Durham native Erica Eisdorfer will read from and sign copies of her debut novel\, The Wet Nurse's Tale. In the indelible\, spirited voice of its heroine\, Susan Rose\, The Wet Nurse's Tale is a rollicking and affecting look at life\, death and motherhood in Victorian times\, and how women of all classes were always\, even if unwillingly\, connected. Eisdorfer—who describes wet-nursing as the world's "\;second oldest profession"\;—is the longtime manager of the Bull's Head Bookshop at UNC-CH.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090810T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090810T230000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/denise-giardina URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/denise-giardina SUMMARY:Denise Giardina DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090811T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090811T230000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/lydia-peelle URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/lydia-peelle SUMMARY:Lydia Peelle DESCRIPTION:Nashville-based author Lydia Peelle will read from and sign copies of her debut short story collection\, Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing. Ann Patchett writes\, "\;Lydia Peelle has given us a collection of stories so artfully constructed and deeply imagined they read like classics. It marks the beginning of what will surely be a long and beautiful career."\; Peelle's stories have won an O. Henry Prize and two Pushcart Prizes and have been featured twice in Best New American Voices.
Watch a trailer for her book at http\://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xAJ85GcCEA.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090813T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090813T230000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/fred-chappell URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/fred-chappell SUMMARY:Fred Chappell DESCRIPTION:North Carolina native Fred Chappell will read from and sign copies of his new poetry book\, Shadow Box. In this poem-within-a-poem\, Chappell explores the boundaries of poetic form and delights the imagination. Chappell is the award-winning author of a dozen other books of verse\, two short story collections\, and eight novels.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090821T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090821T230000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/sark-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/sark-0 SUMMARY:SARK DESCRIPTION:SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy)-the best-selling author and artist of 15 books and the creator of hundreds of products and services to inspire people to think and live more creatively-will offer an interactive talk and book signing. Bring your curiosity and prepare yourself for something extraordinary! For cost\, location and other information\, visit the web site www.goddessinbloom.net
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090821T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090821T230000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/michael-taeckensmargaret-sartorwendy-brenner URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/michael-taeckensmargaret-sartorwendy-brenner SUMMARY:Love is a Four Letter Word DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090822T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090823T170000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/sark-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/sark-1 SUMMARY:SARK DESCRIPTION:
Saturday\, August 22\, 10\:00 a.m.-4\:00 p.m.
Sunday\, August 23\, 10\:00 a.m.-1\:00 p.m.
SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) writes\, "\;If you have a creative idea\, dream\, new business or just know that you are meant to do something creatively powerful in this world\, this workshop will support\, encourage\, inspire\, and positively challenge you to make it real or even more real than it is now."\; For cost\, location and other information\, visit the web site www.goddessinbloom.net
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090825T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090825T230000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/nancy-henderson-james URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/nancy-henderson-james SUMMARY:Nancy Henderson-James DESCRIPTION:Durham writer Nancy Henderson-James will read from and sign copies of her new book\, At Home Abroad\: An American Girl in Africa. In this memoir of growing up in colonial Angola with her missionary parents\, Henderson-James learns five languages\, goes away to school at nine\, and travels 1500 miles for high school in Rhodesia. And then when war breaks out in 1961\, she must find her way in an alien America (Tacoma\, Washington).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090827T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090827T230000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/valarie-schwartz URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/valarie-schwartz SUMMARY:Valarie Schwartz DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090828T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090828T230000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/peters-pajama-party URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/peters-pajama-party SUMMARY:Peter's Pajama Party DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T060227Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090904T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090904T230000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/peters-pajama-party-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/peters-pajama-party-0 SUMMARY:Peter's Pajama Party DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR