Author of Shelter of Leaves
The 2019 RVA LitCrawl is scheduled for April 19 and 20, 2019. You can sign up for the RVALitCrawl now; the application closes March 1, 2019, so don’t delay!
Please read the directions on the website. The signing up process has changed from the previous year. Visit their website for more information. www.RVALitCrawl.org.
On Facebook, I routinely find announcements for poetry, nonfiction and fiction readings taking place at all three of Richmond’s independent bookstores: Book People, Chop Suey Books, and Fountain Books. VCU’s beautiful library on the West Campus is the good spot for readings hosted by the English Deparment. The former Zata Cafe, now Westover Station, regularly hosts open-mic readings. Workshops on the writing craft and readings are also held at the Firehouse Theater, Urban Farmhouse, and the Main Library in downtown Richmond. On an average week, I could probably attend three or four readings in different venues.
Fall is a busy time for writers. A big highlight took place in mid-October when the annual James River Writers Conference was held at the Richmond Convention Center. 360 people attended this year. Four out of the six Master Classes sold out. Nearly all of the agent appointments were booked up.
Robert Toms and I worked as volunteers for the Silent Auction. Available were twenty items for bidders in three categories: experiences, services and products. This event is a fundraiser for JRW.
Now that we are wrapping up our re-read of A Wrinkle in Time, I have joined authors Sadeqa Johnson and Vivian Lawry in a book giveaway!
We are giving away:
Starting now, you can enter by clicking the link below. The giveaway will end at midnight on March 13. Good luck!
Enter my Goodreads giveaway for the chance to win a copy of Shelter of Leaves, now through December 1!
Hello friends,
Honest book reviews are important. They help readers decide what to buy, and they help authors reach more readers. If you’ve read Shelter of Leaves, I’d appreciate your posting a review to my Amazon Author Page, Goodreads page, or both. Once on my respective author pages, you’ll see where others have posted their reviews. Here is a link that includes guidelines for writing a review.
Thanks so much,
Lenore
On October 18, from 7-9 pm, join me on Goodreads for an author Q&A! Ask me any questions you might have about my novel, short stories, writing, sci-fi, or anything else that you might be curious about.
Hope to see you there!
To (continue) celebrating the Shelter of Leaves one-year anniversary, I have written an e-book of short stories that you can download for free after joining my mailing list!
To join the list, visit my website at lenoregay.com/mailing-list. You’ll then receive an email with the e-book download! Then, let me know what you think of the short stories and Shelter of Leaves with the hashtag #ShelterofLeaves. Check out the gorgeous cover below:
BOOK REVIEW: Afterlife by Marcus Sakey
Thomas & Mercer, 2017
[Source: Marcus Sakey]
Sakey’s prose was solid, a well-crafted book full of intriguing ideas. The layered afterlife was well-developed and kept me reading.
The two main characters could’ve been more fully actualized for a better read. The romantic connection felt like a device to serve the plot. Readers want adventure; they also want to believe in the characters, even become the characters, and follow them through the story for a fuller experience.
[Source: Goodreads]
In 1925 Wyndham began writing short stories. In 1951 Doubleday published his first novel, The Day of the Triffids, in London. In May 2013, following my friend’s advice, I bought the book.