News
New Edition
Released Alongside 400th Anniversary at Jamestown
LEWISVILLE, NC, MAY 15, 2007 – Press 53 will re-issue
Searching for Virginia Dare on June 1, 2007, to
coincide with the celebrations of the 400th anniversary
of the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
Press 53 picked up the publishing rights for a newly
revised edition of the book, which found wide readership
in North Carolina in its first edition (reviewed and
recommended in Our State, North Carolina Literary
Review, NC Libraries, and Tar Heel Junior
Historian). The book stirred national interest,
including recent selection by the “Reading on the Road”
Traveling Book Club, a program of Minnesota Women’s
Press and its national publication BookWomen.
Author Comments
I’m so excited and pleased about my new publisher,
Press 53. Kevin Watson and Sheryl Monks have created
a feisty new literary press that is re-issuing North
Carolina classics (featuring the works of John Ehle,
prizewinning author of The Land-Breakers and
other novels), and publishing exciting new short story,
poetry, and essay collections from new and emerging
writers. –MH
More News about Searching for Virginia Dare
This October, the
BookWomen Traveling Book Club will tour the
Outer Banks to read Searching for Virginia Dare,
alongside some other great books by women, including Jan
DeBlieu’s Hatteras Journal. This national
book club runs retreats for women who read books by
women – while vacationing in a spot related to the book
list. What a great idea! To register or for more
information, call or email: (651) 646-3968;
books@womenspress.com.
Searching was picked up for the curriculum
of the MFA program at University of Alaska –
Anchorage! Students read Searching
alongside books by Annie Dillard, Maxine Hong Kingston,
and Amy Hempl for a class on Mosaic Writing. I was so
honored! I got to speak to the class via teleconference.
Since my first job working for National Parks
magazine, I’ve always wanted to go to Alaska – maybe
next time I’ll go in person!
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of
Teaching will be studying the Lost Colony as
a resource for teaching at their June training week in
Manteo, NC, and they’ve asked me to present. What fun!
Virginia Dare Day. Manteo celebrates
Virginia Dare Day each year on August 18. After years of
book signings, talks, and events, I realized that we
need a national day to celebrate stories of migration,
immigration, and ancestry. Join me in this new project!
See Virginia Dare Day. |
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