Galena LitFest: Abnormal Psychology in Fiction Writers Workshop (virtual)

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In this last event of Galena LitFest’s Mystery March, author and educator Steven J. Kolbe will present a writers workshop featuring techniques for writing abnormal psychology in fiction, particularly mystery and suspense. If television and movies have taught us anything it’s that people with mental illnesses are violent (Psycho), are somehow driven mad by their… Continue reading Galena LitFest: Abnormal Psychology in Fiction Writers Workshop (virtual)

Galena LitFest: Vanessa Riley in Conversation with Alina Rubin (virtual)

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Bestselling author Vanessa Riley and award winner Alina Rubin, will discuss writing historical fiction, giving women a voice in history, doing and using research, traditional versus independent publishing, and building empathy through history. This is a virtual program via Zoom. To register visit https://bit.ly/vanessariley Galena LitFest is the tenth annual literary festival organized and funded… Continue reading Galena LitFest: Vanessa Riley in Conversation with Alina Rubin (virtual)

Illinois Libraries Present: The Many Lives of Kal Penn (virtual)

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Kal Penn (kalpenn.com) is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He is known for his starring roles in Designated Survivor, House, Mira Nair’s The Namesake, the Harold & Kumar franchise, and the Christmas comedy The Santa Clauses for Disney+. His first book You Can’t Be… Continue reading Illinois Libraries Present: The Many Lives of Kal Penn (virtual)

Illinois Libraries Present: Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin (virtual)

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Join us for a special virtual event with Dr. Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and activism for autism and neurodiversity for decades. Her memoir, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, was published in 1986 and she has continued to write about autism… Continue reading Illinois Libraries Present: Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin (virtual)

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