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VABook 2010: Covering the Court

Sean Tubbs — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:30:41 +0000

Barbara Perry (Image: Sweet Briar)

On Saturday March 20, 2010, three authors who have written biographies of Supreme Court Justices convened in Charlottesville City Council chambers for a discussion of their works.

The moderator is Barbara Perry, Director of the Center for Civic Renewal at Sweet Briar College, and an author of The Supremes: An Introduction to the U.S. Supreme Court Justices | Second Edition.

The panelists are:

Amy Leigh Campbell (Raising the Bar: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the ACLU Women’s Rights Project)
Mimi Gronlund, (Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark: A Life of Service (Texas Legal Studies))
Tinsley Yarbrough, (David Hackett Souter: Traditional Republican On The Rehnquist Court, John Marshall Harlan: Great Dissenter of the Warren Court, Harry A. Blackmun: The Outsider Justice, and The Burger Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (ABC-Clio Supreme Court Handbooks))

The event was part of the 2010 Virginia Festival of the Book, presented by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.

Jack Trammell on the Blue Ridge Anthology for 2009

Sean Tubbs — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:26:54 +0000

On Monday, December 15th, 2008, Jack Trammell, President of the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Virginia Writer’s Club, joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss the Blue Ridge Anthology 2009. This is the second edition of the anthology, which collects the works of local writers. Coy’s first piece of published fiction appears in this edition. The book will be featured at the upcoming Virginia Festival of the Book.

VABook: A View from the Bench

Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:22:41 +0000

On March 28, 2008, the Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson, III, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit presented the Tenth Annual Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. The lecture was part of the Virginia Festival of the Book, and was moderated by Robert O’Neil.

J. Harvie Wilkinson, III, is the author of several works, including Serving Justice: A Supreme Court Clerk’s View and One Nation Indivisible: How Ethnic Separatism Threatens America. A former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, he serves as a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

VABook 2008: Legal Issues in Higher Education

Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:04:11 +0000

Legal questions involving academic freedom, affirmative action, and student speech are but a few of the issues facing college administrators today. On March 29, 2008, a panel of experts was called together by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression at the 14th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book for a discussion of some of the legalities involved in providing a college education.

John C. Jeffries, is the author of Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. and Civil Rights Actions: Enforcing the Constitution (with Pamela S. Karlan, Peter W. Low, & George A. Rutherglen), among others. He argued the case of Rosenberger v. University of Virginia before U.S. Supreme Court and is currently the Dean of the UVa School of Law.

Robert O’Neil is the author of Academic Freedom in the Wired World and Free Speech in the College Community. His books stem from his experiences as the former president of UVa and Wisconsin and his present position as the Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.

Barbara Perry, Ph.D., is the author of The Michigan Affirmative Action Cases, Freedom and the Court (with Henry J. Abraham) and seven other books. She is Carter Glass Professor of Government at Sweet Briar College and is a former Supreme Court Fellow.

The moderator is Henry J. Abraham, the author of Freedom and the Court: Civil Rights and Liberties in the United States. A renowned Constitutional scholar, he has authored eleven additional books and is the winner of the 2007 DAR Americanism Medal. He is James Hart Professor of Politics, Emeritus, at UVa.

VABook 2008: Fiction Favorites

Elizabeth McCullough — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:28:50 +0000

Fiction favorites Homer Hickam (Red Helmet), Adriana Trigiani (Big Stone Gap), and Jill A. Davis (Girl’s Poker Night) delighted a full house at the University of Virginia’s Culbreth Theatre on Thursday, March 27, 2008, as part of the 14th annual Virginia Festival of the Book.

What do these three authors have in common? Besides being very entertaining, they share one degree of separation with a famous American funny-man. You’ll have to listen to the audio to find out who!

VABook 2008: Reading Group Choices

Elizabeth McCullough — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:55:16 +0000

How can you tell whether a novel will be a good selection for your book club? In this podcast, three popular authors tell what makes for a good group read. Listen in as James Collins (Beginner’s Greek), Jill A. Davis (Girls’ Poker Night, Ask Again Later), and Therese Fowler (Souvenir) discuss Reading Group Choices with moderator Barbara Mead.

VABook 2008: Science Writing: Life Cycles

Elizabeth McCullough — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:08:22 +0000

In this podcast, we join Jennifer Ackerman (Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream), Michael Sims (Apollo’s Fire: A Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination), and Susan Freinkel (American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree) as they discuss natural history, science, and the interlocking life cycles of humans, other organisms, and the Earth itself. The discussion was a presentation of the Virginia Festival of the Book on Friday, March 28, 2008, in the City Council Chambers. Susan Tyler Hitchcock is the moderator.

VABook 2008: In Search of Irish America

Elizabeth McCullough — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:56:49 +0000

On Wednesday, March 26, UVa’s Culbreth Theatre played host to “In Search of Irish America,” a presentation of the Virginia Festival of the Book. Peter Quinn, author of Looking for Jimmy, was joined by author and filmmaker Daniel Cassidy, New York Times columnist Dan Barry, author Maureen Dezell, and journalist and filmmaker T. J. English. The four panelists conducted a lively inquiry into the role of Irish-Americans in history. They concluded their presentation with a song before adjourning to McGrady’s Irish Pub.

VABook 2008: Three Cups of Tea with Greg Mortenson

Deepak Singh — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:11:32 +0000

Greg Mortenson is the author of Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time. On March 27, 2008, Mortenson appeared at the Virginia Festival of the Book to discuss his work building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This talk is sponsored by the Village School.

VABook: Larry Sabato calls for a More Perfect Constitution

Sean Tubbs — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:32:23 +0000

University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato says it is time to revisit the U.S. Constitution in order to improve our system of government. On March 29, 2008, he spoke in City Council Chambers as part of a Virginia Festival of the Book program sponsored the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. Over the course of the hour long lecture, Sabato discussed 23 proposals to revitalize the Constitution and make America a fairer country. That’s the subject of Sabato’s new book, “A More Perfect Constitution.” He’s introduced by Robert O’Neill, President of the Thomas Jefferson Center.

14th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book begins

Elizabeth McCullough — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:19:26 +0000

The 14th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book kicked off on March 26, 2008 with an event held in the McIntire Room at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. In the next fifty minutes, you’ll hear the winners of the Hook’s short story contest, proclamations from local officials, and more. The event begins with Robert Vaughan, president of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.

Read more at the Hook and at cvillewords.com.

Nancy Damon previews this weekâ€™s Virginia Festival of the Book

Coy Barefoot — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:53:51 +0000

Nancy Damon is the Executive Director of the Virginia Festival of the Book, which kicks off this week here in Charlottesville. Two special programs kick off the Festival on Tuesday night and hundreds of events run through Sunday, March 30. This year the program also will be guest blogged by several area bloggers.