Mary Kay Andrews

Natasha Trethewey; Judson Mitcham; Steve Berry; Janisse Ray; Mary Kay Andrews; Nathalie Dupree; Damon Lee Fowler; Tina Ansa; Jack McDevitt; Charles Seabrook; Hugh Acheson; Joe Randall

We invite you to the grandest Georgia Literary Festival ever! It’s a free day-long event at the gorgeous new oceanfront Jekyll Island Conference Center. The keynote speaker will be Natasha Trethewey, the new named U.S. Poet Laureate, and we’ll also welcome Georgia’s new Poet Laureate, Judson Mitcham. But that’s just the tip of the fun: Prize-winning authors Steve Berry, Janisse Ray, Mary Kay Andrews, Nathalie Dupree, Damon Lee Fowler, Tina Ansa, Jack McDevitt, Charles Seabrook and more than 30 others will be participating! In addition, award-winning chefs Hugh Acheson and Joe Randall will be preparing a special lunch and dinner for guests (these are events with a fee). Some events will begin on Friday, November 9, and special programs will be held celebrating the lives of one-time coastal authors Eugenia Price, Fanny Kemble and Eugene O’Neill. The historic Jekyll Island Club Hotel has special rates for visitors, and so do beachside motels and cottages, so don’t delay making your reservations. It will be a great fall weekend! (jasbro)… (more)

Please join us for a special afternoon reading and signing at Parasol's Bar and Restaurant, 2533 Constance St.,with New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews celebrating the release of her delicious new escapist novel, Spring Fever.

Andrews reached beyond the typical beach read with Summer Rental to deliver the breakout hit of the summer. Now, with Spring Fever, she brings a delicious new escapist story about small towns, old flames, and deep secrets.

Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. They’ve been divorced for four years, she’s engaged to a new, terrific guy, and she’s ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. In fact, she is so over Mason that she has absolutely no problem attending his wedding to the gorgeous, too perfect Celia.

But when fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt as the bride is literally walking down the aisle, Annajane begins to realize that maybe she’s been given a second chance. Maybe everything happens for a reason. And maybe, just maybe, she wants Mason back.

However, there are secrets afoot in this small southern town. On the peaceful shores of Hideaway Lake, Annajane discovers that the past is never really gone. Though there are some people determined to keep her from getting what she wants, happiness might be hers for the taking, and the life she once had with Mason in this sleepy lake town might be in her future.

In Spring Fever, Andrews delivers a perfect summer novel, capturing the essence of humor, warmth and sass her readers have grown to love.

Mary Kay Andrews is the New York Times bestselling author of Summer Rental, The Fixer Upper, Deep Dish, Blue Christmas, Savannah Breeze, Hissy Fit, Little Bitty Lies, and Savannah Blues. A former journalist for The Atlanta Journal Constitution, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Her brother, John Hogan, is the owner of Parasol's Bar and Restaurant.

Location: Street: Parasol's Bar and Restaurant Additional: 2533 Constance St City: New Orleans, Province: Louisiana Postal Code: 70130-5513 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Mary Kay Andrews discusses Spring Fever.

Spring Fever (St. Martin’s Griffin, hardcover, $25.99, on sale 6/5/12) is the newest Southern novel from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews. Find out what happens when small towns, old flames, and deep secrets come together for Annajane Hudgens. *Please note that the ticket price for this event includes one hardcover copy of Spring Fever (the book can be picked up at Fiction Addiction when it releases on June 5th, or we can bring it to the event for you). The luncheon tickets must be purchased in advance. The featured author will read from their work (or give a 20-minute talk), followed by a Q&A session, a delicious lunch, and then an onsite book-signing session with the author. Books may be purchased from Fiction Addiction in advance or during the event. Space is limited, so purchase your tickets today! Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. They’ve been divorced for four years, she’s engaged to a new, terrific guy, and she’s ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. She is so over Mason that she has absolutely no problem attending his wedding to the beautiful, intelligent, delightful Celia. But when fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt as the bride is literally walking down the aisle, Annajane begins to realize that maybe she’s been given a second chance. Maybe everything happens for a reason. And maybe, just maybe, she wants Mason back. But there are secrets afoot in this small southern town. On the peaceful surface of Hideaway Lake, Annajane discovers that the past is never really gone. Even if there are people determined to keep Annajane from getting what she wants, happiness might be hers for the taking, and the life she once had with Mason in this sleepy lake town might be in her future. About the author: Mary Kay Andrews is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Fixer Upper, Savannah Breeze, and Blue Christmas, as well as Deep Dish, Hissy Fit, Little Bitty Lies, and Savannah Blues. She also wrote ten critically acclaimed mysteries, including the Callahan Garrity mystery series, under her real name, Kathy Hogan Trocheck. Her mysteries have been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Awards. A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, Trocheck earned a B.A. in journalism from the University of Georgia in 1976. She started her professional journalism career in Savannah, Georgia, where she covered the real-life murder trials which were the basis of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. She left journalism after a ten-year stint as a reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a frequent lecturer and writing teacher at workshops including Emory University, The University of Georgia’s Harriette Austin Writer’s Workshop, the Tennessee Mountain Writer’s Workshop, and the Antioch Writer’s Workshop. As a lifelong “junker,” the author claims to know the location of every promising thrift store, flea market, and junkpile in the southeastern United States, plus many parts of Ohio. Married to her high school sweetheart, she is the mother of two grown children and a proud grandmother. After a brief hiatus in Raleigh, NC, she and her husband moved back to their old neighborhood in Atlanta, where they live in a restored 1926 Craftsman bungalow. She divides her time between Atlanta and her restored beach cottage on Tybee Island, GA. (fictionaddiction-sc)… (more)

Mary Kay Andrews discusses Spring Fever.

The New York Times bestselling author of Summer Rental delivers her delicious new escapist novel about small towns, old flames, and deep secrets Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. They’ve been divorced for four years, she’s engaged to a new, terrific guy, and she’s ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. She is so over Mason that she has absolutely no problem attending his wedding to the beautiful, intelligent, delightful Celia. But when fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt as the bride is literally walking down the aisle, Annajane begins to realize that maybe she’s been given a second chance. Maybe everything happens for a reason. And maybe, just maybe, she wants Mason back. But there are secrets afoot in this small southern town. On the peaceful surface of Hideaway Lake, Annajane discovers that the past is never really gone. Even if there are people determined to keep Annajane from getting what she wants, happiness might be hers for the taking, and the life she once had with Mason in this sleepy lake town might be in her future. (jasbro)… (more)

Franklin Abbott; Hollis Gillespie; Don Perryman; Karen Head; Collin Kelley; Mose Hardin; Daniel Helminiak; Mary Kay Andrews; Bucky Motter; Ken J. Martin; Rico Revels; Iyana; Cleo Creech

Outwrite hosts 'Last Tango at Piedmont & Tenth,' a special evening of readings January 24! Atlanta poet FRANKLIN ABBOTT hosts a special evening of readings by some of Atlanta's favorite writers, all of whom have previously appeared at Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, at 7:30 p. m. As Outwrite will soon be moving to a new location, LAST TANGO AT PIEDMONT & TENTH will likely be the final night of author readings at Outwrite's current historic home. This event is free and open to the public. Writers scheduled to appear: HOLLIS GILLESPIE is a much-loved if irreverent and hilarious observer of life. Formerly a long-time columnist for Creative Loafing and now an Atlanta Magazine contributor, her books include Trailer Trashed, Confessions of a Recovering Slut, and Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch. DON PERRYMAN is a retired English teacher who grew up in west Georgia, attended Georgia State University, and has lived in Roswell for the last 25 years. His interests vary widely from poetry to backpacking, yoga, dream study, travel, performing weddings, star-gazing, and frolicking with the Radical Faeries. KAREN HEAD, an Atlanta native and professor at Georgia Tech, is the award-winning author of Sassing, My Paris Year, and Shadow Boxes. Her poetry has appeared in journals and anthologies around the world. COLLIN KELLEY is a poet, playwright and author of the novels Remain in Light and Conquering Venus. His poetry collections include Slow to Burn, After the Poison, and Better to Travel. He also produced the spoken word CD HalfLife Crisis. MOSE HARDIN, born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, has spent the last 22 years in Atlanta. After attending the Art Institute of Atlanta, he began working for A&M Records, BMG Distribution, and finally created his own independent online marketing company. After losing his partner of two years to an untimely death Mose decided to write his journey to recovery in his debut poetry book Namaste Mose. His second and third poetry books, Love Infinity volume 1 & 2 soon followed. DANIEL HELMINIAK, a Pittsburgh native, is author of the Outwrite's all-time bestselling book, What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality as well as Meditation Without Myth. Holding a Ph.D. in psychology from The University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in theology from Boston College and Andover Newton Theological School, Helminiak teaches sexuality and spirituality in the Department of Psychology at the University of West Georgia. His areas of special interest are post-childhood development and human sexuality. SPECIAL GUESTS: Mary Kay Andrews and special musical talents Bucky Motter and Ken J. Martin, with poetry reading by Rico Revels, Iyana and Cleo Creech. Host Franklin Abbott, an Atlanta psychotherapist in private practice, has been writing poetry since his college days at Macon's Mercer University. A collection of his poetry, Mortal Love, was published in 1999 by RFD Press. He has also edited a number of anthologies on gender, the latest of which is Boyhood: Growing Up Male. Abbott has given readings around the world and most recently published his collection, Pink Zinnia: Poems and Stories. READ THE ARTICLES ONLINE: http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/outwrite_prepares_for_last_tan... and http://www.thegavoice.com/index.php/community/features/4032-outwrite-plans-last-... (jasbro)… (more)

Mary Kay Andrews discusses Summer Rental.

***** UPDATED! ***** Party atmosphere. Free and open to the public. Summer Rental must be purchased from Eagle Eye Book Shop. Hors d'oeuvres from Capozzi's Italian Restaurant, door prizes, free books, cold drinks. Summer Rental: Sometimes, when you need a change in your life, the tide just happens to pull you in the right direction.... Ellis, Julia, and Dorie. Best friends since Catholic grade school, they now find themselves, in their mid-thirties, at the crossroads of life and love. Ellis, recently fired from a job she gave everything to, is rudderless and now beginning to question the choices she's made over the past decade of her life. Julia-whose caustic wit covers up her wounds-has a man who loves her and is offering her the world, but she can't hide from how deeply insecure she feels about her looks, her brains, her life. And Dorie has just been shockingly betrayed by the man she loved and trusted the most in the world...though this is just the tip of the iceberg of her problems and secrets. A month in North Carolina's Outer Banks is just what they each of them needs. Ty Bazemore is their landlord, though he's hanging on to the rambling old beach house by a thin thread. After an inauspicious first meeting with Ellis, the two find themselves disturbingly attracted to one another, even as Ty is about to lose everything he's ever cared about. Maryn Shackleford is a stranger, and a woman on the run. Maryn needs just a few things in life: no questions, a good hiding place, and a new identity. Ellis, Julia, and Dorie can provide what Maryn wants; can they also provide what she needs? Five people questioning everything they ever thought they knew about life. Five people on a journey that will uncover their secrets and point them on the path to forgiveness. Five people who each need a sea change, and one month in a summer rental that might just give it to them. ***** UPDATED! ***** (jasbro)… (more)

Mary Kay Andrews promotes Summer Rental.

Mary Kay Andrews’ writes eloquently about women coming together for a common cause. And what better cause than The Girl Scouts? MKA was once a Scout herself, and she is passionate about helping girls develop into competent, strong women. That’s why a portion of each ticket for this special event will benefit the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. Purchase your Event Ticket here, then pick up your book and your Summer Rental Swag Bag at the party on June 6. Tickets and additional books may be purchased at the door, but we strongly encourage pre-purchase here: http://foxtalebookshoppe.com/events-new.html . Your $35 Event Ticket benefits the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and includes: • Book signing party with Mary Kay Andrews; • A pre-release copy of her newest novel, Summer Rental; • A Summer Rental “Swag Bag” with an assortment of goodies; and • Appetizers and drinks at the fabulous Feast Restaurant, 314 East Howard Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030. Don’t miss out on the event of the season! Your Paypal receipt (with ID) will be your ticket to the Summer Rental Launch Party. See you there! If you can't attend the Summer Rental Launch Party but would like to have an autographed copy mailed to you, click here: http://foxtalebookshoppe.com/events-new.html . (jasbro)… (more)