Dava Sobel has done more in this century to raise the public’s consciousness of Galileo’s life story and scientific discoveries than any other writer. Her popular book “Galileo’s Daughter” is based on letters that survive written to Galileo by his oldest daughter. The book was a Pulitzer Prize nominee in … Continued
The second annual “Writers Meet Readers” O.Henry Book Fair will be held at the O.Henry Hotel from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21. It will feature 20 local writers, all with recently published books. Many will be UNCG alumni and faculty. Presented by the O. Henry Hotel, the UNCG MFA … Continued
Kathy Reichs — best-selling crime writer and inspiration for the Fox TV series “Bones” — will be the guest speaker at the Friends of the UNCG Libraries Annual Dinner Wednesday, April 8. Like her protagonist Temperance Brennan, Reichs is a forensic anthropologist — one of only about a hundred ever certified by … Continued
World War I and World War II figure prominently in the provocative Friends of the UNCG Libraries book discussions scheduled for Spring 2015. Monday, Feb. 9: Friends of the UNCG Libraries Book Discussion – “Regeneration” by Pat Barker, led by Keith Gorman of the University Libraries 4 p.m., Hodges Reading Room, … Continued
Author, Charlie Lovett Bibliophile and best-selling author Charlie Lovett will visit and talk about his books in the Hodges Reading Room of Jackson Library on Thursday, February 5 at 7 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Copies of his books will be available for sale and signing.It … Continued
All of the following events are hosted by the UNCG Libraries and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.Thursday, February 5: Charlie Lovett, author of First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen. 7 p.m. Hodges Reading Room, second floor Jackson Library Monday, February 9: Friends … Continued