Lit City:
What’s Going on in the Austin Book World August 11th — August 17th
We’re getting back into the swing of things with several opportunities for readings, book clubs, and speaking & signings. Here’s what’s going on this week in the Austin Book Community:
Thursday, August 11th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of A Wife of Noble Character by debut novelist Yvonne Georgina Puig.
Thursday, August 11th (7 PM) @ Malvern Books, join Malvern for Novel Night, a monthly celebration of all things prose. This month’s readers are Marcia Feldt and D. Ellis Phelps.
Thursday, August 11th (7 PM) @ Book Woman, join Book Woman for Second Thursday Open Mic with Valentine Pierce.
Friday, August 12th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of How to be a Redhead by co-founders of hotobearedhead.com Adrienne & Stephanie Vendetti
Saturday, August 13th (11:30 AM – 5PM) @ BookPeople, join BookPeople’ for the 186th annual 2nd time ever Carnival of Books, a day of wonders, merriment, bookish carnival games, give-aways, cake & champagne for the citizens of BookPeople Nation
Saturday, August 13th (3:30 PM) @ Book Woman, join Book Woman for a Poetry Reading with Leslie Contreras Schwartz and ire’ne lara silva
Sunday, August 14th (4 PM) @ BookPeople, join the Required Reading Revisited Book Club. This month’s selectio is Maurice by E.M. Forester.
Sunday, August 14fh (4 PM) @ Malvern Books, join Malvern for the Austin Writers Roulette, an uncensored, theme-inspired spoken word and storytelling event.
Monday, August 15th (1 PM) @BookPeople, join BookPeople for the Murder in the Afternoon Book Club. This month’s selection is Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson
Monday, August 15th (7 PM) @BookPeople, join BookPeople for Ludicrous Speed Book Club. This month’s selection is Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.
Monday, August 15th (7 PM) @BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch by Jayme Lynn Blaschke.
Tuesday, August 16th (7 PM) @Book Woman, join Book Woman for Getting To Know The Goddess Series: Summer Reading & Discussions. This month’s selection is the 2nd part of a 2 part discussion of City of Refuge by Starhawk.
Tuesday, August 16th (7 PM) @BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World’s Most Famous Human Fossils by Historian & Author Lydia Pyne.
Tuesday, August 16th (7 PM) @BookPeople, Join the Nightmare Factory Book Club. This month’s selection will be Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell by Paul Kane.
Wednesday, August 17th (7 PM) @Malvern Books, join Malvern forThe Deed To My Bones book launch by Bernard Pearce.
Wednesday, August 17th (7 PM) @BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of Fiercely You by writer Jackie Huba with contributor Shelly Kronbergs
Upcoming Events and Classes at The Writing Barn:
Emotional Engagement: World Building with author Katherine Catmull (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Ever been told that your writing “feels generic”? Or that descriptive passages sit in your draft like indigestible lumps, ruining the flow of the story? Whatever genre you write in —from memoir to young adult, from hardcore noir to fantasy—you need to get the reader emotionally engaged in your world. And as every actor knows, your emotions won’t engage until your body believes it’s all real.
As one of the newest, largest, and most diverse genres in the industry, it is often difficult to define Young Adult Lit; through the examination and discussion of craft techniques, this class will explore successful tools used to create the unique tone and momentum found in YA.
This workshop will focus on the analysis of the elements of young adult fiction; structural elements such as character, plot, point of view, and conflict will be discussed in addition to stylistic elements such as voice, pacing, authenticity and writing with a sense of urgency. We’ll discuss essays and novel chapters written by published writers, which you will receive ahead of time; however, our primary focus will be the student workshop.