Tampa Book Buzz

local author news:odum, robinson, moran, van scoyoc

*Local author Ersula Knox Odum’s historical presentation of educator Dr. Mary MacLeod Bethune has been added to the Florida Humanities Council’s list of available presentations.  Odum also recently had an essay published in the Weekly Challenger.

*Local left-winger/writer/blogger Catherine Robinson recently had an op-ed piece published in the Tampa Tribune.

*Blow, a new tabloid of fiction, commentary, cartoons, verse and reviews, is debuting on September 22nd at the Bombshell Gallery, 2536 Central Avenue in St. Pete at 8 p.m.  Guests will receive the inaugural issue of Blow along with complimentary beer and food, with no cover charge.  According to Blow, its mission is “to once again engage periodical readers with entertaining prose — seasoned with sparing poetry, a few cartoons and noticeably light on advertisements — for a dollar.  The format — black ink on newsprint — is an homage to the way stories and art were once brought to the public: as economically as possible.”

The first issue will feature local writer Rachel Moran (who will attend the launch), award-winning novelist Michelle Richmond and acclaimed poet Erika Meitner, with cartoons by Playboy, Mad Magazine and others.

Visit www.blowsite.com for more info.

*Local author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc’s newest book, Michael, will be available on October 1st.

local author wendy boucher in tampa bay illustrated

Congratulations to local author Wendy Boucher, who was recently included in a St. Pete Times article on local authors and was also featured in the December issue of Tampa Bay Illustrated magazine.

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Oops! I meant to post the previous item (about Roger Ebert) on my film blog, but posted it here by accident. Oh well, it’s about a great magazine article I recently read, so maybe it will blend in with the rest of the posts here.

roger ebert:film critic for the general public

If you haven’t read Carol Felsenthal’s four-part story about Roger Ebert — “A Life in Movies” — in Chicago magazine, you’ve got to click here. Wow!

local book babes in good housekeeping magazine

Last night I was reading the December issue of Good Housekeeping magazine and discovered, to my delight, that local “Book Babes” Margo Hammond (book editor for the St. Pete Times) and Ellen Heltzel write for that magazine. Their columns are archived on the Good Housekeeping website. Sigh…I don’t need anything else for Christmas; this is gift enough to suit me. (Note to The In-Laws: please disregard the last sentence.)

new local magazine about ybor city and tampa

Cigar City Magazine, a new bimonthly magazine dedicated to the history and culture of Ybor City and Tampa, premiered October 27. Visit www.cigarcitymagazine.com to find out where to pick up a copy.

(cross-posted at Sticks of Fire)