The 2012 Tennessee Antiquarian Book Fair will include one speaker on Saturday morning, three on Saturday afternoon, and two on Sunday afternoon.Topics will include book collecting, history, writing works of speculative fiction, children's literature, and crime fiction. Some of the scheduled speakers are Dr. Michael Bradley, Mr. Larry Woods, and Ms. Nancy C. Hall.
The sessions will take place in the theatre of the CowanCenter for the Arts located one block from Monterey Station.Speaker signings and receptions will be held in Monterey Station.One $5 general admission ticket will allow access to both the fair and all the sessions.Theatre seating at the sessions is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Myths and Mysteries of the Civil War (Saturday: 2:30 - 3:30 PM)
Dr. Michael R. Bradley is the author of several books on the War Between the States period including Tullahoma: The 1863 Campaign; With Blood and Fire: Behind Union Lines in MiddleTennessee; Nathan Bedford Forrest's Escort & Staff in War and Peace; It Happened in the CivilWar; and Home Fires in the Line of Fire, published as part of an anthology titled Sister States/Enemy Statesabout the war in Tennessee and Kentucky.Two recent articles have been published in North & South magazine; "Death Lists in Middle Tennessee," and "In the Crosshairs: Confederate Civilians Targeted for Death by the United States Army." His most recent book is Myths and Mysteries of the Civil War. He also writes on other topics including the Revolutionary War, the Great Smoky Mountains, and historical stories.Dr. Bradley has written for various reference works, including The Civil Rights Encyclopedia and The Tennessee Encyclopedia, and Sports Encyclopedia.In February 2010 Dr. Bradley was appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen to the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
Book Collecting 101 (Sunday 3:00 - 4:30 PM)
Larry Woods is a senior partner at Woods & Woods law firm in Nashville and is a professor teaching pre-law courses at TennesseeStateUniversity.Larry and his wife Saralee own and operate the BookMan/BookWoman used bookstore near the campus of VanderbiltUniversity.It is consistently voted as Nashville's Best Used Bookstore by Nashville Scene readers.Larry Woods is a lover of books. His obsession with books began as a boy when his mother took him on his first visit to the downtown Nashville Library. He discovered books that enabled him to travel anywhere through time and he was hooked. He began his serious collection first with Edgar Rice Burroughs and his Tarzan series and then moved on to collect all kinds of books. His personal collection now numbers more than 100,000 books, not including the books for sale at BookMan/BookWoman Used Books. When BookMan/BookWoman first opened, Saralee said the slogan of their store was "selling my husband's books." Larry teaches classes about collecting books and identifying first editions. He is also a book reviewer for several newspapers and for television.
Ms. Nancy C. Hall is a devoted teacher and artist who advocates for art education and children's literacy. She will introduce her new children's series about Harold the Snail and his friends Acre, Spot, and Flit. Half of her session will involve reading the first book in the series to children and parents. The other half will focus on the latest research on teaching children to read.
