John F. Blair, Publisher, is proud to send our authors on tour to offer anecdotes, readings, and other information about their books you will only hear in person.   Please join your favorite Blair author on tour this month!   If you are interested in hosting a Blair author, please contact Carolyn Sakowski.

Authors touring soon:
Doug Butler, author of Walk Atop America (Parkway)
Peter Barr, author of Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers
Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails Events
Randy Russell, author of Ghost Cats of the South
Dan Barefoot, author of Hark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices
Howard Lee, author of The Courage to Lead (Cotton Patch Press)

Edward Norvell, author of Portsmouth
Rheta Grimsley Johnson, author of Poor Man's Provence (NewSouth Books)


 

Homegrown Handmade



Ghost Cats of the South

Randy Russell, author of Ghost Cats of the South

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















































Hark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices

Dan Barefoot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Courage to Lead

Howard Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



























Portsmouth










Poor Man's Provence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Hiking NC's Lookout Towers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Events for Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails

Thursday, August 28

Harmony Branch Library
(Iredell County Library System)
Reading
704-876-1040


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Events with Randy Russell, author of Ghost Cats of the South

Friday, October 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Carpe Librum
5113-A Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
865-588-8080

Saturday & Sunday, October 11and 12

Southern Festival of Books

Nashville, TN

Monday, October 13 at 5 p.m.

Lorelei Books
1103 Washington Street
Vicksburg, MS 39183
601-634-8625

Tuesday, October 14 at 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble
Corporate Woods
2590 CitiPlace Court
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
225-926-9491

Wednesday, October 15 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble
1000 Highland Colony Parkway
Suite 3009
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-605-4028

Thursday, October 16 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Milestone Books
Vestavia Hills City Center
700 Montgomery Hwy, Suite 106
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
205-824-2223

Friday, October 17 at 7 p.m.

Blue Elephant Bookshop
2091 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA 30033
404-728-8955

Monday, October 20 at 5 p.m.

The Happy Bookseller
4525 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29206
803-782-2665

Tuesday, October 21 at 3 p.m.

Barnes & Noble
The Market Commons
1063 Howard Parkway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
843-238-2948

Wednesday, October 22 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble
1716 Towne Centre Way
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
843-216-9764

Thursday, October 23 from 6 - 8 p.m.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Oglethorpe Mall
7804 Abercorn Ext. 72
Savannah, GA 31405
912-353-9231


Saturday, October 25 at 7 p.m.

Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-254-6734


Friday, October 31 at noon

City Lights
3 East Jackson Street
Sylva, NC 28779
828-586-9499

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Events with Dan Barefoot, author of Hark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices

Friday, September 12 at 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble
Friendly Shopping Center
3102 Northline Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27408
336-854-2508

Saturday, September 13

Bookmarks Festival
Winston-Salem, NC

Tuesday, September 16 at 3:30 p.m.

Bull's Head Bookshop
Daniels Building
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-962-3459

Wednesday, September 17 at 7 p.m.

The Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth Street
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700

Friday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-828-7912

Wednesday, September 24 at 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble
308 Jacksonville Mall
Jacksonville, NC 28546
910-577-0391

Thursday, September 25 at 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble
3040 South Evans Street
Greenville, NC 27858
252-321-8125

Friday, September 26 at 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble
Mayfaire Town Center
850 Inspiration Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405
910-509-1880

Saturday, September 27 at noon

Barnes & Noble
121 Glensford Road
Fayetteville, NC 28314
910-864-2896

Friday, October 3 at 7 p.m.

Joseph-Beth Booksellers
4345 Barclay Downs Drive
Charlotte, NC 28209
704-602-9820

Thursday, October 9 at 11:15 a.m.

Carolina Club Luncheon
George Watts Hill Alumni Center
Stadium Drive at Ridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-414-1774

Thursday, December 9 at 7 p.m.

Gaston County Public Library
1555 East Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC 28054
704-868-2164

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Events with Howard Lee, author of Courage to Lead

Thursday, October 16 at 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Friendly Center
3102 Northline Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27408
336-854-4200

Saturday, October 18 at 10 a.m.

McIntyre's Fine Books
2000 Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-3030

Wednesday, October 22 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Page After Page
111 South Water Street
Elizabeth City,  NC  27909  
252-335-7243

Thursday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-828-7912

Tuesday, October 28 at 7 p.m.

Pomegranate Books
4418 Park Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
910-452-1107

Wednesday, October 29 at 7 p.m.

The Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth Street
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700

Thursday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Park Road Books
Park Road Shopping Center
4139 Park Road
Charlotte, NC 28209
704-525-9239

Sunday, November 9 at 3 p.m.

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-254-6734

Wednesday, November 12 at noon

Carolina Club
George Watts Hill Alumni Center
Stadium Drive at Ridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-962-1101

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Events with Edward Norvell, author of Portsmouth

Monday, August 3 at 11:00 p.m.

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
Located next to the ferry docks in Hatteras Village59200 Museum Dr.
Hatteras, NC 27943
252-986-2995

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Events with Rheta Grimsley Johnson, author of Poor Man's Provence (NewSouth Books)

Saturday & Sunday, August 30-31

Decatur Book Festival
Decatur, GA

Saturday, September 27

Page & Palette
Fairhope, AL

Sunday, September 28

Mobile Public Library
Mobile, AL

Tuesday, September 30

Bay Books
Bay St. Louis, MO

Thursday, October 2

Octavia Books
New Orleans, LA

Sunday, October 5

Barnes & Noble
Lafayette, LA

October 10-12

Southern Festival of the Book
Nashville, TN

Thursday & Friday, November 13-14

Words & Music Festival
New Orleans, LA

Saturday, November 15

Books Along the Teche
New Iberia, LA

Saturday, December 6

Cherry Books
Thibodaux. LA

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Events with Peter Barr, author of Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers

Tuesday, September 16 at noon

Slide show & signing
Bag Lunch Arts Series
Transylvania County Library
212 South Gaston St.
Brevard, NC 28712
828-884-3151
(books supplied by Highland Books)

Thursday, September 4 at 7 p.m.

Macon County Public Library
819 Siler Road
Franklin, NC 28734

Tuesday, September 16 at noon

Bag Lunch Arts Speaker Series
Transylvania County Library
Rogow Community Room
212 South Gaston Street
Brevard, NC 28712

Thursday, September 25 at TBD

Henderson County Library
Slideshow & Signing
301 N Washington Street
Hendersonville, NC 28739

Wednesday, October 1 at 7 p.m.

Carolina Berg Wanderers Outdoor Club
Myers Park Baptist Church
2001 Selwyn Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28207

Wednesday, October 15 at 7 p.m.

Cabarrus County Library
Kannapolis Branch
850 Mountain Street
Kannapolis, NC 28082

Saturday, November 1 at TBD

Mast General Store
Waynesville, NC

Thursday, January 8 at 7:30 a.m.

Cabarrus County Rotary Club
Cabbarus Family Medicine Conference Center
Slideshow & Signing

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Events with Doug Butler, author of Walk Atop America

Saturday, August 23 at noon

Lunch With The Authors;
Progressive Lunch at Jefferson Station:

c/o Skyland Books
8-A Jefferson Ave.
West Jefferson, NC 28694
336-846-2660

Wednesday, September 3, at 7:00 p.m.

Catawba Valley Outing Club
Catawba Valley Community College
2550 Hwy. 70 SE
Hickory, NC
828-327-7000


Saturday, September 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Book Signing and Photography Sale
Sidewalk Art Fest
Ashe County Arts Council
303 School Avenue
West Jefferson, NC 28694
336-846-2787

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