Events In July

R. Scott Anderson Discussing & Signing
The Uncommon Thread
(Self Published, $15.00)
Tuesday, July 10th, 6 p.m.
The Uncommon Thread and the column Una Voce have been two of the most popular features in the JOURNAL of the Mississippi State Medical Association in recent years. At one time or the other, Dr. Scott Anderson has written them both. His stories are published for the physicians but are loved by spouses, nurses, office workers and patients alike. They cover a gamut of subjects but each shines a light on some aspect of our uncommon lives.

Robert J. Krog
Discussing & Signing
A Bag Full of Eyes
(Sam’s Dot, $6.95)
Thursday, July 12th, 6 p.m.
Local author Robert J. Krog has a new novella in the fantasy realm. In a kingdom haunted by witches, where vampires hunt in the night, when there are murders but not witnesses, when the method of murder reveals the how but not the who, one calls upon the eye-man to help solve crimes. The eye-man has the answer. It can be found in a bag full of eyes, along with things one does not seek.

Joe Fitzpatrick
Discussing & Signing
Voyage to the End of Time
(Tate, $13.99)
Saturday, July 14th, 1 p.m.
The Booksellers at Laurelwood welcomes debut author Joe Fitzpatrick with a new sci-fi/adventure novel. Such is the life of the young space engineer, Kit Bartusch, citizen of Galaxy Fourteen. After being assigned a space exploration mission, Kit, a bachelor, finds himself excited for the trip, ready to see the culture and climate of a new world.

Marie Moore
Travel Talk Workshop
Saturday, July 14th, 3 p.m.
Are you ready to travel this summer? Are you looking for some helpful tips and exciting new products? Please join us as The Booksellers at Laurelwood hosts author and former travel agent Marie Moore for a travel talk workshop and demonstration. A former weekly newspaper writer and editor, she left the newspaper in 1985 to open a retail travel agency, which she managed for the next 15 years. Her new cozy mystery, Shore Excursion was inspired by those experiences, and will be available for purchase. We will also have Jean Ogelsby from Gulliver’s Travel talking about fun and exciting destination packages and we will be featuring new and interesting travel accessories from The Booksellers to help with all your travel needs.

Cynthia Shultz
Life Coaching Workshop
“Failure is never Final”
Tuesday, July 17th, 6 p.m.
Ready for a change? Looking for some motivation and a mentor? If you are stuck, afraid, or avoiding and believe “Failure is never Final”, please join us for the first in a series of Life Coaching workshops. This will be an informal gathering that will help you start to identify the strategic negatives that lead to low impact choices in relationships, careers, and communication. Cynthia Schulz, CPC of Soar Creative Consulting … Lift by Design, is a transition specialist with over 15 years of consulting and coaching experience. This native New Yorker helps put people in motion by identifying barriers and creating structure that supports personal and professional goals.

Londa Hayden
Discussing & Signing
Date, Pray, Wait
(Self Published, $19.95)
Thursday, July 19th, 6 p.m.
One woman’s search for true love brings her to a place of spiritual renewal. This book is about how you can find peace in being single with a renewed understanding and spiritual growth. Londa Hayden takes you on a journey of her various dating experiences as a Christian woman. You will laugh, cry, and be blessed with the frankness of her true and very personal stories. Discover an extraordinary faith that can help you cultivate a real walk with God.

Amanda Cook
Anti-Bullying Workshop
The Respect Program
Saturday, July 21st, 1 p.m.
The Respect Program at The Exchange Club Family Center presents an anti-bullying workshop with Amanda Cook here at The Booksellers on Saturday, July 21st at 1:00 pm. The Respect Program builds resiliency skills in children (2-14 years old) and reduces bullying through literature and artistic expression. Amanda Cook, program founder and director, has been working in the anti-bullying field for 10 years with schools and community agencies nationwide. The Respect Program was founded in October 2011, at the Exchange Club Family Center to address community concerns about bullying. The program will also be featuring the book, Confessions of a Former Bully by Trudy Ludwig.

Andrea Stark Bishop
Discussing & Signing
Cloud Shadow
(Tate, $21.99)
Tuesday, July 24th, 6 p.m.
When Brady Blankenship loses his wife in a tragic accident, he is left with a newborn son. Brady’s grief takes him to a family cabin, Cloud Shadow, secluded in the mountains of New Mexico, where he rages against the sorrow that engulfs him while struggling to learn the necessities of fatherhood. Warming bottles, changing diapers, giving baths… these small tasks are the only activities pushing him forward, providing purpose in his grief-driven life.

Ronda Giangreco
Discussing & Signing
The Gathering Table: Defying Multiple Sclerosis with a Year of Pasta,
Wine & Friends.
(Self  Published,$34.95)
Thursday, July 26th, 6 p.m.
It began with a simple idea. What if Ronda Giangreco tried to cook a dinner for eight people every Sunday throughout 2010? With steaming plates of pasta, she would attempt to triumph over Multiple Sclerosis one week at a time. A humorous and heartfelt recollection of how the author, after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, takes her life in her hands and faces down the disease by hosting 52 dinner parties in one year for over 130 guests. A freelance writer and passionate chef, Ronda Giangreco has written features for magazines for the past twenty years.