Next week is going to be a lot of fun at Lemuria – we have events for everyone and every reader. If you haven’t been to one of our events before and one of these sounds interesting then please come – they are really fun and easy-going.
Bringing Adam Home by Les Standiford and Det. Sgt. Joe Matthews
Monday, March 21 starting at 5:00.
I think people often think of Lemuria as a literary store or a store that features fiction – this is not always the case. Bringing Adam Home is great piece of non-fiction about the Adam Walsh case. Les is a great old friend to Lemuria who came here frequently when he was writing his Deal series in the 90’s. Non-fiction is not new for Les, but this new book is a new direction. The true story of the Adam Walsh story is compelling on its own – a sad story for any parent, but because it is also the back story for America’s Most Wanted it has an added dimension in our culture. This will be a great reading for people interested in law enforcement or for anyone who followed the tv show or remembers the case from the 80s.
The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
Wednesday, March 23 starting at 5:00
Now this one is a literary event for sure. For those of you who like to be up on the hottest thing this is it. Téa has been all over the media for the past few weeks and Téa was named one of The New Yorker’s 20 under 40. The book is ambitious and great and this is a guaranteed great event. Come by Wednesday night – you’ll regret it if you miss this one.
Georgia Bottoms by Mark Childress
Thursday, March 24 starting at 5:00
Looking for a good laugh? Mark is great friend of the store and the author of Crazy in Alabama, Gone for Good, and One Mississippi. This will be a guaranteed entertaining event. Mark always has funny and interesting stories to tell. He spent a good chunk of his childhood in Clinton, Mississippi, so we consider him a hometown boy even though he lives in Alabama now. Georgia Bottoms is the story of a Southern woman who has lost her family fortune – her solution? discreetly “entertaining” a few of the gentlemen in town.
Friday, March 25 starting at 5:00
Another great literary event. Another of the 20 under 40 authors. Swamplandia! has been on the NYT bestseller list for the past couple of weeks, but Karen has been hot ever since the publication of her book of short stories St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves was published five years ago. If you’re interested in Southern authors who promise to be around for a while then this is the one for you.
Every Day by the Sun: A Memoir of the Faulkner’s of Mississippi by Dean Faulkner Wells
Saturday, March 26 at noon.
Finally after a week full of great events we have a real treat. If you don’t already know, Dean Wells father was William Faulkner’s youngest brother. Sadly Dean’s father died in a plane crash just before she was born. Every Day in the Sun is Dean’s memoir of growing up almost as a daughter to William Faulkner. This is a fascinating and passionate memoir and a really special event for Mississippians.
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