Monday, January 9, 2012
Pittsburgh’s first-ever Women Read/Women Write book fest featured a fascinating panel of 11 local and national authors.
“To bring readers and writers together to celebrate the books women love to read.” That is the mission Mt. Lebanon residents and published authors Gwyn Cready and Meredith Mileti set for Women Read/Women Write, Pittsburgh’s first-ever book fest of its kind. “There is no festival that taps into this,” said Mileti, while welcoming the standing-room-only crowd at Barnes & Noble near South Hills Village on Saturday. “I’d like to thank all the participating authors; I look forward to welcoming more next year,” she said. Not an open seat in the house, aspiring writers sat intrigued by four panel discussions—all extremely informative and collectively comical—led by the accomplished panel. The participating authors included: All authors joined in …
Friday, January 6, 2012
Meredith Mileti will join 10 local and national authors in Pittsburgh's first-ever celebration of the books women love to read on Saturday.
Forego that stack of books you meant to read in 2011 and start fresh with "Aftertaste: A Novel in Five Courses." We featured Mt. Lebanon resident Meredith Mileti's first book in our fall Patch picks. She will join 10 local and national authors in Pittsburgh's first-ever celebration of the books women love to read Saturday at Barnes & Noble near South Hills Village. Women Read/Women Write is a chance for you to meet participating authors, listen to panel discussions and spend the afternoon sharing your passion with fellow book lovers. Over coffee, I sat down with Mileti to learn the backdrop for "Aftertaste," about her favorite places and what's next on her to-do list. How long was “Aftertaste” in the making? I wrote the first chapter the …
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Here are five books, in various genres, to jumpstart your fall reading.
We've gathered our Patch Picks for your fall reading. Enjoy! Non-Fiction: “Nerd Do Well: A Small Boy’s Journey to Becoming a Big Kid” by Simon Pegg is a delightful autobiography from the actor/writer of “Spaced,” “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz.” The actor relishes in his success as an actor in genre films like “Star Trek” and “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.” Pegg recounts various episodes of his misspent youth, his accomplishments as a comedian and his friendship with Nick Frost. The author doesn’t offer a straight autobiography. He peppers the book with alternating tales of his childhood with a science fiction/superhero yarn where he and his robot aide-de-camp try to stave off doomsday. The surprise villain in the fiction …
