This evening’s author talk / book reading and signing by Gray Basnight at the RPL Main Writers Group promises to be chock full of info and very interesting! At 6 pm here at Main Library, Gray will share:

·         his career and his passion for writing

·         the inspiration for his latest book, just published, Shadows in the Fire

·         how he went about the research

·         tips/pointers about doing research for historical fiction

Here are Gray Basnight’s top picks on books about writing, the key books he used for research on Shadows in the Fire, and a couple of writer groups he belongs to and recommends:

Writing Books:

·         The Art of Fiction, and On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner

·         Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

·         Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg

·         On Writing by Stephen King

Research Books on Richmond in The Civil War:

·         Richmond Burning by Nelson Lankford

·         The Fall of Richmond by Rembert Patrick

·         Rearing Wolves to Our Own Destruction by Midori Takagi

·         April 1865: The Month That Saved America by Jay Winik

Recommended Professional Organizations:

·         Mystery Writers of America

·         The Authors Guild

Don’t Miss this exciting event!

--Meldon

Meldon D. Jenkins-Jones, JD, MSLIS

Librarian I, Law Librarian
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