Book sightings: week of October 26, 2009

October 26, 9:36 AMRichmond Books ExaminerMargaret Oleksa

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Meet authors and poets and their latest works at Richmond area bookstores and resellers:

Tuesday, Otober 27

• 6:00 - 8:30 pm Pamela K. Kinney talks about the hauntings of Richmond, Petersburg and Virginia in general at Ghost Storytelling Event at the Petersburg Public Library-Central Branch 137 S. Sycamore Street Petersburg, VA 804-733-2387. Pamela will have copies of her books, Haunted Richmond, Virginia and Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths and True Tales for sale.
• 6:00 - 7:00 pm Derek Nikitas discusses and signs The Long Division. Free and open to the public at The Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St, Richmond, VA 804-692-3500. Details: http://www.lva.lib.va.us.
• 7:00 pm The “University of Richmond Writers Series” continues with prize-winning American poet and critic Kevin Young reading his works. Conversation with Colson Whitehead follows reading. Free and open to the public. At University of Richmond, Weinstein Hall, 804-289-8287. Details: http://news.richmond.edu/english/2009/english-writers-series.html.
• 7:00 pm Beth Brown will give presentation about haunts in the Hopewell area and a reading from Haunted Plantations of Virginia at Appomattox Regional Library, East Cawson Street, Hopewell, VA.

Wednesday, October 28

• 12:00 - 1:00 pm Wayne Dementi and Brooks Smith discuss and sign Songlines in Richmond. Free and open to the public. Limited free parking under the library. The Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St, Richmond, VA 804-692-3500

Thursday, October 29

• 12:00 - 1:00 pm Historian Bruce Chadwick discusses and signs I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation. Free and open to the public. Limited free parking under the library. At The Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St, Richmond VA, 804-692-3500. Details: http://www.lva.lib.va.us.
• 12:00 - 4:00 pm Pamela K. Kinney will discuss and sign Haunted Richmond, Virginia and Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths and True Tales at Barnes and Noble: The College of William and Mary Bookstore, 345 Duke of Gloucester Street Williamsburg, VA 757-253-4900.
• 7:00 pm Joanna Smith Rakoff, author of A Fortunate Age, and Dylan Landis, author of Normal People Don't Live Like This, read and sign their debut works of fiction. The authors also discuss the path to first-time publication. Chop Suey Books, 2913 W. Cary Street, Richmond, VA 804-422-8066.
• 8:00 pm Colson Whitehead reads from Sag Harbor. Sponsored by the Department of English and Graduate Writers' Association. Free and open to the public. VCU, University Commons, 907 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA. For more information call 804-828-1329.

Friday, October 30

• 2:00 pm Tracey Michae’l Lewis signs her inspirational novel Interruption: The Gospel According to Crystal Justine. At Barnes & Noble, Libbie Place, 5501 West Broad, Richmond, VA 804-282-6704.
• 6:00 - 8:00 pm Pamela K. Kinney will be signing Haunted Richmond, Virginia, Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths and True Tales and Northern Haunts: 100 Terrifying New England Tales anthology at Barnes and Noble Chesterfield Towne Center 11500 Midlothian Turnpike Richmond, VA 804-794-6640.

Saturday, October 31

• 1:00 - 4:00 pm Pamela K. Kinney aka Sapphire Phelan will be signing copies of Haunted Richmond, Virginia, Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths and True Tales, Northern Haunts: 100 Terrifying New England Tales and Shifting Desires anthology at Simples Pleasures Books & Gifts, 10180 Lakeridge Parkway Suite 104 Northcross Center Ashland, Virginia 804-368-7736. Details: http://simplepleasuresbooksandgifts.com.
  She will be having a giveaway basket of spooky goodies plus gift cert to the bookstore too when you purchase one of her books here at the signing.
• 1:00 – 4:00 pm Kathleen Seaman will discuss and sign her book, The Secrets of Cooley Lake at Simple Pleasures Books & Gifts, 10180 Lakeridge Parkway Suite 104 Northcross Center Ashland, Virginia 804-368-7736. Details: http://simplepleasuresbooksandgifts.com.
• 1:00 pm Beth Brown will give special spirit tour and book-signing event at Shirley Plantation. $11 admission for plantation and graveyard tour. 501 Shirley Plantation Rd, Charles City, VA .
• 5:00 - 7:00 pm J. J. Smith will read and discuss Haunted Alexandria & Northern Virginia at Sacred Circle Books, 919 King St. in Alexandria, VA. Details: http://www.sacredcirclebooks.com.
• 5:00 & 8:00 pm SlamRichmond's Poetry Slam Workshop and Open Mike. Cost $5. At Artspace Gallery, 31 E 3rd Street, Richmond, VA 804-232-6464.

Sunday, November 1

• 1:00 pm Robert Fischer signs The Naked Portfolio Manager: Why Rules Trump Reason on Wall Street. Barnes & Noble, Short Pump, 11640 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 804-360-0103.
• 5:00 pm Richmond Historian Brooks Smith will celebrate the nearly forgotten storylines of Richmond with his essays at Birkdale Country Club 8511 Royal Birkdale Dr. Chesterfield, VA. This is a fundraiser for the Friends of Clover Hill Public Library. For ticket information, please call 804-318-8668.

More information: http://my.calendars.net/localtalent, Celebrate bodacious women at Simple Pleasures Books & Gifts during October