by Lee Nichols & Margaret Moser
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THU, DEC 5: Neale Donald Walsch will speak about and autograph copies of his
Conversations With God: An Uncommon Dialogue, at Book People at 7pm.
* FRI, DEC 6: Barnes & Noble (Arboretum) will bring James Ellroy to town
for a question-and-answer session and booksigning of My Dark Places,
7:30-8:30pm…
Mystery writer Thomas Zigal will appear at Book People at 7pm to
read from and sign copies of his new book, Hardrock Stiff, which
continues to follow the Kurt Muller character that he first introduced last
year in Into Thin Air…
Ex-Austinite James Crumley will sign copies of
Bordersnakes: A Novel at Bookstop Central Park, 7-9pm.
* SAT, DEC 7: Bookstop Central Park will have Kathleen Kaska signing copies of
What’s Your Agatha Christie I.Q.?: 1,001 Puzzling Questions About the
World’s Most Beloved Mystery Writer, 2-4pm…
Borders and the Austin
Writers’ League (AWL) will host a Writers Rave at 7:30pm. Published AWL members
will participate in a special block signing, including mystery writer Jeff
Abbott, author of Distant Blood. The “rave” is in conjunction with AWL
Benefit Day, wherein a portions of Borders’ sales for the day go to the League.
Call 499-8914…
At Book People: Collin Wilcox Paxton, whom movie fans may
remember as Mayella Violet Ewell from To Kill a Mockingbird, will
perform storylines and sing three songs from her book Papa’s Angels: A
Christmas Story, at 3pm; local author Dr. Ted Edwards will sign copies of
his new book, Power Aging, at 6pm; and Austinite Stan Biderman will read
from and discuss his first book, Everything Changes: A Spiritual
Journey, 7:30pm.
* SUN, DEC 8: Bill Crider presents his new Mike Gonzo & the Almost
Invisible Man at 3pm at Book People…
Andrew S. White will sign copies of
his book The Best Bike Rides in Texas at the grand opening of the new
Whole Earth Provisions Co. location at 1014 N. Lamar, 2-4pm.
* WED, DEC 11: Shelia Liermann will be at Book People at 7pm to promote her
Famous Friends of the Wolf Cookbook.
* THU, DEC 12: Susan Tucker promotes her The Soul of the Writer with a
45-minute workshop and a question-and-answer session afterwards. She
will be at Book People at 7pm.
* ONGOING: The Austin Writers’ League (AWL) is taking entries for two awards
programs. The Young Texas Writers’ Scholarship program is open to Texas High
School students, awarding 12 scholarships in the areas of poetry, short story,
essay, and journalism. The Teddy Book Award is a $1,000 prize for the best
children’s book written by an AWL member. Authors may join the AWL at the time
of entry. Entries are due by Jan. 31, 1997. Call 499-8914…
Shelby Hearon:
Now and Another Time is an exhibition celebrating the literary career of
the novelist and UT alumna from her first novel to the 1996 publication of her
15th. Through January 31 in the Wrenn Room on the seventh floor of the Harry
Ransom Humanities Research Center…
Half Price Books has produced a children’s
short story collection titled Say Goodnight to Illiteracy, the proceeds
of which, as you might have guessed, will benefit literacy programs. Entries
for the 1997 volume are due by December 31. Say Goodnight retails at
Half Price for $2.98.
“Post Scripts” is for author appearances and booksignings; the
deadline is two weeks before the issue date. Mail to: The Austin
Chronicle, PO Box 49066, Austin, TX 78765; fax 458-6910.
This article appears in December 6 • 1996 and December 6 • 1996 (Cover).