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Bookish Activities - April 28 - May 4

By Kghia Gherardi on April 28, 2008 10:53 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Dear Readers,

There are several book discussions scheduled at the end of this week. I hope you will take the opportunity to join the discussions.
  • Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
  • A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
There are more general discussions of literature all on the calendar. Please mark the dates so you might attend.
  • Science Fiction
  • Guilty Reading Pleasures
As always this is a game of Book Trivia scheduled as well. This week's topic is mysteries.

Details and slurls are below. To receive this listing in-world, please subscribe to the Bookstacks group.

Book Event April 28-May 4

This week's bookish events are listed below. Please feel free to distribute this notecard to others. If you have future events you would like to include, please contact Simeon Beresford, Kghia Gherardi or Salamander Clary.

Thursday, May 1, 6:00-8:00 pm
Discussion Group at Fiction and Lattes...Science Fiction Literature
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uruti%20Point/152/209/66

From Star Trek to Phil K. Dick and from Star Wars to William Gibson we will cover the gamut of the genre. All in a span of two tidy hours. So, wear your favorite SF avatar and come and discuss your favorite works of science fiction.

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Thursday, May 1, 7pm
Steelhead Public Library Book Discussion: Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/123/185/24

Haunt your favorite library or booksellers and please join us on Thursday, May 1, at 7 pm to discuss Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage - a story of how Lewis and Clark came to the Pacific Northwest and set the stage for our settlement of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.  In this regard we are looking to a future writer to better
understand our past. Come along with us!

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Saturday, May 4, Noon @ Bookstacks
Bookstacks Book Trivia - Mysteries
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tholtfinger/47/131/49

Simeon Beresford will be asking book-related trivia questions about the mystery genre. Costumes are encouraged. Winner takes home $250 lindens.

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Book Discussion: Guilty Pleasures @ Bookstacks
Sunday, May 4, 11:00 a.m.@ Bookstacks
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tholtfinger/47/131/49
 
High brow literature has its place, but we all have a guilty pleasure. Something that might surprise other to know we read. Share your guilty pleasures - you might find a kindred reader.

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Guild of UK Writers Book Discussion Circle : A Thousand Splendid Suns
Sunday, May 4, 3:00 p.m.@ Milkwood
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Plarmigan/172/140/22

Join us on Sunday 4th May at 3:00 PM SLT at the beach campfire on MILK WOOD, to discuss this wonderful book. 

Practical Cats, Jellicle Balls and Book Fairs

By Kghia Gherardi on April 25, 2008 11:43 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Greetings Dear Readers,

This weekend promises many social opportunities for the bookish person. First, one of Mr Drinkwater's favorite books, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, is the focus of activities at Caledon. On Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m., there is a Jellicle Ball scheduled, sponsored by the Caledon Library Benefactors. Please show your support for the Library by attending. 

Being a Practical Cat, Mr Drinkwater scheduled a discussion of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats for Sunday at 2:00 p.m. This book shows a lighter side of the poet Mr T.S. Eliot, who is perhaps better known for grim works such as The Waste Land.

Also taking place this weekend is the annual Book Island/Publishers Island Book Fair. Activities begin Friday evening and run through Sunday. Mr Simeon Beresford will be hosting his weekly trivia game at Book Island on Sunday at 11 a.m. The complete events calendar is included below.

Sincerely,
Dame Kghia

 

Friday 25th

 

  • 2pm Opening Ceremony (Cartland Court)
  • 3pm Marylmagner Munz reading from The Big Secret by Mary Magner (Beach Area)
  • 3pm Threik Wilkinson reading from The Courage of Intimacy by Keith Ainsworth (Open Books)
  • 3pm Kabbalah Today - live Kabbalah concert and Q&A session (Publishing Island stage)
  • 4pm tbc.
  • 5pm Madddyyy Schnook - Building for Beginners (Slguides Virtual Learning Centre)
  • 5pm-7pm - DJs Shannah Halberd and Rat Halberd from Simkast (Cartland Court)
  • 7pm Poetry and prose readings from  INKsters and ANON magazine (Publishing Island stage)

 

Saturday 26th

 

  • 6am Discussion: Death Penalty, Right or Wrong? Selina Greene (Beach Area)
  • 7am tbc
  • 8am Nebbisk Oh - 'Fictionary' game where you make up definitions to fool your opponents. (Beach Area)
  • 9am Madddyyy Schnook - Marketing and Sales in virtual worlds (Book Island stage)
  • 10am Babu Writer - Amazon and POD - what's going on? (Publishing Island stage)
  • 10am Selina Greene - the RL Book publishing process - talk and Q&A (Book Island stage)
  • 11am Cricket Gears - How Art and Music Can Change the World (Cartland Court stage)
  • 12pm Trinity Dechou, Voodoo Buwan - Rez Magazine debate on inworld Publishing (Cartland Court stage)
  • 1pm Noble Charron - Characterization - the Soul of the Story - Lecture and Q&A by bestselling author, Michael A Stackpole (Beach Area)
  • 2pm Elan Neruda - Paying the Bills While Paying Your Dues: a partially practical guide to writing genre fiction for a living (Publishing Island stage)
  • 2pm-4pm Miriam Antonelli DJ (Cartland Court)
  • 3pm Madddyyy Schnook - Building for Beginners (SLGuides)
  • 4pm Diana Allandale - Promoting Yourself, from and Author's POV, workshop with author Diana Hunter (Beach Area)
  • 5pm Wilbur Rich - reading

 

Sunday 27th

 

  • 6am Discussion: What's SLove got to do with it? RL/SL relationship pleasures and pitfalls. Selina Greene (Beach Area)
  • 7am DJ Doubledown Tandino spins his signature blend of nujazz and house in a live turntable mix (Cartland Court)
  • 8am Discussion - What makes a book a cult book, rather than just a good book? Selina Greene (Beach Area)
  • 9am Jilly Kidd hosts readings from writers in the Written Word group (beach area)
  • 10am Sean Voss - Author Sean Percival, The Second Life In-World Travel Guide talk, Q&A (Book Island stage)
  • 10am Madddyyy Schbook - Building for Beginners (SLGuides)
  • 11am Simeon Beresford - Literary quiz (Book Island stage)
  • 12pm Poetry and prose readings from  INKsters and ANON magazine (Publishing Island stage)
  • 1pm Kitumscheid Writer - the publishing process for illustrated books, based on experiences from her book, Pirate's Alphabet (Publishing Island stage)
  • 1pm-3pm - DJ Ravishal Bentham from Kona Radio (Cartland Court)
  • 3pm - Diana Allandale - The Ins and Outs of Writing Erotica workshop with author, Diana Hunter (Beach Area)
  • 4pm Arton Tripsa - The Writing Life:  The Creation Of A  Novel, a talk/Q&A with Jane Watson, author of the Hindustan Contessa (Book Island stage)
  • 5pm Closing ceremony and after party (Cartland Court)

 

SLURLS FOR EVENT AREAS:

In the spring a young lady's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of poetry

By Kghia Gherardi on April 1, 2008 8:46 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
The child alone a poet is:
Spring and Fairyland are his.
Truth and Reason show but dim,
And all's poetry with him.
I love April, and not simply because of the promise of spring. April celebrates something which lingers even longer than the fragrance of lilacs. It is National Poetry Month for those of us in the United States.

The Academy of American Poets declared April "National Poetry Month" in 1996, and each year the opportunities to join in the celebration grow. My favorite treat is the daily delivery of poetry. Poets.org and Knopf e-mail new poems each day, and I'm hopeful that The Best Words in their Best Order will again have audio recordings each day.

Second Life is also celebrating National Poetry Month. The Caledon Library is hosting a Spring Poetry Discussion at the Reading Garden on Friday, April 11. Mr Skein, the host, asks that you bring one or two of your favorite poems to share.

The Caledon Library Benefactors event for April is a Jellicle Ball. If you happen to be unfamiliar with Jellicle cats, you may read about them in this month's Book of the Month select, T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," scheduled for Sunday, April 27 at the Whitehorn Library.  The Ball will be held on April 26, so there is time to find a top hat to fit your ears and a gown that will allow your tail to twitch freely.

If you haven't made it to the current exhibit at the Whitehorn Library, please visit the second floor. The poetry in Apollinaire's Bestiary is witty fun. My favorite selection is "The Cat." Hmm, I'm sensing a theme.

Elsewhere in Second Life, poetry abounds. Fiction & Latte is hosting a "Depictions of Spring" literary discussion on Thursday, April 3 at 6 p.m. -- again bring your favorite pieces to share. Readings at F&L are done in voice, so even if you don't read, you will want to turn on Voice so you can hear the works.  Bookstacks is hosting a poetry-themed trivia game at noon on Saturday, April 5, and there is a poetry discussion scheduled for Sunday, April 20.

I hope to see you all at these wonderful poetry events. Please check the full calendar of events on homepage of The Library Militant.
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