Events

Literary Bookpost will host an author luncheon on the release of Secrets of Eden, the new novel by Chris Bohjalian (last year's Brady Author Symposium Author).  The luncheon will be a limited seating ticketed event and advance reservations will be required.  Attendees will receive one copy of Bohjalian's new novel included in the event price; additional copies may be purchased on the 18th.  The lunch will be followed by a book signing, and those who can attend only the signing will be allowed in after the luncheon.  Literary Bookpost is thrilled to be one of only two shops in North Carolina to host Bohjalian on his nationwide tour, and we were able to secure his appearance only because of the great response he received in his 2009 visit to Salisbury.  Additional information regarding this special event will be available as soon as arrangements are completed.

Two writers representing Main Street Rag Publishing of Charlotte will hold a joint workshop/discussion on getting work published at Literary Bookpost on Saturday, January 30^th, beginning at 1 p.m.  Toward the end of the workshop, the writers will open the floor for questions and further discussion.  Finally, following the workshop, both writers will read from their most recent books and hold a book signing. 

Writer Anne Clinard Barnhill has been writing or dreaming of writing for most of her life.  For the past twenty years, she has published articles, book and theater reviews, poetry, and short stories.  Her work has won various awards and grants.  Fred Chappell has given Barnhill outstanding mention for her work. She hold an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from UNCW.  Her most recent book, from which she will read at the conclusion of the workshop and which she will be signing, is What You Long For:  Stories.   

Maureen Sherbondy grew up in Metuchen, New Jersey, and now resides in Raleigh.  Her short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Southeast Review, Stone Canoe, The Chapel Hill News, and the North Carolina Literary Review.  Both her short stories and her poetry have won a variety of awards.  She has received notable mentions from writers who have previously visited Literary Bookpost, including Joanna Catherine Scott and Anthony S. Abbott.  Sherbondy will be reading from and signing her most recent book, The Slow Vanishing:  Stories. 

Literary Bookpost anticipates this workshop to be of great benefit to aspiring writers in the local area, especially those who are seeking first publication or wish to explore the alternatives available in the publishing world for new or established writers.  No pre-registration is required to attend this workshop, which is open to the general public.  The workshop and signing is expected to last approximately two hours.

 

Sarah Susanka will be the guest author for the Lilly Colloquium at Catawba College for both a noon and an evening event.  Literary Bookpost will be present with books by the author, which include, among others, The Not So Big House and The Not So Big Life.  Additional information about this event may be found at www.catawba.edu/images/newsphotos/susanka.pdf.

The annual Brady Author’s Symposium host author Elizabeth Berg.  The author of many novels, including most recently Home Safe and the forthcoming The Last Time I Saw You, Berg is well-known nationally.  Literary Bookpost will be on hand selling her works as well as taking pre-orders for her forthcoming title which will be released on April 20^th.

Gardening writer Pam Beck visits Literary Bookpost to sign copies of her gardening guide, Best Garden Plants for North Carolina.  This beautiful full-color guide offers 544 plants perfect for North Carolina gardens divided into eight easy to use sections. 

The RiverRun Film Festival Road Show comes to Literary Bookpost with shorts and previews of the larger festival held in Winston-Salem in April.  Sponsor United Beverage will be set up to provide beverages for those in attendance at the screening.

 

 

Literary Bookpost is pleased to host a return engagement from author Wayne Caldwell and his new novel set in the North Carolina mountains, Requiem by Fire.  Requiem is the direct follow-up to Cataloochee, which was a book club and shop favorite in 2007/8.  Caldwell will have a reading beginning at 6 p.m., preceded and followed by a reception and book signing.

Historian Clint Johnson will speak and sign copies of his new book, A Vast and Fiendish Plot:  The Confederate Attack on New York City, Saturday, March 27^th, beginning at 4 p.m.  Johnson is the author of ten books, eight of which has focused on the American Civil War.

 

Born in Florida, Johnson and his wife now live in the mountains of North Carolina.  His ancestors include Civil War soldiers from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.  He is active as a civil war re-enactor, portraying both Confederate and Union soldiers.  In researching A Vast and Fiendish Plot, Johnson spent days poring through old newspapers and 1864 maps of New York City tracking down the details of the plot to burn down the city.

 

On November 25, 1864, eight confederate officers attempted to destroy New York City with a series of lethal fires.  The officers were fueled by rage due to the Union’s killing of their beloved General John Hunt Morgan and the burning of the Shenandoah Valley.  That the plot did not succeed is somewhat of a miracle despite the audaciousness of the scheme.  A Vast and Fiendish Plot reveals shocking facts about the treacherous alliances and rivalries that threatened nineteenth-century America and brings out the truth about this little-known and stunning event.

 

 Dan Barefoot, popular North Carolina author and frequent visitor to Literary Bookpost, say of A Vast and Fiendish Plot:  “Clint Johnson meticulously details a long-neglected chapter of Civil War history.  His well-researched volume yields a vivid, fast-paced account of the intriguing Confederate attempt to cause mayhem, confusion, and destruction.  Johnson weaves a fascinating story that is sure to captivate readers.”

 

At Literary Bookpost Johnson will give a brief reading and hold a short discussion of his new book, followed by a book signing and reception.