Find Funnyman Owen Egerton at BookPeople

September 16, 2008

There is no questioning it, Austin is chock-full of fabulously talented writers. But, on Thursday, September 18 at 7pm, BookPeople will showcase the Funniest Fiction (and Non-Fiction) in Austin! Dalton’s own humorist, Owen Egerton will host the event, which pretty much guarantees a night of non-stop laughter. Seasoned comedian Les McGehee will join the mix with Spike Gillespie, a staple author in the Austin writing community who will join the Dalton Gang in January 2009 with the release of Stricken: The 5,000 Stages of Grief, an anthology of essays. Other authors on the roster include Mary Jo Pehl and Tony Vigorito. Be prepared for a lot of fun, as anything goes at an event like this.

And, in honor of Banned Books Week, you can find Owen at BookPeople again on Sunday, September 28 at 2:30 pm for the kick-off readings. Banned Books Week is intended to celebrate the wonderful freedom to read that we all enjoy. Leave it to BookPeople to devote an entire day to the celebration of these many unprecedented and historically influential books. Joining Egerton in reading passages from their favorite banned books are Texas Monthly editor Evan Smith, award-winning author Amanda Ward, and many more Austin authors and celebrities.

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Dalton’s Own Joe O’Connell is Violet Crown Book Award Finalist

September 8, 2008

Our very own Joe M. O’Connell’s novel-in-stories, Evacuation Plan, a novel from the hospice, is a finalist for the Violet Crown Book Award in Fiction. He is among 6 other finalists. The Violet Crown Award is given out annually by the Writers League of Texas. On November 1, the winner will be announced at the Texas Book Festival and awarded a $1,000 prize!

Congrats, Joe! We’re rooting for you!

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Michael Gilmore Poetry Reading and Booksigning

September 8, 2008

Please join us at Borders Westgate on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 4pm for a poetry reading and signing by the ever-brilliant Michael Gilmore, author of Restless Astronomy.

Restless Astronomy is Gilmore’s first collection of poetry in over two decades and includes older, previously published poems as well as new, intensely incisive pieces. Ranging expansive topics, the poems cover love and loss, past relationships, the passing of heroes, parenting, and encounters with the world from Chinese cafes to Russian poet icons.

Who: Michael Gilmore
What: Poetry reading and booksigning, Restless Astronomy
Where: Borders Westgate (4477 S. Lamar)
When: Saturday, Sept. 13 at 4pm

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