florida author connie lee berry touring local schools in may

April 27, 2008 at 6:29 pm | In Florida Authors, Books, Tampa Bay Area | No Comments

Florida author Connie Lee Berry will be touring elementary schools in the Tampa bay area in May.

She is the author of a new chapter-book series for young readers ages seven to nine called the Incredible Journey books. “This series features fast-paced worldly adventures filled with geography facts. There have been four titles published so far: The Criminal in the Caymans, Treasure in Tahiti, Adventure in Africa, and Pirates in Paradise.”

Visit www.ijbooks.com for more info on this series or how to ask Berry to visit your school.

devil wears prada author lauren weisberger at united way dinner may 8

April 27, 2008 at 1:55 pm | In Events, Books, Tampa Bay Area | No Comments

The United Way of Tampa Bay’s 4th Annual Women’s Leadership Art of Giving dinner and auction will be May 8.

Fashion meets charity as part of the 4th annual Art of Giving dinner. The event will feature our guest speaker, The Devil Wears Prada author Lauren Weisberger, who will sign books after the program. Also, our exclusive Power of the Purse Auction will be a major highlight of the program. The live handbag auction will feature some of the most fashionable handbags around. A cocktail hour, sit-down dinner, silent auction, and more are included.

Guest MC is Lindsay MacDonald, co-host of the WFLA-TV show Daytime.

Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008
Time: 5:30 - 9 p.m.

Location:
T. Pepin Hospitality Center
4121 N. 50th Street
Tampa, FL 33610

Cost: $100 per ticket

Visit www.unitedwaytampabay.com/artofgiving for more info or to register.

back on monday

April 18, 2008 at 8:40 pm | In Blogging, Books | No Comments

I’m spending the weekend at the Ybor Festival of the Moving Image, watching as many movies as humanly possible. Back on Monday.

i want to read…

April 10, 2008 at 8:01 pm | In I Want To Read, Books | No Comments

…Movie Crazy by Leonard Maltin

april is national poetry month

April 8, 2008 at 12:05 pm | In Poetry, Books | No Comments

What is National Poetry Month?

National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American Poets as a month-long, national celebration of poetry. The concept was to increase the attention paid-by individuals and the media—to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our poetic heritage, and to poetry books and magazines. In the end, we hoped to achieve an increase in the visibility, presence, and accessibility of poetry in our culture. National Poetry Month has been successful beyond all anticipation and has grown over the years into the largest literary celebration in the world.

Who started it?

The Academy of American Poets has led this initiative from its inception in 1996 and along the way has enlisted a variety of government agencies and officials, educational leaders, publishers, sponsors, poets, and arts organizations to help.

When is National Poetry Month?

April. Every year since 1996.

–from the Academy of American Poets website

news and notes:book swap of carrollwood, neal, dynes

April 7, 2008 at 5:45 pm | In Florida Authors, Bookstores, Books, Tampa Bay Area, Florida (Non Bay Area) | 1 Comment

author and coach c. vivian stringer at inkwood books april 8

April 6, 2008 at 1:11 pm | In Events, Bookstores, Books, Tampa Bay Area | No Comments

Received via email from Inkwood Books:

Meet C. Vivian Stringer, head coach of the outstanding Rutgers University women’s basketball team, the Scarlet Knights, as she signs her acclaimed book Standing Tall:A Memoir of Tragedy and Triuumph at Inkwood Books on Tuesday, April 8, at 4 p.m. Because of late scheduling, reserving books is strongly encouraged!

Coach Stringer is known to everyone for her dignity and courage during the aftermath of Don Imus’ slurs of her winning team last year. But Stringer was well-known and respected in the basketball world long before that controversy, with repeated Final Four appearances, service as assistant coach of the 2004 gold medal U.S. Olympic team, and now over 800 wins. A member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Stringer has been named National Coach of the Year by her peers three times.

With grace and courage, she has triumphed over adversity in her personal life - from racial intolerance, her child’s meningitis, her husband’s untimely death, and her own breast cancer - and passed these values on to her players. Praised by Maya Angelou, Tony Dungy, Magic Johnson, and many more, Standing Tall is an inspiring story from an esteemed role model and true champion, on and off the court and would make a great graduation gift!

Visit www.inkwoodbooks.com for more info.