As I was looking through my notes I found a past blog post which echoed this event. The tips for an author reading are still relevant.
https://mandyevebarnett.com/2016/07/25/summer-author-reading-9-tips-to-prepare-and-read/
How do you prepare for an author reading? What part of a reading do you enjoy most? Other events:
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival
The Merry Wives of Windsor & The Merchant of Venice
June 20 – July 16, 2017
Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park
Link: http://freewillshakespeare.com/
Peakbagger's Guidebook Signing
20 June - 19:00
· Hosted by RMB | Rocky Mountain Books and Audreys Books Ltd.
10702 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3J5
My son brought this book, Peakbagger’s Guidebook, home directly from the source (author’s mom), but after the signing date, so we missed the event at Audreys (Michael and I were both working that night anyway) — but what a coincidence! It’s a GREAT book full of so much information about the mountains and trails.
Awesome!
Author readings:
The best parts are meeting with other authors and visitors as well as hearing snippets from books.
Prep:
1. Select a piece that’s most relevant to the event and audience.
2. Mark with a sticky (Post-It) or print the excerpt or article. (This is especially useful if you want to mark it up or leave notes for yourself.) I have my own Beyond the Precipice copy in which I pencil notes for readings.
3. Review it to see what kind of introduction you need to give to orient the listeners.
4. Rehearse.
Great tips – thanks for sharing.
Glad you had a wonderful birthday!
I’m looking forward to the author reading on June 24 as well — and to the Twesome Loop on Sept. 30!
Shakespeare in the Park — are you going? Let’s talk.