NOTE: All times, topics and participants are tentative and sponsoring organizations are listed in parentheses. Specific Charlottesville program locations will be listed in the final program, which will be printed in the Sunday, March 19 edition of Central Virginia's The Daily Progress. Final programs will available at the Festival. This website is updated regularly.

PLEASE be aware that seating at programs and parking is limited. Please arrive early to park and get a seat.

11 a.m.

Free Union Country School
An Intergenerational Interview
JABA's Adult Healthcare Center 5th graders will interview seniors and compose a book on those interviews. Open to the public, call 804-817-5219. (JABA's Adult Healthcare Center and Free Union Country School)

2 - 3:30 p.m.

Jessup Library, PVCC (Front of Library)
Go Figure!
Figure Drawing II students use their individual styles to create unique books. Using their classwork as a basis, each student shares his/her visions of the human figure. (Piedmont Virginia Community College)

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC), Video classroom The Pursuit of Rare Flora: Botanical Travel Expeditions
Professionals C. Colston Burrell, Dan Hinkley and Martha Wolf chronicle distant adventures; plus how rare seeds collected become plants for your garden today. Note: Event qualifies as Advanced Training for Master Gardeners. Call to reserve seating 804-971-5692. (Piedmont Master Gardeners (PMG))

4 - 5:30 p.m.

The Miller Center of Public Affairs
Presidential Greatness
Sid Milkis and Marc Landy talk about the American Presidency. (The Miller Center)

McIntire Room of the Central Library
Words and Spirit
Authors Rachel Bagby and David Yount and Ken Eagle Feather discuss the impact of writing and reading literature on the spirit.

5:30 - 7 p.m.

New Dominion Book Shop, Downtown Mall
A Tribute to Patrick O'Brian
With author O'Brian's American editor, W.W. Editor-in-Chief Starling Lawrence, author Dean King, and President of the Mariner's Museum John Hightower.

6:00 - 7 p.m.

Congregation Beth Israel
Writing the Holocaust: Memory and History
Anne Isaacs on her new book, Torn Thread, about the Holocaust. (Congregation Beth Israel)

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Uva Bookstore
A Showcase of University of Virginia Authors
Featuring readings by Richard Edlich, Olivier Zunz, Lisa Russ Spaar and Daniel J. Meador.

Culbreth Theatre Children and Families Evening With Caldecott-winning author and illustrator David Wisniewski, American Girls author Valerie Tripp, and master storyteller and author Tololwa Mollel. Hosted by Peter Jones, host of WTJU 91.1 FM's Kid N Kaboodle. Come meet the Cat in the Hat!

Vinegar Hill Theatre
Let Freedom Ring
Screening with Ross Spears of his film Tell About the South, Part lll, "Let Freedom Ring," a documentary about southern literature from 1963 to present. Tickets, $7, at the door to benefit the Festival.

Barnes and Noble
Brendon H. Beck reads from and discusses his civil war memoir of Brigadier General Cullen Andrews Battle, CSA

8 p.m.

Live Arts, 609 E. Market Street
Live Arts presents Candide. (Pay what you can.)

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10 - 11:30 a.m.

UVa Bookstore
A reading and talk by Philip Morgan, author of Slave Counterpoint. (WMRA 103.5 FM)

The Village School
Living the Attaché Life
Helen Rodman reads from and discusses From This Day Forward: Memoirs of an Attaché Wife .

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

VQR office, One West Range
Virginia Quarterly Review's 75th Anniversary
Come celebrate with Staige Blackford, Paul Barolsky, Merrill Peterson, David Wyatt, Patricia Spacks, Mariflo Stevens and G. Edward White the 75th anniversary of VQR, its spring issue and VQR's book We Write for Our Own Time: Selected Essays from 75 Years of VQR, with a signing. (Virginia Quarterly Review)

12 - 1:30 p.m.

Central Library, McIntire Room Festival Opening Celebration with remarks by Ralph Nader and award presentation to Virginia winners of the Library of Congress' Letters About Literature contest and winners of C'VILLE's short fiction competition

2 - 3:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers
The Autobiography of My Book
Eleanor Foa Dienstag talks with Alma Halbert Bond, Beryl Lieff Benderly, Adrian Havill, and Judy Mandell about the autobiographies of their books. (American Society of Journalists and Authors)

McIntire Room of the Central Library
Herstory and History...and Then Some
Ann McMillan and David Robbins talk about writing historical fiction.

UVa Bookstore
A Reading by Abraham Verghese
One of America's most eminent physician-writers talks about the importance of writing in his life and practice and reads from his works. (Humanities in Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine)

The Village School
Cultural and Political Continentalism
Argentine writer Diana Ferraro talks about the political and cultural destiny of America. (In Spanish and English.)

McGregor Room, Alderman Library
Borges in Virginia
A talk by Donald L. Shaw and private look at Jorge Luis Borges materials in the University of Virginia Library's Special Collections, with C. Jared Loewenstein, Curator of the Borges Collection. Call 804-924-3026 to reserve space. (Associates of the UVa Library)

4 -5:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers
Our Town
Phyllis Leffler, Agnes Cross White, Coy Barefoot and Susan Tyler Hitchcock talk about writing about Charlottesville.

McIntire Room of the Central Library
Before Freedom Came
E. Renee Ingram and Ervin Jordan talk about African Americans and the Confederacy.

UVa Bookstore
The Champion Within: Training for Excellence
Lauren Gregg sees the big picture not only in women's soccer, but in life excellence as well. She has identified the stumbling blocks and turned them into building blocks. (FOCUS Women's Resource Center)

Saddle Up, 108 South Street
Forward Motion
Holly Menino reads from and talks about her book about three world-class riders and their horses.

International Center for Jefferson Studies - Kenwood, Rte. 53 Jefferson's "Foreign Affairs"
A talk with James Horn, Douglas L. Wilson, and Lucia C. Stanton, editors of the latest collection of Jefferson's letters from Europe, Jefferson Abroad (Modern Library, 1999). (International Center for Jefferson Studies (ICJS))

Cabell Hall 354, UVa
Readings From Contemporary Literature of India and Pakistan
Robert Hueckstedt, Christi Merrill and Griff Chaussee read recent, as yet unpublished translations from Hindi and Urdu of some exciting current literature from India and Pakistan. (Center for South Asian Studies)

6 - 7:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers
Other Than Chaos: Writing About Science
With Mark Jaffe.

McIntire Room of the Central Library
Reading Race: A Conversation About Race and the Written Word
From Huck Finn to gangsta rappers, a discussion of how we can read about race with educator Amy Anastasia Birge and writers Bruce A. Jacobs, Henry Wiencek and Bella Stander. (Charlottesville Writing Center)

New Dominion Book Shop, Downtown Mall
Has Anybody Read..?: Favorite Titles and Tips for Book Groups
How do you start and keep a good book group going? Find out when Mariflo Stephens, Karen Jaegerman Collins and Ruth Klippstein, the leaders of three Charlottesville-area groups, join forces with Mickey Pearlman, author of a nationally-recognized book group guide. (Milestones Historical Consultants)

PVCC Library Window Lounge
Modern Voices: African American Romance and Contemporary Fiction
Readings by BET romance author Candice Poarch and novelist Tracy Grant.

Live Arts, 609 E. Market Street
Shakespeare's Stage: The Best Translator
A discussion with Ralph Alan Cohen of Shenandoah Shakespeare and Thadd MQuade, John Harrell, Martha Mendenhall, and Kara McLane of Foolery. (Shenandoah Shakespeare)

Hot Weather Gallery, Fayerweather Hall
Bookworks Exhibition Reception
An exhibition of sculptures composed of books by students of the University of Virginia Sculpture Department with Bogdan Achimescu and Jack Robertson. (UVa Sculpture Dept.)

Morea House, 209 Sprigg Lane
Celebrate Women Writers!
This third annual reception honors women writers from Charlottesville and UVa, as well as festival participants, who have recently published books. (The Women's Center)

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Jefferson School Auditorium, 201 4th Street, NW
Voices of Adult Learners
Area adult education and literacy students will share their stories, hopes and dreams. The Regional Literacy Coordinating Committee will present awards and distribute copies of the collected stories in Voices of Adult Learners, vol. 4. (Regional Literacy Coordinating Committee)

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Monticello High School
Young Adult Literature: Taking a Place at the Table
A discussion with educators, librarians and authors Joe Strzepek, Deborah Taylor, Jeff Newton and Elizabeth Massie.

8 p.m.

Culbreth Theatre, UVa Fiction Reading: New Work Featuring Elinor Lipman, Alan Lightman and Karl Ackerman.

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10 - 11:30 a.m.

McIntire Room of the Central Library
A Trio in Verse
Poetry Readings by Lisa Williams, Hermine Pinson, and M. Rose Barkley.

The Rotunda
The Book Made Me Do It!
A debate between legal experts Rodney A. Smolla and Robert M. O'Neil on when authors and publishers should be held responsible for the actions of those inspired by their books. (Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression)

UVa Bookstore
Reality in Juvenile Literature: How Much Is Enough?
A discussion with authors Elizabeth Massie, Alice Leonhardt and Anne Isaacs, librarian and Newbery committee member Caroline Parr, and children's and young adult book reviewer Bella Stander.

The Village School
Writing About Native Americans: The Culture Within
Fiction writer Monty Joynes talks about the connections between Anglo and Native American cultures. (Hampton Roads Publishing Company).

New Dominion Book Shop, Downtown Mall
Historical Non-fiction of the 19th Century
A discussion with authors William Thomas and Stephen Cushman.

Jordan Conference Center Auditorium
A Partial View: An Alzheimer's Journal
Wife Ruth D. Henderson, daughter Jackie Henderson Main, and Washington Post photographer Nancy N. Andrews provide an inside look at the life of Cary Smith Henderson before and during his bout with Alzheimer's. Slides to be displayed. (Humanities in Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine)

11:45 - 1:30 p.m.

Omni Charlottesville Hotel Festival Luncheon with Cokie and Steven Roberts (Tickets, sold out as of 2/10/00, required)

1:30 p.m.

Omni Charlottesville Lobby
Cokie and Steve Roberts Booksigning.

2 - 3:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers
The Art of the Deal
With agents and editors Lee Boudreaux, Jake Morrissey, Virginia Barber and Jenny Bent and author Karl Ackerman.

McIntire Room of the Central Library
Beginning A Novel
With authors Katherine Neville, Lucinda Roy, David Baldacci, Ann Goethe, and Brad Meltzer. (WMRA 103.5 FM)

The Rotunda
Writing Peace: Middle Eastern Women Writers and War
With authors Jean Said Makdisi, Hanan al-Shaykh, Amira El-Zein, and Christi Merrill with Farzaneh Milani. (UVa Middle East Studies Program, Special Lecture Committee of the Dean of Arts and Sciences/Studies in Women and Gender)

UVa Bookstore
Literary Suspense
A talk with authors Peter Landesman and Matthew Jones.

The Village School
Sacred Bearings: Violence, Healing, & the Sacred
Readings by Gregory Orr, Roberta Culbertson, Marjorie Sargent and Angela Daniel on violence and the sacred, and the healing power of poetry and story, from the new journal Sacred Bearings. (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities)

The Quest Bookshop, 619 W. Main Street
A reading by authors Duncan Sings-Alone and Priscilla Cogan.

The Seasonal Cook, 218 Water Street West
Vegetables
Food preparation demonstration with James Beard Award winner James Peterson.

Piedmont Virginia Community College Auditorium
Distinctive Garden Destinations: Travels with Master Gardeners
Experts Sandi Barnette, Sallie D. Brown, Wendy Mortensen and Ann B. Parsons critique books on memorable public gardens in Virginia, the South and beyond. Note: Event qualifies as Advanced Training for Master Gardeners. (Piedmont Master Gardeners)

4 -5:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers
Secrets of Successful Freelancing
Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Jim Morrison, and Elva Holland with Elizabeth Howard talk about the business of freelancing. (Milestone Historical Consultants)

McIntire Room of the Central Library
Tales of the Silver Screen
Authors David Baldacci, Tom Perrotta, and Adriana Trigiani talk about turning books into movies.

The Rotunda
Three Voices Debut
Readings by first novelists Colson Whitehead, Tim Wendel and Liza Nelson.

UVa Bookstore
Postlapsarian Desire
The poetry of David St. John and Molly Bendall. (UVa Creative Writing Program)

Live Arts, 609 E. Market Street
Mutual Enrichment: The Written Word and Theatre
Talking about the written word and theatre with Doug Grissom, Francine Smith, and Richard Warner. (Virginia Writers Club and The Observer)

Campbell Hall, 153
Toward a Natural History of Amazement
Author Lawrence Weschler discusses and shows slides on his work of magic realist nonfiction.

McGregor Room, Alderman Library
Book Design in the 20th Century
Johanna Drucker examines the technical and aesthetic approaches to developing a critical meta language for analyzing book form and book format. (Bibliographical Society of UVa)

6 - 7 p.m.

Culbreth Theatre Reynolds Price reads from and talks about his works

City Council Chambers
Inside the Publishing Process: What Really Happens Before and After a Manuscript is Accepted
With Wendy Carlton, Senior Editor of Riverhead Books, a division of Penguin Putnam.

Campbell Hall, Room 153
Undue Risk
Author Jonathan Moreno shows slides and talks about secret state experiments on humans.

The Quest Bookshop, 619 W. Main Street
Writing From the Right Brain
With author Lucia Cappachione.

7 p.m.

Culbreth Theatre Public Reception and booksigning with Reynolds Price (In cooperation with the Virginia Writers Club)

Wilson Hall 402
Deaf Empowerment: A Rhetorical Analysis
Dr. Katherine Jankowski examines the struggle over the best means of communication between the dominant society and deaf people with the educational setting as the constant battleground. Voice interpretation provided for non-signers. (ASL/Deaf Culture Lecture Series with the help of Deafness, Education, Awareness For all Students (DEAFS), UVa Office of the Vice-President and Provost, UVa ASL Program and Parents' Program of the UVa Fund)

8 - 9:30 p.m.

Culbreth Theatre Evening Poetry Readings by Sonia Sanchez and Nikki Giovanni

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8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Omni Charlottesville Hotel, Downtown Mall Publisher's Day.

9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Jefferson Madison Regional Library, Gordon Avenue Branch Opening of the Gordon Avenue Book Sale

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Water Street Terrace Room, Charlottesville Ice Park Motheread and Fatheread Day Fun for the whole family with authors, storytellers and performers! Sponsored by LEXIS Publishing Book Baskets will be distributing a free book to each family. 10 - 10:30 a.m. Storytelling and book sharing with Peter Jones, host of WTJU 91.1 FM's "Kid N Kaboodle" 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Phyllis Theroux, author of Serafina Under the Circumstances 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Children make their own books with Charlottesville Graphic Designer Josef Beery Parents can meet with Susan Haas regarding her book Charlottesville and Beyond, Great Outings with Children Create a real newspaper, The Kids Clubhouse Times, to be published in the first issue of Albemarle Kids Magazine in June, 2000 12:00 - 12:15 p.m. Poster Contest Presentation Winners of Local and Statewide Children's Poster Contest announced and prizes awarded 12:45 - 1:15 p.m. Dylan Pritchett, Master Storyteller 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Sharon Bell Mathis, Newbery Honor winner, author of One Hundred Penny Box and The Copper.

10 - 11:30 a.m.

City Council Chambers
Adventures In Reviewing: Book Critics Talk Shop
Jabari Asim of Washington Post Book World, Alan Cheuse of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," Carlin Romano of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Rhonda Stewart of Emerge magazine, and Boyd Zenner of the University Press of Virginia discuss a range of literary topics. (University Press of Virginia and WMRA 103.5 FM)

McIntire Room of the Central Library
The First Novel
Readings by first novelists Porter Shreve, Karen Salyer McElmurray, Matt Bloom and Brewster Milton Robertson.

The Rotunda
Mother to Mother
In a fictional treatment of a real 1993 murder in South Africa, author Sindiwe Magona explores the themes of loss, violence and responsibility through the device of mothers of both the victim and murderer. (FOCUS Women's Resource Center)

UVa Bookstore
Boggs: A Reading
by Lawrence Weschler. (University Press of Virginia)

The Village School
Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child
Elva Trevino Hart reads and discusses her memoir about growing up in a family of migrant farm workers. (Literacy Volunteers of American Charlottesville/Albemarle & Blue Ridge ESL Council)

Southern Culture Restaurant, 633 Main Street
Is Food Writing Homogenizing Food?
A discussion on food writing with John Martin Taylor (Hoppin' John), James Peterson and Matt and Racheal Kelly.

The Miller Center for Public Affairs
The Publishing Industry: the Glorious Past, the Miserable Present, and the Hopeful Future
A talk by publishing visionary Jason Epstein.

PVCC Main Building, Room 248
A Medieval Traveler's Tales: The Adventures of John Mandeville
Evelyn Edson talk on the travels of John Mandeville in the 14th century. Mandeville's book was the medieval version of a bestseller, but was it based on fact? Talk accompanied by slides.

12 - 1:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers
The Red Pen: A Conversation with Editors
Edwin Barber of W.W. Norton, Carol Brown Janeway of Knopf, Jason Epstein of HarperCollins, and Boyd Zenner of the University Press of Virginia talk about publishing.

McIntire Room of the Central Library
The Comic Novel
A discussion on humor writing with Tom Perotta, Elinor Lipman and Mameve Medwed.

The Rotunda
50 Years of Shenandoah
A poetry and fiction reading by Kelly Cherry, Claudia Emerson, and Charles Wright, some of Shenandoah's steadiest and most gifted contributors. (Shenandoah)

UVa Bookstore
Five Sisters
Author James Fox talks about The Langhorne sisters with family member Langhorne Gibson.

The Village School
Writing About the U.S. Supreme Court
General William K. Suter, Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States and authors of new books on the U.S. Supreme Court Henry J. Abraham, Barbara A. Perry, and David A. Yalof discuss their research on the personalities, history, and politics that have characterized life inside the "Marble Temple."

Barnes & Noble
Take One: Readings by First Novelists
Readings by MJ Rose, Adriana Trigiani and Tim Junkin.

Zehmer Hall
New Perspectives on the Civil War
Using Wilderness as the focus, Stephen Cushman, Mark Neely and Gary Gallagher discuss the use of sites, memoirs, fiction, and the work of historians in attempting to understand the Civil War. (UVa Continuing Education Center for University Programs/University Press of Virginia)

2 - 3:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers
The Future of the Internet and Publishing
With Diane Zoi of Amazon.com, Mary Ellen Heinen of Glassbooks, Katherine McNamara of Archipelago.com, and Avery Chenoweth.

McIntire Room of the Central Library
Short Takes: The Art and Business of Short Fiction
Short stories readings and discussion with authors Daniel Wallace, Steve Rinehart, Irene Ziegler and Pinckney Benedict.

The Rotunda
In the Mix: Novels and Screenplays
Readings by novelists Nancy Peacock, Fred Leebron and screenwriter Honour Kane.

UVa Bookstore
Prime Meridian
An eclectic group of recent contributors to Meridian magazine including John Casey, Steve Cushman, George Garrett, Susan Imhof, Charlotte Matthews, Gregory Orr, R.T. Smith and Charles Wright will read from their work to celebrate the release of the spring 2000 issue. (Meridian Magazine)

The Village School
Beyond Identity: New Arab-American Writing
Readings and panel discussion with Arab American writers Pauline Kaldas, Kathy Abdul-Baki and Elmaz Abinader with Khaled Mattawa.

New Dominion Book Shop, Downtown Mall
Historical Fiction of the 19th Century
With Stephen Harrigan, author of Gates of the Alamo, and Thomas Mallon, author of Two Moons.

Zehmer Hall
The Architecture of Jefferson Country
In a lively presentation, accompanied by slides, K. Edward Lay discusses the great architectural riches and significance of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. (UVa Continuing Education Center for University Programs/University Press of Virginia)

Crowe Recreational Center
Story Time Special: Tall Tales
Storytelling by Dee Keith with participation, refreshments, and "Kids on the Block" puppet show by Beth Nissen and Mildred Spicer. For Therapeutic Recreational participants and general public. (Piedmont Council of the Arts)

4 - 5:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers
American Lunacies
Exploring the beyond with authors Michael Shermer, Jodi Dean, Alex Heard, Joel Achenbach and Avery Chenoweth.

McIntire Room of the Central Library
Out of the Blue: Three Narrative Lyric Poets
Readings by Henry Taylor, Lisa Russ Spaar and Michael Collier. (WADA-TV PAX55)

UVa Bookstore
A Medley of Modern Women Writers
Readings by novelists Margot Livesey, Darcey Steinke and Mameve Medwed.

The Village School
Writing Between Two Worlds
Fiction and nonfiction readings by Hanan al-Shaykh and Jean Said Makdisi. (UVa Middle East Studies Program and Asian and Middle East Languages Department)

New Dominion Book Shop, Downtown Mall
Afternoon Readings
Readings by novelists Alan Cheuse and Susan Shreve.

County Office Building, Lane Auditorium, Room 230
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide
Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison will discuss what we know psychologically and scientifically about suicide, ways to prevent suicide and personal reflections on the subject. (Mental Health Association of Charlottesville, Albemarle)

Minor Hall
Emerging Voices in African Amercan Poetry
The energy created when these gifted poets read is something to experience! All bring the honed skills and sense of community from Cave Canem Workshops. (Cave Canem)

6 - 7:30 p.m.

Carr's Hill Festival Reception Hosted by John Casey, Rita Mae Brown and Festival organizers (tickets $30, call the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities 804-924-3296)

8 - 9:30 p.m.

Culbreth Theatre Evening Readings Fiction writings with Fred Chappell, Elizabeth Strout and Connie Briscoe. Sign Language Interpreters provided. (in cooperation with the ASL/Deaf Culture Lecture Series)

UVa Bookstore Rita Dove and Natasha Trethewey: Reading Together Master poet Rita Dove and emerging voice Natasha Trethewey will read their poetry and discuss the influence of other poets on their own writing. (Cave Canem)

10 p.m. - midnight

Live Arts, 609 E. Main Street
Live Arts presents the 20 greatest novels of the 20th century all in two hours.

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12 p.m.

New Dominion Book Shop, Downtown Mall
Local Writers Foreign Shores
Helen Rodman, Sarah Collins Honenberger, Sharon Leiter, members of the Charlottesville Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club, transport us to distant corners of the globe and imagination. (Charlottesville Chapter of Virginia Writers Club)

1 p.m.

The Quest Bookshop, 619 W. Main Street
Whispers From the Soul
Valerie Wilkinson and Russell Reed talk about putting your soul into action in daily life.

Ivy Creek Natural Area, Education Building
The Inward Eye: Poems From the Wild
A reading by local poets Susan Hull, Susan Imhof, Dan Bieker, Kristin Rembold, Charlotte Matthews and Judy Longley. (Apple Mountain Poets & Ivy Creek Foundation)

1:30 - 3 p.m.

City Council Chambers
Source and Resource: Writing Women
A discussion celebrating women with editors and authors Claudia O'Keefe and Mariflo Stephens.

McIntire Room of the Central Library
The Talented Mrs. Ripley
A reading and talk by Alexandra Ripley. (WMRA 103.5 FM)

The Rotunda
An Afternoon of Poetry
Poetry readings by E. Ethelbert Miller, Patricia Garfinkel and Shara McCallum.

UVa Bookstore
Publishing in a Changing World
Charlottesville-based editors Eileen Boris, Jennifer Geddes, Ginger Thornton and Katherine McNamara discuss what's in and what's out for authors in light of the new worlds of internet access and the reorganization of the publishing industry. (IRIS: A Journal About Women)

The Village School
Writing Black and White
Henry Wiencek and Nancy Peacock talk about American families, black and white.

Hamilton's, First and Main
Creating a Critique Group:Five Local Writers on Helping Each Other Get Published
Kate Hamilton, Deborah Prum, Lucy Sankey Russell, Andy Straka, and Virginia Thompson read their work and discuss their experiences as a critique group. (Moseley Writers Group)

New Dominion Book Shop, Downtown Mall
The Wintering
A reading by Joan Williams

2:30 p.m.

The Quest Bookshop, 619 W. Main Street
Feng Shui
Author Sally Fretwell talks about color, health and Feng Shui applications for the home and office.

3:30 - 5 p.m.

City Council Chambers
Wild Tales About Wild Places
Virginia authors Jennifer Ackerman, Janet Lembke and Donovan Webster give outdoor lovers the inside dirt on the subject of writing about nature. (The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Chapter)

McIntire Room of the Central Library
David Baldacci and Avery Chenoweth discuss the influence of William Styron on their work. (Center for the Book at the Library of Virginia)

The Rotunda
Gone Boy
Greg Gibson reads from and talks about his memoir of his son's death.

New Dominion Book Shop, Downtown Mall
Remembering the Beat Generation
A reading by Gordon Ball

Theatre Space, Upstairs
The Writer Next Door
This reading will showcase poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction by students and faculty, including Kenny Marotta and Kathleen Phalen, of the Charlottesville Writing Center, a local non-profit dedicated to creative writing instruction. (Charlottesville Writing Center)

4 p.m.

The Quest Bookshop, 619 W. Main Street
Healing the Wounded Yin
A talk by Judith Duerk, bestselling author of Circle of Stones and I Sit Listening to the Wind.

5 p.m.

Central Library, McIntire Room Festival Closing Celebration With David Baldacci, area achievements in books honored and a special presentation by Saints March for Books. (Friends of Jefferson Madison Regional Library)

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