Event with Diane McPhail
This event has been cancelled.

Diane McPhail signs, FOLLOW THE STARS HOME.

A captivating reimagining of the intrepid woman who – 8 months pregnant and with a toddler in tow – braved violent earthquakes and treacherous waters on the first steamboat voyage to conquer the Mississippi River and redefine America. The acclaimed author of The Seamstress of New Orleans brings to life Lydia Latrobe Roosevelt’s defiant journey of 1811 in this lush, evocative biographical novel for fans of Paula McLain, Gill Paul, Allison Pataki, and stories...

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Event with James Wiggins + Vangela Wade
Tuesday, October 15th | 5:00
Signing at 5pm | Reading at 5:30pm

James Wiggins signs, OUTLIVING THE WHITE LIE.

An unflinching chronicle of one Mississippian’s reckoning with history. Part history, part memoir, Outliving the White Lie: A Southerner’s Historical, Genealogical, and Personal Journey charts conflicting narratives of American and southern identity through a blend of public, family, and deeply personal history. Author James Wiggins, who was raised in rural Mississippi, pairs thorough historical research with his own lived experiences. Outliving the White Lie looks squarely at the many untruths regarding the history and legacy....

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Event with Bill Crawford + Lloyd Gray
Thursday, October 17th | 5:00
Signing at 5pm | Reading at 5:30pm

Bill Crawford signs, A REPUBLICAN LAMENT.

A political writer's compelling mix of history, political analysis, and personal angst. Bill Crawford thought his modern-day Republican Party would lift Mississippi off the bottom, a notion born of Gil Carmichael's vision for good government conservatism. A Republican's Lament tells of Crawford's dedicated efforts to implement Carmichael's vision, his keen observations of Mississippi's struggles, and his critical commentaries over the past half century.....

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Event with Wyatt Waters
Friday, October 18th | 12:00
Signing at 12pm

Wyatt Waters signs, THE 2025 CALENDAR.

Wyatt’s 2025 calendar, titled "In the Year 2025", features 13 images of recent, unpublished paintings, sized to fit a standard 16” x 22” frame with a 3” mat. Each calendar is printed on textured paper – true to the feel of watercolor paper - and signed by Wyatt....

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Event with Cynthia Reeves + Gerry Wilson
Saturday, October 19th | 12:00
Signing at 12pm | Reading at 12:30pm

Cynthia Reeves signs, THE LAST WHALER.

THE LAST WHALER is an elegiac meditation on the will to survive under extreme conditions. Tor, a beluga whaler, and his wife, Astrid, a botanist specializing in Arctic flora, are stranded during the dark season of 1937-38 at his remote whaling station when they misjudge ice conditions and fail to rendezvous with the ship meant to carry them back to their home in southern Norway. Beyond enduring the Arctic winter’ s twenty-four-hour night, the couple must cope....

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Event with Marie Still
Tuesday, October 22nd | 5:00
Signing at 5pm | Reading at 5:30pm

Marie Still signs, MY DARLINGS.

A chilling suburban noir set in the deceptively serene Washington D.C. suburbs, where a respected philanthropist and PTO president's secret life as a serial killer enthralls readers seeking a deep, psychological thrill. No one was supposed to know. I've always been so careful. My Darlings, how did we get here?...

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Event with Abbott Kahler + John Evans
Wednesday, October 30th | 5:00
Signing at 5pm | Reading at 5:30pm

Abbott Kahler signs, EDEN UNDONE.

An incredible true story of murder, romance, and a fateful search for utopia in the Galápagos—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ghosts of Eden Park. At the height of the Great Depression, Los Angeles oil mogul George Allan Hancock and his crew of Smithsonian scientists came upon a gruesome scene: two bodies, mummified by the searing heat, on the shore of a remote Galápagos island...

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Event with Anne Dickerson
Saturday, November 2nd | 10:00
Storytime at 10AM | Signing to follow

Anne Dickerson signs, WATERFALL SECRET.

When Rabbit is caught in a net, an unknown voice gives Rabbit a message to find help deep in the woods behind a waterfall. A mysterious figure in a hooded robe waits there to reveal a wonderful secret that will save Rabbit and his friends. Bravery and teamwork make for a happy ending. Only Rabbit ever knows the secret and, of course, the reader. Kindergartners through third graders should find it exciting to discover the secret too. The last page has a fun song that sums up the story...

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Event with Charles King + Michael Beattie
Thursday, November 7th | 5:00
Signing at 5pm | Reading at 5:30pm

Charles King signs, EVERY VALLEY.

George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is arguably the greatest piece of participatory art ever created. Adored by millions, it is performed each year by renowned choirs and orchestras, as well as by audiences singing along with the words on their cell phones. But this work of triumphant joy was born in a worried age. Britain in the early Enlightenment was a place of astonishing creativity but also the seat of an empire mired in war...

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Event with Wyatt Waters
Saturday, November 30th | 12:00
Signing at 12pm

Wyatt Waters signs, THE 2025 CALENDAR.

Wyatt’s 2025 calendar, titled "In the Year 2025", features 13 images of recent, unpublished paintings, sized to fit a standard 16” x 22” frame with a 3” mat. Each calendar is printed on textured paper – true to the feel of watercolor paper - and signed by Wyatt....

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Event with Wyatt Waters
Saturday, December 14th | 12:00
Signing at 12pm

Wyatt Waters signs, THE 2025 CALENDAR.

Wyatt’s 2025 calendar, titled "In the Year 2025", features 13 images of recent, unpublished paintings, sized to fit a standard 16” x 22” frame with a 3” mat. Each calendar is printed on textured paper – true to the feel of watercolor paper - and signed by Wyatt....

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