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Book talk

By Piper Jones Castillo, Times Staff Writer
Published October 14, 2007


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Appearances

- Nancy A. Anderson (What Should I Read Aloud? A Guide to 200 Best-Selling Picture Books), 4 p.m. Tuesday, Barnes and Noble Tyrone, 2501 Tyrone Blvd., St. Petersburg.

- Marshall Frank (From Violins to Violence), 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dunedin Public Library, 223 Douglas Ave., Dunedin.

- Ward Larsen (Perfect Assassin), 3 p.m. Saturday, Haslam's Book Store, 2025 Central Ave., St. Petersburg.

- Kathleen Flinn (The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry: Love, Laughter and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School), 7 p.m. Saturday, Sarasota News & Books, 1341 Main St.

Events

- A community celebration will be held for Dr. Herman Koren, professor emeritus at Indiana State University and author of Histories of the Jewish People of Pinellas County, Florida: 1883-2005, at 2 p.m. today at Temple B'Nai Israel, 1685 S Belcher Road, Clearwater. The program is open to the public. For information, call (727) 531-5829.

- Michelle B. Westin will give a writer's workshop, "Show Don't Tell," at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the East Lake Community Library, 4125 East Lake Road, Palm Harbor. For information, call the library, (727) 773-2665.

- Retired Miami-Dade police captain and author Marshall Frank will be the speaker at the Friends of the Library luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Tarpon Springs Library, 138 E Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. Cost is $15; call (727) 943-4922 for reservations.

- Jackfest! A Marathon Reading of Jack Kerouac's On the Road will be held from noon to midnight Friday at the Snell-Williams Courtyard, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, 511 Second St. S. For information, call (727) 873-8000.

 

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