83°F11:40 AM Elvis biographer, other authors to discuss writing and publishing [Colleges]
Want a chance to hear from nationally acclaimed authors with Kentucky ties and learn the nuts and bolts of writing and publishing—for free? This coming Saturday, May 21, the Kentucky Women’s Book Festival will give you the opportunity.
The day will open with Louisville’s Alanna Nash, journalist and biographer. Her latest book, Baby, Let’s Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him, is the first book to focus solely on the singer’s complex relationships with women—and 14-year-old girls. Nash also has written for such publications as Esquire, The New York Times, Playboy and more.
Tania James, author and filmmaker, will present the keynote talk at lunch. James’ debut novel, Atlas of Unknowns, was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. The lunch session is the only one that requires registration and has a charge. Registration for it is required by tomorrow, May 17; call 852-8976. The cost is $16.
Ahab’s Wife author Sena Jeter Naslund will close the festival. Naslund, UofL’s writer-in-residence and program director of Spalding University’s brief-residency Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing, lives in Louisville.
Besides these talks, the day’s schedule includes free public sessions on such topics as writing plays and blogs and getting published. There will be opportunities for book signings and informal networking.
The festival will be from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the University of Louisville’s Ekstrom Library. Information is online at http://louisville.edu/womenscenter/kwbf. For more information, contact Phyllis Webb at 502-852-8976 or phyllis.webb@louisville.edu.
Contact the author at leecopywriting@gmail.com or www.leecopywriting.com.
Photo: Courtesy Harper Collins
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Elvis and 14 year old girls,
I am asking the quetion, what do you mean, 14 year old girls, it sounds like you are trying to make out Elvis was a paedophile.
If you have seen Priscilla talking , you may have seen her say she never had sex with Elvis until they were married, HE REFUSED!!!!!!
Yes, Elvis loved women, I have seen a number of dvd`s where women were talking about meeting Elvis when they were in their early teens, they have all said he was a perfect gentleman and NEVER tried to take advantage.
Maybe you were not making any kind of suggestion, however, you know what people are like and they read a lot more into it than is actually meant then spread lies and rumours,
I would be happy if you would rephrase. thank you.
I read the book, and in it
I read the book, and in it the author noted that Elvis tended to focus on females who were 14 years old or basically virginal (while having older, more experienced women like Tura Satana on the side). Once they had children, he had no interest in them. Still, he had many, many female companions (including Priscilla) who were decidedly on the youthful side. Yes, he may have been the "perfect gentleman," but if a twentysomething man had interest in my 14-year-old daughter or niece, I'd definitely take issue with it. But I guess celebrity and saying "Yes, Ma'am" open a lot of doors.
Also, Priscilla herself has said that their premarital relationship was physical but she was still technically a virgin when they married. And, once she had Lisa Marie, he had little interest in sharing a bed with her. Remember how close he was to his mother and you can see how the Madonna/Whore complex comes into play. Even with the adolescents, he yearned to be mothered.
Hope this helps clear up your suspicious mind. :-)