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THE EVENING'S PROGRAM The 67th Annual Book & Author Dinner May 1, 2012 | Greater Richmond Convention Center | Richmond, Virginia Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Daniel Chair, Junior League Book & Author Committee
Singing of our National Anthem.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Catherine's Choir
Dinner Opening of program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Pitts. President, Junior League of Richmond
Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven A. Rogers President & Chief Administrative Officer, Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Presentation of Authors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Deans Master of Ceremonies
Authors Wiley Cash A Land More Kind than Home Erin Duffy Bond Girl Margot Livesey The Flight of Gemma Hardy Alice Medrich Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts Matthew Pearl The Technologists Sally Bedell Smith Elizabeth The Queen Adriana Trigiani The Shoemaker's Wife Closing Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Deans Autograph Reception, with book sales available, immediately following Program in the Lobby of the Grand Ballroom. Cash bars available in the Ballroom and Lobby for your enjoyment. Piano entertainment provided by Connor Wood. Cover art provided by Judith Guy. Painting is from the collection of Ted and Sara Prince.
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BOB DEANS Master of Ceremonies Bob Deans started out in the news business delivering his hometown paper, The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Deans is an accomplished journalist who has traveled the world extensively during his 30 years as a newspaper reporter. That included a four-year stint as the chief Asia correspondent, based in Tokyo, for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other Cox newspapers, and eight years covering the White House. A past president of the White House Correspondent's Association, Deans currently serves as the Director of Federal Communications in the Washington office of the Natural Resources Defense Council, a national environmental advocacy group. The author of The River Where America Began: A Journey Along the James, he attended the 62nd Book & Author Dinner as a guest author. It is with delight that we welcome him back to his hometown tonight to serve as Master of Ceremonies!
The Junior League of Richmond Would like to thank the 67th Book & Author Committee for its enthusiastic dedication to this event. Kimberly Daniel, Chair Jackie Foreman, Assistant Chair Laurie Barnes Alexandra Bernardi Beverly Brown Catherine Christner Susan Cleavenger Rachel Curling Lindsay Dugan Barbara Elledge Lauren Fisher Eva Hartmann Laura Jarrett Courtney Lanier Nicole Larsh
Kim McCanna Meghan Monroe Leslie Parpart Tara Perkinson Anne Poarch Alissa Prather Ann Pushinsky Natalie Renaldo Jennifer Snodgrass Lauran Stimac Brittany Tyler Kay Tyler Sarah Wootton
Wiley Cash "A Land More Kind than Home" In the quiet, tight-knit community of Marshall in Madison County, only the most devout and 'God-fearing' congregants know for certain what goes on in Pastor Carson Chambliss' church from up the river. Rumors of the Pentecost and religious zealotry abound among the more common folk of this sleepy town. When 79-year-old Molly Jameson-an ardent follower of Chambliss' soul-saving methods-ends up face-down in her tomato garden with a blackened snakebite on her hand in 1975, only a very few of the less fearful residents begin to suspect something more than hymn-singing may be going on behind the papered-over windows of Pastor Chambliss' sanctuary. More than 10 years later, Jess Hall, an adventurous, precocious boy is growing up in this town with his mother, a devout member of the same church, his father, a non-believer, and his mute older brother. One day the boys return early from catching salamanders by the creek and decide to climb up on the rickety rain barrel beside their house-a stunt their mother has told them time and time again not to do. Stump catches a glimpse of something in the window that he shouldn't see, and the boys are separated from each other. Soon catastrophe strikes, shattering the world as they know it. If Jess has suspected that there is much about the world of adults he doesn't understand, he now knows that that knowledge is also much more dangerous and close to him than ever before. A North Carolina native, Wiley Cash currently lives with his wife in West Virginia and teaches English and creative writing at Bethany College. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he studied fiction writing under Ernest J. Gaines and spent five long years sweating, celebrating Mardi Gras, and missing the mountains of North Carolina-a place Gaines encouraged him to write about. The title of "A Land More Kind than Home" is taken from the closing lines of Thomas Wolfe's final novel "You Can't Go Home Again". Although Wiley loves the well-known author, he thinks Thomas Wolfe is completely wrong. Release Date: April 17th
Erin Duffy "Bond Girl" From the moment Alex steps onto elite firm Cromwell Pierce's sales floor (and is nearly decapitated by a football), it becomes crystal clear her childhood dream job couldn't be more different from her present, frenzied reality. Soon Alex finds herself performing unimaginable tasks--like trekking to the Bronx
for $1,000 wheels of parmesan cheese and babysitting a colleague who eats the contents of the vending machine for $28,000. Despite friends' pleas for her to quit, Alex keeps her eye on the prize, and advances from lowly analyst to slightly-less-lowly associate in record time. Her colleagues stop calling her Girlie and begin calling her Alex; suddenly she has thirty-eight older brothers and one possible boyfriend. And then: The Apocalypse. As her life on "The Street"falls into the depths of intolerable cruelty-both personally and professionally-Alex is forced to choose between accompanying Cromwell Pierce in its descent or kicking off her Jimmy Choos to run for higher ground. "Bond Girl" is witty, fast-paced, pure fun, with a touch of romance. With the infamous stock market crash of 2008 as a back-drop, readers will be swept into the equally awe-inspiring and appalling world of Wall Street as they root for "Bond Girl" Alex with all of their hearts. Erin Duffy graduated from Georgetown University in 2000 with a B.A. in English and has spent ten-plus years in fixed income sales on Wall Street. "Bond Girl" is her first novel. Release Date: January 24th
Margot Livesey "The Flight of Gemma Hardy" Fate has not been kind to Gemma Hardy. Orphaned by the age of ten, neglected by a bitter and cruel aunt, sent to a boarding school where she is both servant and student, young Gemma seems destined for a life of hardship and loneliness. Yet her bright spirit burns strong. Fiercely intelligent, singularly determined, Gemma overcomes each challenge and setback, growing stronger and more certain of her path. Now an independent young woman with dreams of the future, she accepts a position as an au pair on the remote and beautiful Orkney Islands. But Gemma's biggest trial is about to begin...a journey of passion and betrayal, secrets and lies, redemption and discovery, that will lead her to a life she's never dreamed of. Set in Scotland and Iceland in the 1950s and '60s, "The Flight of Gemma Hardy"a captivating homage to Charlotte Bront‘'s "Jane Eyre"-is a sweeping saga that resurrects the timeless themes of the original but is destined to become a classic all its own. Margot Livesey grew up in a boys' private school in the Scottish Highlands where her father taught, and her mother, Eva, was the school nurse. After taking a B.A. in English and philosophy at the University of York in England she spent most of her twenties working in shops and restaurants and learning to write. Her books include "Learning By Heart", "Homework", "Criminals", "The Missing World", "Eva Moves the Furniture", "Banishing Verona", and "The House on Fortune Street". Livesey has taught at several institutions throughout the United
States and is currently a distinguished writer in residence at Emerson College. She lives with her husband, a painter, in Cambridge, MA, and goes back to London and Scotland whenever she can. Release Date: January 24th
Alice Medrich "Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts" Alice Medrich rewrites the dessert menu for cooks in search of totally doable desserts without hours of prep. In Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts, you'll find the quickest lemon tart, a lattice- free linzer (mixed entirely in the food processor), one-bowl French chocolate torte, imaginative ways with ice cream, chic puddings and mousses to swoon over, and gooey pies with no-fault press-in crusts. She even includes soufflÂŽs for beginners. And you won't need a rolling pin, a pastry brush, or the skills of a professional baker. Alice is known for foolproof and well tested recipes, and her tips for success will make all cooks' even those nervous about baking-confident in the kitchen. Alice Medrich is a businesswoman, baker and cookbook author with a particular interest in chocolate. She founded the Cocolat chain of chocolate stores, has authored numerous cookbooks which include "Extraordinary Chocolate Desserts", "Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts", "Alice Medrich's Cookies and Brownies", "Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate", "Chocolate Holidays", "Pure Dessert", and "Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in- YourMouth Cookies". She is often referred to as the First Lady of Chocolate. Release Date: May 1st
Matthew Pearl "The Technologists" In Boston, 1868, the Civil War may be over but a new war has begun, one between the past and the present, tradition and technology. On a former marshy wasteland, the daring Massachusetts Institute of Technology is rising, its mission to harness science for the benefit of all and to open the doors of opportunity to everyone of merit. But in Boston Harbor a fiery cataclysm throws commerce into chaos, as ships' instruments spin inexplicably out of control. Soon after, another mysterious catastrophe devastates the heart
of the city. Is it sabotage by scientific means or Nature revolting against man's attempt to control it? The shocking disasters cast a pall over M.I.T. and provoke assaults from all sides-rival Harvard, labor unions, and a sensationalistic press. With their first graduation and the very survival of their groundbreaking college now in doubt, a band of the Institute's best and brightest students secretly come together to save innocent lives and track down the truth, armed with ingenuity and their unique scientific training. Studded with suspense and soaked in the rich historical atmosphere for which its author is renowned, "The Technologists" is a dazzling journey into a dangerous world not so very far from our own, as the America we know today begins to shimmer into being. Matthew Pearl grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School. He has also taught literature and creative writing at Harvard University and Emerson College, and has been a Visiting Lecturer in law and literature at Harvard Law School. He is the author of three New York times bestsellers which include "The Dante Club", "The Poe Shadow", and "The Last Dickens". He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Release Date: February 21st
Sally Bedell Smith "Elizabeth The Queen" From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II has been the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But through the fog of glamour and gossip, how well do we really know the world's most famous monarch? Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace. Compulsively readable and scrupulously researched, Elizabeth the Queen is a close-up view of a woman we've known only from a distance, illuminating the lively personality, sense of humor, and canny intelligence with which she meets the most demanding work and family obligations. It is also a fascinating window into life at the center of the last great monarchy. Sally Bedell Smith is the author of the bestselling biographies of William S. Paley, Pamela Harriman, Diana, Princess of Wales, John and Jacqueline Kennedy, Bill and Hillary Clinton and Queen Elizabeth II. A contributing editor at Vanity Fair since 1996, she previously worked at Time and The New York Times, where she was a cultural news reporter. She was awarded a Sigma Delta Chi
Distinguished Service Award for magazine reporting in 1982 and was a fellow at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center in 1986. Sally lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Stephen. They have three grown children. Release Date: January 10th
Adriana Trigiani "The Shoemaker's Wife" The majestic and haunting beauty of the Italian Alps is the setting of the first meeting of Enza, a practical beauty, and Ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who meet as teenagers, despite growing up in villages just a few miles apart. At the turn of the last century, when Ciro catches the local priest in a scandal, he is banished from his village and sent to hide in America as an apprentice to a shoemaker in Little Italy. Without explanation, he leaves a bereft Enza behind. Soon, Enza's family faces disaster and she, too, is forced to go to America with her father to secure their future. Unbeknownst to one another, they both build fledgling lives in America, Ciro masters shoemaking and Enza takes a factory job in Hoboken until fate intervenes and reunites them. But circumstances continue to divide them. From the stately mansions of Carnegie Hill, to the cobblestone streets of Little Italy, over the perilous cliffs of northern Italy, to the white-capped lakes of northern Minnesota, these star-crossed lovers meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Lush and evocative, told in tantalizing detail and enriched with lovable, unforgettable characters, "The Shoemaker's Wife" is a portrait of the times, the places and the people who defined the immigrant experience, claiming their portion of the American dream with ambition and resolve, cutting it to fit their needs like the finest Italian silk. This riveting historical epic of love and family, war and loss, risk and destiny is the novel Adriana Trigiani was born to write, one inspired by her own family history and the love of tradition that has propelled her body of bestselling novels to international acclaim. Bestselling author Adriana Trigiani is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her hilarious and heartwarming novels. Raised in southwest Virginia, she chose her hometown for the setting and title of her debut novel, the critically acclaimed bestseller "Big Stone Gap". Other bestselling novels include "Lucia, Lucia"; "The Queen of the Big Time"; and "Rococo". Adriana is married to Tim Stephenson, the Emmy Award-winning lighting designer of The Late Show with David Letterman. They live in Greenwich Village with their daughter, Lucia. Release Date: April 24th
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About the Junior League of Richmond The Junior League of Richmond is an organization committed to positive change in the Richmond community, and built on the idea that this change is possible by developing the potential of women. As an organization with over 1,100 members from throughout the Richmond area, the JLR has an extraordinary capacity to make a difference on the local level. In fiscal year 2009-2010, League members contributed over 30,000 hours of service. The JLR is proud of our volunteer-driven community initiatives and the outstanding results that those efforts yield.
Our Mission The Junior League of Richmond is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The Junior League of Richmond reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in, and commitment to, voluntarism.
Our Vision The Junior League of Richmond empowers, educates, and enhances the quality of life for women, youth, and families, with an emphasis in the East End community, through effective programming and collaboration demonstrated by quality mentorship and family programs that build skills to reach educational goals, plan for the next phase of life, and generate pride in the community.
Our Community Impact Highlights include:
• More than 1,000 Junior League of Richmond members served the Richmond community, contributing over 30,000 hours of service annually. • More than 1,200 students participated in free in-school presentations during author Graham Salisbury's visit as part of our 2012 Junior Book & Author initiative. • Over 3,000 attendees enjoyed the 6th annual Touch a Truck event, a hands-on opportunity to explore construction trucks, buses and heavy machinery while meeting the people who build, protect, and serve the Richmond community. • 600 children from four Richmond City schools and community centers enjoyed our Literacy Through Art Outreach program where art and books are brought together. • More than 200 children have been participating in our ongoing Kids in the Kitchen initiative where they learn about nutrition, obesity, and healthy living. • 111 children were served over 4 nights of back-to-school shopping through JLR's partnership with YMCA Bright Beginnings.
• 50 families are served monthly by our Good Sports program, which works with community partners such as the Richmond Kickers, University of Richmond Basketball, and the First Tee to promote character development through athletics for elementary school-aged youth. • Our two Clothes Rack stores combined (Cary Street and Stratford Hills) provided quality,
affordable merchandise to over 38,000 customers, selling over 154,000 items. The Clothes Rack also partnered with Richmond Public Schools in the Work Experience Program, providing vocational education to students with intellectual disabilities, as well as re-donating thousands of unsold items to other organizations in need.
• JLR volunteers annually initiate at least 60 Done-in-a-Day community outreach projects with dozens of community partners through Richmond.
The Junior League of Richmond would like to thank the following local businesses and individuals for their support of the 67th Book & Author Dinner. In-Kind Supporters Martha Ware Bryan
The Jefferson Hotel
Champagne Taste Catering
PD Brooks
Counts' Hallmark
Richmond Magazine
Fountain Books
Strange's
Fraiche on the Avenues
Total Printing
Glenmore Yoga
Tweed
Judith Gray
Virginia Living
James River Writers
Friends Juan Antonio Torres
Michael Godin Martin Chekel
Patrons Berta Bocock
Anne Poarch
Brenda Epperson
Carolyn Port
Christopher Evans
Maria Satterfield
Ruth Hill
Sara Shelton
Judith Malloy
Mary Douglas Stanley
Phyllis Moore
Betty Woodward
History of this Evening's Event Each spring, the Junior League of Richmond hosts one of its largest fundraising events, the Book & Author Dinner. The evening provides a wonderful opportunity for authors to travel to Richmond from all over to promote reading awareness and to be celebrated for their writing. This event also serves to spotlight the Junior League of Richmond's efforts in the community while providing muchneeded funds to support those activities. It is a wonderful tradition cherished by all Junior League members. You may have attended the event in the past, but did you know that the actual dinner is the finale of many activities designed to celebrate and promote writing? Local schools host visits with the authors who speak with students about books and share experiences that inspired them to write. In addition, authors speak with local media to promote their books and the event. The authors often graciously praise the Junior League throughout their visit for the southern hospitality shown to them, which is not surprising given the spirit of the Junior League of Richmond and its volunteers who work tirelessly in the Richmond community and on this wonderful event. Many Richmonders have fond memories of the Miller & Rhoads department store, a Richmond institution for decades, and in 1943, Junior League member Em Bowles Locker Alsop introduced the idea of a "writers-with-your-meals" to store management. Intrigued because similar events had been quite successful in larger cities, they agreed to host "Book and Author" luncheons in 1943 and 1944. Following a hiatus due to the war, the Junior League of Richmond and the Miller & Rhoads department store held the first of many successful Book & Author Dinners in The Miller & Rhoads Tea Room in 1947. Miller & Rhoads remained a loyal sponsor and location for 45 years, but with its closing in 1990, a new location and sponsor were needed. That year, the event moved to the Richmond Marriott with Retail Merchants Association of Greater Richmond as the new title sponsor. Again, the room was filled to capacity. In 2004, Verizon took on the role of title sponsor and, as with past sponsors, the relationships have been enjoyed by all. With a move to the Greater Richmond Convention Center in 2005, attendance at the Book & Author Dinner continues to grow and the event continues to thrive, now in its 67th year!
Junior League of Richmond Past Book & Author Chairs
Mrs. Silas Strickland, 1947 Mrs. Richard Leary, 1947 Mrs. Richard Rheutan, 1948 Mrs. Horace Gray, 1949 Mrs. Thomas P. Bryan, 1950 Mrs. Benjamin B. Alsop, Jr., 1951 Mrs. Wellford Jones, 1952 Mrs. William H. Fulmer, 1953 Mrs. Leslie Cheek, Jr., 1954 Mrs. Frank Stringfellow, 1955 Mrs. James Rawles, 1956 Mrs. Richard Michaux, 1957 Mrs. William Taliaferro Thompson, 1958 Mrs. A.C. Epps, 1959 Mrs. Robert T. Scott, 1960 Mrs. Fred G. Pollard, 1961 Mrs. Julia Williams, 1962 Mrs. Louis G. Fields, 1963 Mrs. St. Julian Oppenhimer, 1964 Mrs. Daniel D. Talley, III, 1965 Mrs. Charles B. Molster, Jr., 1966 Mrs. Charles Laughlin, 1967 Mrs. Elizabeth S. Morgan, 1968 Mrs. William R. Gardner, 1969 Mrs. John K. B. Rennolds, 1970 Mrs. Carlton P. Moffatt, Jr., 1971 Mrs. James K. Woodley, Jr., 1972 Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald, 1973 Mrs. Frederick S. Valentine, III, 1974 Mrs. John C. Brennan, 1975 Mrs. John J. Fox, Jr., 1976 Mrs. Harry B. Grymes, 1977 Mrs. Wyatt Beazley, III, 1978 Mrs. Allen Mead Ferguson, 1979
Mrs. Charles G. Cary, 1980 Mrs. William A. Kempton, 1981 Mrs. George T. Williamson, 1982 Mrs. Thomas D. Stokes, III, 1983 Mrs. Ian A. Nimmo, 1984 Mrs. Timothy C. McCoy, 1985 Mrs. Harold C. Thaxton, Jr., 1986 Mrs. Fred W. Palmore, III, 1987 Mrs. Philip A. Roberts, Jr., 1988 Mrs. E. Hunter Thompson, Jr., 1989 Mrs. Frances Barnes, 1990 Mrs. Dot Hart, 1991 Mrs. Michelle Jeter, 1992 Mrs. Marion Scott, 1993 Ms. Sally Dunn, 1994 Mrs. Carroll Andrews, 1995 Mrs. Eva Clarke, 1996 Mrs. Rebecca Shulklapper, 1997 Mrs. Beth O'Neill, 1998 Mrs. Judy Malloy, 1999 Mrs. Paige Fox, 2000 Mrs. Jan Locher, 2001 Ms. Lee Hall, 2002 Mrs. Anne Thompson, 2003 Mrs. Kathy Wright, 2003 Ms. Teri Miles, 2004 Mrs. Molly Negus, 2005 Mrs. Mary Kathryn Woodward, 2006 Mrs. Anne Poarch, 2007 Mrs. Becky Page, 2008 Mrs. Kelly Berry, 2009 Mrs. Kay Tyler, 2010 Mrs. Eva Hartmann, 2011 Mrs. Kimberly Daniel, 2012
2011 Ă‘ 2012 Board of Directors Executive Committee Jennifer Pitts President Rachael Harrel President-Elect Michal Coffey Vice President, Community Beverly Brown Vice President, Events Erin A. Sutton Vice President, Membership Camilla Rohrbach Vice President, Sustainer Catherine Tomlin Director, Branding Cran Davis Director, Finance
Board of Directors Laurie Cigal Elizabeth Ford Michelle Miller Amy Moghanaki C. Stinson Mundy Holly Raidabaugh Sally Starling Patricia S. Loughridge Sustainer Advisor Christy Counts Assistant to President
Community Advisory Board William Allcott McGuire Woods
Robert D. Seabolt Troutman Sanders
Harold Fitrer Communities in Schools
William Snyder Tricycle Gardens
Reginald E. Gordon Red Cross of Greater Richmond
Shawn P. Sweeney Capital One
Jeanine Harper Stop Child Abuse Now
Lynne Washington St. Peter's Episcopal Church
The Honorable Jennifer L. McLellan Commonwealth of Virginia
Jeffrey L. Wilt The Monument Group
Staff Suzannah Baker Stora, Director Martha Ware Bryan, Office Manager Ann Michele Sweeney, Controller Mark Gaddis, Director, Retail Operations Tory Robertson-Susac, Manager, The Clothes Rack at Stratford Hills
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Thanks to the support of the Virginia College Savings Plan, this year’s PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest was another great success.
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