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:

Don O'Briant, author of Newcomer's Guide to Georgia
Brett Friedlander & Rob Reising, authors of Chasing Moonlight

Ray McAllister, author of Hatteras Island
Helen Kraus & Anne Spafford, authors of Rain Gardening in the South
Kate Betterton, author of Where the Lake Becomes the River (Novello)
Keith Donnelly, author of Three Days Dead
Wanda Urbanska, co-author of Nothing's Too Small to Make a Difference

Peter Barr, author of Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers
Doug Butler, author of Walk atop America


 

Newcomer's Guide to Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Chasing Moonlight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hatteras Island

 

 

 

 

Rain Gardening in the South


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Where the Lake Becomes the River

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing's Too Small to Make a Difference

Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers

Walk Atop America

Doug Butler

Events with Don O'Briant, author of Newcomer's Guide to Georgia

Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m.
Barnes & Noble #2015
Oglethorpe Mall
7804 Abercorn Ext. 72
Savannah, GA 31406
912-353-9231

Saturday, April 18 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble #2101
Columbus Park North
5555 Whittlesey Blvd.
Suite 1800
Columbus, GA 31909
706-653-7880


Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
The Shoppes at River Crossing
5080 Riverside Drive
Macon, GA 31210
478-474-5260

Saturday, May 16 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Columbus Park North
5555 Whittlesey Blvd.
Suite 1800
Columbus, GA 31909
706-653-7880

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Events with Brett Friedlander and Bob Reising, authors of Chasing Moonlight

Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Glensford Commons
121 Glensford Road
Fayetteville, NC 28314
910-864-2896
(Brett Friedlander only)

Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m.
Pomegranate Books
4418 Park Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
910-452-1107
(Brett Friedlander only)

Saturday, April 25 from noon to 2 p.m.
The Open Book
110 South Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, SC 29607
864-235-9651
(Both authors)

Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-828-1588
(Brett Friedlander only)

Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
The Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth Street
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700
(Both authors)

Saturday, May 16 at 2 p.m.
Gaston County Public Library
1555 East Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC 28054
704-868-2164
(Brett Friedlander only)


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Events with Ray McAllister, author of Hatteras Island

Friday, May 8 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Chesterfield Towne Center
11500 Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond, VA 23235
804-794-6640

Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Cary Commons
760 SE Maynard
Cary, NC 27511
919-467-3866

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Events with Helen Kraus & Anne Spafford, authors of Rain Gardening in the South

Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m.
Arborfest at JC Raulston Arboretum
4415 Beryl Road
Raleigh, NC
919-513-7005
http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/calendar/event_details.php?ID=232

Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-828-1588

Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Cary Commons
760 SE Maynard Road
Cary, NC 27511
919-467-3866


Tuesday, May 5 at 7 p.m.
The Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth Street
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700


Saturday, August 8 at 2 p.m.
Gaston County Public Library
1555 East Garrison Blvd
Gastonia, NC 28054
704-868-2164


Tuesday, October 6 at 2 p.m.
NC Master Gardeners State Conference
2009 NC Master Gardener Volunteer Association Conference
Charles Mack Citizen Center
215 Main Street
Mooresville, NC 28115
704-662-3334
http://www.ncmastergardeners.org/



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Events with Kate Betterton, author of Where the Lake Becomes the River (Novello Festival Press)

Friday, March 20 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Friends of Chapel Hill Library: Meet the Author Tea
Library Meeting Room
100 Library Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-968-2777

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Events with Keith Donnelly, author of Three Days Dead

June 12 & 13
Galax Leaf & String Festival
Chapters Bookshop
101 East Grayston Street
Galax, VA 24333

 

Events with Wanda Urbanska, co-author of Nothing's Too Small to Make a Difference & Simple Living

Sunday, July 12, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
ALA Auditorium Speaker Series



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

Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m.
Slideshow & Signing
Hickory Public Library

375 3rd Street NE
Hickory, NC 28601



Events with Doug Butler, author of Walk atop America

Saturday, May 23, 2009; 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Boone Mall
1180 Blowing Rock Road
Boone, NC 28607
828-264-7286

Saturday July 11, 2009; 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Todd General Store
3866 Railroad Grade Road
Todd, NC 28684
336-877-1067
 
 
Saturday October 17, 2009; 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Todd General Store
3866 Railroad Grade Road
Todd, NC 28684
336-877-1067


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