An American Soldier in World War IBy George Browne Edited by David L. Snead Sunday, November 19, 20063:00 PMBedford Book FestivalBedford Central Library321 North Bridge StreetBedford, VA 24523(540) 586-8911Author appearance, reading and book signing. The Fortune Teller’s KissBy Brenda Serotte Sunday, November 19, 20064:30 PMMiami Book Fair InternationalMiami Dade College Fairgrounds, Room 3410Miami, FL The Last Street Before ClevelandBy Joe Mackall Saturday, November 18, 20068:00 – 9:00 PMNieman Conference on Narrative JournalismPrudential CenterSheraton Boston Hotel39 Dalton StreetBoston, MA 02199Author appearance and Café Session, "Ethical Implications for the Real People we Call Characters" with Dan Lehman. Nocturnal AmericaBy John Keeble Friday, … Continue reading Weekend Author Events

In celebration of the Bison Books edition of Nebraska: Under a Big Red Sky, UNP, NET, and the Center for Great Plains Studies will sponsor a conversation with Joel Sartore, followed by a reception and book signing, on Thursday, November 30, 7:00–9:00 p.m., at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q Street, Lincoln. Continue reading A Conversation with Joel Sartore

Pamela Joern, author of The Floor of the Sky, will appear at Magers & Quinn Booksellers on Thursday, November 30, 7:00 p.m.  She will be appearing with author Alicia Conroy, Magers & Quinn Booksellers3038 Hennepin AvenueMinneapolis, MN  612.822.4611 Continue reading Pamela Joern Appearance

niversity of Nebraska Press Authors and the Prairie Schooner at the 2006 Nebraska Book Festival: "Beyond Borders: Nebraska and the World" William Kloefkorn, author of At Home on This Moveable Earth Terese Svoboda, author of Tin God Gerald Shapiro, author of Bad Jews and editor of American Jewish Fiction Kelly Grey Carlisle, Managing Editor of the Prairie Schooner   Ladette Randolph, Humanities Editor at University of Nebraska Press and Editor of A Different Plain The 2006 Nebraska Book Festival is located at Nebraska Wesleyan University 50th & St. Paul in Lincoln, Nebraska and takes place on October 6 and 7.   It … Continue reading 2006 Nebraska Book Festival

Whale and Star is pleased to announce the release of     our new bookXX148 pages, 87 color illustrations,hardcover. $45.00 XX celebrates the twentieth anniversary of Cowboy Junkies, one of the most distinctive and influential rock bands in recent years. Starting with the seminal album The Trinity Session, the Canadian band’s signature sound, based on traditional blues and post-punk rock, has garnered much critical acclaim and an uncommonly devoted international following. Cowboy Junkies are: guitarist and songwriter Michael Timmins, bassist Alan Anton and Timmins’ siblings Margo (lead vocals) and Peter (drums).  Michael Timmins has created narratives-poems-of everyday life. They bring to … Continue reading Celebrating 25 Years of the Cowboy Junkies

he Groundwater Foundation announces that Rainmakers: A Photographic Story of Center Pivots has been selected as the 2006 Honor Book for non-fiction by the Nebraska Library Commission and Nebraska Center for the Book.  Each year the Library Commission and Nebraska Center for the Book select a fiction and non-fiction book to recognize at the annual Nebraska Book Festival.  The award will be presented to The Groundwater Foundation during the 2006 at a luncheon on October 7, 2006 at Nebraska Wesleyan University.  Continue reading 2006 Nebraska Book Award

Sunday, September 17, 3:00 pmInaugural Reading from FamousCelebration to followOpen Books: A Poem Emporium2414 N. 45th StreetSeattle, WA 98103(206) 633-0811 Continue reading September Events for Featured Blogger Kathleen Flenniken

September 14, 2006: 6:00 p.m. Reading/SigningThe BookwormCountryside Village8702 Pacific StreetOmaha , NE September 15-16, 2006:Omaha Literary Festival Old MarketOmaha, NEhttp://www.omahalitfest.com September 22, 2006:7:30 p.m. Reading and SigningHamline UniversityGiddens Learning Center100E Snelling and HewittSt. Paul, MN September 25, 2006:6:30 p.m.Reading and SigningEdina Community Library5280 Grandview SquareEdina, MN Continue reading September Events for Featured Blogger Pamela Carter Joern

September 15th and 16th, various writers will be reading and discussing writing.  Many of the writers attending will be University of Nebraska Press authors.  Visit (downtown) Omaha Lit Fest website for more details. UNP Authors in Attendance: Jonis Agee, author of  Sweet Eyes Pamela Joern, author of The Floor of the Sky John Price, author of Not Just Any Land Ladette Randolph, editor of A Different Plain Gerald Shapiro, author of Bad Jews Terese Svoboda, author of Tin God Robert Vivian, author of Mover of Bones Kellie Wells, author of Skin Continue reading UNP Authors at the (downtown) Omaha Lit Fest