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Author
Publisher
Dramatists Play Service, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Evolution and emotion collide in Sarah Treem's thought-provoking and sharp play about science, family, and survival of the fittest. On the eve of a prestigious conference, an up-an-coming evolutionary biologist wrestles for the truth with an established leader in the field. This intimate and keenly perceptive play explores the difficult choices faced by women of every generation.
Author
Series
Nick Hoffman mysteries volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
46) Talk
Author
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
"Carl Hancock Rux is full of promise and virtuosity ... a gifted poet who offers up vibrant imagery like a street corner preacher in the midst of a nervous breakdown."--New York Times "Talk is the most intellectually ambitious play in years. It wins the case for a renewed theatre of ideas."--Time Out "Mr. Rux has a fertile imagination and exceptional talent." -- Wall Street Journal "A dazzling play. Mr. Rux's ideas have the urgency and passion of...
47) Grey howl
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"A prestigious literature event is convening in Cambridge and Dulcie Schwartz is the university liaison. But a strange apparition is haunting the conference - and even Mr Gray, ghost of Dulcie's late, great cat, seems to be overwhelmed, leaving Dulcie to manage an increasingly backstabbing crew of professional rivals, one of whom may be a killer"--Publisher's website.
48) Ink or swim
Author
Publisher
Annies
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The manor is hosting the New England Whaling in History and Literature Conference. The place is transformed into a scene from a rugged high sea adventure. Before the conference begins one of the guests makes waves. Raymond refuses to show his valuable scrimshaw. Raymond then is found murdered. His widow then claims the scrimshaw is missing." --
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Betts Winston has inherited more than her cooking skills from her grandmother, she can also see and talk to ghosts of people that once roamed the streets of Broken Rope, Missouri, in the days of the Old West. With Gram's Country Cooking School on spring break, Betts and Gram are taking part in this year's cowboy poetry convention, offering lessons on frying catfish over an open campfire. But when a staged gunfight ends in real death and her brother...
51) Chasing Bigfoot
Author
Publisher
Reycraft
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Chooch Tenkiller is not thrilled to be spending some of his summer with his Cherokee story-telling uncles and cousin Janees at a convention in North Carolina. While there, the uncles want to visit Judaculla Rock, a place of spiritual significance to the Cherokee people. Little does Chooch know that he has his own connection to the rock--a connection that could put him in mortal danger."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Now that her moonshine shop is up and running, Hattie Hayes can focus her efforts on expanding her fledgling business to events in the area, like the Chattanooga Choo Choo Model Train Convention, which is running full steam ahead at the convention center down the block. Hattie is all aboard, seizing this perfect opportunity to promote her Southern homebrew to the folks who have come to the city for the annual event. But when an attendee dies after...
57) Secrets to successful events: how to organize, promote and manage exceptional events and festivals
Author
Publisher
Flying Compass Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Whether you're a first-time event organizer or a seasoned pro, you'll learn how to plan, implement, promote and manage festivals and community events of all sizes. This essential handbook walks you through each step of running a successful event in a logical progression. -- book dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"For fans of legendary pulp author H.P. Lovecraft, there is nothing bigger than the annual Providence-based convention the Summer Tentacular. Horror writer Colleen Danzig doesn't know what to expect when she arrives, but is unsettled to find that among the hobnobbing between scholars and literary critics are a group of real freaks: book collectors looking for volumes bound in human skin, and true believers claiming the power to summon the Elder God...
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