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BOOK SIGNINGS THIS WEEK

Unless otherwise indicated, author events usually begin with an informal reception at 5 pm, followed by the author's presentation at 5:30, with book signing both before and after the reading/talk. 



Monday, October 16th at 5pm
at The Chancellor's House
(no on-site parking available)

John Cofield


A pictorial history of Oxford, Mississippi, with John Cofield's unique style of telling the town's tale. Featuring photographs from the Dain, Meek, Leslie, and Cofield collections, as well as many private collections.

John Cofield's grandfather J.R. "The Colonel" Cofield was a friend of William Faulkner and a photographer who became Faulkner's unofficial photographer. This began a history of photography in the family, first with John's father Jack Cofield and now John.




Tuesday, October 17th at 5pm

Elizabeth Heiskell
(Oxmoor House, $30.00)


Welcome every invitation and embrace the challenge of bringing something delicious from the heart, no-stress-required. Based on the popular monthly feature in Southern Living magazine, Elizabeth Heiskell (aka The Debutante Farmer who owns Woodson Ridge Farm here in Oxford and wrote the cookbook S omebody Stole the Cornbread from My Dressing) guides readers to greet any occasion life serves us with the perfect dish. Yum.




Wednesday, October 18th at 5pm

Jessica B. Harris
(Scribner, $25.00)


In this captivating new memoir, award-winning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls a lost era-the vibrant New York City of her youth, where her social circle included Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and other members of the Black intelligentsia.  My Soul Looks Back is a carefully crafted, intimately understood homage to a bygone era and the people that made it so remarkable.

Considered one of the preeminent scholars of the food of the African Diaspora, Jessica B. Harris is one of a handful of African Americans who have achieved prominence in the culinary world. She holds a PhD from NYU, teaches English at Queens College, and lectures internationally. The author of twelve cookbooks, her writing has appeared in  VogueFood & Wine, Essence, and  The New Yorker, among other publications. Harris has been inducted into the James Beard Who's Who in Food and Beverage in America, received an honorary doctorate from Johnson & Wales University, holds awards from sources too numerous to note, and recently helped the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture to conceptualize its cafeteria.




Thacker Mountain Radio Show
20th Anniversary at the Lyric
Thursday, October 19th at 6pm

Finn Murphy
(W.W. Norton, $26.95)


More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he's covered more than a million miles packing, loading, and hauling people's belongings all over America. Known by his trucker handle as U-Turn, he spends his days (and many of his nights) in a 53-foot eighteen-wheeler he calls Cassidy.

In  The Long Haul, Murphy offers a trucker's-eye view of America on the move. Going far beyond the myth of the American road trip, he whisks readers down the I-95 Powerlane, across the Florida Everglades, in and out of the truck stops of the Midwest, and through the steep grades of the Rocky Mountains. As he crisscrosses the country, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades, from the hollowing-out of small towns to changing tastes in culture and home furnishings.




SAVE THE DATE
for upcoming events:

Monday
10/23
Tuesday
10/24

Wednesday
10/25
Thursday
10/26
Monday
10/30

Wednesday
11/1
Thursday
11/2
Friday
11/3
Saturday
11/4

Click here for a full listing of scheduled events.


   Events are always free and wheelchair accessible.

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