Zack is presenting at the Virginia Festival of the Book, 16-20 March, 2016

At the 22d Annual Virginia Festival of the Book – Zack will be representing Dead, Insane or in Jail: A CEDU Memoir, at the five-day event in Charlottesville, VA. This year some 20k people are expected to attend.

Zack will be appearing on the panel, Hope and Criticism in the Practice of Mental Health. Save the date – Friday 18 March at 2pm at the Downtown Library in Charlottesville.

This event is produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. The Festival of the Book dates again: 3/16 – 3/20!

As a co-panelist Zack will stand among social justice advocates, US mental health policy gurus, and celebrity NPR correspondents. He’ll rub shoulders with some of the most successful writers around: John Grisham, Sara Gruen, Alan Furst, and Tracy Chevalier. Jon Scieszka, known for children’s books, will attend, as will numerous newer literary figures like Zack. See details at VaBook.Org [www.vabook.org]

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