Lecture series examines 鈥榤ust-read鈥� Alaska literature
July 2, 2010
907-474-7588
7/2/10
The fourth annual Alaska Book Festival has a new look this year, but maintains the same goal: To celebrate literature from and about Alaska.
The festival will consist of a series of lectures that invite local experts to discuss books they consider to be 鈥渕ust reads鈥� in specific topic areas. The series opens Wednesday, July 14, when Tom Bundtzen will discuss the best books on Alaska mining and geology. The series closes Wednesday, Aug. 18 with a panel led by author and news columnist Dermot Cole and Noel Wien Library director Greg Hill. The two will discuss classic Alaska books that are 鈥渕ust-reads鈥� for newcomers to the state. The rest of the schedule is:
July 21 - Alaska aviation, featuring Dirk Tordoff;
July 28 - Poetry, featuring Derick Burleson, Cindy Hardy and Jeanne Clark, moderated by Peggy Shumaker;
Aug. 11- Alaska glaciology, featuring Bruce Molnia.
All lectures are held at 7 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium and are free.
The Alaska Book Festival culminates with a keynote lecture Wednesday, Aug. 25. Charles Wohlforth, author of 鈥淭he Whale and the Supercomputer,鈥� will present the free lecture at 7 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium.
Information is available by calling 907-474-7021 or at .
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Marmian Grimes, 性欲社 public information officer, at 907-474-7902 or marmian.grimes@alaska.edu.
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