CAT Read-In Set for February 11th

Sheila Williams , noted author led read-ins at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2009. Students were encouraged to discuss her works and presentation following her readings in the French Hall multipurpose room.

Ms. Williams has authored four books to wide acclaim. She writes from a background that is rich in experience as one can tell from her biography as posted on her website . Following is an excerpt;

"... born and brought up in Columbus, Ohio; educated in the Columbus Public Schools (and they did a darned fine job of it, I think); attended Ohio Wesleyan University (there’s a story there . . .) and graduated from The University of Louisville (Kentucky has been very, very good to me). I’ve worked as a legal secretary, corporate paralegal and mutual fund product manager. I have served time in law firms, a Fortune 500 corporation and two banks. Fortunately, I escaped -- ran away, crossed a bridge and burned the darned bridge behind me! (Don’t believe the crap about not burning bridges -- sometimes you have to do it in order to keep the jerks from coming after you!). I wrote my first book a hundred years ago on a manual Smith-Corona typewriter and used my kitchen table as a desk. My children were seven and four and wondered what the heck I was doing. Twenty plus years later, I got my first book contract. Who says good things don’t come to those who wait . . . and wait . . .

That was 2001. Since that time, Dancing on the Edge of the Roof (GOG New Author of the Year Award, 2003), The Shade of My Own Tree, On the Right Side of A Dream (both nominated for the Kentucky Literary Prize for Fiction) and Girls Most Likely (July, 2006) have been published.

Girls Most Likely is my most recent novel and one that is very dear to me. It chronicles the friendship of four women (Vaughn, Irene, Susan and Audrey) from age ten through their thirtieth high school reunion. People magazine said that it was “cheerfully addictive”. I also tried to make it fun, poignant, realistic and thought-provoking and dedicated it to the memory of my lovely mother, Myrtle Jones Humphrey. It will always be my mother’s book."

For more on her books - click book info.

Click Here for a copy of the Read In Poster.

Read In 2009 was co-sponsored by The Center for Access and Transition and Diversity Education (part of Student Activities & Leadership Development.

The Read In was free and open to the public.