{"id":265,"date":"2013-12-11T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T04:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/?p=265"},"modified":"2013-12-11T21:03:02","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T04:03:02","slug":"wordfest-begins-year-with-launch-of-three-books-by-local-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wordfest-begins-year-with-launch-of-three-books-by-local-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"WordFest begins year with launch of three books by local writers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Tuesday, January 7, WordFest kicks off the new year with three recently published books by local authors.<\/p>\n

Steve Anderson<\/b> will be reading from his novel, Book of Hours: The Beguilement of Brother Aphaios<\/i><\/b>, about a cloistered monk from Italy who comes to the U.S. to restore a badly damaged Book of Hours. In the process he becomes beguiled by both its fifteenth century illuminator and by the richly layered chaos of a modern American city.<\/p>\n

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Kelley Jacquez<\/b> will be presenting her book, Holding Woman and Other Stories of Acceptable Madness<\/i><\/b>, <\/b>a collection of darkly comic tales about the residents of a small New Mexico town.<\/p>\n

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\"Janet<\/a><\/p>\n

Janet Bray Rubert<\/b> will read from her novel, \u2018Til Summer’s End<\/i>, <\/b>about a woman working on her doctoral dissertation in Ghana who is pregnant and recently abandoned by her husband.<\/p>\n

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Copies of their books will be available for purchase and autographing.<\/p>\n

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WordFest is a monthly gathering of readers and writers who meet the first Tuesday of each month, 6:00-8:00 pm. In January, we will meet at Cassava<\/strong>, on the corner of Broadway and 14th<\/sup> Avenue, in Longview. The restaurant offers a dinner menu for those who wish to enjoy a meal with the readings, as well as local wines and brews.<\/p>\n

The events are free and open to the public. There is an open mic period following the presentations.<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, January 7, WordFest kicks off the new year with three recently published books by local authors. Steve Anderson will be reading from his novel, Book of Hours: The Beguilement of Brother Aphaios, about a cloistered monk from Italy…<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more WordFest begins year with launch of three books by local writers<\/span> ›<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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