Two upcoming events are sure to appeal to area bookworms.
A luncheon with a New York Times’ bestselling author, Karen White, and a book fair in Aiken are scheduled next week.
White has taken one final trip to the house on Tradd Street in her latest novel “The Attic on Queen Street,” a mystery series set in Charleston, S.C.
A luncheon will be at noon, Nov. 11 at the West Lake Country Club with White who will speak, give a Q&A and sign her latest work, according to a news release from the Book Tavern. Copies of “The Attic On Queen Street” were available at the Book Tavern beginning Nov. 2.
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A book festival is slated for Nov. 13 at the University of South Carolina Aiken in the business and education building.
“Nov. 13 is Indie Author Day, and we’ve had events in the past few years at the Aiken Public Library,” said event organizer Steve Gordy.
The book fair will feature panel discussions and indie authors will have books for sale at the event.
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The keynote speaker is Kasie Whitener, whose debut novel, “After December,” was a National Indie Excellence Award finalist and her sophomore effort, “Before Pittsburgh,” won Honorable Mention at the New York Book Festival. She hosts Write On SC, serves as board member to the South Carolina Writers Association, and was a 2021 recipient of the Fresh Voices in the Humanities award. She’s an instructor at the University of South Carolina.
Gordy said he expects authors from various parts of South Carolina with books in a variety of genres, and it’s a great place to find a unique gift for the upcoming holidays.
“There’s mystery, romance, historical fiction, Christian literature and literary fiction,” he said.
Speakers will present topics such as “Publishing Today: From Pen and Paper to Print” and “Poets: Bridging from Words to Deeper Understanding.” Also there will be panel discussions on “Bridging Fiction to Truth” and “The African-American Experience: Bridging the Past to the Present.”
Admission is free to the event which will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A $5 donation is requested for the center’s scholarship fund.
Charmain Z. Brackett is the features editor for The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com.
