Santa came down the chimney at Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) in Eatonton and left a stack of new items to sell for holiday gifts. Among these special treasures are several old and new books since Santa knows people love giving books for Christmas.
Fayette County doctor Ferrol Sams Jr. began his writing career at 60 years old and with humor and old-fashioned moralizing, he described unlikely encounters and what people learn from them. A natural storyteller, Sams won the prestigious Townsend Prize for Fiction (1991), leading to his induction in 2007 to the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. On sale is his delightful book from 1989, Christmas Gift!
Christmas typically is a time of wonder, joy, excitement, hilarity, and reverence that has been movingly captured in stories and poems from an award-winning storyteller, and paintings by celebrated Southern artists. The heart of the season pours from these pages with a pause for reflection, an abundance of laughter, and space left for a tear or two.
The Seasonal Heart, written by the late George Heiring, a former GWM president, is a book of holiday memories and perspectives that will help you revive your own.
Mary Kay Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author of The Santa Suit, brings a novella celebrating the magic of Christmas and second chances. When fall arrives, it’s time for Kerry Tolliver to leave her family’s Christmas tree farm in North Carolina for the wilds of New York City to help her gruff older brother sell the trees at the family stand in Greenwich Village. Sharing a tiny vintage camper and experiencing Manhattan for the first time, Kerry’s ready to try to carve out a new corner for herself. Filled with family ties and bright Lights, Big Christmas delivers everything Mary Kay Andrews fans adore.
Also, throughout each year GWM holds monthly “Meet the Author” events and the museum has guest authors sign their award-winning books to have signed copies available for attendees to purchase. These books (many signed) are on sale at the museum and make great holiday gifts.
Among the signed gift options are copies of Stealing Ares, by Georgia Romance Author of the Year Kim Conrey, and Anywhere You Run by Georgia Mystery Author of the Year Wanda Morris. Also, signed copies of Townsend Prize finalist Ann Hite’s Haints of Black Mountain are available, alongside copies of this month’s Meet the Author presenter, famed sportswriter and broadcaster Tony Barnhart’s new book The 19 of Greene, chronicling the 1970 integration of Greene County’s high school football team, of which Barnhart was a member.
History lovers will enjoy Wanda Smalls Lloyd’s Coming Full Circle, and for music lovers, Ben Wynn’s Something in the Water, a history of musical superstars from Macon, can’t be beaten. The crime and detective lover will enjoy Steven Cooper’s Desert Remains and Katherine Reay’s A Shadow in Moscow.
Finally, the nature lover will enjoy Dan Chapman’s A Road Running Southward.
And for those who love to spend time in the kitchen, GWM offers Johnathon Barrett’s Cook & Celebrate as a great gift idea, along with signed copies of Eatonton’s own Tara Rocker and her recently published My Sweet Home Georgia Cookbook.
Additionally, GWM offers many book- and writing-related gift ideas, such as mugs, tea towels, long- and short-sleeved T-shirts, greeting cards, and ornaments. Plus, it has some great stocking stuffers like fridge magnets, bookmarks, pencils, Book Buddy sticky notes, and postcards available. Or, to allow the book lover in your life their choice, gift certificates can be purchased in any amount.