“The Richmond Theater Fire” has been nominated in the nonfiction category for the 16th Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards! Finalists are chosen around July, and the festival itself is in October. For more information about the October Virginia Literary … Continue reading
Fall Media Coverage!
This fall, look for my articles about digging for archival treasure in the Library of Virginia’s Broadside Magazine and the changing Episcopal church (of the 19th century) in Touchstone Magazine. Also the glossy Belle Magazine in Richmond will be doing … Continue reading
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.
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
RTF Book featured on Richmond.com
The Richmond Theater Fire book (and the March 15 Library of Virginia speaking engagement/ Monumental Church tour) are featured in a new Richmond.com cover story. Author Jennifer Pullinger interviewed me about the initial research and writing of the book, which … Continue reading
Richmond Times-Dispatch Author Events for Feb/March
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has posted their author events calendar for the next month. Meredith Henne Baker and The Richmond Theater Fire are up at the Library of Virginia on March 15th! If you’re in the Richmond area, take a look … Continue reading
March 15th Library of Virginia Event Posted!
The Library of Virginia has recently posted the details about my book talk on Thursday, March 15, 2012. There will be tours of nearby Monumental Church (the location of the Theater fire and the site of a memorial to the … Continue reading
Richmond Theater Fire book at Library of Virginia
I’ll be posting a new event soon! The Library of Virginia has invited me to give a lunchtime talk from 12-1 at the Library on Thursday, March 15th, 2012. I’ll be signing copies of the book at their bookstore following the … Continue reading

