tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671138066699282151.post2553877030153778269..comments2023-10-28T04:57:49.796-04:00Comments on BULL SPEC: Bull Spec local events e-mailing list: January 2012montsamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591244606673064670noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671138066699282151.post-29392281928363974362012-01-20T17:05:36.122-05:002012-01-20T17:05:36.122-05:00Oops! I had my wires crossed. Malaprop's is in...Oops! I had my wires crossed. Malaprop's is in Asheville, which is a little outside my little corner over here. The events were in FEBRUARY:<br /><br />NEW-NEW: 10 (Friday), 7 pm: Malaprop's hosts "LOVE & MONSTERS: SCOTT POOLE READING & SIGNING". Confessed horror fiend and College of Charleston history professor Scott Poole looks at the significance of our nightmares in Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting. From sea serpents to vamp and zombie love, Poole looks at what our monsters say about us.<br /><br />NEW-NEW: 11 (Saturday), 3 pm: Malaprop's hosts "BETH REVIS & MEGAN MIRANDA READING & SIGNING". Two awesome young adult authors together at Malaprop's! Local author Beth Revis joins us to share from her newest, A Million Suns, the second in her Across the Universe trilogy. Across the Universehas been called "compulsively readable" (Booklist), "gripping" (Publishers Weekly), and "unforgettable" (Kirkus). Charlotte author Megan Miranda discusses her first novel, Fracture. A former scientist and high school teacher, Miranda has already received a starred review fromPublishers Weekly, which said, "The fluid writing, empathetic characters, and big questions raised elevate this paranormal romance into a haunting meditation on what it means to be human and to truly live."<br /><br />And also a graphic novel book club meeting.montsamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591244606673064670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671138066699282151.post-85767633452730887912012-01-20T16:11:32.805-05:002012-01-20T16:11:32.805-05:00Added a few events at Malaprop's in February.Added a few events at Malaprop's in February.montsamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591244606673064670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671138066699282151.post-70695353670744948622012-01-19T16:26:18.910-05:002012-01-19T16:26:18.910-05:00Added NC Comicon in November in a new bigger venue...Added NC Comicon in November in a new bigger venue, the Durham Convention Center.montsamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591244606673064670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671138066699282151.post-41679593623443645262012-01-16T15:22:27.228-05:002012-01-16T15:22:27.228-05:00Added OSC event at Quail Ridge Books (Feb 7th, Qua...Added OSC event at Quail Ridge Books (Feb 7th, Quail Ridge Books).montsamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591244606673064670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671138066699282151.post-31909746128186375082012-01-04T22:10:28.295-05:002012-01-04T22:10:28.295-05:00Added readings from Stephen Messer (January) and K...Added readings from Stephen Messer (January) and Karen Joy Fowler (February) -- look for "NEW-NEW" in the post.montsamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591244606673064670noreply@blogger.com