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Hugh Suggs to Speak

Alachua County Library Headquarters Downtown 401 E. University Ave., 4th Floor, Gainesville, FL, United States

“Pssst, want to know a secret?” asks Hugh Suggs. "There’s no bottom you can’t come back from if you are determined to get back up, are willing to ask for help, and accept it when it’s offered. Suggs will be our speaker on Sunday, January 9, at 2:30 p.m., in … Read More

Programs Resume at Millhopper Library: The Juggling Act of Independent Authors

Millhopper Library, Meeting Room A 3145 NW 43rd St,, Gainesville, FL, United States

NOTE: This is WAG's first program at Millhopper Library since the COVID pandemic shut it down. Please practice social distancing and follow masking guidelines. If you are unable to attend in person, join via Zoom (link at the end of this article). For independent authors, writing your story is only … Read More

Jack E. Davis to Speak at Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park 18700 S CR 325, Cross Creek, FL, United States

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jack E. Davis brings his brand-new book, The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird, to Marjorie Rawlings’ famous citrus grove at the edge of Orange Lake. A book the New York Times calls “rollicking, poetic and wise.”  The talk will be followed by a book … Read More

3rd Annual Sunshine State Book Festival

Oaks Mall 6019 W. Newberry Rd., Gainesville, FL

Bringing Readers and Writers Together The third annual Sunshine State Book Festival will be held in Gainesville, Florida, on Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10. Oaks Mall Saturday's festival begins at 11:00 a.m. and goes until 5:00 p.m. in the spacious Oaks Mall on Newberry Road near I-75. Admission … Read More

Introducing Kindle Vella: The Hot New Publishing Option

Millhopper Branch, Alachua County Libraries 3145 NW 43rd St., Gainesville, FL, United States

Come join us at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Millhopper Library for a discussion of the new subscription service for self-publishers: Kindle Vella. This is a “story subscription service that lets you read serialized works of fiction written specifically for this platform” (https://www.techradar.com/news/amazon-kindle-vella). Did you know … Read More

Your Manuscript is Complete. Now What?

The Library Partnership: A Neighborhood Resource Center 912 NE 16th Avenue, Gainesville, Fl

Pat Caren will present Preparing Your Book for Publication at the Marketing Coalition meeting this Saturday, July 9, at 1:00 p.m. Caren writes under the pen name Marie Q. Rogers. Her YA novel, Trials by Fire, received a 2020 Royal Palm Literary Award. The sequel, Quest for Namai, debuted at the 2022 … Read More

How to Turn a Play into a Movie

Millhopper Library, Meeting Room A 3145 NW 43rd St,, Gainesville, FL, United States

Join playwright Shamrock McShane and multi-talented artist Tom Miller on July 10 to learn how to turn a play into a movie. The program begins at 2:30 p.m. at the Millhopper branch library, 3145 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, Florida. McShane is the author of Seven Sides of Shakespeare, a play … Read More