Amelia Island Book Festival
Press Release
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April 15, 2018 3:00 p.m.
JOIN IN A CONVERSATION WITH NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHOR MARY ALICE MONROE ABOUT HER NEWEST BOOK,
BEACH HOUSE REUNION
In an effort to bring more Book Festival events to our historic downtown, The Amelia Island Book Festival is thrilled to announce that in partnership with The Book Loft and Art on Centre Gallery, a conversation, special reception and book signing is being held with New York Times Bestselling Author, Mary Alice Monroe in celebration of the author’s newest book, Beach House Reunion, May 23, 20018 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including The Summer Girls, The Summer Wind, The Summer’s End, Last Light Over Carolina, Time Is a River, Sweet grass, Skyward, The Beach House, Beach House Memories, Swimming Lessons, The Four Seasons, The Book Club, and Beach House for Rent. Her books have received numerous awards and she is recipient of RT Lifetime Achievement Award, and the International Book Award for Green Fiction. An active conservationist, she lives in the low country of South Carolina.
“We are thrilled to have Mary Alice return to Amelia Island,” Her books are special to Amelia islanders as they often deal with the healing powers of nature –sea turtles, birds and species found here,” says John Ruis, AIBF president.
“As a downtown cultural business, we are thrilled to be partnering with the Amelia Island Book Festival and The Book Loft to help bring meaningful programs to this area, and we hope that those attending will enjoy note only this wonderful author and support Authors in Schools, but also the vast array of artists that we are fortunate to represent in our gallery,” says Debbie Lehman, gallery co-owner.
“We are especially pleased that our friends from the local Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch will be with us at this fun and thought provoking event, “says Sue Nelson, The Book Loft owner.
The event which benefits THE AIBF’S Authors in Schools Literacy Program is slated for Wed., May 23rd, 5:30—7:00 p.m. Art on Centre Gallery, 503 Centre St, Fernandina Beach, FL. Tickets are $50 and include hors d’oeuvres, wine, and a copy of the book.
Tickets are available on line at www.ameliaislandbookfestival.org
Editor’s Note: enclosed are a jpg picture of Mary Alice Monroe and a jpg of the new book’s cover.