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THOMAS MULLEN
Monday February 8 at 7:00 PM
 


Thomas Mullen is the author of The Last Town on Earth, which was named Best Debut Novel of 2006 by USA Today, was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year, and was awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for excellence in historical fiction.  FoxTale is honored to host a book signing for Mullen's newest novel, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers

In award-winning author Thomas Mullen's evocative new novel, we follow the depression-era adventures of Jason and Whit Fireson—bank robbers known as the Firefly Brothers by the press, the authorities, and an adoring public that worships their acts as heroic counterpunches thrown at a broken system. 

Late one night in August 1934, following a yearlong spree of bank robberies across the Midwest, the Firefly Brothers are forced into a police shootout and die . . . for the first time.

 Help us give this author a Woodstock welcome!__________________________________


TERRY KAY
SUNDAY, FEB. 28TH

Writer's Workshop
& Booksigning
FoxTale is pleased to offer a Writer's Workshop led by the award-winning, legendary author Terry Kay. Perhaps his most well-known book is To Dance with the White Dog, which was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. Kay's novel, The Valley of Light, won the 2004 Townsend Prize for Fiction. He won the 1981 Georgia Author of the Year Award for After Eli, and the Southeastern Library Association named him Outstanding Author of the Year in 1991 for To Dance with the White Dog. He won a Southern Emmy Award in 1990 for his teleplay, Run Down the Rabbit and received the Appalachian Heritage Writers Award in 2006. Also in '06, Kay was inducted into the Georgia Writers' Hall of Fame.
"The DNA of Writing: Tips and Tricks Not Likely to be Found in a Classroom"
Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Cost: $90 Payment required when making reservation
Terry's workshop recognizes what he calls "the DNA of writing" - the power of verbs and the understanding of rhythm - plus the use of outlining to create the flow of ideas. Kay's workshop will focus on the practical applications of writing creatively (how one thinks about it). Unlike anything you've heard in a typical writing class, Kay's instruction is based on experience - his own and what he has gleaned from incredibly gifted writers he has met throughout his career. From fiction to memoir to business writing and everything in between, The DNA of Writing provides writers with useful tricks of the trade (taught by the man who has used them all.)
Booksigning: 4:15-5:30
Cost: Free
(Kay will sign only books purchased at FoxTale)

Kay's novels include:

The Year the Lights Came On (1976)
To Dance with the White Dog (1990)
Shadow Song (1994)
The Runaway (1997)
The Kidnapping of Aaron Greene (1999)
Taking Lottie Home (2000)
The Valley of Light (2003)
The Book of Marie (2007)
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Atlanta Release Party
Saturday, March 6 (Time TBA)
 
for Karen Spears Zacharias' newest book, Will Jesus Buy Me a Doublewide?  ('Cause I Need More Room for my Plasma TV.)

"If the prosperity gospel had a heart, Karen has stomped that sucker flat. Scouring the back roads between Portland, OR and Pinehurst, NC, Karen spins stories of unforgettable characters including the two-fingered Ambassador and the nearly-bankrupt Bookseller. Each encounter will test your heart and mind, pushing you into a conversation often avoided. Whether you live in a mansion on a cliff, a shack by still waters, or in a single-wide on cinder blocks, this is a worthy read.”--William Paul Young, author, The Shack

“I have been a ‘have’ and a ‘have not’ in my life. I have found in my walk with the Lord, as Karen illustrates so well in these beautiful stories, that the riches he desires for us have nothing to do with money. I love a writer that's not afraid to walk with real people and speak the truth of their lives.”--Jeff Foxworthy

Author Karen Spears Zacharias believes Christians have been paying good money for a false doctrine: the Cash and Cadillac Gospel. With humor and wit in Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide?, Zacharias unpacks story after story of those who use the name of God as a means to living their own good life, as well as some unlikely folks whose genuine faith has led them to a different understanding of wealth. 
  
* * * * Mark your calendars and tell your friends! * * * *

 

 

FoxTale is the place to be for all kinds of events, too. Authors have found a warm audience at FoxTale Book Shoppe and readers have enjoyed meeting and conversing with well-known writers.

Recent visits include
Mary Kay Andrews, Rick Bragg, Sonny Brewer, Steve Doocy, Silas House, Joshilyn Jackson, Terry Kay, Charles Martin and Kathryn Stockett.

Other events include Jewelry Workshops, Children’s Tea Parties, Journaling Classes, Dream Workshops, Holiday Parties, and Children’s Birthday Parties. There's always something happening at FoxTale!

 
open mic poetry night! Last friday of every month  6:00 PM This is an open forum to those who love poetry, poetic prose, and/or the spoken word. All ages are welcome to come and share your own work.


Last Friday of the Month

   
Children's StorytimE is every Monday and Saturday at 11:00 am, in the Children's Room at the FoxTale Book Shoppe.  We read books appropriate for the child's age, and there is no age limit (really).  There is a dance/sing period following the reading, followed by tattoos and stickers before the children leave.  We love the kids and think they have a lot of fun--we know we do.

Mondays and Saturdays
11:00 am

   
FoxTalk Book Club (Adults)
Meets the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm, in the FoxTale Book Shoppe. At this time, the group consists of all women, but that does not exclude the male readers in our community that might wish to join. The book choices are selected by the group in attendance, and we attempt to choose at least six months out. The read for February is Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen. We will be choosing reads for March through August at the next meeting, Thursday, February 11th. Anyone interested, please come and check us out--even if you have not read the book.

SEcond
Thursday of the Month
6:30 PM

   
Young Adult Book Club (Teens)
Meets the third Friday of every month at 4:30 pm, in the FoxTale Book Shoppe. The books chosen are: February--Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl; March--Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. New members are welcome. Next meeting is Friday, February 19

Third Friday of the month
4:30 PM

   
JV (Juvenile) Book Club (Ages 8-12)
Meets the second Friday of every month at 4:30 pm, in the FoxTale Book Shoppe. The books chosen are: February--Magyk by Angie Sage; March--The Lightning Thief - Septimus Heap, Book One by Rick Riordan. New members are welcome. Next meeting is Friday, February 12

second Friday of the month
4:30 pm

   
THOMAS MULLEN - Award-winning author Thomas Mullen signs his evocative new novel The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers. (see sidebar)

Monday February 8
at 7:00 PM

   
Un-DEAD Party Redux  with Dacre Stoker - He loved the turnout for last month's party so we do it again after his CBS Morning Show taping the same day. Stoker will again read and sign Dracula The Un-Dead, the bone-chilling sequel to his great grand uncle's Dracula. Costumes encouraged.

WEdnesday  february 24 at 7:30pm

   
TERRY KAY Writing Workshop - "The DNA of Writing: Tips and Tricks Not Likely to be Found in a Classroom" (See sidebar)
Workshop Time: 1-4pm Cost: $90 (Payment required when reservation is made.) Terry's workshop recognizes what he calls "the DNA of writing" - the power of verbs and the understanding of rhythm - plus the use of outlining to create the flow of ideas and will focus on the practical applications of writing creatively.

Sunday February 28 1:00 - 4:00 PM
$90

   
TERRY KAY Book signing - Kay will sign only books purchased at FoxTale Book Shoppe. 4:15 to 5:30. Free.

Sunday February 28 4:15 - 5:30 PM

   
WENDY WAX Launch party for Magnolia Wednesdays

Monday
March 2
7:00 pm

   
PATRICIA SPRINKLE Release party for Hold Up the Sky

Friday
March 5
7:00 PM

   
Atlanta Release Party for Karen Spears Zacharias' newest book, Will Jesus Buy Me a Doublewide?  ('Cause I Need More Room for my Plasma TV.) See sidebar

Saturday March 6 (Time TBA)

   
LEE SMITH - FoxTale will be with Smith at Georgia Center for the Book in Decatur where she will discuss and sign her new book, Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger. Pre-orders through FoxTale will be accepted.

Monday
March 8
7:15 PM

   
RIVER JORDAN & SHELLIE TOMLINSON - on their "Southern Wing & A Prayer Tour". Come hear and purchase their books Saints in Limbo; Suck Your Stomach in and Put Some Color On

tuesday
March 23
7:00 PM

   
Duane "The Dog" Chapman of The Bounty Hunter makes tracks to FoxTale to sign You Can Run But You Can't Hide. Don't get caught without your copy. Order from us today!


saturday
March 27, 8 PM

   
The Bone Thief, A Body Farm Novel - Tuesday, April 6, 7pm:  Jefferson Bass. Many of you joined us last February for Jefferson Bass (Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson), authors of the famous Body Farm novels.  Well, they're back, and more outrageous than ever!  If you love Bones or have an interest in forensics, this is the event for you.

Tuesday
April 6
7:00 PM

   

BOOKSTORE RELEASE PARTY! Joshilyn Jackson, Backseat Saints - Thursday, June 10, 7pm. A FoxTale favorite, Joshilyn is having her bookstore release party for this her fourth novel at her favorite indie, and we couldn't be more pleased!  If you're a fan of Jackson's (Gods in Alabama; Between, Georgia; The Girl Who Stopped Swimming) you'll want to mark your calendars for this one.  * * * * Mark your calendars for this FAB event!  * * * *


Thursday
June 10, 7pm

As always, our visiting authors will sign only their books purchased at FoxTale Book Shoppe. Thank you for supporting independent book stores like ours.

 
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