79th Book & Author Event
Schedule
Thu May 02 2024 at 06:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Virginia Museum of History & Culture | Richmond, VA
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The Junior League of Richmond will host our 79th Book & Author Event on May 2, 2024. For the sixteenth year, Book & Author will be hosted once again by Bob Deans. This event will take place in-person at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and virtually. The in-person event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a cocktail hour featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres from Champagne Taste and will have a card bar. At 7:00 p.m. the author presentations and virtual event will begin. Book & Author is the longest running event of its kind in the country, beginning in 1947! The Book & Author Event will feature six distinguished authors and will allow you to discover new authors and books while supporting the Junior League of Richmond and its mission. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture is not a sponsor of this event.The Book & Author Luncheon will be held at Sam Miller’s Restaurant beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A book signing with the authors following the luncheon will be available exclusively to luncheon attendees.
This year’s participating authors and their books are:
Abbott Kahler - Where You End
Anna Shechtman - The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle
Lucy Gilmore - The Library of Borrowed Hearts
Michelle Braxton - Supper with Love: Vibrant, Delicious, and Comforting Plant-Forward and Pescatarian Recipes for Every Day
Simon Van Booy - Sipsworth
Stephanie Dray - Becoming Madam Secretary
Tickets are non-refundable and can be purchased online by visiting www.bookandauthorevent.org.
The Junior League of Richmond is excited to announce that we are partnering once again with The Berkeley Hotel as the preferred hotel partner for the Book & Author Event! For out of town guests, use code B&A24 in the promo code section at checkout for a discounted hotel rate the night of May 2nd. This deal is only available if you book through our special link by visiting https://hotels.cloudbeds.com/reservation/dKJtrl#promo=B%26A24.
The Junior League of Richmond is proud to partner with Fountain Bookstore once again for all of our book sales. We are thankful for Fountain Bookstore’s support of our Book & Author Event and the Junior League of Richmond throughout the years.
Interested in participating in this year's event? Be sure to check out our sponsorship packet: https://na4.documents.adobe.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhBRfxP0ygHTyFC0oKWKLfYWop3FBsipCzih-U_dx8J0K5SlTjcSFpItVjGDxgbCJ8c*
For more information, please visit www.bookandauthorevent.org.
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Where is it happening?
Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 2801 Kensington Ave, Richmond, VA 23221-2470, United States,Richmond, VirginiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
