Events

William Boyd pka Willie Lightfoot will sign copies of his book, How to Quit, at Literary Bookpost on Saturday, February 6^th, 1:30-3:30 p.m.  Boyd is a Salisbury native who spent most of his adult life living and working in New York City before returning to Salisbury to start his own business.  The name “Lightfoot” taken during a vision quest in Arizona, is a reminder to the author to walk in the Light, stay close to the Source and stick to the path of the Way.

 

Known to many in the national music scene as the phantom composer and producer IZZY, Boyd’s diverse music resume includes working with artists ranging from the Queen of Radio Wendy Williams, soul vocalist India Arie, pop star Christina Aguilera, rap mogul JAY-Z and even composing original music for a ballet choreographed by Albert Evans and featuring members of the New York City Ballet performed at the New York Metropolitan Museum.

 

Boyd, a divorced father of one 14 year old son, is a 1986 graduate of Salisbury High School, has a BS in Electrical Engineering from NC A&T State University, and is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.  Boyd is also a member of the Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City.

 

Boyd’s book, How to Quit, is a non-fictional walk through a midlife crisis and the healing process.  The book will be available at the signing for $16.50.

 

Salisbury favorite Anthony (Tony) Abbott will come to Literary Bookpost for a poetry reading with the release of his new book, New and Selected Poems, 1989-2009.  The reading will start promptly at 7:00 pm and be followed by a signing and light refreshments.

Former CBS Early Show producer Batt Humphreys visits The Saturday Salon at Literary Bookpost with his new novel, Dead Weight.  Humphreys will give a reading beginning at 2 p.m. surrounded by a signing event.

Author Austin Carty, who appeared in 2006 on Survivor:  Panama, visits Literary Bookpost to speak and sign copies of his new book from Penguin, High Points and Lows:  Life, Faith, and Figuring It All Out.

Florida mystery/humor author and New York Times bestselling author Tim Dorsey comes to the Bookpost with his new, twelfth mystery novel, Gator A-Go-Go.  We will have a meet and greet with Tim, a reception, and, of course, a book signing.  This event will be fun, guaranteed!

Join us for coffee with the Lee Brothers, as they stop by Literary Bookpost for an informal signing with their recent cookbook, The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern:  Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor.  Literary Bookpost will open at 8:15 am for this special event.

East Rowan Grad at Literary Bookpost

 

Former Rowan County resident, and East Rowan High School graduate Gary Carter will sign copies of his new book at Literary Bookpost on Saturday, February 27^th, 1:30-3:30 p.m.  Carter is currently a resident of Charlotte, where he is a writer, editor and consultant.  Formerly an award-winning journalist, he has previously published short stories and poetry as well as essays on a variety of subjects.

 

Carter’s novel, Eliot’s Tale, is somewhat of a reverse coming-of-age story and road trip.  As 50-year-old Eliot looks back on his life, he sees the things that are done, and undone.  He sets out on a quest to discover what has been right in his life, what has been wrong, and where to go next.  Roaming on his road trip from Mississippi to Virginia to Arizona, and points in between, he encounters friends and strangers who lead him toward his answer.  And all the while, he follows the guidance on a piece of a poem, taped to his dashboard, that reads “What we call the beginning is often the end/And to make an end is to make a beginning/The end is where we start from.

 

Carter’s hefty novel, almost 500 pages, is currently available at Literary Bookpost for $19.95 in trade paperback. 

 

 

Appalachian Trial Hike Author at Bookpost

 

Tom Moose, born in 1982 and raised near Richfield, North Carolina, will be at Literary Bookpost on Saturday, February 27^th, 1:30-3:30 p.m. signing his just released book about his Appalachian Trial experiences.  Moose is an Eagle Scout and graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Recreation Management.  In 2006 Moose hiked the Appalachian Trial.

 

Moose’s memoir of hiking the trail is somewhat humorously titled Only the Things That Matter:  Yet Another Appalachian Trial Memoir.  And, from the front cover photo, to some of the many included photographs, to the short graphic spread, to the epilogue, and finally to the fictional promotional “blurbs” on the back cover, the book does have a rambunctious blend of humor as well as an accurate retelling of Moose’s adventures hiking the trail.  All Appalachian Trial thru-hikes are amazing adventures, and this recounting is, as Moose himself proclaims, yet another one.

 

Moose has more adventures planned.  He is hoping to hike the Pacific Coast Trail this year, sponsoring his new adventure with proceeds from the sale of Only the Things That Matter.