Speaker at the Center Fall 2012 Line Up of Authors Announced

The South Carolina State Library’s Center for the Book, in cooperation with USC Press and Hub City Press, is pleased to announce its fall 2012 author line up.  The Speaker @ the Center program will hold free lunchtime author talks on the following dates:

Thursday, August 16 – MAUREEN D. LEE, Sissieretta Jones: “The Greatest Singer of Her Race,” 1868–1933. The engaging first biography of this distinguished African American musical pioneer

Thursday, September 20 – MICHEL STONE, The Iguana Tree. Michel Stone’s debut novel, set against the backdrop of illegal immigration, is one family’s story of fateful decisions, risky border crossings, and a struggle for humanity.

Thursday, October 25 – ANNE SINKLER WHALEY LECLERCQ, A Grand Tour of Gardens: Traveling in Beauty through Western Europe and the United States. A travelogue of elegant historic gardens on both sides of the Atlantic as viewed through the lens of Mrs. Emily Whaley’s iconic Charleston garden.

Thursday, November 15 – ELISE BLACKWELL & JANNA
MCMAHAN, Literary Dogs & Their South Carolina Writers. From bird dogs to bad dogs, wild dogs to café dogs, get to know these canines and their 25 South Carolina literary companions.

Thursday, December 6 – MARY WHYTE, Down Bohicket Road: An Artist’s Journey. A collection of vibrant watercolors and poignant tales celebrating the friendships and faith of a sea island community of Gullah women.

Books will be available for purchase and autographing. All programs will take place from noon to 1pm at the South Carolina State Library in Columbia. Speaker @ the Center is FREE and open to the public. Bring your lunch and enjoy learning more about South Carolina.

The South Carolina Center for the Book is the South Carolina Affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book and is a cooperative project of the South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, and The Humanities CouncilSC.