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Featured Titles

Daphne Athas, author of Chapel Hill in Plain Sight
Bart Bare
, author of Girl
Suzy Barile
, author of Undaunted Heart
Steve Cushman, author of Heart with Joy
Edie Hand & Tina Savas,
authors of Women of True Grit
Chris Hartley
, author of Stoneman's Raid, 1865
Rheta Grimsley Johnson, author of Enchanted Evening Barbie and the Second Coming
Kathleen Koch
, author of Rising from Katrina: How My Mississippi Hometown Lost it All and Found What Mattered
Anne Mitchell & David E. Whisnant
,
authors of When the Parkway Came
Gary Pearce,
author of Jim Hunt: A Biography
Rick Rothacker, author of Banktown: The Rise and Struggles of Charlotte's Big Banks
Rose Senehi, author of The Wind in the Woods
Dr. Lin Stepp, author of The Foster Girls and Tell Me About Orchard Hollow
Andrea Sutcliffe, author of Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads, 2nd Edition
Emily Herring Wilson, editor of Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence: Discovered Letters of a Southern Gardener

Daphne AthasDAPHNE ATHAS, author of Chapel Hill in Plain Sight
Saturday, October 2 at 11 a.m.
McIntyre's Books
2000 Fearrington Village Center
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Phone: 919-542-3030
Web: www.fearrington.com/village/mcintyres.asp

Friday, January 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Friends of the Chapel Hill Library
Meet the Author Tea
100 Library Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 910-624-7459
Web: www.friendschpl.org

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Bart BareBART BARE, author of Girl
Saturday, September 4
Mtn. Top Promotions Art & Craft Fair
Great Train Robbery
Ste 3., 2120 Tynecastle Highway
Banner Elk, NC 28604
Web: www.gtrobbery.com

Satuday, November 20 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Mountain Top Promotions
Christmas Art and Craft Fair at Boone Mall
1180 Blowing Rock Road
Boone, NC 28607

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Suzy BarileSUZY BARILE, author of Undaunted Heart
Monday, October 4 at 7 p.m.
Iredell County Public Library
201 North Tradd Street
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: 704-878-3093
Web: http://www.iredell.lib.nc.us/

Wednesday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Friends of the Wilson Public Library Banquet
Wilson Country Club
4509 Country Club Drive North
Wilson, NC 27896
Phone: 252-243-9346

Sunday, October 24 at 2 p.m.
Forsyth County Public Library
Central Library
660 West 5th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone: 336-703-3073
Web: http://www.forsyth.cc/library/Central/default.aspx

Friday, November 12 at 1:30 p.m.
N.C. Literary and Historical Society
Sheraton Hotel
421 South Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-807-7280
Web: www.history.ncdcr.gov/affiliates/lit-hist/lit-hist.htm

Thursday, December 16 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Central Carolina Community College
764 West Street
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Web: http://www.pittsborolibraryfriends.org/index.html

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Steve CushmanSTEVE CUSHMAN, author of Heart With Joy
Tuesday, September 7 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Moses Cone Memorial Hospital, AHEC, Room #31
1200 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

Saturday, September 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bookmarks Book Festival
Downtown Winston-Salem
Web: www.bookmarksbookfestival.org

Thursday, September 16 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble - Friendly Center
3102 Northline Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27408
Phone: 336-854-4200

Saturday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 1-800-672-6789
Web: www.quailridgebooks.com

Saturday, September 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Literary Bookpost
110 South Main Street
Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-630-9788
Web: www.literarybookpost.com

Saturday, October 2 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
4345 Barclay Downs Drive
Charlotte, NC 28209
Phone: 704-602-9800
Web: www.josephbeth.com

Saturday, October 9 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Troy Public Library
215 W. Main Street
Troy, NC 27371
Phone: 910-572-1311
Web: http://www.srls.info/index.html

Thursday, November 11 at 8 p.m.
Hollins University
7916 Williamson Road
Roanoke, VA 24020
Phone: 540-362-6317
Web: www.hollins.edu

Saturday, November 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Gaston County Public Library
1555 East Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC 28054
Web: http://www.glrl.lib.nc.us

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Tina SavasEDIE HAND & TINA SAVAS, authors of Women of True Grit
Saturday, September 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
SIBA Trade Show 2010
600 N. Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL32118
web: www.sibaweb.com/trade-show/2010-tradeshow

 

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Chris HartleyCHRIS HARTLEY, author of Stoneman's Raid, 1865 
Thursday, September 23 at 5 p.m.
Book Launch
Old Salem
Lecture from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. in the Single Brothers Workshop
10 Academy Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Reception following at T. Bagge Shop's Garden Courtyard
626 South Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Web: www.oldsalem.org

Friday, September 24 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Friendly Shopping Center
3102 Northline Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27408
Phone: 336- 854-4200

Friday, October 1 at 6 p.m
Barnes & Noble
Suburban Plaza
8029 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: 865-670-0773

Friday, October 8 at 6 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Valley View Mall
4802 Valley View Blvd. NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
Phone: 540-563-5683

Saturday, October 9
LIVE signing begins at 11 a.m.
VIRTUAL signing from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Abraham Lincoln Bookshop
357 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312-944-3085
Web: www.alincolnbookshop.com

Tuesday, October 12 at 7 p.m.
Frazier Sons of Confederate Veterans talk
Jamestown Public Library
Jamestown, NC

Sunday, October 17 at 3 p.m.
Richmond Hill Historic Site
East Bend, NC
Phone: 866-280-4664


Friday, October 22
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
4345 Barclay Downs Road
SouthPark Mall
Charlotte, NC 28211
Phone: 704-602-9800
Web: www.josephbeth.com

Saturday, October 23 at 11:30 a.m.
Chapters Bookshop
101 East Grayson St.
Galax, VA 24333
Phone: 276-236-9703
Web: www.chaptersbookshop.com

Tuesday, October 26 at 5 p.m.

The Literary Bookpost
110 South Main Street
Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-630-9788

Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m.
Claremont Branch Library
3288 East Main Street
Claremont, NC 28610
Phone 828-459-9311

Friday, October 29 at 7 p.m.
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St.
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828-254-6734
Web: www.malaprops.com

Friday, November 12 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
3030 Franklin Terrace Drive
Johnson City, TN 37604
Phone: 423-952-5586

Saturday, November 13 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Black Bear Books
2146 Blowing Rock Road
Boone, NC 28607
Phone: 828-264-4636
Web: www.blackbearbooks.com

Saturday, November 20 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Wilkes Heritage Museum
100 East Main Street
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: 336-667-3171
Web: www.wilkesheritagemuseum.com

Saturday, November 20 at 6 p.m.
NC Civil War Round Table lecture
K&W Cafeteria (off exit 143 from I-40)
Burlington, NC

Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m.
Gaston County Public Library
1555 East Garrison Boulevard
Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone: 704-868-2164 ext. 124

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Rheta Grimsley JohnsonRHETA GRIMSLEY JOHNSON, author of Enchanted Evening Barbie & the Second Coming
Saturday, September 4 at 6 p.m.
FoxTale Book Shoppe
105 East Main Street, #138
Woodstock, GA 30188
Phone: 770-516-9989
Web: www.foxtalebookshoppe.com

Sunday, September 5 at 3:45 p.m.
Decatur Book Festival
Decatur Conference Center Stage (Ballroom A)
Decatur, GA
Phone: 404-471-5769
Web: www.decaturbookfestival.com/2010

Tuesday, September 21 at 11:45 a.m
Bay St. Louis Public Library
312 Highway 90
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Call for reservations: 228-467-5282
Web: www.hancocklibraries.info

Thursday, September 23 at 6 p.m.
Centennial Hall
450 Fairhope Avenue
Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone: 251-928-5295

Monday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m.
That Bookstore in Blytheville
316 West Main Street
Blytheville, AR 72315
Phone: 800-844-8306
Web: www.tbib.com

Friday, October 8
Southern Festival of Books
War Memorial Plaza
Nashville, TN
Web: www.humanitiestennessee.org/festival/index.php

Saturday, October 23
Barnes & Noble
5705 Johnston Street
Lafayette, LA 70503
Phone: 337-989-4142

Thursday, November 4 at 12 p.m.
Tuscaloosa Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presentation
Bryant Conference Center
240 Paul Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: 205-240-5237

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Kathleen KochKATHLEEN KOCH, author of Rising from Katrina: How My Mississippi Hometown Lost it All and Found What Mattered
Saturday, September 4 at 5:30 p.m.
Decatur Book Festival
Decautur Library Stage
Decatur, GA
Web: www.decaturbookfestival.com/2010/index.php

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Anne Mitchell & David E. WhisnantANNE MITCHELL & DAVID E. WHISNANT, authors of When the Parkway Came
Friday, September 10, and Saturday, September 11
Parkway's 75th Anniversary Weekend Festival
Cumberland Knob Recreation Center, Milepost 217
Cumberland Knob, NC
Phone: 828-271-4779
Web: www.blueridgeparkway75.org/events/view/parkways_75th_anniversary_weekend_festival/

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Gary PearceGARY PEARCE, author of Jim Hunt: A Biography
Monday, November 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Bridgestone America Atrium
Lauren Kennedy & Alan Campbell Theater
Barton College
Wilson, NC

Thursday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Avenue
Raliegh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-828-7912
Web: www.quailridgebooks.com

Monday, November 15
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Southpark Mall
4345 Barclay Downs Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
Phone: 704-602-9800

Monday, November 22 at 7 p.m.
Flyleaf Books
752 MLK Jr. Boulevard
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-942-7373
Web: www.flyleafbooks.com

Wednesday, December 1 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Friendly Shopping Center
3102 Northline Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27408
Phone: 336-854-4200

Thursday, December 2 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1925 Hampton Inn Court
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Phone: 336-774-0800

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Rick RothackerRICK ROTHACKER, author of Banktown: The Rise and Struggles of Charlotte's Big Banks
Thursday, September 16 at 7 p.m.
Park Road Books
Park Road Shopping Center
4139 Park Road
Charlotte, NC 28209
Phone: 704-525-9239
Web: www.parkroadbooks.com

Wednesday, September 22 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Friendly Shopping Center
3102 Northline Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27408
Phone: 336-854-4200

Thursday, September 23 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1925 Hampton Inn Court
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Phone: 336-774-0800

Tuesday, September 28 at 7 p.m.
Pomegranate Books
4418 Park Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone: 910-452-1107
Web: www.pombooks.com

Wednesday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books
3522 Wade Ave
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-828-7912
Web: www.quailridgebooks.com

Thursday, September 30 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
New Hope Commons
5400 New Hope Commons
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-489-3012

Monday, October 4 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Town Square at Biltmore Park
33 Town Square Blvd., Suite 100
Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 828-687-0681

Thursday, October 7 at 7 p.m.
Friends of the Library of Queens University in Charlotte
Sykes Auditorium
Queens University
1900 Selwyn Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28274
Phone: 704-785-7367

Thursday, October 14 at 7 p.m.
Blue Elephant Books
407 West Ponce De Leon Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: 404-373-1565
Web: www.blueelephantbookshop.com

Saturday, October 16 at 2 p.m.
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Southpark Mall
4345 Barclay Downs Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
Phone: 704-602-9800

Thursday, October 28 at 5 p.m.
The Country Bookshop
140 NW Broad Street
Southern Pines, NC
Phone: 910-692-3211
Web: www.thecountrybookshop.biz

Monday, November 1 at 7 p.m.
Gaston County Public Library
1555 East Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone: 704-868-2164
Web: www.glrl.lib.nc.us

Saturday, December 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Forest Acres/Richland Fashion Mall
3400 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: 803-787-5600

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Rose SenehiROSE SENEHI, author of The Wind in the Woods
Friday, October 8 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
4600 Commonwealth Center Pkwy.
Midlothian, VA
Phone: 804-744-5483

Friday, October 8 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Chesterfield Town Center
11500 Midlothian Turnpike #440
Richmond, VA
Phone: 804-794-6640

Saturday, October 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Libby Place
5501 W. Broad
Richmond, VA
Phone: 804-282-0781

Saturday, October 9 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
New Town Shops
5101 Main Street
Williamsburg, VA
Phone: 757-564-0687

Sunday, October 10
Barnes & Noble
Short Pump
11640 W. Broad
Richmond, VA
Phone: 804-360-0103

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Dr. Lin SteppDR. LIN STEPP, author of Tell Me About Orchard Hollow and The Foster Girls
Monday, August 30 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Arbor Terrace
9051 Cross Park Drive
Knoxville, TN 37923
Phone: 865-329-6381

Wednesday, September 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (presentation and signing)
Grey Gables Bed & Breakfast Inn
5809 Rugby Hwy (Hwy 52)
Rugby, TN 37733
Phone: 423-628-5252
Web: www.rugbytn.com

Friday, September 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
(in the gift shop/bookstore before the Sunset Series performance)
123 Cromwell Drive/Highway 73
Townsend, TN 37882 - 4323
Phone: 865-448-0044

Saturday, September 4 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Mast General Store
(during the Labor Day weekend Apple Festival)
527 North Main Street
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone: 865-448-0044
Web: www.mastgeneralstore.com

Wednesday, September 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Broadway United Methodist Church
309 E. Broadway Avenue
Maryville, TN 37804
Phone: 865-982-1183

Saturday, September 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Blue Ridge Books and Cafe
152 S. Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
Phone: 828-456-6000

Friday, September 24, through Saturday, September 25
Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers' Day
Townsend Visitor Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Townsend, TN 37882-4028
Phone: 865-448-6134

Friday, October 8, through Sunday, October 10
Tennessee Fall Homecoming
Museum of Appalachia
2819 Andersonville Highway
Clinton, TN 37716
Phone: 865-494-7680

Wednesday, October 13, at 11:30 a.m.
Chattanooga Newcomers Group
Location TBA
Chattanooga, TN
Phone: 423-842-1351

Wednesday, October 20, at 10:30 a.m.
The Gardeners Garden Club
Location TBA
Knoxville, TN
Phone: 865-522-8988

Saturday, October 23, though Sunday, October 24
Mountain Makins' Festival
442 West 2nd North Street
Morristown, TN 37814
Phone: 423-581-4330

Tuesday, December 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Yacht Club on Tellico Lake
100 Sequoyah Road
Loudon, TN 37774

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andrea sutcliffeANDREA SUTCLIFFE, author of Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads, 2nd Edition
Saturday, September 25 at 3 p.m.
Harpers Ferry Historical Association's Annual Membership meeting
Phone: 304-535-6881
Web: www.harpersferryhistory.org/index.htm

Thursday, October 5 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Harrisonburg Crossing
289 Burgess Rd.
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Phone: 540-432-3801

Wednesday, October 6 at 11:30 a.m.
Lunch and Presentation - please call for reservations
Stone Soup Books
908 West Main Street
Waynesboro, VA 22980
Phone: 540-943-0084
Web: www.stonesoupbooks.net

Thursday, October 7 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m
Bookworks
101 West Beverly Street
Staunton, VA 24401
Phone: 540-887-0007

Friday, October 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m
Winchester Book Gallery
185 North Loudoun Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: 540-667-3444
Web: www.winchesterbookgallery.org

Tuesday, October 12 at 6 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Valley View Mall
4802 Valley View Blvd. NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
Phone: 540-563-5683

Wednesday, October 13 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
4024 Wards Rd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Phone: 4334-239-8688

Thursday, October 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1035 Emmet Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: 434-984-6598

Friday, October 22 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Books and Company
29 West Nelson Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Phone: 540-463-4647
Web: www.lexingtonbooksandco.com

Saturday, November 6 at 4 p.m.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Stidley Fellowship Hall
319 Orkney Grade
Basye, VA 22810
Put on by the Basye-Orkney Springs Community Library
Phone: 540-856-2101
Web: http://shenandoah.co.lib.va.us/locations/basye-orkney

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Emily Herring WilsonEMILY HERRING WILSON, editor of Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence: Discovered Letters of a Southern Gardener
Saturday, September 11 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Lecture
Bookmarks Festival
Urban Artwear
207 West 6th Street
Winston-Salem, NC
Web: www.bookmarksbookfestival.org

Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2
First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh
Our Hope for Years to Come Fall Fundraiser
120 West Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Web: www.fpcraleigh.org/FabulousMarketplace.html

Tuesday, November 9
Barton College
Wilson, NC
Phone: (252) 399-6364
Web: www.barton.edu

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