You don’t get a black belt, you earn it. In writing and in martial arts, you have to learn the basics before you can advance. Author and Tae Kwon Do instructor L.E. Perez will present her system for becoming a black belt author in this program at the Orlando Public Library.
Where: Orlando Public Library, Albertson Room
101 E. Central Blvd.
Orlando, FL 3280
When: Wednesday, July 15th, from 6:30pm-7:30pm
For more information, contact the library at 407-835-7323
The Alafaya Book Club’s July selection is The Fever by Megan Abbott. When a girl is struck by a terrifying, unexplained seizure in class, rumors of a hazardous outbreak spread. As hysteria and contagion swell, a series of tightly held secrets emerges,threatening to unravel friendships, families and the town’s fragile idea of security.
For more information, contact the library at 407.835.7323.
Join the Southeast Book Club to discuss the July selection, A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler. The club meets on the second Monday of each month from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the OCLS Southeast Branch.
‘“It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon. . .” This is how Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate togetherness: an indefinable, enviable kind of specialness. But they are also like all families, in that the stories they tell themselves reveal only part of the picture. Abby and Red and their four grown children have accumulated not only tender moments, laughter, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets.
‘Brimming with all the insight, humor, and generosity of spirit that are the hallmarks of Anne Tyler’s work, A Spool of Blue Thread tells a poignant yet unsentimental story in praise of family in all its emotional complexity. It is a novel to cherish.’
For more information, contact the library at 407.835.7323.
Patricia Charpentier is hosting the second Free Seven-Day Writing Challenges, beginning on Monday, July 13.
These online challenges begin each day with a prompt designed to trigger various memories to write about. All forms and lengths of writing are encouraged. Throughout the week, you’ll receive writing tips and encouragement from The Muse.
To wrap up the challenges Patricia will do a free tele-training session on the important aspects of writing your life story on Monday, July 20th at 7pm. More information will be given to challenge members at a later date.
Register here.