The other weekend I had the opportunity to drive down to Greenville, SC to attend the SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Association) trade show.  Held across the country, these regional trade shows are a chance for booksellers, publishers, and authors to get together to network, share ideas, and learn about new and upcoming books. There areContinue reading

The annual North Carolina Literary Festival was held in Chapel Hill this year from September 10-13, hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library. In total, 12,000 people attended. Our own Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle (along with Nashville musicians Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman) were the keynote performance of the weekend,Continue reading