FUTURE BOOK SIGNING

Upcoming Author Signing

for

Books & More

at Moultrie/Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce Community Showcase
Thursday Sept. 14, 2006
2:00 - 7:00 pm

On Thursday, September 14, 2006 we will have our fourth "Gala Author Signing" event. This will take place at Moultrie
Technical College in the stage area in Building "A". Moultrie Tech is located on the Hwy 319 ByPass at 800 Veterans Parkway North.

Click here for map and directions to Moultrie Tech

Click here to see a floor plan of Moultrie Tech.

Listed below are some of the authors who will be joining us. Be sure to check frequently as we will be adding authors as their participation is confirmed:

Author

Book Title - Newest followed by other books

Ben Baker -
Author, hunter, fisherman, genius! Ben is the editor of "The Wiregrass Farmer" in Ashburn, Georgia, and member of "Southern Humorists." He was recently was awarded First Place in the Personal Column category from Trib Publications news awards. His column was a moving tribute to a soldier, David Bass, and to all soldiers who risk their lives to defend ordinary people.

When asked about the award, Ben said: "Yep. I rock. More importantly, the column rocked. More importantly than that, the inspiration for the column rocked."

Ben lives in Ashburn, Georgia. Visit the website at www.southernhumorists.com

The Origins of Hawgin' - Wampus cats, haints and skunk apes attack the author and his buddy Larry "Hawgin"' Fishbreath in this outrageously funny account of the Southern outdoors. Whether it's wingshooting armadillos (which taste just like chicken!) or watching Hawgin's remote control King Mackerel trolling lure get chomped by a giant shark, you'll be rolling on the floor laughing at their misadventures. Read also the award winning tales of how to terrify ordinary dogs with an ordinary turkey call as wielded by a Mississippi belle and the author's detailed investigation into the life and habits of the Southern Jumping Tree. Take a walk back into your own memories as the author remembers hunts with his late father.

Jackie Cooper -
Jackie K. Cooper is currently a critic, columnist, and writer. He is also a constant observer of humanity, and these observations serve as the basis for his books. He has also been a lawyer, personnel manager, radio and TV host, teacher, and game show contestant. He and his wife Terry live in Perry, Georgia. Visit Jackie's web site at http://www.jackiekcooper.com/

The Bookbinder - If you love the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, you will love the collected memories of Jackie K. Cooper in his fourth book – "The Bookbinder." The title was inspired by a fan of his writings, who he met at Macon’s Cherry Blossom Festival. She said, “You write comfort books. You write stories that bind us together.” Cooper made a play on the term “bookbinder” by applying it to the idea of a book that binds the readers together.

The sixty-five memories cover the years 1996 through 1998. A period where Cooper: celebrated the graduation and marriage of his youngest son; watched the aging of his father and step-mother; and reflected on love.

In "The Bookbinder," more than in his earlier books, Cooper shares his experiences as a book and movie critic. He shares a secret about following your passion, even if you are in a small town.

Halfway Home
Chances & Choices
Journey of a Gentle Southern Man

Lauren Jo Glenn -
Jody (as she is known to her friends) holds a bachelor's degree in education and a master's in adult education from Florida State University. She is retired from many years of service to the State of Florida. She is currently enjoying antiqueing, gardening and most of all being a grandmother! She and her husband, Justin, reside in Tallahassee, Florida.

Where Is God? - Enjoy precious moments spent with children and grandchildren while introducing them to the One who loves us all.

Michael Helms -
is the pastor of Trinity Baptist Church here in Moultrie. He holds a doctorate of ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary, a master's of divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a bachelor of science from Samford University. He writes a weekly column for the Moultrie Observer, is a regular contributing columnist for EthicsDaily.com and has won five writing awards from The Amy Foundation. He and his wife, Tina, have two teenage sons, John and Ryan.

Finding Our Way - Using stories, essays, reflective questions and directed exercises, author Michael Helms explores:

Renewing passion for dreams the original Dreamer creates in our lives;

Getting the past out of our eyes by turning our gaze to the One who forgives and strengthens;

Viewing struggle as an opportunity to become stronger, more faithful followers of christ;

Finding courage like Moses, David, Elijah & Paul, not within ourselves, but through trust in the Lord;

How observing nature, God's creation, helps us meet God.

Nathan Smith Hipps -
A native of Georgia, Nathan Smith Hipps was raised in Tallahassee, Florida, where he graduated from Florida State University with a degree in communications and creative writing. He has contributed articles to national and regional magazines on Southern life and people. Nathan has three siblings and is the proud uncle of two nieces and two nephews.

Remembrance - In 1905, an epidemic of measles infiltrates and ravages the small community of Porterdale, Georgia, terrifying its residents, turning neighbor against neighbor. One of its victims is Luther Smith, a twenty-nine-year old husband and father whose sudden death irrevocably alters the lives of his widow and two young daughters, sending them on a lifelong journey of uncertainty and loss. Forced from their home and with no means of support, Leola and her daughters move in with her parents, a home devoid of love that she had escaped from years before, only to return due to circumstances beyond her control.

After several years of living in her parents’ home and learning the secrets of their lives that made her own childhood so unhappy, Leola marries a man with five children and moves with her daughters into a new home. Though the combining of families tests Leola’s fortitude and patience, it is the strength of her resolve and the love for her daughters that overcome the obstacles set in her life’s path. Through it all—circumstance, pestilence, natural disaster, and death—Leola’s strength of spirit overcomes even the worst of life’s offerings.

Based on a true story, Remembrance tells a story as old as life itself—the story of love, family, and survival.

Darrell Huckaby
Visit his web page at http://www.darrellhuckaby.net/

Raised in the Georgia mill village of Porterdale, graduate of the University of Georgia, proud to be as "Southern as Cotton," syndicated newspaper columnist, noted author, teacher, and public speaker. Darrell currently lives in Conyers, Georgia.

Need Two - tells the story of Whit and Andrew, two UGA students who have no money, no car and no tickets---but decide that they can't live if they aren't in New Orleans to watch their beloved Georgia Bulldogs play Notre Dame for the National Championship of college football. The book tells who they blackmail to get a car, who they lie to to get money and all the things they do to get tickets. There are belly laughs and great memories every page.

Other great books by Darrell Huckaby include:

Need Four
Southern Is as Southern Does
Dinner On the Grounds

E. Howard Jones
E Howard Jones is a resident of St. Marks, Florida.

Elder Affairs Silenced - Arthur McCullen is enjoying his retirement years until a family member uses the legal system to manipulate him into a retirement home and take his monev. The drama escalates as he encounters Mr. Otman, a male Nurse Rachet, who is determined to carry out the court order and keep Arthur "safe" inside. Arthur only gets deeper in trouble as he tries to prove he has been wronged. He meets some unusual characters, who join him in his quest to expose the truth and regain independent living. Can he reveal the facts before he is silenced?

Julia Faye Smith
Faye teaches Georgia History at Hutto Middle School in Bainbridge. She holds a masters degree in reading from Colorado State University. She has been a classroom teacher for more than 30 years, teaching English, social studies, reading and history. She is past president of the Decatur County Historical Society, and is part owner with her husband, Jim, in The Book Nook, a new and used bookstore in Bainbridge.

Tommy: The Civil War Childhood of a President -As a youngster in Augusta, Georgia, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, future president of the United States, heard of the election of Abraham Lincoln and rush4ed to ask his father, "Whis is Mr. Lincoln and what is war?" Young Tommy, as he was called, soon learned of war and its aftermath as he grew up in the South during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction years that followed. Those years provide the background for this book. The lessons learned from family and church, and the history lived, were later evident as President Wilson guided his country through World War I.

Ren Summerlin
Ren lives in Moultrie, GA. His column appears in The Sumter News, in Americus, GA, Donalsonville News, Donalsonville GA, Treasure Isle Shopper, Grady County GA, The State Of Baker, Newton GA, Miller County Liberal, Colquitt GA, The Talk of the Town, Southwest Georgia, Northwest Florida and Southeast Alabama and La Explosion, a Spanish Paper out of Valdosta. You can visit his website at www.rensummerlin.com.

This Week's Episode - Inside you will find stories on a wide variety of items such as: Cleotus Allegood, Politics, Grandchildren, Dogs, School, Friends, Divorce, Lost Shoes, Humpty Dumpty, Elvis, Holidays, Weddings, Bay, Georgia, Soputhern Language, and many more topics.

Heeth Varnedoe, III
Heeth lives in Thomasville, GA.

Called to Excellence - The former COO of Fortune 500 company Flowers Industries shares insights that can transform a lowly job into a steppingstone for success. Encouraging business people who are striving to find their place in God and business at the same time, this text embodies biblical principles fleshed out in everyday business situations.

Thursday Sept. 22, 2005
12:00 - 7:00 pm

Author

Book Title - Newest followed by other books

Jackie Cooper -
Jackie K. Cooper is currently a critic, columnist, and writer. He is also a constant observer of humanity, and these observations serve as the basis for his books. He has also been a lawyer, personnel manager, radio and TV host, teacher, and game show contestant. He and his wife Terry live in Perry, Georgia. Visit Jackie's web site at http://www.jackiekcooper.com/

Halfway Home - Every life is a journey and every journey is unique. There are incidents in our lives that are common to those in other persons’ lives, but the overall journey is as different and distinct as our fingerprints. It is also true that some parts of our journey take place on roads that are rough and rocky while others take place on roads that are paved and smooth.

In Halfway Home Jackie K. Cooper takes a look at his journey when he reached what he considered to be the halfway point of his life. He had turned fifty, his kids were teenagers, he had been married for over twenty years. Every day brought something new, while every day was the same. It was a time for thinking about his yesterdays, and a time for contemplating his tomorrows. In this book there are stories that reflect his thoughts on his family, friends, and events. Some of the moments captured are funny, some are sad, some are important and some are silly; but all are sure to affect your heart and your mind.

This collection of stories from a life’s journey will remind you of times in your own life; times you may have forgotten and now will relive. Jackie K. Cooper’s journey continues and every bend of the road, every spot on the horizon creates a new tale to be savored and enjoyed.

Chances & Choices
Journey of a Gentle Southern Man

Joe Formichella
Joe Formichella is a former HHaackney Literary Award winner whose work has appeared in Grassland Review, Red Bluff Review, and the Southern literary anthologies Stories from the Blue Moon Café II and Climbing Mt. Cheaha. His first novel, The Wreck of the Twilight Limited, was published by MacAdam/Cage in 2004. He lives in Fairhope, Alabama.

Here's to You Jackie Robinson: The Legend of the Prichard Mohawks - In March of 1948, Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers came to Mobile, Alabama, for an exhibition game. While the city's black population was thrilled to see the man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier, Robinson's brief appearance did more for one man than fuel his excitement for the game. Thirty-year-old Jesse Norwood had no baseball experience, but, through the game, he saw a way to help the scrawny youngsters that would congregate near his stoop gain a sense of pride and dignity in the segregated South of the 1950s. Here's to You, Jackie Robinson is the emotionally charged story of Norwood's legend and legacy. Joe Formichella tells a hero's story that begins in a sandlot and ends in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Wreck of the Twilight Limited

Lydia Hawke-
has written two published Civil War novels, Firetrail and Perfect Disguise. She also writes for Civil War Courier, Clay Today Newspaper, and various dog publications. Besides running an electrical contracting business with her husband, Larry, and holding office in about a zillion dog clubs, she shows her nationally known Foxfire Collies in conformation and agility. She is also a member of various writing organizations, including First Coast Romance Writers. In her spare time, she… uh… spare time?

Firetrail - is set during Sherman's march through the Carolinas.

Perfect Disguise - is about a Georgia girl who runs away to join the cavalry.

Jim Hendricks-
Executive editor of the Albany Herald.

All the Culture I Ever Got Came From Buttermilk - Life is full of quandaries. Fortunately for devoted readers of Albany Herald humor columnist Jim Hendricks, many are solved weekly in 600 words or less. Raised in a small town he never outgrew, Jim connects with newspaper readers on critical topics, such as the only two movies where a guy can tear up without being considered a wimp, why Mr. Spock is a better parenting model than Dr. Spock and how picking up your own underdrawers off the bathroom floor can save your marriage. Get ready to laugh out loud and sometimes get a little misty as you read about family life, children growing up, lightning bugs, old grocery stores, enduring Southern traditions and folks you'll be glad you met.

Suzanne Hudson-
Suzanne Hudson is the author of In a Temple of Trees and Opposable Thumbs. She lives in Baldwin County, Alabama, where she's a middle school guidance counselor and creative writing teacher. In the Dark of the Moon is her third novel.

In the Dark of the Moon - CIn 1955, fourteen-year-old Emmitt Till is murdered in Mississippi, an event that sends young Elizabeth Lacey into madness. Consumed by the guilt of being the unwitting architect of yet another cruel lynching, she takes her own life and leaves her four-year-old daughter, Kansas, in the care of her extended family.

Seven years later in south Georgia, Kansas Lacey is intensely curious about a world she devours through National Geographic magazines and endless questions to the adults around her. When her curiosity extends to the circumstances of her mother's suicide, the dark history of repression, addiction, and violence surrounding the prominent and respected Lacey family emerges.

Set against the backdrop of the dawning civil rights movement, In the Dark of the Moon is a powerful reminder of the ripple effect of both love and hate over time and through the generations.

In a Temple of Trees - Cecil Durgin, a twelve-year-old African-American orphan, mutely witnesses the perverse buildup to a brutal murder at an exclusive hunting camp in 1958. Decades later, the shame and guilt still haunt him when fissures begin forming in the lives of several characters unwittingly connected by a young woman's body buried deep in the West Alabama woods. Thirty years of pressure and bitterness ignite an unstoppable chain reaction leading back to the night of the murder - and the truth. In a Temple of Trees is the story of painful secrets and their aftermath on the powerful and the meek, husbands and wives, the living and the dead.

Opposable Thumbs

Jenny Massey-
Grew up in Cuthbert, Georgia.

Lesson of the Harvest - Based upon a true story of a young farm girl, Lesson of the Harvest is the riveting account of life on an impoverished farm during the Great Depression and how injustice prevailed during those extreme times in the backwoods of South Georgia. As a desperate young woman, Mattie McCarey struggles to recover from the bitterness and trauma of circumstances caused by this lawless society. This compelling story embarks upon Mattie's love and devotion for a black tenant farmer's wife, Sarah, and tells of her youthful comradeship with Sarah's son, Little Tom, and his dreams of escaping the disadvantages of illiteracy and poverty of South Georgia. It encompasses the hurt and pain Mattie feels from the rejection of the mother who gave her away. Eventually, Mattie, who is rooted deep in the country's soil, is forced to leave the land she loves to bring back what is left of her family and to restore normalcy in her home left marred by unwarranted events. Lesson of the Harvest bristles into an explosive encounter between Mattie and the man responsible for the rape and death of a young girl on a neighboring farm. Mattie must come to terms with lessons learned from her devoted and wise grandmother. Does she succeed or does she allow her anger and despair to burn deep within her soul like the burning cross of the Ku Klux Klan?

Jackie Norman -
Jackie was born in Montgomery county and moved to Doerun, GA when she was 7. She always liked writing and the literature part of English and also read voraciously. She dabbled in wrriting ocasionally, but the death of her husband at the age of 25 lead her to some serious writing. Her first poem was about his death. When she moved to Moultrie, Georgia (where she still lives), she began writing even more seriously. She says of herself, "My work comes from my feelings or experiences in life. Whatever I am feeling in my heart or soul at the time I sit down at the computer is what I write. When I write, the words sooth my aching soul and iron out all the wrinkles.

Sweet Wind Blowing

Poems and Writings

Richard Stafford -
Stafford is a visiting professor at Clemson University, teaches at Georgia Periemeter College-Lawrenceville Campus and is a frequent contributor to Georgia's "Living Magazine." He enjoys traveling and public speaking.

Best Foot Forward: Stories to Build Positive Character Traits by Gainesville Middle School Students - A collection of original positive character development stories written by students of Gainesville Middle School in 2004 in celebration of the Character Through the Arts Program funded by a Georgia Character Through the Arts Grant. Includes poems, songs, essays, short stories, reflections and dramatic scenes derived from interviews students conducted with parents, grandparents, family friends and community members in Gainesville, Georgia.

The Funeral Club
Summer at Hope's Croft

Kathleen Walls
is the author of Georgia's Ghostly Getaways, Last Step, Man Hunt- The Eric Rudolph Story, Tax Sale Tactics and Kudzu, all published by Global Authors Publications (GAP). She edited and published an old Civil War classic, Sarah's Story: A Confederate Girl's Diary. Kathleen is the publisher/owner of Global Authors Publications (GAP).

She is also a successful travel writer/photographer who has been published in numerous publications including Woodall's Publications, Family Motor Coaching, Amateur Chef, Georgia Magazine, North Georgia Journal, Georgia Backroads. London, England's Country Music People and others. She currently publishes her own online travel magazine, American Roads (www.americanroads.net )

She had been involved with several promotional e-books. Cooking by the Book was her brainchild devised to promote her books. She invited other authors to join in sharing recipes and excerpts from their books. Twenty four other authors from around the world joined her and the result is Cooking by the Book, a free e-cookbook that can be given at book signings on a floppy or downloaded from any of the participating author's web sites. It caught on so well it is now available on many other unrelated web sites. In fact it worked so well, that she and some of the other authors produced a second free e-book called Musings-Authors do it Write which is also be given as a promotional tool.

She produces and maintains three web sites, American Roads (www.americanroads.net) and Kathleen's World (www.katywalls.com ), which promotes her books and travel writing as well as Global Authors Publications web site (www.globalauthorspublications.com).

Kathleen has worked as a reporter for a local paper and had her own TV show on a local station at one time. She has been a speaker or workshop presenter at places such as Rotary Club, Lions, Young Harris College, Flagler County Continuing Education and other venues. She has appeared on television shows such as "Art With A Capital A" at WGNM TV. If all that doesn't keep her busy, you can find her teaching several courses online at Writing World.

She is a member of Florida Writer's Association, Not the Usual Way (NUW) and Writers with Heart, Florida Writers Association and POW, Promoting Outstanding Writers. She is very proud that she returned as an adult to earn her dual BA in Anthropology and Sociology from the University of Central Florida.

Sarah’s Story: A Confederate Girl’s Diary
If you were the privileged daughter of a wealthy judge, life in Louisiana in the years before the War Between the States was heavenly. 1862 brought a crashing halt to the good times. Life became hell on earth.

Federal officials singled you out for the harshest punishment because you were a known "rebel." Rabid secessionists, hated you if you didn’t proclaim your hatred for the "Yankees." An intelligent young lady with brothers on both sides of the conflict was trapped in the middle of a war she never wanted.

Sarah Morgan’s diary relives her joys and sorrows as she watches her home town sacked, flees in the night to escape the exploding shells yet finds joy in trivial things. Her tiny canary, a gift from her brother is her favored pet. Outings with friends and quiet family gatherings share her chronicle with the death of her two brothers. Through it all Sarah recounts life as she lived it, always against the backdrop of the war that took her from her life of privilege to refugee hovels.

As the war grinds to its final conclusion, Sarah must take refuge with her older brother who has remained loyal to the union.

No account of this time is more poignant and more revealing of real life of those who kept the home fires burning.

Georgia’s Ghostly Getaways
Last Step
Man Hunt- The Eric Rudolph Story
Tax Sale Tactics
Kudzu - According to the author, the photo on the cover of Kudzu is the log cabin at Fontana Village, North Carolina. Pictures below are of Jim standing in front of that same log cabin.

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On Thursday, September 23, 2004 we will have our second "Gala Author Signing" event. This will take place at Moultrie
Technical College in the lobby area. Moultrie Tech is located on the 319 ByPass at 800 Veterans Parkway North. Click here to see a floor plan of Moultrie Tech.

Listed below are the authors who will be joining us:

Author

Book Title - Newest followed by other books

Amy Blackmarr

Above the Fall Line

Going to Ground: Simple Life on a Georgia Road
House of Steps: Finding the Path Home

Janice Daugharty

Just Doll

Dark of the Moon
Earl in the Yellow Shirt
Going Through the Change
Like a Sister
Necessary Lies
Pawpaw Patch
Whistle

Lorene Bryant Epps

Jimmy Bryant, Fastest Guitar in the Country

To Bare My Soul (Poetry & Short Stories)
Trip to Mexico
Our Book of Life (Poetry & Short Stories)

Jane Gibbs

Cooking with Mama Jane

Nancy Stevenson

Child of Sorrow

J. Stallings

Hunters in the Fog

Beverley Starr

Compassionate Cats
El Nino De Mixico
Rye's Story - Chippy the Lost Baby Chipmunk

Marsha Carol Watson

One Woman's Quest for Truth

Robb White

How to Build a Tin Canoe

Wednesday, Jan 28, 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Pam Alexander, the publisher and illustrator of a series of books about Georgia will be joining us to sign her books. The main character of the series is Yumion, a walking, talking Vidalia Onion®, and the reading level for the series is kindergarten through 3rd grade. To read more about these books, please visit the website at www.besweetpublications.com.

Thanksgiving Night 6-8 pm

Author, Lenora Worth, will be visiting relatives here in Moultrie this Thanksgiving, and we have invited her to join us Thanksgiving evening for an autographing party from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm November 27, 2003. She has written several books in the inspirational series, and we always sell a lot of her books each time they are released.

No one knew more about heartbreak than Tara Parnell. Widowed and struggling to make ends meet, she was determined to overcome her obstacles with faith and business savvy. The last hurdle was her attraction to handsome businessman Stone Dempsey, the man who seemed determined to ruin all her plans . . .

For once, Stone felt something when he met Tara. Her sparkling eyes and shyness warmed him, but her stubbornness intrigued him even more. Finally, he'd found a kindred spirit and a reason to believe again. Stone wanted her in his life, but this would take some convincing. If he searched his heart, would he help Tara see that together they were a dream come true?

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Thursday, July 31, 7:00 pm

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at First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
501 1st St. SE

Moultrie, GA 31768

Phone (229) 985-9425

Robert Balfour
John Hodge

Anne Holt

Curtis Roberts

Taylor Schoettle

Bob Balfour, author and historian, lives in Thomasville, Georgia, and started writing at the age of 73. His recently published work takes an interesting and entertaining look at the famed Aucilla river from it's headwaters in South Georgia to Florida's Gulf coast.

John Hodge is a kindergarten reading teacher who lives in Tallahassee, Florida. This is his first published book.

A young child discovers memories of a grandparent. This book is beautifully illustrated with a storyline that addresses issues that children have after a grandparent dies. It includes a section for teachers and parents.

Anne Holt, Tallahassee, Florida

Six years ago John Garrett left home, swearing he would never return. But his father is in trouble. Their neighbor, Tim Hostetter has been murdered. His riders are gone and Garrett cattle are grazing his range. One of Russ Blaine's riders is killed, and another is wounded. Mason Garrett and Rafe Willis are pushing Blaine hard to sell Silver Creek. They need the water. Would Garrett kill to get it? Heading home, John shoots a bully in a desperately poor town and is wounded escaping the sheriff's posse. Watching the hills for bushwhackers, Andrea Blaine finds John and helps him hide on the mountain. John joins Del Ketchum, cattleman turned deputy sheriff, to search for the real killers and try to clear his father's name. Visit Anne's web site at www.ahholt.com

Curtis Roberts is the Author of More Precious Than Gold, a collection of short stories about growing up in a small south Georgia town during the depression years. Filled with humor and nostalgic memories of days gone by. Curtis currently resides in Tifton, Georgia.

Taylor Schoettle, author and naturalist, author of A Field Guide to Jekyll Island, A Field Guide to Sea Island, A Naturalist's Guide to St. Simons, A Guide to a Georgia Barrier Island, and A Naturalist's Guide to the Okefenokee Swamp. Taylor lives in Darien, Georgia. To find out more about Taylor Schoettle, click here visit his web site.

The authors will also be speaking about their books and talking about how they got started writing, some of their difficulties, some of their opportunities. Fran and I are really looking forward to listening to their stories. The newly-organized Moultrie Writers’ Group are planning to be in attendance. If you are an aspiring writer, this would be a great opportunity for you to meet others from this area and become a part of the Writers’ Group. We have commissioned Jinx Stubbs to create some very special Georgia bookmarks for this event. Each one is different and unique, and everyone who attends will receive their choice of these beautiful bookmarks (first come, first serve).
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Author	Book Title - Newest followed by other books
Ben Baker - Author, hunter, fisherman, genius! Ben is the editor of "The Wiregrass Farmer" in Ashburn, Georgia, and member of "Southern Humorists." He was recently was awarded First Place in the Personal Column category from Trib Publications news awards. His column was a moving tribute to a soldier, David Bass, and to all soldiers who risk their lives to defend ordinary people. When asked about the award, Ben said: "Yep. I rock. More importantly, the column rocked. More importantly than that, the inspiration for the column rocked." Ben lives in Ashburn, Georgia. Visit the website at www.southernhumorists.com	The Origins of Hawgin' - Wampus cats, haints and skunk apes attack the author and his buddy Larry "Hawgin"' Fishbreath in this outrageously funny account of the Southern outdoors. Whether it's wingshooting armadillos (which taste just like chicken!) or watching Hawgin's remote control King Mackerel trolling lure get chomped by a giant shark, you'll be rolling on the floor laughing at their misadventures. Read also the award winning tales of how to terrify ordinary dogs with an ordinary turkey call as wielded by a Mississippi belle and the author's detailed investigation into the life and habits of the Southern Jumping Tree. Take a walk back into your own memories as the author remembers hunts with his late father.
Jackie Cooper - Jackie K. Cooper is currently a critic, columnist, and writer. He is also a constant observer of humanity, and these observations serve as the basis for his books. He has also been a lawyer, personnel manager, radio and TV host, teacher, and game show contestant. He and his wife Terry live in Perry, Georgia. Visit Jackie's web site at http://www.jackiekcooper.com/	The Bookbinder - If you love the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, you will love the collected memories of Jackie K. Cooper in his fourth book – "The Bookbinder." The title was inspired by a fan of his writings, who he met at Macon’s Cherry Blossom Festival. She said, “You write comfort books. You write stories that bind us together.” Cooper made a play on the term “bookbinder” by applying it to the idea of a book that binds the readers together. The sixty-five memories cover the years 1996 through 1998. A period where Cooper: celebrated the graduation and marriage of his youngest son; watched the aging of his father and step-mother; and reflected on love. In "The Bookbinder," more than in his earlier books, Cooper shares his experiences as a book and movie critic. He shares a secret about following your passion, even if you are in a small town. Halfway Home Chances & Choices Journey of a Gentle Southern Man
Lauren Jo Glenn - Jody (as she is known to her friends) holds a bachelor's degree in education and a master's in adult education from Florida State University. She is retired from many years of service to the State of Florida. She is currently enjoying antiqueing, gardening and most of all being a grandmother! She and her husband, Justin, reside in Tallahassee, Florida.	Where Is God? - Enjoy precious moments spent with children and grandchildren while introducing them to the One who loves us all.
Michael Helms - is the pastor of Trinity Baptist Church here in Moultrie. He holds a doctorate of ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary, a master's of divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a bachelor of science from Samford University. He writes a weekly column for the Moultrie Observer, is a regular contributing columnist for EthicsDaily.com and has won five writing awards from The Amy Foundation. He and his wife, Tina, have two teenage sons, John and Ryan.	Finding Our Way - Using stories, essays, reflective questions and directed exercises, author Michael Helms explores: Renewing passion for dreams the original Dreamer creates in our lives; Getting the past out of our eyes by turning our gaze to the One who forgives and strengthens; Viewing struggle as an opportunity to become stronger, more faithful followers of christ; Finding courage like Moses, David, Elijah & Paul, not within ourselves, but through trust in the Lord; How observing nature, God's creation, helps us meet God.
Nathan Smith Hipps - A native of Georgia, Nathan Smith Hipps was raised in Tallahassee, Florida, where he graduated from Florida State University with a degree in communications and creative writing. He has contributed articles to national and regional magazines on Southern life and people. Nathan has three siblings and is the proud uncle of two nieces and two nephews.	Remembrance - In 1905, an epidemic of measles infiltrates and ravages the small community of Porterdale, Georgia, terrifying its residents, turning neighbor against neighbor. One of its victims is Luther Smith, a twenty-nine-year old husband and father whose sudden death irrevocably alters the lives of his widow and two young daughters, sending them on a lifelong journey of uncertainty and loss. Forced from their home and with no means of support, Leola and her daughters move in with her parents, a home devoid of love that she had escaped from years before, only to return due to circumstances beyond her control. After several years of living in her parents’ home and learning the secrets of their lives that made her own childhood so unhappy, Leola marries a man with five children and moves with her daughters into a new home. Though the combining of families tests Leola’s fortitude and patience, it is the strength of her resolve and the love for her daughters that overcome the obstacles set in her life’s path. Through it all—circumstance, pestilence, natural disaster, and death—Leola’s strength of spirit overcomes even the worst of life’s offerings. Based on a true story, Remembrance tells a story as old as life itself—the story of love, family, and survival.
Darrell Huckaby Visit his web page at http://www.darrellhuckaby.net/ Raised in the Georgia mill village of Porterdale, graduate of the University of Georgia, proud to be as "Southern as Cotton," syndicated newspaper columnist, noted author, teacher, and public speaker. Darrell currently lives in Conyers, Georgia.	Need Two - tells the story of Whit and Andrew, two UGA students who have no money, no car and no tickets---but decide that they can't live if they aren't in New Orleans to watch their beloved Georgia Bulldogs play Notre Dame for the National Championship of college football. The book tells who they blackmail to get a car, who they lie to to get money and all the things they do to get tickets. There are belly laughs and great memories every page. Other great books by Darrell Huckaby include: Need Four Southern Is as Southern Does Dinner On the Grounds
E. Howard Jones E Howard Jones is a resident of St. Marks, Florida.	Elder Affairs Silenced - Arthur McCullen is enjoying his retirement years until a family member uses the legal system to manipulate him into a retirement home and take his monev. The drama escalates as he encounters Mr. Otman, a male Nurse Rachet, who is determined to carry out the court order and keep Arthur "safe" inside. Arthur only gets deeper in trouble as he tries to prove he has been wronged. He meets some unusual characters, who join him in his quest to expose the truth and regain independent living. Can he reveal the facts before he is silenced?
Julia Faye Smith Faye teaches Georgia History at Hutto Middle School in Bainbridge. She holds a masters degree in reading from Colorado State University. She has been a classroom teacher for more than 30 years, teaching English, social studies, reading and history. She is past president of the Decatur County Historical Society, and is part owner with her husband, Jim, in The Book Nook, a new and used bookstore in Bainbridge.	Tommy: The Civil War Childhood of a President -As a youngster in Augusta, Georgia, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, future president of the United States, heard of the election of Abraham Lincoln and rush4ed to ask his father, "Whis is Mr. Lincoln and what is war?" Young Tommy, as he was called, soon learned of war and its aftermath as he grew up in the South during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction years that followed. Those years provide the background for this book. The lessons learned from family and church, and the history lived, were later evident as President Wilson guided his country through World War I.
Ren Summerlin Ren lives in Moultrie, GA. His column appears in The Sumter News, in Americus, GA, Donalsonville News, Donalsonville GA, Treasure Isle Shopper, Grady County GA, The State Of Baker, Newton GA, Miller County Liberal, Colquitt GA, The Talk of the Town, Southwest Georgia, Northwest Florida and Southeast Alabama and La Explosion, a Spanish Paper out of Valdosta. You can visit his website at www.rensummerlin.com.	This Week's Episode - Inside you will find stories on a wide variety of items such as: Cleotus Allegood, Politics, Grandchildren, Dogs, School, Friends, Divorce, Lost Shoes, Humpty Dumpty, Elvis, Holidays, Weddings, Bay, Georgia, Soputhern Language, and many more topics.
Heeth Varnedoe, III Heeth lives in Thomasville, GA.	Called to Excellence - The former COO of Fortune 500 company Flowers Industries shares insights that can transform a lowly job into a steppingstone for success. Encouraging business people who are striving to find their place in God and business at the same time, this text embodies biblical principles fleshed out in everyday business situations.

Author	Book Title - Newest followed by other books
Amy Blackmarr	Above the Fall Line Going to Ground: Simple Life on a Georgia Road House of Steps: Finding the Path Home
Janice Daugharty	Just Doll Dark of the Moon Earl in the Yellow Shirt Going Through the Change Like a Sister Necessary Lies Pawpaw Patch Whistle
Lorene Bryant Epps	Jimmy Bryant, Fastest Guitar in the Country To Bare My Soul (Poetry & Short Stories) Trip to Mexico Our Book of Life (Poetry & Short Stories)
Jane Gibbs	Cooking with Mama Jane
Nancy Stevenson	Child of Sorrow
J. Stallings	Hunters in the Fog
Beverley Starr	Compassionate Cats El Nino De Mixico Rye's Story - Chippy the Lost Baby Chipmunk
Marsha Carol Watson	One Woman's Quest for Truth
Robb White	How to Build a Tin Canoe

Robert Balfour	John Hodge
Anne Holt	Curtis Roberts
Taylor Schoettle

	Bob Balfour, author and historian, lives in Thomasville, Georgia, and started writing at the age of 73. His recently published work takes an interesting and entertaining look at the famed Aucilla river from it's headwaters in South Georgia to Florida's Gulf coast.
	John Hodge is a kindergarten reading teacher who lives in Tallahassee, Florida. This is his first published book. A young child discovers memories of a grandparent. This book is beautifully illustrated with a storyline that addresses issues that children have after a grandparent dies. It includes a section for teachers and parents.
	Anne Holt, Tallahassee, Florida Six years ago John Garrett left home, swearing he would never return. But his father is in trouble. Their neighbor, Tim Hostetter has been murdered. His riders are gone and Garrett cattle are grazing his range. One of Russ Blaine's riders is killed, and another is wounded. Mason Garrett and Rafe Willis are pushing Blaine hard to sell Silver Creek. They need the water. Would Garrett kill to get it? Heading home, John shoots a bully in a desperately poor town and is wounded escaping the sheriff's posse. Watching the hills for bushwhackers, Andrea Blaine finds John and helps him hide on the mountain. John joins Del Ketchum, cattleman turned deputy sheriff, to search for the real killers and try to clear his father's name. Visit Anne's web site at www.ahholt.com
	Curtis Roberts is the Author of More Precious Than Gold, a collection of short stories about growing up in a small south Georgia town during the depression years. Filled with humor and nostalgic memories of days gone by. Curtis currently resides in Tifton, Georgia.
	Taylor Schoettle, author and naturalist, author of A Field Guide to Jekyll Island, A Field Guide to Sea Island, A Naturalist's Guide to St. Simons, A Guide to a Georgia Barrier Island, and A Naturalist's Guide to the Okefenokee Swamp. Taylor lives in Darien, Georgia. To find out more about Taylor Schoettle, click here visit his web site.