Note: Held in Meeting Room B of the Alachua Library Headquarters Branch Gail Rose Thompson will present her nonfiction Iran from Crown to Turban, relating tales of life in Iran during the time of the Pahlavi Crown, the revolution and post-revolutionary times. Her images of the country are far different … Read More
Come hear readings from Bacopa Literary Review 2019, the print journal published by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville. Local authors who contributed to Bacopa Literary Review will be present to read from their 2019 contributions, including Robbie Curry, James Thompson, Jennifer Grant, Dror Abend-David, Zachary West, Grayson May, Marie Q … Read More
Books by WAG members will be sold at the 35th Annual Art Festival at Thornebrook, 2441 NW 43rd Street, October 12-13. The festival features music, food, and the works of about 130 artists, including writers. Mark your calendar now so you won't miss this fun event! WAG members interested in … Read More
Author James F. Williams will discuss and read from his first novel, The Pedestrians, a wry, social science-fiction thriller. Set in 2097's Manhattan Island City, a gated community, data hunter Dale Evans tracks evidence to solve a brutal murder on Wall Street, the city’s red-light district. A terrifying plunge from … Read More
North Florida’s art scene swings into high gear on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the highly acclaimed 38th Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show. The streets of historic downtown Gainesville, Florida from City Hall to the Hippodrome State Theatre will be transformed into a celebration of … Read More
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Cynthia Bertelsen will discuss the challenges of cooking with historic cookbooks, using hands-on instructions from her book A Hastiness of Cooks and examples from the first American cookbook, from 1796, Amelia Simmon’s American Cookery. A skilled cook and culinary historian, Bertelsen is also the author … Read More
Author, musician, and former Mayor-Commissioner Gary Gordon grew up in Gainesville. His first novel, Crossfire Canyon, was published by Zebra Books; his two editions of Southern California Travel Smart were published by John Muir. Set in Gatorville and published last year in paperback, Chief Mican’s Revenge is the satirical tale … Read More
