Red Letter Press Takes Part in SC Book Festival
Red Letter Press and its authors will be participating in the 13th annual SC Book Festival, which takes place from Feb 27 through March 1 in downtown Columbia. The diverse types of books published by RLP ensures something for everyone who enjoys a good read.
Columbia, SC, February 26, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Red Letter Press will host seven local writers and an Upstate author at this year’s South Carolina Book Festival (Feb. 27-March 1).
The writers include Karen Petit, author of the popular Shandon’s Ivy League Mystery Series; Carmella Broome, author of Carmella’s Quest: Taking on College Sight Unseen; Pat Guerry Hodnett of York, author of A Place for Lily Kate, a novel for young adults; and Sheila Morris, author of Deep in the Heart – A Memoir of Love and Longing.
“That’s a ladies-first introduction to our lineup,” said Bob Lamb of Red Letter Press, “but the male lineup is impressive, too.”
The male writers include Michael Miller, author of Lonesome Pines – Living and Dying in a Little Town; James D. McCallister, author of King’s Highway; and Ernest L. Wiggins, author of Reflections of a Native Son in the New South.
“These writers represent an unusual array of South Carolina talent and subjects,” Lamb said. “Carmella Broome’s book, just out, is her story of braving college though blind. Pat Hodnett’s novel is about a young girl who is whisked overnight from her Charleston home to an orphanage in the Upstate."
“Karen Petit, the popular children’s author, has a new book out for adults. Titled A Paw on My Heart," Lamb continued. " It’s her own story of surviving a devastating divorce. And Sheila Morris’ book is about growing up in the 1950s while slowly realizing that she is gay.”
"Lonesome Pines, published in December, is a collection of loosely connected short stories by Miller, Lamb said. A former Columbia newspaperman, Miller is a 2007 S.C. Fiction Project winner and is the author of Hootie! How the Blowfish Put Pop Back Into Pop Rock.
Wiggins, also a former Columbia newspaperman, is an associate professor of journalism at the University of South Carolina, and McCallister, who has also published prize-winning short stories, is a Five Points merchant.
Wiggins’ book debuted earlier this month at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on the USC campus. McCallister’s book, his first novel, was published in 2007 to glowing reviews.
“A Columbia illustrator, Rob Barge, will also be in the Red Letter Press lineup,” Lamb said. Barge did the illustrations for Lonesome Pine and also collaborated with local author Cooper Riverbridge on a humorous booklet instructing first-time visitors how to speak South Carolina-ese. The book is titled Y’all Ain’t From Around Here, AreYa?
“I think we’ve got something here for just about anybody who likes to read,” Lamb said, “and the authors, and the illustrator, will be on hand to sign their works and to talk about the experience of writing and publishing.”
The book festival, an annual event of the S.C. Humanities Council, is held at the Columbia Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St. Red Letter Press will be in Booth 206.
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The writers include Karen Petit, author of the popular Shandon’s Ivy League Mystery Series; Carmella Broome, author of Carmella’s Quest: Taking on College Sight Unseen; Pat Guerry Hodnett of York, author of A Place for Lily Kate, a novel for young adults; and Sheila Morris, author of Deep in the Heart – A Memoir of Love and Longing.
“That’s a ladies-first introduction to our lineup,” said Bob Lamb of Red Letter Press, “but the male lineup is impressive, too.”
The male writers include Michael Miller, author of Lonesome Pines – Living and Dying in a Little Town; James D. McCallister, author of King’s Highway; and Ernest L. Wiggins, author of Reflections of a Native Son in the New South.
“These writers represent an unusual array of South Carolina talent and subjects,” Lamb said. “Carmella Broome’s book, just out, is her story of braving college though blind. Pat Hodnett’s novel is about a young girl who is whisked overnight from her Charleston home to an orphanage in the Upstate."
“Karen Petit, the popular children’s author, has a new book out for adults. Titled A Paw on My Heart," Lamb continued. " It’s her own story of surviving a devastating divorce. And Sheila Morris’ book is about growing up in the 1950s while slowly realizing that she is gay.”
"Lonesome Pines, published in December, is a collection of loosely connected short stories by Miller, Lamb said. A former Columbia newspaperman, Miller is a 2007 S.C. Fiction Project winner and is the author of Hootie! How the Blowfish Put Pop Back Into Pop Rock.
Wiggins, also a former Columbia newspaperman, is an associate professor of journalism at the University of South Carolina, and McCallister, who has also published prize-winning short stories, is a Five Points merchant.
Wiggins’ book debuted earlier this month at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on the USC campus. McCallister’s book, his first novel, was published in 2007 to glowing reviews.
“A Columbia illustrator, Rob Barge, will also be in the Red Letter Press lineup,” Lamb said. Barge did the illustrations for Lonesome Pine and also collaborated with local author Cooper Riverbridge on a humorous booklet instructing first-time visitors how to speak South Carolina-ese. The book is titled Y’all Ain’t From Around Here, AreYa?
“I think we’ve got something here for just about anybody who likes to read,” Lamb said, “and the authors, and the illustrator, will be on hand to sign their works and to talk about the experience of writing and publishing.”
The book festival, an annual event of the S.C. Humanities Council, is held at the Columbia Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St. Red Letter Press will be in Booth 206.
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