{"id":64458,"date":"2015-02-26T11:37:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T16:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=64458"},"modified":"2019-07-09T16:39:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T20:39:39","slug":"authors-every-genre-taking-part-ucf-book-festival-april-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/authors-every-genre-taking-part-ucf-book-festival-april-18th\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors from Every Genre Taking Part in the UCF Book Festival April 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"
Spanning genres, styles, and age groups, the\u00a0UCF Book Festival\u00a0brings a wide variety of authors to campus each year for panel discussions, book signings, cooking demonstrations, and much more. This year’s event is no different, with authors and activities ranging from cooking demonstrations to thrillers, murder mysteries, young adult novels, children’s books, writing workshops, and more.<\/p>\n
This year’s keynote author,\u00a0Terry McMillan, is a bestselling author whose books have not only been loved by millions of fans but have also been successfully adapted into major motion pictures (Waiting to Exhale<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0How Stella Got Her Groove Back<\/em>). With her latest release,\u00a0Who Asked You?<\/em>, Terry McMillan continues to highlight her ability to tell emotional and moving stories that feature relatable, real-life characters. Her talk at this year’s festival will give Ms. McMillan a chance to share her life, her work, and her inspirations with new and longtime fans alike.<\/p>\n With 2015 marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the U.S. Civil War, author S.C. Gwynne’s\u00a0book\u00a0Rebel Yell<\/em>, an in-depth look at the life and career of Confederate General “Stonewall” Jackson, comes at the perfect time. Going beyond the history of events during and after the Civil War, Gwynne’s book examines how a once relatively unknown general with little experience came to be the successful battle leader and historic figure we know of today.<\/p>\n Contemporary histories are featured as well, from\u00a0Sheri Fink’s\u00a0depiction of the hurricane Katrina aftermath at Memorial Hospital in\u00a0Five Days at Memorial<\/em>, to Luis Martinez-Fernandez’s complete history of\u00a0Revolutionary Cuba<\/em>; from the little-known story of women journalists and the early days of food writing in\u00a0Kim Voss’\u00a0The Food Section<\/em>,\u00a0to the untold fate of Florida farmworkers in Dale Slongwhite’s\u00a0Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food,<\/em> to the history of how America’s game took shape in Richard Crepeau’s NFL Football: A History of America’s New National Pastime<\/em>.<\/p>\n Moving from history to memoir, the 2015 UCF Book Festival is also excited to welcome\u00a0Yamma Brown, daughter of the legendary “Godfather of Soul” James Brown, to the event. Her book,\u00a0Cold Sweat: My Father James Brown and Me<\/em>, offers a revealing look at a daughter searching for the love and approval of a complicated father – who also happened to be one of the most legendary musicians and performers of our time.<\/p>\n With science and mathematics education making headway and headlines across the country, it makes sense to bring in an expert who specializes in advancing the study of science by making it fun.\u00a0Dr. Ainissa Ramirez, author of\u00a0Save Our Science<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Newton’s Football: The Science Behind America’s Game<\/em>, does just that through her series of science education web videos, her books, and her presentations across the country. A tireless evangelist who encourages students of all ages to\u00a0pursue\u00a0science, math, and engineering, Dr. Ramirez’s talks are always interesting, exciting, and engaging.<\/p>\n