Neil Gaiman, William Shatner Join 'Read-a-Thon' Celebrating Ray Bradbury's 100th Birthday (raybradburyreadathon.com) 12
An anonymous reader quotes Rolling Stone:
To mark what would have been author Ray Bradbury's 100th birthday on August 22nd, the Library of Congress, the Los Angeles Public Library and libraries from across the nation have banded together for a virtual "read-a-thon" dedicated to Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
Actors William Shatner and Rachel Bloom, authors Susan Orlean, Marlon James and Neil Gaiman and dozens more will each introduce or read a portion of the landmark 1953 novel. "Those segments, and a few from celebrity guests, will be edited into one continuous reading of the entire book, creating four hours of thought-provoking entertainment. Some readers will record from their homes, others from their hometown," organizers of the Read-a-Thon said in a statement. The event will premiere on August 22nd at 4:30pm EST at the Ray Bradbury Read-a-Thon site. the four-hour stream will rebroadcast there until September 5th.
Actors William Shatner and Rachel Bloom, authors Susan Orlean, Marlon James and Neil Gaiman and dozens more will each introduce or read a portion of the landmark 1953 novel. "Those segments, and a few from celebrity guests, will be edited into one continuous reading of the entire book, creating four hours of thought-provoking entertainment. Some readers will record from their homes, others from their hometown," organizers of the Read-a-Thon said in a statement. The event will premiere on August 22nd at 4:30pm EST at the Ray Bradbury Read-a-Thon site. the four-hour stream will rebroadcast there until September 5th.
Went to one of his seminars (Score:4, Interesting)
His greatest contribution to my life was "Remember you have a gift, the power to weave a story to engage people. Practice your craft. Today, tomorrow, certainly the day after the oil runs out, all the stories will be local again"
I read this at 4:29PM (Score:4, Informative)
The site appears to be "busy" "very busy".
Here are YT links to the actual performances:
Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playli... [youtube.com]
Or:
Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
slashdotted already (Score:2)
Gone (Score:2)
He's dead, Dave!
Re: (Score:2)
Dave's not here, man.
I collect signed Bradbury firsts (Score:3)
(Among many, many other SF/F/H first editions [lawrenceperson.com]) .
You can see what I've collected here [lawrenceperson.com].
We also corresponded a little, but I never got a chance to meet him.
I can't imagine.... anything... (Score:3)
How much? (Score:1)
Was Shatner paid to appear?