Kirt von Daacke, author of Freedom Has a Face: Race, Identity, and Community in Jefferson’s Virginia, will be taking part in the Regional Authors Series sponsored by the Jefferson Madison Regional Library. Professor von Daacke will deliver a talk and sign books on Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. For complete info, please visit the JMRL web site.
The Creation of the First Lady
Holly Shulman—editor of the Dolley Madison Digital Edition and coeditor of the forthcoming People of the Founding Era—took part in James Madison University’s presidential inauguration festivities by delivering a new lecture, “Dolley Madison and the Creation of the First Lady.” Shulman, who is also coeditor of The Selected Letters of Dolley Payne Madison, explained that Dolley was hardly immune to criticism—few first ladies are—but that she persevered to become a great stabilizing force for her husband and for his White House. She also played an enormous role in shaping our idea of what a first lady should be.
McCaig Author Appearances
Donald McCaig, author of the new Mr. and Mrs. Dog: Our Travels, Trials, Adventures, and Epiphanies, has quite a schedule lined up for the spring and summer. We have complete info for his many appearances over the coming months. Readers of McCaig will not be surprised to see a few sheepdog trials (SDTs) mixed in with the bookstore events.
Thursday, 3/21, 7 pm: Staunton Public Library, Staunton, VA
Saturday, 3/23, 4 pm: New Dominion Books,Charlottesville, VA (as part of Virginia Festival of the Book)
Friday, 3/29, 7 pm: Campbell Hall, Williamsville, VA
Saturday, 3/30, 7 pm: Old Dairy Barn, Warm Springs, VA
Sunday, 3/31, 4-6pm: Library, Monterey, VA
Saturday-Sunday, 4/6-4/7: Patrick Shannahan Clinic, Ellicott City, MD
Saturday, 4/13, 7 pm: Mcintyres Books, Fearrington, NC
Saturday, 4/14: 7:30 pm: Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh/Durham, NC
Wednesday-Saturday, 5/15-5/18: Bluegrass Stockdog Trial (SDT), Lexington, VA
Friday-Sunday, 5/24-5/26: Carolina SDT, Lawndale, NC
Tuesday-Thursday, 6/4-6/6: Slash J SDT, Clearmont, WY
Friday-Sunday, 6/7-6/9: Letcher Ranch SDT, Clearmont, WY
Thursday, 6/20: Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA
Thursday, 7/4: Cascade SDT, Bathe, NH
Thursday-Sunday, 8/7-8/11: Grass Creek SDT, Kingston, Ontario
Saturday-Monday, 8/31-9/2: Highland SDT, Williamsville, VA
‘Outside the Wire’ Book Signing
A riveting collection of thirty-eight narratives by American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, Outside the Wire offers a powerful evocation of everyday life in a war zone. Christine Dumaine Leche—a writing instructor who left her home and family to teach at Bagram Air Base and a forward operating base near the volatile Afghan-Pakistani border—encouraged these deeply personal reflections, which demonstrate the power of writing to battle the most traumatic of experiences. Dr. Leche will be speaking and signing books at two events in early April:
Wednesday, April 3, 7 p.m. at Book People, Austin, TX
Friday, April 26, 7 p.m. at Brazos Bookstore, Houston, TX
Outside the Wire: American Soldiers’ Voices from Afghanistan is available now.
Virginia Festival of the Book
The University of Virginia Press welcomes its authors, editors, and staff taking part in the
2013 Virginia Festival of the Book. (A complete schedule of events may be found here.)
Carol S. Ebel, William M. Ferraro, David R. Hoth, Benjamin L. Huggins & Edward G. Lengel: Do You Really Know George Washington? Probing His Life and Papers
Wed. March 20th, 12:00 PM, UVa Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections
Cameron Davidson: Photographic Views by Land and Air
Wed. March 20th, 2:00 PM, City Council Chambers
Lisa Russ Spaar: Poets in Prose
Thu. March 21st, 4:00 PM, New Dominion Bookshop
Andrew O’Shaughnessy: Jefferson’s Shadow: The Story of His Science
Thu. March 21st, 5:00 PM, Monticello Visitors Center
David Rigsbee & Lisa Russ Spaar: Poetry: Hard Knowledge
Thu. March 21st, 6:00 PM,UVa Bookstore
Jeb Livingood & Mark Harril Saunders: UVa MFA Alumni Reading
Fri. March 22nd, 12:00 PM, UVa Bookstore
Earl Swift: Eisenhower: The Presidency
Fri. March 22nd, 2:00 PM, UVa Bookstore
John Ragosta: Jefferson’s Legacies
Fri. March 22nd, 4:00 PM, CitySpace-Piedmont Council for the Arts
R. T. Smith: Short Fiction: Tales of Longing, Violence, and Romance
Fri. March 22nd, 4:00 PM, New Dominion Bookshop
Valerie C. Cooper: African American Biographies: Americans Who Changed History
Sat. March 23rd, 12:00 PM, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
Natasha Trethewey: Poetry: Natasha Trethewey, U.S. Poet Laureate
Sat. March 23rd, 2:00 PM, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
Mark Harril Saunders: Crime Wave: Thrillers
Sat. March 23rd, 2:00 PM, Omni Hotel, Ballroom C
Donald McCaig: The Dogs in My Life
Sat. March 23rd, 4:00 PM, New Dominion Bookshop
Richard Kerr Holway: Achilles, Hyper-Masculinity, and Honor Killings
Sun. March 24th, 1:30 PM, UVa Bookstore
The Virginia Festival of the Book takes place March 20-24 in Charlottesville. Complete info is here.
ROTUNDA new titles for ACRL
We have three new titles from Rotunda that we will be demonstrating at the 2013 ACRL conference in April. Please visit us at Booth #640.
People of the Founding Era
The latest addition to our American Founding Era collection, this resource provides biographical information for thousands of individuals active during a crucial period in our history. Beginning with 12,000 but eventually expanding to over 60,000 people born between 1713 and 1815, the subjects include members of many of the most important families of the era, as well as many people—including artisans, slaves, and Native Americans—whose lives are not typically documented in historical archives. Historians, genealogists, and all students of American history will find this the most authoritative biographical dictionary of the period. For more information about this publication, please go here.
SAH Archipedia
The Society of Architectural Historians’ Buildings of the United States series is one of the most valuable resources for a comprehensive view of each state’s most notable buildings. Now ROTUNDA brings this content online in this richly illustrated, peer-reviewed digital resource. Including over 11,000 entries in its first installment, SAH Archipedia features all of the material from the print edition plus exclusive online content, with over 8,000 illustrations (many in color), mapping functionality, and a powerful XML-based search.
The Digital Temple
George Herbert’s The Temple is considered one of the finest collections of devotional verse in the English language and among the most significant works of early modern literature. The Digital Temple brings together the primary materials essential to the study of Herbert’s English verse and presents them in a user-friendly online environment. This digital edition includes complete diplomatic and normalized transcriptions of the two known manuscripts of The Temple, in addition to a copy of the 1633 first edition. The 700 pages of high-resolution scans include each document in its entirety. For more information, read this.
Check It Out
ACRL attendes, please visit us at Booth #640 to see a demonstration of these titles. You may also apply for a free trial of our entire ROTUNDA selection of digital titles. Contact Jason Coleman, ROTUNDA marketing manager, for pricing and availability at jcoleman@virginia.edu or 434-924-1450.