Book Talk
Wordsmitten will present bestselling novelist Tom Robbins (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Jitterbug Perfume) for a master class in fiction and lunch with book publishing experts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at the St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. NE. The event is a fundraiser for Goodwill's BookWorks Program and United Way's Reading Pals Program. Cost is $125 if registered by Monday, $250 after. Go to wordsmitten-tomrobbins.eventbrite.com/# for registration.
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