Susan Gregg Gilmore

Stephen Lyn Bales signs Ghost Birds; Natural Histories.; Michael Bradley signs Myths and Mysteries of the Civil War.; Meredith Leigh Burton signs Crimilia.; Chester Campbell signs The Good, The Bad and the Murderous; Designed to Kill.; Cindal Cooley signs Legacy of Stone; We Are One: Lessons of the Wolf Pack.; Barbara Ebel, MD signs Outcome, A Novel; Wintertime.; J. T. Ellison signs Where All the Dead Lie.; Ronda Friend signs P.U. You Stink.; Bente Gallagher aka Jenna Bennett aka Jennie Bentley signs Contract Pending; Flipped Out.; Susan Gregg Gilmore signs The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove.

We are excited for our 5th Annual author signing on January 14, 2012 We hope that you will make plans to stop by the library on this day to visit with all our wonderful Tennessee authors. For more information see: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150899788240001 (bookfanatic)… (more)

Susan Gregg Gilmore signs The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove.

The Book Worm Bookstore is so excited to welcome Susan Gregg Gilmore as she signs her hit debut novel, "Looking For Salvation at the Dairy Queen", as well as her newest release, "The Improper Life of Bezillia Grove"; two incredible novels that will leave you begging for more! In "Looking for Salvation...", sometimes you have to return to the place where you began, to arrive at the place where you belong. It’s the early 1970s. The ...town of Ringgold, Georgia, has a population of 1,923, one traffic light, one Dairy Queen, and one Catherine Grace Cline. The daughter of Ringgold’s third-generation Baptist preacher, Catherine Grace is quick-witted, more than a little stubborn, and dying to escape her small-town life. Every Saturday afternoon, she sits at the Dairy Queen, eating Dilly Bars and plotting her getaway to the big city of Atlanta. And when, with the help of a family friend, the dream becomes a reality, Catherine Grace immediately packs her bags, leaving her family and the boy she loves to claim the life she’s always imagined. But before things have even begun to get off the ground in Atlanta, tragedy brings her back home. As a series of extraordinary events alters her perspective–and sweeping changes come to Ringgold itself–Catherine Grace begins to wonder if her place in the world may actually be, against all odds, right where she began. And in "The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove," Bezellia Grove, who is one of a long line of 'Bezellia Groves' in one of Nashville’s oldest families, dreams of someday living up to the name that looms so large in her heritage. But her family is not as stable as everyone thinks. Her mother is strict and proper, when not drinking, and her father is never home, preferring to work long hours. Bezellia and her younger sister are raised by the household servants, Nathaniel and Maizelle, who are more like parents to them than their real ones. When Nathaniel’s smart, good-looking son Samuel appears, Bezellia is completely smitten. But the South in the 1960s is not a welcoming place for Samuel, especially when he falls in love with a white woman. Bezellia must decide whether it’s her heart or her heritage that is most important. Don't miss this fabulous author as she stops in to bring a little salvation to all of our improper soulds! See you there! *You can find out more about Susan and her titles by visiting her website: www.susangregggilmore.com* (DoorMouse27)… (more)

Susan Gregg Gilmore discusses The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove.

A store and area favorite Susan Gregg Gilmore returns to Aaron's Books to celebrate the release of her second novel, The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove. Set in Nashville, during the 1960's and 70's this book is sure to be discussed for years to come. Bezellia Grove is the oldest daughter of one of Nashville's most revered families - a family that has many secrets. This is a great book for those that loved The Help. "Nobody knows how to weave a spell better than Susan Gregg Gilmore, as she draws us into the precarious childhood and complicated life of poor little rich girl Bezellia Grove, whose path winds through some of the South's darkest woods-race, class, insanity-familiar ground for a Southern novel? Not so fast-surprises await. This novel is a pure enchantment." -Lee Smith, author of Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger and The Last Girls A variety of iced teas and traditional high tea refreshments will be served. (LititzSam)… (more)

Susan Gregg Gilmore reads from The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove: A Novel.

She's baaaaacccckkkk! Our good friend, Susan Gregg Gilmore, kicks off the release of The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove: A Novel at one of her favorite indies, FoxTale. If you loved Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen like we did, you're in for treat with her new book. Southern Living loves her writing, and so do the Foxes. What more could you ask for? (jasbro)… (more)

Susan Gregg Gilmore discusses Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen.

Make new friends and become better acquainted with outstanding works from Southern writers in the Southern Literature Book Club. Please join us Monday, August 31 at 6:00 PM for our Southern Lit Book Club, as we explore Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore. This will be especially fun, because SUSAN WILL BE HERE TO MEET WITH THE BOOK CLUB MEMBERS! Each month's selected title is available to participating members at a discount of 10% off of the regular price. The Southern Literature Book Club is free and open to the public. Join anytime. For more information about this book club, please contact e-mail Abbie Tilley at SouthernLitClub@comcast.net. (SkepticalSurveyor)… (more)

Susan Gregg Gilmore

Susan Gregg Gilmore will be at the store to read from the new paperback edition of her acclaimed novel, Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen on Saturday, June 20th at 7:00 p.m. Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle are big fans of this book and recommend it highly. For fans of Fannie Flagg and Sheri Reynolds, this witty and unforgettable debut novel tells of a young Southern girl caught between two worlds, and coming of age in the space between them. Lee Smith calls the book “an unusually engaging novel by a very fine writer who knows exactly what she is doing,” and Jill McCorkle labels it “storytelling at its best, entertaining and lively and full of surprises.” Please join us to meet this up-and-coming writer you’re sure to hear more from in the future. (booksense)… (more)