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  • Local Author Series – Gary Gordon

    Alachua County Library Headquarters, Meeting Room A 4th Floor, Rm. A, 401 E Univ. Ave., Gainesville, FL

    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

  • Local Author Series – JW Robitaille

    Alachua County Library Headquarters, Meeting Room A 4th Floor, Rm. A, 401 E Univ. Ave., Gainesville, FL

    Julie Robitaille will present Romancing the Crime, the first book in her Gainesville female detective series. Cory Marin, head of homicide, is a strong woman with a diverse group of friends and a complicated love life. Her instinct and tenacity make her investigation into the murder of a young college … Read More

  • Jill Ciment to Speak at Downtown Library

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

    In lieu of a January program at the Millhopper Library, WAG members and guests are invited to attend author Jill Ciment's talk about her latest book at the Alachua County Library Headquarters, meeting room A, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. The library's website states: University of Florida English professor Jill … Read More

  • Sunshine State Book Festival — Main Event

    Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall 3000 NW 83rd St, E-127, Gainesville, FL, United States

    This all-day event will include free programs for adults, activities for children, and a book sale where attendees can meet more than seventy regional authors and have books signed. WAG, which is producing the festival, has received support from Santa Fe College and the SF Foundation, who are giving us … Read More

  • E. Stanley Richardson, Poet Laureate

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

    Soundtrack / The Inspiration Behind The Poetry  E. Stanley Richardson, Alachua County’s first Poet Laureate and an advocate for social justice, will be WAG’s guest speaker on Sunday, February 9, at 2:30 p.m., at the Millhopper Library. Richardson is the author of Hip Hop Is Dead - Long Live Hip … Read More

  • Local Author Series – Ann~Marie Magné

    Alachua County Library Headquarters, Meeting Room A 4th Floor, Rm. A, 401 E Univ. Ave., Gainesville, FL

    Ann~Marie Magné is excited to read from her book Almost Ticked Off, the story of the rare medical condition that put her husband at the brink of death. A love story. A survival story. A memoir. Ann~Marie Magné Ann~Marie is a past vice president of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville … Read More

  • Local Authors Series – Elaine Beem Robinson

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

    Note this author reading will be held in the children’s department Story Woods Room. Elaine Robinson will read from her illustrated poetic story, Uncommon Scents, which tells the tale of Marvin, a polite but bullied and lonely little muskrat, who lives in a forest where all the other animals are … Read More