Events and Readings
Honenberger is hard at work on the publication of her second novel, Waltzing Cowboys. The first prize excerpt from 2004 appears on the short stories link of this website, though there have been some changes to the opening chapter after the editors read it. Expect the novel, trade paper, in late 2008 or early 2009.



January 15, 2008
Conversation with the Author. Duncan Branch, Alexandria Public Library, 2501 Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandria, VA. 7:30pm.

February 2008
Reading and Signing, Tampa Public Library. Tampa, FL. Details TBA.

February 19, 2008
Conversation with the Author and Reading. Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 West Bearss Ave., Tampa, FL 33618-1828, phone 813.273.3652. 7:00pm.

March 7, 2008
Conversation with the Author and Reading. Austin Davis Public Library, 17808 Wayne Road, Odessa, FL 33556. Phone 813.273.3652. 11:00am.

March 25, 2008
Meet the Author and Signing. Bedford Public Library. 321 N Bridge St, Bedford, VA 24523. Tel (540) 586-8911. 4 -5:30 pm.

Conversation with the Author. Bedford Business and Professional Women's Club Dinner, Olde Liberty Station Restaurant, RSVP Kim Snow ksnowenh@jetbroadband.com. 5:30pm.

May 5, 2008
Strengthening Your Writing, an author presentation. Keswick Writers, Keswick Hall, Keswick, VA. 7pm.

June 6, 2008
Book Fair: VA PRESS WOMEN will sell their books at the Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau Gift Shop and Visitors Center at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. 5pm - 7:30pm.

June 8, 2008
Author Presentation/Fundraiser for Mary's Family, an organization for families with special needs children. Fauquier Springs Country Club, Warrenton, Virginia. Also presenting, Cliff Shoemaker - the attorney who just won the Polling case before the Special Court of Claims. Event is free to public. Advance tickets available from Martha J. Toomey, Founding Director, Mary's Family (mjtoomey1995@yahoo.com, 540.364.4757, PO Box 236, Orlean, VA 20128). 2pm - 5pm.

July 7, 2008
“Women in Business" Fair. St. Margaret's School Gym, Water Lane, Tappahannock, VA. 5-8 PM.
Sponsored by the Northern Neck BPW, to benefit The Haven Women's Shelter.

December 6, 2008
Pre-release party for the second novel, Waltzing Cowboys. Details TBA.

January 1, 2009
Release of Waltzing Cowboys.





To view past events, scroll down below Discussion Points for Book Clubs.

Discussion Points for Book Clubs
 
1. What role does adversity play in Lacy’s perceptions of the world and of her ability to direct or alter the events in her life?

2. What do Lacy’s memories of her childhood tell us about her as a person? How do they inform her role as a mother?

3. What ethical or moral obligation do doctors have to tell the whole truth to the families of their patients? Was there any justification for the doctors’ withholding information from Lacy based on their perception that she wasn’t strong enough to handle the truth?

4. If career choice is based in part on personality, how does Jean’s dissatisfaction with her job affect the way she views herself as a person? As a mother?

5. What are the pros and cons of one parent revealing to another child’s parent(s) information about their child’s participation in dangerous or illegal activities?

6. How is the portrayal of Hamilton Fine important to the development of Jean’s character? To her realizations about balance between career and family? How about Adriana Kordoba’s effect on Jean’s self-analysis?

7. How do the contrasts between Lacy and Jean contribute to the reader’s understanding of the challenges working mothers face?

8. When is it that Lacy finally realizes she can change the world around her? Are there other times in her journey when there is a glimmer of that possibility?

9. At what point is the risk from a vaccine too great to encourage its use? Who should make that decision and what part should parents play in that decision?

10. Consider the challenges Lacy and Scott Kellam faced when Danny was injured by the vaccine and how the manufacturers and the government might have assisted in meeting those challenges.

Past Events and Readings
 
November 30, 2006
Publisher’s Release Date Release Party: Arts Center in Orange. Wine and Food for Thought. Come as you are. A percentage of the proceeds from book sales will benefit the Arts Center. East Main Street opposite Orange Depot, 7:00pm.

December 1, 2006
Sale and Signing: Arts Center in Orange. Takes place during Garden Club Holiday Sale. 10:00am - 1:00pm.

December 2, 2006
Sale and Signing: St. Isadore's Holiday Bazaar. Percentage of proceeds will benefit St. Isadore's Scholarship Fund. Route 15 South of Orange at Industrial Park Access Road. 8:00am - noon.

December 4, 2006
Radio Interview: Coy Barefoot's C'VILLE RIGHT NOW on WINA 1070 AM. 5:30pm. (Please note change in date and time.)

Dinner, Reading and Signing: Smith Club of Charlottesville. Ednam, Charlottesville, VA. 6:00pm.

December 5, 2006
Selections and Signing: Culpeper Public Library, sponsored by The Friends of the Library. Books provided by The Corner Shelf. Refreshments. 5:00 - 6:00pm.

December 9, 2006
Book Signing: New Dominion Bookstore, Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA. 10:00am - 1:00pm.

December 13, 2006
Charlottesville Writers’ Club Christmas Party, Pot-Luck Holiday Dinner and reading at South Street, Charlottesville, VA 6:30pm. Located in pink building above South Street Brewery, top floor.

January 2007
Talk and Reading: Writing Fiction Around Current Political Issues. Details to follow. 7 pm.

January 20, 2007
Literary Tidbits: Selections from White Lies, a Spouse/Guest presentation at the Virginia Bar Association Mid-Year Conference. The Williamsburg Lodge. Saturday, 10:00am.

January 22, 2007
Interview with Virginia This Morning on WTVR (CBS Channel 6). 10:00am.

February 7, 2007
Fluvanna Friends of the Library: Carysbrook Library (Route 15 between Palmyra and Fork Union). 11:00am.

February 19, 2007
Dinner Program: Culpeper Business & Professional Women's Club. Dinner and selections read by author. Best Western, Culpeper, VA. 6:30pm.

February 21, 2007
Charlottesville Chapter of VA Writers Club: Reading and talk, First Draft to First Novel. Barnes & Noble, Charlottesville, VA. 7:00pm.

February 22, 2007
St. Thomas' Church Book Club, Orange, VA. 7:00pm.

February 23-25, 2007
South Carolina Book Festival, Columbia, SC.
Panel with Jennifer Gilmore on Sunday, February 25, 2007. Congaree Meeting Room A 12:45 pm. Columbia Convention Center Exhibition Hall Signing 1:40 pm.

February 26, 2007
Statesboro Friends of the Library: Statesboro, GA. 7pm.

February 27, 2007
Georgia Southern University: Presentation to English 1102, Newton Building Room 2209. 11 am.


Live interview on Fax Radio in Vero Beach with Radio Rhett Palmer, host to the stars.

March 8, 2007
Smith Club Luncheon. Maggiano’s at Westshore Plaza, Tampa. Noon.

March 18, 2007
Smith Club of the Triangle. Chapel Hill, NC. 2 pm.

March 21, 2007
Forest Lakes Book Club. Charlottesville, VA. 7 pm.

March 22, 2007
VA BOOK Festival:

The Blue Ridge Anthology Project, From Pen to Print. Honenberger will appear with Coy Barefoot, Hilda Ward, and Jack Trammel with Moderator Gary Kessler to read and discuss writing and editing for a juried collection of local writers including David Baldacci, George Garrett, Rita Dove and the panel members. City Council Chambers, Charlottesville, VA. 2 pm.

Political Issues in Fiction. Honenberger will appear with novelists Robert Early, Thomas Allan, and Larry Baker. City Council Chambers, Charlottesville, VA. 4 pm.

Reception for Release of The Blue Ridge Anthology. JAVA JAVA, Downtown Mall, 6 pm.

March 29, 2007
Friends of the Piedmont Book Club. Gordonsville, VA. 6 pm.

March 31, 2007
BPW Western Regional Meeting. Harrisonburg, VA. 10 am.

April 4, 2007
Book Club luncheon: Middleburg, VA.

April 19, 2007
Smith College Northampton, VA. Presentation to Methods of Literary Study II. White Lies is being taught in this class and I will be appearing to read and answer questions. See Smith College E-News for interview and details.

April 20, 2007
Dartmouth College Bookstore. Barnes & Noble, Hanover, NH. 7 pm.

April 25, 2007
VA TECH Blacksburg, VA. Presentation to Literature and Medicine Class. Details TBA.

April 26, 2007
Book Club in Blacksburg, 7 pm.

May 18, 2007
Speaker, State Business & Professional Women’s Club Networking Dinner. Great Wolf Lodge. Williamsburg, VA 5:30 pm.

May 19, 2007
BPW State Convention. Williamsburg, VA. 9 am.

May 22, 2007
BOOKS ALIVE, sponsored by Friends of the Library, at the Meeting Room of the Northumberland Public Library. 1304 Northumberland Highway, Northumberland, VA 22473. 7 pm.

June 5, 2007
Reading, Prince's Bookstore. 109 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA. 7 pm.

Hampton Roads Chapter, Virginia Writers Club, 9-11 am.

June 6, 2007
Remarks, Reading and Dinner. Cedar Point Book Club, Suffolk, VA. 6:15 pm.

June 9, 2007
Reading and Signing, Borders at Central Park. Fredericksburg, VA. 1 pm.

July 30, 2007
Nantucket Book Club, Nantucket, MA. Details TBA.

August 25, 2007
Local Author Signing and Celebration, Porter Branch Library, 2001 Parkway Boulevard, Stafford, VA 22554
Phone: 540/659-4909. Noon to 5 pm.
September 5, 2007
Fluvanna Friends of the Library: Carysbrook Library (Route 15 between Palmyra and Fork Union). 10 am.

September 20, 2007
Conversation with the Author and Reading. Fauquier BPW Club at Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 5th and Main, Social Hall. 6:45 pm.

September 23, 2007
Conversation with the Author. Porter Branch Library, 2001 Parkway Blvd, Stafford, VA 22554. 3pm.

September 24, 2007
Conversation with the Author and Signing. Fredericksburg Main Library, Caroline Street, Downtown Fredericksburg, VA. 7 pm.

September 27, 2007
Princeton Area Smith Club, Princeton, NJ. Details TBA.

October 2, 2007
Television interview, “Cover to Cover” on BTW 21, Collinsville, VA. 2pm.

October 3, 2007
Keswick Club Book Club Luncheon (by invitation). Champagne Reception and Remarks by Author. 11:30am – 2pm.

October 6, 2007
Capital BookFest Fiction Panel and Reading 11 am to 11:50 am. The Blvd at The Capital Centre, Largo, MD. Books available at Borders, Capital Center, Largo, MD. More details at www.capitalbookfest.org.

October 8, 2007
Conversation with the Author, Friends of the Blue Ridge Regional Library, Martinsville, VA. 11am.

October 13, 2007
Book Talk, Norfolk Smith Club. Private Home. 4pm.

October 16, 2007
Virginia Association of Community Bankers Spouse Guest Program. Brunch and Author Presentation. Williamsburg Lodge Conference Center (tickets available at kgarner@vacb.org). 9:30am.

October 20, 2007
Book ‘Em, Waynesboro Literacy Festival. Waynesboro, VA.

Panel Discussion: White Lies: Transforming Fact to Fiction, details TBA.
Panel Discussion: Blue Ridge Anthology and Reading, details TBA.

November 3, 2007
A Reading by Virginia Poet Laureate Caroline Kreiter-Foronda, Hosted by Honenberger. Woodlands Hotel, Williamsburg, VA 4pm.