FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Event: Horror Genre Book Club To Be Launched October 9, 2007 Book Discussion Leader: Scott Blanks, California. Email: scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx What do you envision when presented with the word horror? Now, let's be a bit more specific. What comes to mind when you hear the phrase horror fiction? Many will think of Stephen King and Anne Rice. Others will picture Dracula or Frankenstein. Perhaps the tales of Edgar Allan Poe will be the response. No answer is more or less appropriate than any other, thus revealing one of the beauties of the horror genre: Horror is in the mind of the beholder, or in this case, the reader. Horror can be culled from a multitude of books, including many which would clearly seem to fall outside of the boundaries of horror fiction. A family saga, containing all the tragedy that everyday life has to offer, will provide as much horror content for one reader as a novel penned by a longtime horror author will for the die-hard horror aficionado. Yet, the horror genre is often misunderstood, or simply overlooked by many readers. Come join the horror book club if you dare, where we will discuss everything from the identity of horror in all its literary forms, to lesser known authors in an often misinterpreted field of fiction. During our first meeting, we will decide upon our initial reading selection, as well as dates and times for subsequent meetings. If you have any questions, suggestions, criticisms, or other revelations to contribute to the evolution of this reading group, feel free to contact me at: scottsjb@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2007. Time: 5:30 p.m. Pacific, 6:30 p.m. Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Central, 8:30 p.m. Eastern and outside the USA Wednesday GMT 00:30 Where: The Friends of Bookshare Online Community Room at: http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs7867a2369e0e All programs are open to everyone worldwide. There is no membership requirement, no direct cost, and no need to register. . No password is required. All you need is a PC running Windows 2000 or later, an Internet connection, a sound card, and speakers. (Mac and Linux access coming soon.) A microphone will be needed to allow you to interact audibly with the presenter and each other. If, however, you do not have a microphone, text chatting will be allowed. If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and run. A link to the software is available on the Friends community rooms entry screen.. Don't hesitate to invite all your friends. Seating is unlimited and All events are FREE! Also, stop by the community room anytime to visit with friends, get personalized training on book scanning, submission and validating get immediate answers to Bookshare issues, or just hang out with friends. Archives of past events are available on the Friends of Bookshare website. See you Tuesday, October 9! Media Contact: Friends of Bookshare Pat Price, Planning Committee Chair 317-254-1185 Email: pat@xxxxxxxxxxxx This online live event is entirely an activity of Bookshare volunteers that is sponsored by the Accessible World in partnership with Talking Communities. http://www.accessibleworld.org Media Contacts for Additional Information: Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee Helping Hands for the Blind 818-998-0044 Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com Pat Price, Events Coordinator The Accessible World Symposiums 317-254-1185 Skype: patprice1 Email: pat@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.accessibleworld.org -- If you no longer wish to receive any more announcements from the Accessible World announce list service, you may unsubscribe, edit your preferences or forward this email by using one of the links below. Unsubscribe: this link Update your preferences or unsubscribe: this link Forward a Message to Someone: this link