Paris, Tenn.—The W.G. Rhea Public Library in Paris will host a “Book Signing Party” this Saturday, with 18 authors from Henry County and all over Tennessee.
The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, November 18.
The authors will be on hand for a meet and greet and book-signings. They also will have copies of their books for sale. Library Director Connie McSwain invites the public to come to the library, meet some authors and get some new reading material. “They also make great Christmas gifts,” she said.
Local authors who will be on hand include: Patricia Bailey, Shannon McFarlin, Dianne Bucy, and Natalie Wade.
The authors spotlighted at the event write in a variety of genres, from non-fiction, fiction, sci fi, young adult, historical and Southern fiction, romance and children’s literature.
Refreshments will be served.
The complete list of authors who will be at the event:
Patricia Bailey— Nonfiction “The Unlucky Ones”
Shannon McFarlin— Nonfiction ”As If They Were Ours: the Story of Camp Tyson—American’s Only Barrage Balloon Training Facility” and “Images of America: Camp Tyson”
Dianne Bucy—Southern Historical Fiction “The Dark Side of Dixie”
John Harris—YA & Adult Fiction “Holy Moley” and “Worry Whart’s Viral Summer”
Ernest Lacey– Genealogy “Search for FreeJoe: Researching a Family’s History: The Actual Account”
Jamie McCain—YA fiction ”Neither Light Not Dark”
Perry Montague—”Treasures of Summerville”
Al Price—Historical “Ethereal”
Niles Reddick— Southern Fiction “Drifting Too Far From Shore”
Eric Smith — Children “Sheriff Smith & Justice Investigate the Bedroom Monster”
Dot P. Sticht—Historical Romance ”Minerva’s Journey”, “Clan MacGregor”
Ann Suri— Christian “Out of Darkness Into His Marvelous Light”
Dustin Summers— Children “The Ringtails of Goodnight Road”
Dr. Suellen Alfred & Joyce Taytum—Storytelling “From the Mountains to the River” “True Stories Worth Tellin’”
Clark Vanderpool—Mystery/Action “Falcon Dirk”, “Killer Odds”, and “By Devious Means”
Natalie Wade—Children “Lily’s Feather Kite”, “Lily’s Flower Igloo”, “Lily’s Castle Float” and more
William Webb— Sci FI “Standing the Final Watch”, “Sharp Steel & High Adventure” and more