[Durham INC] Durham County Library Kicks Off Durham Reads Together 2012: Margaret Maron's North Carolina

Wed Aug 29 19:29:41 EDT 2012

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Gina Rozier
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- News Release -

Date: August 29, 2012                                                                                 CONTACT: Gina Rozier
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 919-560-0151 or grozier at durhamcountync.gov<mailto:grozier at durhamcountync.gov>

Durham County Library Kicks Off Durham Reads Together 2012
Margaret Maron's North Carolina

Program:             Durham Reads Together 2012
Kick Off: Margaret Maron's North Carolina
Date:                     Sunday, September 9
Time:                    3 p.m.
Location:             Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
Cost:                      Free and open to the public

Durham - Durham County Library's community read event, Durham Reads Together 2012, features the Judge Deborah Knott mystery series by North Carolina bestselling author, Margaret Maron. The kickoff event, Margaret Maron's North Carolina, will be held on Sunday, September 9, at the Main Library at 3 p.m. The author will read from her latest book in the series and sign copies of her books after the discussion. Main Library is located at 300 N. Roxboro St.
To participate in Durham Reads Together, the entire community is invited to read any or every title in the Judge Knott series, which is set in counties throughout North Carolina. The books explore the culture, history and challenges of the state, while at the same time spinning a popular tale of a young lawyer, the daughter of a former notorious bootlegger, who becomes a judge in a North Carolina county. Durham Reads Together will feature a month of programs, sponsored by Durham Library Foundation, that explore local food, race concerns, the history of bootlegging and land use issues in North Carolina, all through the lens of Maron's novels.
 "This Durham Reads Together event is different from most one community/one book programs," Joanne Abel, Durham County Library adult programming coordinator said. "Instead of choosing one book and asking everyone to read the same thing, we've chosen to highlight the work of a North Carolina treasure, a bestselling author who writes novels with something for everyone: mystery, action, a little romance, local history and lots of culture. There are 17 books in the series, so everyone can find one that speaks to them. My favorite is the first, Bootlegger's Daughter."
Durham Reads Together participants and Maron fans will have many opportunities to meet the author and to discuss her books with others both online and in person. Programs include a meet up at Dos Perros Restaurant and a book discussion at the Casbah. Fans who want to participate online can visit the library's website and share their thoughts on discussion boards, or they can sign up to receive free e-newsletters from NoveList. The newsletters recommend similar mystery authors or highlight nonfiction titles that explore the topics in Maron's novels.
Fans can also meet Maron in person at a special Durham Library Foundation fundraiser brunch on Saturday, September 15 in a private home. The event, at $150 per person, will raise funds to support the library through the Foundation. All other Durham Reads Together events are free and open to the public.
Once again, Durham Reads Together will be an international event, as Durham's sister cities - Durham, UK; Arusha, Tanzania; Kostroma, Russia; Toyama, Japan; and Zhuzhou, China - participate in various ways as well.
The Durham Reads Together finale, a roast and toast of Maron by her writing group, will be held on Sunday, October 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club.
This is the fourth Durham Reads Together project coordinated by Durham County Library. In 2005 the book featured was James McBride's The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother.  In 2007 Durham Reads Together featured Darcy Frey's The Last Shot. The 2009 selection was Something for the Pain by Dr. Paul Austin.
For more information about Durham Reads Together, visit durhamcountylibrary.org/drt, or contact Joanne Abel at 919-560-0268. More information about the Durham Library Foundation fundraiser is available at durhamlibraryfoundation.org.
Durham Reads Together 2012 Events

Margaret Maron's North Carolina

Sunday, September 9, 3 p.m.
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.

Kick off Durham Reads Together with Margaret Maron as she discusses her Judge Deborah Knott mystery novels. Maron says that her novels "are the pegs on which I hang my love and concerns for North Carolina." While regional in location, the issues covered by these novels are universal. Maron will be signing her new book, Three-Day Town, and others in the series after the reading.

An Old Family Tradition: Bootlegging in North Carolina

Sunday, September 16, 3 p.m.
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.

The first book in the Deborah Knott series, Bootlegger's Daughter, addresses the challenges faced by judicial candidate Knott when her father's bootlegging past becomes an issue. Join historian Todd Johnson for a look at the illegal liquor trade, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the present, including speeches and stories from personalities on both sides of the law. Harold Terry of the Doc Branch Band will provide music. Photo courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina.

Race In Margaret Maron's North Carolina

Saturday, September 22, 3 p.m.
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.

Racial inequality in the judicial system was the main factor that led Deborah Knott to run for judge, and North Carolina's complicated relationship with race is expertly woven into many of the Judge Knott novels. Join Dr. Sharon Holland, Associate Professor of English, African & African American Studies and Women's Studies at Duke University, for a discussion on how racial issues are explored in Maron's books.

Margaret Maron Meet Up

Saturday, September 22, 5:30 p.m.
Dos Perros Restaurant
200 N. Mangum St.

Get together with other Margaret Maron fans, and discuss any of her Deborah Knott books. Bring your favorite book, and join the lively conversation.

Dine Out for Durham Library Foundation

Sunday, September 23, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Bull Street Gourmet & Market
3710 Shannon Rd.

Dine out at Bull Street Market and 10 percent of sales will be donated to Durham Library Foundation to benefit Durham County Library. Have a great meal at Bull Street Gourmet & Market followed by a Durham Reads Together program on "Southern Cooking," featuring local chefs at Southwest Regional Library just down the street.

Southern Cooking

Sunday, September 23, 3 p.m.
Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Rd.

Food plays an important part in the culture of the South and in Maron's novels. In Up Jumps the Devil, Deborah Knott says, "My family will drop every other subject to discuss food." Join Bob Garner, television personality and food author, as he moderates a panel of leading proponents of Southern cooking, including Chefs Ben Barker of Magnolia Grill, Billy Cotter of Toast, Amy Tornquist of Watts Street Grocery and Iron Chef Walter Royal of the Angus Barn as they discuss Southern food cultures.

Book Discussion: Bootlegger's Daughter & Three-Day Town

Monday, September 24, 7 p.m.
Casbah, 1007 West Main St.

Discuss the first and last books in the Judge Knott mystery series, Bootlegger's Daughter and Three-Day Town. Read or reread the classic southern mystery, Bootlegger's Daughter. Written 20 years ago, it won all four major mystery novel awards: the Edgar, Agatha, Anthony and Macavity Awards - a feat never equaled since! We will also discuss the latest in the series, Three-Day Town. Deborah Knott finds herself working with Lieutenant Sigrid Harald, who is the detective from Maron's first mystery series. Three-Day Town is the 2012 Agatha Award winner. The discussion will be led by Amanda Mackay Smith, author of Death is Academic and Death on the Eno, both set in Durham. This event is co-sponsored by the Casbah<http://casbahdurham.com/>.

North Regional Library Book Club

Tuesday, September 25, 10 a.m.
North Regional Library, 221 Milton Rd.

The North Regional Book Club will discuss Bootlegger's Daughter.

Family Farms or Suburban Sprawl?

Sunday, September 30, 3 p.m.
South Regional Library, 4505 S. Alston Ave.

The "suburbanization" of farm land is a frequent subplot in the Judge Knott series. Join Steve and Martha Leonard Mobley, owners of Meadow Lane Farm and popular vendors at the Durham Farmers' Market, for a discussion on the future of family farms and other land use issues in the Triangle.

Margaret Maron Roast and Toast

Sunday, October 7, 2:30 p.m.
Ambassador Ballroom, Washington Duke Inn, 3001 Cameron Blvd.

Join authors Bren Witchger, Diane Chamberlain and Katy Munger, members of Margaret Maron's writing group, the Weymouth 7, as they roast and toast her. Maron's new novel, Three-Day Town, has a dedication that reads: "This one is to the Weymouth 7 - Diane Chamberlain, Katy Munger, Sarah Shaber, Alexandra Sokoloff, Kathy Trocheck and Bren Bonner Witchger - who were there at the conception and cheered me on to the delivery. Thanks, ladies." The authors will be signing their books following the program. This event is co-sponsored by the Washington Duke Inn.

Durham County Library provides the entire community with books, services and other resources that inform, inspire learning, cultivate understanding and excite the imagination. As a department of Durham County Government, the library furthers Goal 1 of the county's Strategic Plan by enhancing cultural, educational and creative opportunities. For more information about the library, visit durhamcountylibrary.org.
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