Rick Bragg and . . . (BIG news!)

I’m so happy to know Page and Palette Bookstore is bringing Pulitzer Prize winning author and local favorite, Rick Bragg to The Venue as he presents his new book, “My Southern Journey.”

Appearing Wednesday evening at 6pm on September 16th, your $40 ticket will include hors d’oeuvres and a signed, hard-back copy of the book! A cash bar will also be available.

Here I am with Rick when he spoke in Fairhope last year. Reading his books are totally engaging, but hearing him speak is a treat everyone needs to encounter at least once in their life. He’s an amazingly talented speaker, cracking jokes one minute and bringing you to tears the next. Well . . . just like his books.

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And in other huge, huge, HUGE news . . .

Jan Karon is coming to Fairhope!

The wildly popular Mitford series has sold millions of copies and is loved by people around the world. Jan Karon will be speaking through Page and Palette (what would we do without them?) at the Christian Life Center of Fairhope United Methodist Church on Tuesday, September 20th. I’ll get more details to you later, but for now you can look HERE for specifics.

This event will benefit a cause dear to my heart, Shepherd’s Place, which you may remember, I’ve written about before (HERE).

Hello? Myrtle Jean, sit down! It’s big, BIG news!

And if this news wasn’t exciting enough on it’s own . . . I’ve been asked to moderate the discussion with Jan Karon! Really and truly! I’m so terribly excited and can’t wait to meet this talented author. I’m not totally certain at this point, but I think we’ll probably take questions from the audience, so if you have something you’ve been dying to ask her, send me your questions! Better yet, come on down to Fairhope and ask her yourself. It’s going to be so much fun and I’ve got to decide what in the world to wear. Big decisions!

We’re a town who loves to read, and other upcoming events from the amazing Page and Palette are listed below. Click on the link to find more information and all the good details.

Sept. 8th – Hester Young 

Sept. 8th – Robin Preiss Glasser – Fancy Nancy Books!

Sept. 15th – Garth Stein

Sept. 29th – John Sledge

Are you familiar with any of these authors? What are you reading now?

Have you read The Mitford books? What should I wear? Should I get my hair cut the day before Jan Karon gets here? Have you had Esther’s Orange Marmalade Cake? AAgghh! So exciting I can’t stand it!