Hosted
by:
Waynesboro
Police Department
&
The City of Waynesboro, VA
Sponsored
by:
Central
Shenandoah Crime Stoppers;
Friends
of the Library - Staunton, Augusta County, Waynesboro;
Shenandoah
Valley Reading Council
Proceeds
used for increasing literacy rates, decreasing crime, and helping
police solve unsolved crimes
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The Fifth Annual Book 'Em Event
will be held in Waynesboro, Virginia on Saturday,
October 18, 2008 from 9:30AM to 4:30 PM. We had 65
authors in attendance at the 4th Annual Book 'Em and we hope to have
that many this year. Please see below to see a few of them who
attended in 2007,
or click on Authors Appearing to
view pictures and bios of ALL of the attending authors.
The extensive schedule of events that took place at Book 'Em 2007 can be viewed
here.
To see the musical and theatrical entertainment and the
caricature artist who were at Book 'Em, click
here.
Authors!!!! If you wish to appear at Book 'Em 2008 in Waynesboro,
click on the Author Registration link to the left. If you wish to
attend Book 'Em in Charleston, SC or Lebanon, NH, click on the links
directly below.
The Second Annual Book 'Em Event
will be held in Lebanon, New Hampshire on Saturday, October 27,
2007. Click on
www.bookemfoundation.org/lebanon to go to their site.
The First Annual Book 'Em Event
will be held in
Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday, May 24, 2008. Click
on
www.bookemfoundation.org/Charleston/ to go to their pages.
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We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker at The Fourth Annual
Book 'Em Event in Waynesboro, Virginia.
NY Times Best Selling Author Ellen
Hopkins will be attending Book 'Em from her home state of
Nevada. Mrs. Hopkins is the author of "Crank", "Burned", "Impulse"
and her soon to be released novel "Glass". She will be signing all 4
books at Book 'Em.
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We are pleased to announce that a NY
Times Best Selling Author with 57 books on the best
sellers list, 62 books all together, over 60 million books in print
worldwide, Catherine Coulter,
will be attending Book 'Em from California.
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We are pleased to announce the special appearance of another
best selling author to
the list of 60 amazing authors attending Book 'Em. Cathy Maxwell, a
NY Times Best Selling author
and USA Today Top 50
author will be attending Book 'Em for the THIRD time. Thank you,
Cathy!
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We are pleased to announce the appearance of a very special first
time author.
On January 18, 1997, Cara Atkins was hit head on by a heavily
intoxicated driver as she drove to her home. The accident left more
than her car in critical condition. Cara spent many months fighting
against the odds and expectations of those who cared for her.
Today, as Cara continues to heal from the wounds that will likely
affect her for the rest of her life, she and her mother Darlene seek
to share their powerful story with others. Their hope is that
through sharing their story they will motivate, inspire and educate
others, about Traumatic Brain Injury and about the power of prayer,
anointing for healing, and belief in miracles. They also provide a
strong argument against drunk driving and its toll of over 16,000
deaths.
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We are also pleased to announce another special author who is attending
Book 'Em from California. Serpico, a former LAPD drug dog and his
human writer Alan Krugel will both be in attendance. Serpico will
paw-o-graph any book he sells.
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 The
Third
Annual Book 'Em Event was
held in
Waynesboro, Virginia on
October 14, 2006. The
event included 58 authors signing books of all types and genres,
including children's books, historical, non-fiction, mystery,
romance, poetry, suspense/thrillers, fantasy, horror, and true
crime... and talks ranging from romance to horror, and from mystery
to poetry! The winners
of the 2006 Short Story Contest were also announced!Shown at right: Waynesboro
Chief of Police Douglas Davis (far right) and Officer Mark Kearney,
who also serves as the President of The Book 'Em Foundation.
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 The
proceeds from the sale of books purchased at Book 'Em go toward
increasing literacy rates, decreasing crime rates, helping police
solve crimes, and raising public awareness of the link between
high illiteracy rates and high crime rates. This year's event
benefited the following charities: Central Shenandoah Crime Stoppers,
Friends of the Library from Waynesboro, Staunton, and Augusta
County, and the Shenandoah Valley Reading Council.
Shown at left: Officer Mark
Kearney presenting a check on behalf of The Book 'Em Foundation
for use in literacy efforts.
Check out more pictures from the press
conference!
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| Need
more information on Book 'Em? Check out this page for more information
or contact The Book 'Em Foundation's
Board of Directors: Mark
Kearney, President/Treasurer or Laura Maine,
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