To my readers in and around North Carolina: I’ll be in your neck of the woods on September 6 and 7, visiting Wake Forest University and attending the BookMarks literary festival in Winston-Salem. This festival is free and open to the public.

On Friday, September 6,  at 3:00 pm, I’ll have a Book Talk & Signing in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room on the 6th Floor of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC. It is free and open to the public. A special exhibition including books mentioned in the All Souls Trilogy will be on display.

On Saturday, September 7 from 11:15 am – 1:15 pm, Bookmarks Literary Talk and Signing.  This will be my solo talk (11:15-12), followed by a book signing (12-1:15) on the Trade St. Stage (at Trade and 7th in downtown Winston-Salem).

And later that same Saturday afternoon, from 2:45 – 3:30 pm , I will be on the “Book Clubs Favorites” Panel with Debbie Macomber and Ann B. Ross on the Main Stage at 6th and Trade St. in downtown Winston-Salem.

For updates, see the festival website: http://bookmarksnc.org/book-festival#.Uad2aECsjTo

If you can’t find me I’m eating biscuits, shrimp and grits, or just soaking up the joy associated with being back in one of my favorite states in the nation.