The King's English Bookshop - Events Feed

Patrick Madden and Quotidiana

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:59:13 -0500

Start: Tue, 03/09/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Tue, 03/09/2010 - 7:00pm

Patrick Madden will read from his recently published collection of essays, Quotidiana. In Quotidiana, Madden illuminates common actions and seemingly commonplace moments, making connections that revise and reconfigure the overlooked and underappreciated.

Patrick Madden is an assistant professor of English at Brigham Young
University. His essays have appeared in the Iowa Review, Portland Magazine, Fourth Genre, Hotel Amerika, and other journals, as well as in the The Best Creative Nonfiction and The Best American Spiritual Writing anthologies. Visit his web site www.quotidiana.org.

2010 David P. Gardner Lecture with Aaron David Miller

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:52:30 -0500

Start: Tue, 03/09/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Tue, 03/09/2010 - 7:00pm

2010 David P. Gardner Lecture

"Gulliver's Troubles: Obama and America in the Middle East"
with Aaron David Miller
Woodrow Wilson Foundation

Aaron David Miller is a Middle East
analyst, author, and negotiator. Miller published his fourth book, The Much Too Promised Land:
America’s Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace in 2008.

The David P. Gardner Graduate Lecture in the Humanities and Fine Arts is administered by the Tanner Humanities Center in collaboration with the College of Humanities, the College of Fine Arts, and the Graduate School. The Gardner Lecture was founded in the University of Utah Graduate School in honor of former President David Pierpont Gardner. The Gardner Lecture features distinguished scholars and artists from the humanities and the fine arts in alternating years.

The lectures are free and open to the public. The lectureship is funded by the Tanner Lectures on Human Values.

The Challenge of Sustainability: The Wallace Stegner Center Symposium

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:41:23 -0500

Start: Thu, 03/11/2010 - 6:30pm

End: Sat, 03/13/2010 - 5:00am

The Wallace Stegner Center's Fifteenth Annual Symposium takes on The Challenge of Sustainability.

Can we create a civilization that is both prosperous and environmentally healthy?

Joseph Sax kicks off the Stegner's Center's 15th annual symposium with a lecture, which is free and open to the public, at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, Sutherland Moot Courtroom This lecture is free and open to the public. There will be a reception form 6:00 to 6:30 in the S.J. Quinney College of Law foyer.

The symposium continues at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13. Registration is required.

For more information and to register, fill out a registration form or register online at: www.law.utah.edu/stegner

Get in touch with the Stegner Center via email,
or phone by calling (801) 585-3440.

Friday Fun for Kids at the King's

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:20:13 -0500

Start: Fri, 03/12/2010 - 4:00pm

End: Fri, 03/12/2010 - 4:00pm

Ahoy, Mateys!

This third event in our series (the second Friday of each month) of storytime and crafting events for children has a pirate theme, Avast!

Kids will go on a treasure hunt, read all about pirates and their adventures, have some treats–then kids 3 and up will create a take-home craft project.
Registration required, $15 per child, please call 801-484-9100.

How the West Was Warmed with Beth Conover, Stephen Trimble, John Daley, and Chip Ward

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:50:34 -0500

Start: Wed, 03/17/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Wed, 03/17/2010 - 7:00pm

Editor Beth Conover and local contributors Stephen Trimble, John Daley, and Chip Ward present How the West Was Warmed: Responding to Climate Change in the Rockies, an entertaining and enlightening collection of essays that develops a portrait of the wide range of responses to climate change in the Rocky Mountain West.

Percival Everett and Karen Volkman

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:23:22 -0500

Start: Thu, 03/18/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Thu, 03/18/2010 - 7:00pm

In partnership with the University of Utah English Department and Creative Writing Program, the Salt Lake City Arts Council presents the 2009-2010 season of the Guest Writers Series (GWS).

PERCIVAL EVERETT, author of sixteen novels, three collections of short fiction, and two volumes of poetry. Among his novels are The Water Cure (2008), Wounded, Glyph, Erasure, American Desert, For Her Dark Skin, Zulus, Cutting Lisa, Watershed, and God's Country.

KAREN VOLKMAN‘s first book, Crash’s Law (1996), was a National Poetry Series selection and her second book, Spar, received the Iowa Poetry Prize and the 2002 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. She recently authored her third book, Nomina.

The readings begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

Mark Spragg and Laura Bell

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:41:58 -0500

Start: Fri, 03/19/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Fri, 03/19/2010 - 7:00pm

Meet two talented western authors in one evening: Mark Spragg and Laura Bell.

Spragg’s new work Bone Fire continues the truthful and compassionate story of the characters who peopled Spragg's bestselling novel An Unfinished Life which was chosen by the Rocky Mountain News as the Best Book of 2004. Laura Bell’s debut memoir, Claiming Ground, is a stirring portrayal of a woman making her own stamp as a sheepherder in remote Wyoming.

The event will feature a reading by both authors, followed by Q & A and booksigning.

Co-sponsored
by the Stegner Center.

Venue updated Feb. 25, 2010

Lindsey Leavitt and Princess For Hire

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:34:04 -0500

Start: Sat, 03/20/2010 - 2:00pm

End: Sat, 03/20/2010 - 2:00pm

Lindsey Leavitt reads from and signs Princess For Hire, her hilarious, winning debut about one girl’s dream of glamour and how it transforms into something bigger: the desire to make a positive impact.
Leavitt grew up in Las Vegas and now lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband and two little girls. She is hard at work on the next book in the Princess for Hire series. Check out her BLOG.

Marilyn Bohn and Go, Organize!

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:46:17 -0500

Start: Sat, 03/20/2010 - 2:00pm

End: Sat, 03/20/2010 - 2:00pm

Marilyn Bohn will be here to sign copies of her book, Go, Organize: Conquer Clutter in 3 Simple Steps.

Nicole Walker and This Noisy Egg

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:02:47 -0500

Start: Sat, 03/20/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Sat, 03/20/2010 - 7:00pm

Poet and critic Nicole Walker will read from and sign her debut book of poetry, This Noisy Egg

Long Trek Home with Erin and Hig McKittrick

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:07:58 -0500

Start: Sat, 03/27/2010 - 2:00pm

End: Sat, 03/27/2010 - 2:00pm

Erin McKittrick and her husband, Hig are environmental explorers with a taste for off the grid adventure. Erin’s new book, A Long Trek Home: 4,000 Miles by Boot, Raft and Ski, chronicles their harrowing 4,000 mile expedition from Seattle to the first Aleutian Island on foot in early 2007. In an effort to raise awareness about the conservation issues affecting this wild coastline from Washington through British Columbia and Alaska, they finished their trek in 13 months, with a lifetime of photographs and experiences behind them, and the anticipation of their first child. They decided to start a new life where their journey ended - in a remote fishing village in Alaska, where they run their online environmental non-profit, groundtruthtrekking.org.

Erin and Hig present a slideshow of their expedition, the people they met along the way, and the conservation issues they set out to explore - from dwindling salmon populations to unsustainable logging and pebble mining.

Here is a clip from their journey, so that you can see a bit of what they were up against in order to complete their intended goal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9mHJAd92zI

New York Times article in the Home and Garden section:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/garden/31yurt.html

François Camoin and Lance Olsen

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:37:59 -0500

Start: Wed, 03/31/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Wed, 03/31/2010 - 7:00pm

University of Utah English Professors François Camoin and Lance Olsen join us for a literary evening.
François André Camoin (born 1939 Nice, France) is an American short story writer.
Lance Olsen is author of ten novels, one new-media text, four critical studies, four short-story collections, and a textbook about fiction writing, as well as editor of two collections of essays about innovative contemporary fiction.

Friday Fun for Kids!

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:54:30 -0500

Start: Fri, 04/09/2010 - 4:00pm

End: Fri, 04/09/2010 - 4:00pm

Join us the second Friday of each month for our new series of storytime and crafting events for children.

Chris Green and Elise Paschen

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:47:50 -0500

Start: Sat, 04/10/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Sat, 04/10/2010 - 7:00pm

Two incredible poets in one evening...Chris Green and Elise Paschen will read from and sign their latest works of poetry, Epiphany School and Bestiary, respectively.

Chris Green is the author of two books of poetry: Epiphany School (Mayapple Press, 2009) and The Sky Over Walgreens. His poetry has appeared in such journals as Poetry, Verse, Black Clock, North American Review, and RATTLE. He edited the anthology, A Writers’ Congress: Chicago Poets on Barack Obama’s Inauguration. He teaches poetry at DePaul University and is a Visiting Fellow at DePaul’s Humanities Center.

Elise Paschen is the author of Bestiary (Red Hen Press, 2009), Infidelities, winner of the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize, and Houses: Coasts. Her poems have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines, including The New Republic, The Hudson Review, and TriQuarterly. Former Executive Director of the Poetry Society of America, she is the editor of The New York Times best-selling anthology Poetry Speaks to Children and Poetry Speaks Who I Am and co-editor of Poetry Speaks, Poetry Speaks Expanded, Poetry in Motion, and Poetry in Motion from Coast to Coast. Please visit: ElisePaschen.com

Howard Frank Mosher and Walking to Gatlinburg

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:16:43 -0500

Start: Tue, 04/13/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Tue, 04/13/2010 - 7:00pm

Howard Frank Mosher will read from and sign his Civil War thriller, Walking to Gatlinburg, a mysterious story of survival, adventure and
love in the time of war.

Mosher is the author of ten books. His novel A Stranger
in the Kingdom won the New England Book Award for Fiction and was
made into a movie, as were his novels Disappearance and Where
the Rivers Flow North. A recipient of the Literature Award from the
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, he lives in
Vermont.

Gary Paulsen

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:30:10 -0500

Start: Wed, 04/14/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Wed, 04/14/2010 - 7:00pm

Save the date for the event of the spring!

We are so very excited to bring Gary Paulsen, one
of America's most popular writers for young people, to Salt Lake City
for his newly released books, Woods Runner and Lawn Boy Returns.

Get your copy of either Woods Runner
or Lawn Boy Returns today to save your spot in the signing line.

Gary Paulsen
is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed
books mainly for a young audience, but also for adults. His previous
books include Hatchet,
Lawn
Boy, Winterdance, and Dog Song.

Jennifer Chiaverini and The Aloha Quilt

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:59:07 -0500

Start: Wed, 04/21/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Wed, 04/21/2010 - 7:00pm

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini will read from and
sign her latest novel in the Elm Creek Quilts series, The Aloha Quilt.

Carole Maso and Elise Partridge — Guest Writer's Series

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:25:08 -0500

Start: Thu, 04/22/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Thu, 04/22/2010 - 7:00pm

The Guest Writers Series, sponsored by the Salt Lake City Arts Council and the University of Utah English Department / Creative Writing Program, continues on Thursday, April 22, 2010 with fiction writer Carole Maso and poet Elise Partridge at the Finch Lane Gallery /Art Barn (in Reservoir Park).

The reading begins at 7:00 p.m.

Carole Maso’s literary career can only be described as meteoric. Among the various awards she has received are the Lannan Literary Fellowship for Fiction (1993), National Endowment for the Arts Literature Grant (1988), National Endowment for the Arts Emerging Artist Reading Grant (1987), New York Foundation for the Arts Grant (1987) and the W.K. Rose Fellowship in the Creative Arts (1985). Works she has published include The American Woman in the Chinese Hat (1994), Pandora’s Box, a screenplay (1993), Ava (1993), The Art Lover (1990) and Ghost Dance (1986), among others.

Elise Partridge‘s Fielder’s Choice (2002) was shortlisted for the Lampert Memorial Award for best first book of poems in Canada. Her second book, Chameleon Hours (2008) was featured in the “Poet’s Choice” column in the Washington Post. Chameleon Hours was nominated for the British Columbia Book Prize in poetry and won the 2009 Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry, which recognizes “poetry that achieves excellence without sacrificing popular appeal.” Partridge’s poems have been published or are forthcoming in American, Canadian, British, and Irish journals, including The New Yorker, Poetry (Chicago), The New Republic, The Yale Review, The Southern Review and elsewhere. Her work has been broadcast on Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac and on CBC radio, and has appeared on Poetry Daily as well as on the Vancouver and Toronto transit systems.

Brady Udall and The Lonely Polygamist

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:42:53 -0500

Start: Tue, 05/04/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Tue, 05/04/2010 - 7:00pm

Nationally recognized American novelist Brady Udall will celebrate the release of his fantastic new novel, The Lonely Polygamist at the King's English Bookshop.

Stay tuned for details!

Sandra Dallas and Whiter Than Snow

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:07:04 -0500

Start: Thu, 05/13/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Thu, 05/13/2010 - 7:00pm

New York Times bestselling author, Sandra Dallas comes back to read from and sign her new book, Whiter Than Snow, a moving and powerful story of a small town after a devastating
avalanche, and the life changing effects it has on the people who live
there.

SANDRA DALLAS is the author of nine novels, including Prayers for
Sale, Tallgrass and New Mercies. She is a former
Denver bureau chief for Business Week magazine and lives in
Denver, Colorado.

Friday Fun for Kids!

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:55:43 -0500

Start: Fri, 05/14/2010 - 4:00pm

End: Fri, 05/14/2010 - 4:00pm

Our monthly storytime and crafting event for children.

Semi-Annual Sale

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:16:55 -0500

Start: Thu, 06/10/2010 - 10:00am

End: Sun, 06/13/2010 - 4:00pm

Don't miss
the much-anticipated, Semi-Annual Sale!

Thursday, June 10 through Sunday, June 13

All hardcover books are 30% off
and 40% off if you buy three or more
including used books

Everything else in the store is 10% off.

(Special orders and gift cards not included)

Friday Fun for Kids!

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:56:47 -0500

Start: Fri, 06/11/2010 - 4:00pm

End: Fri, 06/11/2010 - 4:00pm

Our monthly storytime and crafting event for children.

2010 Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Workshop

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:45:22 -0500

Start: Mon, 06/14/2010 - 8:30am

End: Fri, 06/18/2010 - 6:00pm

The Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Workshop brings
together writers, illustrators, agents, and editors to explore craft,
genre, and current publishing practices.

Full-day participants spend their mornings in small workshops led
by award-winning faculty. Both full- and half-day participants enjoy
afternoon plenary sessions by national children's book editors and an
agent, as well as breakout sessions by our workshop faculty and guest
presenters. The keynote address and book signing are open to all
conference attendees.

Join us June 14 - 18 at the Waterford School in Sandy, Utah for
a better than ever conference experience.

Registration is now open–visit this website for more information!