Susann Cokal

Our host This Friday night, I'm getting in the ring with one of Richmond's favorite (and best named) storytellers, Slash Coleman for Literary Mischief, his refreshing and oddball take on book events. We'll be at The Crossroads Art Center and here's the basic set up. Four authors get a few minutes to talk about anything they choose. Then they face Slash for offbeat interview questions and plenty of audience participation. Yes, you can buy a book and we'll sign it, but the night is about relaxing and connecting with the authors who live and work in this city. I'll likely talk about what it's like to write for kids when your book pushes all the wrong buttons for school administrators. If that doesn't suit you, don't worry. I'll be joined by some of Richmond, Virginia's favorite faces in the arts, too. The lineup: Harry Kollatz, Jr - Senior writer and Arts and Entertainment Editor at Richmond Magazine  (Yep, you know him. The dashing guy in the fabulous hat.) He's the author of Richmond in Ragtime. Virginia Pye - former chair of James River Writers, whose debut novel River of Dust, was called "mysterious, exotic and creepy... A fine journey, well worth the effort" by The Washington Post Susann Cokal - critic, college professor essayist, and cat-obsessed friend, whose new novel The Kingdom of Little Wounds has earned a starred review from Kirkus. I admire everybody on the list, but we are a far-flung bunch, so who knows how Slash will knit us all together.  That's the fun. Our work spans…