I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend my first author event in over a year last week at the Forsyth County Library in Cumming, Georgia. The library hosts a "Cumming Reads" program which acts as a community wide book club, with this being the big meeting to discuss the book. They actually held … Continue reading Author Event: William Kent Krueger
Moving into the second half of the year, I am realizing I haven't made it to nearly as many book festivals as I had wanted in 2025! I'm putting together a list of upcoming events for this quarter to help plan my event calendar. If I'm missing a good one near you, let me know! … Continue reading Third Quarter Book Festivals
I am planning ahead for all the great book festivals this year - travel reservations are in and time off requested. I really love these festivals for the intimate setting and the ability to talk with authors one-on-one to learn more about their books and themselves. You can click the links to visit the festival … Continue reading First Quarter Book Festivals
It's time to look for the next literary festival to attend! I've been trying to attend at least one literary festival each quarter and there are so many great options across the country this quarter! Which will you be attending? April World of South Festival of Literature & Music Tallahassee, FL April 26-28 Annapolis Book … Continue reading Upcoming Literary Festivals
February found me at my first real book festival in Amelia Island, Florida. I made a solo weekend out of my journey, staying about an hour north of Amelia Island in Brunswick, Georgia, and exploring some of the other islands nearby when not doing all things books at the festival! I was immediately drawn to … Continue reading Amelia Island Book Festival Recap
Earlier this month, I found myself back at the Atlanta History Center to hear Heather Webb discuss her latest release Queens of London. The book, based on a true story from London just after World War I, falls into Webb's wheelhouse of 1920's historical fiction and follows a line of great books from this author. I was … Continue reading Book Discussion & Signing: Queens of London
I love author events and book signings - they give you an opportunity to learn about the material and the author behind the work in a magical way. And what's better than an author event? The opportunity to attend dozens of them at the same time at a literary festival! I'm trying to attend at least one … Continue reading Upcoming Literary Festivals
I was back at the Atlanta History Center last week to hear Elizabeth Varon discuss her latest release Longstreet: The Confederate general who defied the South. I'm a history buff at heart and loved the discussion and what I've read of this book so far - I read the first three chapters before the event … Continue reading Book Discussion & Signing: Longstreet
I was back at the Atlanta History Center Monday night to hear General David Petraeus discuss his new book Conflict: The evolution of warfare from 1945 to Ukraine and the current political climate overseas. I have been looking forward to this since I heard about it last month and it did not disappoint! Monday's event … Continue reading Book Discussion & Signing: Conflict
Sunday night I had the pleasure of joining around 1500 of my closest book-loving friends to hear Henry Winkler discuss his memoir Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond. This event was part of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta's Book Festival at their Dunwoody, Georgia, campus. It was by far the largest event I have … Continue reading Book Discussion & Signing: Being Henry
