HALL BOOK EXCHANGE holds 2nd annual 24 hour READ-A-THON!Beginning 5pm Friday, October 23 and ending 5pm Saturday, October 24th, participants of all ages will be reading around the clock at Hall Book Exchange in Gainesville, GA.Benefiting the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy, readers are asked to donate a minimum of $10 per hour or get sponsors.Events include a bedtime story at 7pm for little and big kids. Robyn Hood Black will be reading Sir Mike for preschoolers and signing her book entitled Wolves. Rachel Glazer will read from several titles by Carmen Deedy.Reading continues through the night and on Saturday our day begins with author Kay Bratt speaking on and signing "Silent Tears".Authors and guests appearing on Saturday are:
9am - Kay Bratt, Silent Tears
10am - Danny Kofke, How To Survive (and perhaps thrive) On a Teacher's Salary
11am - Beverly Bartlett, The Lord's Garden
Noon - Sandra Stump, The Privileged Few
Noon - Frank Maguire, Raymond Chandler, A Symposium
1pm - Gordon Sawyer, Northeast Georgia History
2pm - Vanessa Siddle Walker, Hello Professor
3pm - Candice Dyer
All proceeds from these author's books sales go to the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy.
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