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Upcoming Events at the Hoole Special Collections Library
Fall 2011
The Authentic Animal: Reading and Talk with Dave Madden
Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Talk to start at 5:30 pm
Location: Hoole Library 2nd floor Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
UA Assistant Professor in the Creative Writing program, Dave Madden will read from his new book, The Authentic Animal: Inside the Odd and Obsessive World of Taxidermy (St. Martin's Press, 2011). A reception and signing will take place before and after the talk.
Publisher’s Weekly says The Authentic Animal “muses with verve and wit on the relationships between human and animal, art and artifact, as well as on the collector’s obsession.” Kirkus Reviews calls the book a “readable, sometimes chilling tour of an intriguing subculture.” And Booklist sees “genuine curiosity, respect, depth, and wit,” in the writing of “this remarkably entertaining and thought-provoking book.”
Join us on Wednesday, November 16th for brief remarks and a reception celebrating the gift of the Janette Goldstein Blum scrapbooks to the Hoole Library. In honor of Mrs. Blum's 100th birthday in January, 2012, these scrapbooks document student life at The University of Alabma in the early 1930s, as well as the tragic tornado in Northport in 1932.
The W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library is located 2nd floor Mary Harmon Bryant Hall (500 Hackberry Lane) on the UA campus.
