What’s Going on in the Austin Book World August 25th — August 31st

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What’s Going on in the Austin Book World August 25th — August 31st

We have a few great opportunities for speaking & signings, storytimes & book clubs this week. Here’s what’s going on this week in the Austin Book Community:

Thursday, August 25th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, join BookPeople forThe New & Noteworhy Bookclub. This month’s selection is The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips.
Thursday, August 25th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of Tower Sniper: The Terror of America’s First Active Shooter on Campus by authors Monte Akers, Nathan Akers & Roger Friedman.
Thursday, August 25th (7 PM) @ BookWoman,  join the BookWoman Book Group. This month’s selection is The Cosmopolitans by Sarah Schulman.
Friday, August 26th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of The More They Disappear by Jesse Donaldson.
Saturday, August 27th (11:30 AM) @ BookPeople, bring the kids out for Classic Picture Books Storytime! this week’s selextion will be Amelia Bedelia.
Saturday, August 27th (1 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of Homer Thornberry: Congressman, Judge, and Advocate for Equal Rights by Homer Ross Tomlin.
Sunday, August 28th (5 PM) @ BookPeople, join BookPeople for the Voyage Out Book Club in which wonderful books are used to travel the world. This month’s selection is On Beauty by Zadie Smith.
Monday, August 29th (7 PM) @BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of Secrets & Shame: Dear Oprah Diaries by counselor & author James Mercer.
Wednesday, August 31st (7 PM) @BookPeople, join BookPeople for the Hard Word Book Club. This month’s selection will be Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman.

Upcoming Events and Classes at The Writing Barn:

Writing to Know the World with Adam Soto, Assistant Editor American Short Fiction

One time or another we have all been told: Write What You Know. But what if we feel compelled to tell a story that takes place in a country we’ve only visited once, or from the point of view of a person very different from ourselves? Here are a few questions for those sagely instructors: Why avoid the unknown when the unfamiliar, strange, uncomfortable, and mysterious have always been at the heart of truly great writing? Reading fiction is supposed to make us more compassionate and understanding human beings; shouldn’t writing fiction do the same?

Whether you are interested in experimenting with new genres, subjects and themes, characters, time periods, or settings, Writing to Know the World is designed to lend you the tools and courage to liberate your work from the tried and true and status quo, and create something exciting and new.

 

Exploration and Discovery: Writing About Place with author Hunter Sharpless
From the Mediterranean wanderings of Odysseus to the travels of St. Augustine, it seems that Western literature not only incorporates writing about place but, perhaps, is predicated on it. We human beings, after all, have it in our genes; we move, often. We move for practical purposes. We move for pleasure. And, sometimes, we root ourselves in deep.
Writing Romance: A six-week class with NYT and USA Today bestselling author Tracy Wolff

So you want to write romance? But where do you begin? How does romance writing differ and what ways does it call on the fundamentals of all fiction?

This six-week class with NYT and USA Today best-selling author Tracy Wolff explores the ins and outs of romance writing: conflict, chemistry, and sensuality for all heat levels, as well as well as the building blocks of all fiction–character development, world building scene and structure, plot, and other key elements will be presented. Tracy will also share about the business of romance writing and the ever changing marketplace.

This class series will help you to understand the specific factors that make up the specialized world of romantic fiction and are designed to keep you writing or get you to the page.

Complete Picture Book Workshop: Construction, Deconstruction, and Evolution of Picture Book Drafting and Creating

Our 2014 and 2015 Complete Picture Book Workshops SOLD OUT and each intensive has resulted in a writer (or two) being signed by the visiting agent (See Writing Barn Success Stories) with manuscripts being sold and turned into books, which were read in their draft stages at the Writing Barn podium!

These weekends are intimate gatherings where deep work is done and deep bonds are formed.  Do not miss our 2016 Complete Picture Book Intensive where three industry professionals will work directly with the writers and illustrators to deconstruct, construct, and transform their work!