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Featured Titles

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27 Views of Asheville

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Jenny Bennett, author of Murder at the Jumpoff

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G-I
Bob Garner, author of Bob Garner’s Book of Barbecue
Philip Gerard, author of The Patron Saint of Dreams
Home Is Where
Mike Hubbard, author of Storming the State House

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Rheta Grimsley Johnson, author of Hank Hung the Moon

M-O
Sharyn McCrumb, author of Ghost Riders
Erik Lars Myers, author of North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries

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Edith Pearlman, author of Binocular Vision

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Carolyn Sakowski, author of Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads, 3rd Ed.
Rose Senehi, author of Render Unto the Valley
Lin Stepp, author of Delia's Place
Michel Stone, author of The Iguana Tree
Melinda Rainey Thompson, author of I’ve Had It Up to Here with Teenagers

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27 Views of Asheville

27 Views of Asheville: A Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry
Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 3 p.m.
Blue Ridge Books
With contributors Wayne Caldwell, George Ellison, Heather Newton and Susan Reinhardt
152 South Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
Phone: 828-456-6000
Web

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Jenny Bennett

JENNY BENNETT, author of Murder at the Jumpoff
Sunday May 27, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Malaprop's Bookstore/Café
55 Haywood St.
Asheville, NC 28801
Web

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Bob Garner

BOB GARNER, author of Bob Garner’s Book of Barbecue
Thursday, May 17 at 6 p.m.
McIntyre’s Books
2000 Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Phone: 919-542-3030
Web

Friday, May 18 from 5 – 6 p.m.
North Carolina State Fair
Got to be NC Agricultural Festival
Raleigh, NC
Web

Saturday, May 19
A Southern Season
University Mall
201 South Estes Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-929-7133
Web

Thursday, June 7 from Noon-1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Stamey’s Old Fashioned Barbecue
2206 High Point Road
Greensboro, NC 27403
Phone: 366-299-9888
Web

Friday, June 8 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1925 Hampton Inn Court
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Phone: 336-774-0800

Saturday, June 9 from 2 – 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
3125 Waltham Blvd.
Burlington, NC 27215
Phone: 336-584-0869

Tuesday, June 12 at 7 p.m.
Park Road Books
4139 Park Road
Charlotte, NC 28209
Phone: 704-525-9239
Web

Thursday, June 14 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Bum’s Restaurant
566 Third Street
Ayden, NC 28513
Phone: 252-746-6880
Web

Thursday, June 28 from 6 – 8 p.m.
Two Sister’s Bookery
318 Nutt Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone: 910-762-4444
Web

Tuesday, July 10 from 7 - 8 p.m.
Durham County Library - Southwest Regional Library
3605 Shannon Rd
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: (919) 560-8590
Web

Thursday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-828-7912
Web

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Philip Gerard

PHILIP GERARD, author of The Patron Saint of Dreams
Monday, May 21 at 7 p.m.
Emrys Reading Room
Chicora Alley
608b South Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: 864-409-3679

Wednesday, May 23 at 6 p.m.
Two Sisters Bookery
318 Nutt Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone: (910) 762-4444

June 1-3
Civil War History Weekend in NC
Wilmington, NC
Web

Sunday, June 17 at 2 p.m.
Park Road Books
4139 Park Road
Charlotte, NC
Phone: 704.525.9239

Saturday, June 23 at 7 p.m.
Malaprops Bookstore/Café
55 Haywood St.
Asheville, NC 28801

Thursday, September 6 at 6:30 p.m.
New Hanover Public Library
Wilmington, NC

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Home Is Where

Home Is Where
Tuesday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Ajuba Joy, Shirlette Ammons, Lenard Moore, and Jacki Shelton Green
Quail Ridge Books
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 828-1588

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Mike Hubbard

MIKE HUBBARD, author of Storming the State House
Saturday, June 9 at 2 p.m.
Books-A-Million #723
2243 Tiger Town Pkwy
Opelika, AL 36801
Phone: 334-741-8554

Tuesday, June 12 at 7 p.m.
Books-A-Million #180
757 Brookwood Village
Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone: 205-870-0213

Thursday, June 14 at 7 p.m.
Books-A-Million #637
Montgomery/East Chase
Montgomery, AL 36117
Phone: 334-273-4679

Friday, June 15
J&M Bookstore
1100 South College Street
Auburn, AL 36832
Phone: (334) 826-8844

Saturday, June 16 at 2 p.m.
Books-A-Million #341
3525 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: 334-712-1341

Tuesday, June 19 at 7 p.m.
Books-A-Million #421
3800 Gulf Shores Parkway
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Phone: 251-968-4222

Thursday, June 21 at 7 p.m.
Books-A-Million #626
3960 Airport Boulevard
Mobile, AL 36606
Phone: 251-341-0133

Tuesday, June 26 at 7 p.m.
Books-A-Million #377
318 Cox Creek Parkway
Florence, AL 35630
Phone: 256-766-2210

Thursday, June 28 at 7 p.m.
Books-A-Million #445
1001-7 North Memorial Parkway
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 256-536-1940

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Rheta Grimsley Johnson

RHETA GRIMSLEY JOHNSON, author of Hank Hung the Moon
Friday, May 18 at Noon
Page & Palette
32 South Section Street
Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone: 251-928-5295

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Sharyn McCrumb

SHARYN MCCRUMB, author of Ghost Riders
Wednesday, May 16 at 4 p.m.
North Carolina Museum of History
Lecture with Q&A afterwards
5 East Edenton St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-807-7835
Web

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Erik Lars Myers

ERIK LARS MYERS, author of North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries
Thursday, May 24 from 6 – 8 p.m.
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
215 Southside Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone: 704-525-5644
Web

Wednesday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Malaprop’s Bookstore & Café
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828-254-6734
Web

Thursday, June 1 from 4 – 7 p.m.
Hops and Vines
797 Haywood Road, Suite 100
Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: 828-252-5275
Web

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Edith Pearlman

EDITH PEARLMAN, author of Binocular Vision
Thursday, May 31, at 7 p.m.
Celebrity Bookclub at Newtonville Books
Edith Pearlman on Alice in Wonderland
296 Walnut St.
Newtonville, MA
Web

Monday, July 10 at 7 p.m.
York Public Library
York, Maine

October 14–16
Battleboro Literary Festival
Battleboro, VT

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Carolyn Sakowski

CAROLYN SAKOWSKI, author of Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads, 3rd Ed.
Tuesday, June 19 at Noon
Transylvania County Public Library
Bag Lunch Art Series
212 S. Gaston St
Brevard, NC 28712
Phone: 828-884-3151
Web

Tuesday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m.
King Public Library, Lecture with slideshow
101 Pilot View Dr.
King, NC 27021
Phone: 336-983-3868
Web

Thursday, July 26 at 2 p.m.
Henderson County Public Library
Kaplan Auditorium
301 North Washington St.
Hendersonville, NC 28739
Phone: 828-697-4725
Web

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Rose Senehi

ROSE SENEHI, author of Render Unto the Valley
Friday & Saturday, May 18 & 19
Presenter at Blue Ridge Book Fest
Hendersonville, NC

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LIN STEPP, author of Delia's Place
Saturday, May 19 from 1 - 3 p.m.
Books-A-Million at Governors Crossing Mall
190 Collier Drive
Sevierville, TN 37864
Phone: (865) 908-8994

Friday, May 25 from 3:30 - 7 p.m.
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the Museum Store
from 6 - 7 p.m. at reception before Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Performance
123 Cromwell Drive
Townsend, TN 37882
Phone: (865) 448-0044

Saturday, May 26 from 1 - 3 p.m.
Hastings Bookstore
501 North Foothills Plaza Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
Phone: (865) 977-7111

Saturday, June 2 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Blue Ridge Books
152 S. Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
Phone: (828) 456-6000

Saturday, June 2 from 2 – 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
3 South Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805
Phone: (828) 296-7334

Saturday, June 9 from 1 - 3 p.m.
Books-A-Million
5230 Tennessee Hwy 153
Chattanooga (Hixson), TN 37343
Phone: (423) 874-0870

Saturday, June 16 from 2 – 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
3900 Franklin Terrace
Johnson City, TN 37604
Phone: (423) 952-5577

Saturday, June 23 from 2 – 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1701 Mallory Lane in Cool Springs
Brentwood (Nashville) TN 37027
Phone: (615) 377-9979

Saturday, June 30 from 1 - 3 p.m.
Books-A-Million
4560 Frontage Drive
Cleveland, TN 37312
Phone: (423) 244-9965

Saturday, July 21 from 1 – 3 p.m.
Books-A-Million
2626 E. Stone Drive
Kingsport, TN 37660
Phone: (423) 245-4931

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Michel Stone

MICHEL STONE, author of The Iguana Tree
Saturday, May 19
South Carolina Book Festival
Columbia Convention Center
1101 Lincoln Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Web

Friday, May 25 at 7 p.m.
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 254-6734
Web

Friday, June 1 at 11 a.m.
Litchfield Books
14427 Ocean Hwy # 4313
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
(843) 237-8138

Friday, June 1 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble, Mt Pleasant
1716 Towne Centre Way
Mt. Pleasant SC 29464
Phone: 843-216-9756

Saturday, June 2 at 3 p.m.
Edisto Bookstore
547 Highway 174
Edisto Island, SC 29438
Phone: (843) 869-1885
Web

Thursday, July 12 at 6 p.m.      
The Bookworm
295 Main Street C101
Edwards, CO 81632
Phone:  (970) 926-7323
Web


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Melinda Rainey Thompson

MELINDA RAINEY THOMPSON, author of I’ve Had It Up to Here with Teenagers
Thursday, September 20, Lunch Event
Selma/Dallas Co. Public Library
Selma, AL

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