Author Events @ Politics & Prose

Politics & Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse
5015 Connecticut Avenue NWWashington, DC 20008
1-800-722-0790
Children's & Young Adult Author Events
http://www.politics-prose.com/calendar.htm

Storytelling Festival Williamsburg

September 19-21, 2008
Discover the excitement of well-told stories that come from the roots of our history or from the heart of our present. We invite you to be a part of “Spinning Stories–Spanning Time: A Weekend of Stories Old and New,” as some of the world’s best storytellers gather in Williamsburg and span the centuries from the 18th to the 21st.
http://www.history.org/visit/eventsAndExhibits/specialEvents/storytelling08.cfm?tickets=y#tickets

Children's Book Author @ JMU Harrisonburg

Robert B. Haas,National Geographic author and photographer, will be discussing his work on safaris in Africa, featured in his new children's book, African Critters.
War Memorial Auditorium in Memorial Hall, High Street/Route 42, James Madison University
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 11 a.m.
A book signing will be held after the talk.
Free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Dr. Joan Kindig at kindigjs@jmu.edu.

Book 'Em Literacy Event Waynesboro

Saturday, October 18, 2008
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Dozens of authors Free Admission
Kate Collins Middle School 1625 Ivy Street Waynesboro, VA 22980
http://www.bookemfoundation.org/Pages/bookem/2008.html

WVPT Kids' Book Festival 2008 Charlottesville

Saturday, September 27, 200811:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.McIntire Park, Charlottesville* Rain or shine
A one-day, free event focusing on children, their families and literacy.
http://www.kidsbookfestival.org/

2008 National Book Festival

Organized by the Library of Congress and hosted by First Lady Laura Bush, the festival will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2008, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public.
http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/

Fall for the Book 2008 Fairfax

September 21 - 26, 2008 George Mason University in Fairfax, VA Makes literature fun by showcasing literary events in an active, engaging atmosphere that includes skits, dance, storytelling and more, and by introducing young people to living authors whose work they're reading in the classroom. http://www.fallforthebook.org/index.html