The Local Author Series presents Cassie Dandridge Selleck. Selleck is the author of three novels, including Amazon best seller The Pecan Man, its sequel The Truth About Grace, and the first in her Beanie Bradsher Series, What Matters in Mayhew. A native Floridian, originally from Leesburg, Selleck is an avid … Read More
Sunday, January 13, 2019, Sunshine State Book Festival chair, Mallory O’Connor, assisted by Richard Gartee, presented plans for the festival to WAG members and guests. “The Sunshine State Book Festival is the largest project WAG has ever undertaken,” Mallory told the audience. “To be the huge success we want it … Read More
As part of the continuing Local Author Series, Jay Hamilton will discuss his book How To Buy a Car Without Losing Your Shirt at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 19. The talk, at the Alachua County Library headquarters, is free and open to the public. "When you walk into a … Read More
Author Kassandra Lamb, who served as a psychology professor for sixteen years and practiced psychotherapy for two decades, spoke about the therapeutic aspects of writing. In her practice, she specialized in trauma recovery. When a person has been through trauma, she said, almost any form of writing can help with … Read More
Sandra Gail Lambert, a 2018 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Creative Writing Fellow, explained the nuts and bolts of qualifying and applying for an NEA grant and shared how the Fellowship benefited her writing career. Establishment of the NEA Fellowship Federal programs supporting arts began in the 1960s with … Read More
Jeremy Merritt, Literacy Program Specialist for the Alachua County Library District (ACLD), discussed on April 14th, 2019, the types of literacy services available to patrons at library branches throughout the county. He described the ACLD program that helps adults learn to read for enjoyment and learning through one-on-one and small-group … Read More
Fran Sweeney will read from her novel, The Royal Carpet, a humorous tale of romance, at 2:30 p.m. on April 27, at the Alachua County Library Headquarters. Queen Elizabeth’s small entourage gets displaced during a summer thunderstorm while driving from Miami to North Central Florida to buy horses. Her car … Read More
