Little Professor Shop is gearing up to host its first ever Local Author Book Fair. The event will take place on Sunday, May 1 from 2-6 p.m.
The eventis a celebration of the local writing community and part of its Indie Bookstore Weekend festivities. Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Little Professor is expanding the event across the entire weekend and will have weekend-long deals and offerings.
Hosted by USA Today bestselling author and Birmingham resident Lauren Denton, event at 2 p.m. with introductions of the 11 showcased authors, two of which have columns in our Starnes Media publications. Customers and members of the public are then encouraged to meet the authors and shop.
“We love getting to facilitate opportunities for readers and writers to connect in the shop,” said store owner Meredith Robinson. “Little Professor is thrilled to introduce this group of authors to our community – some you might be familiar with, but others you’ll be delighted to discover!”
Featured authors include:
- Lanier Scott Isom, a former educator, publicist and editor, is the author of Grace and Grit: How I Won My Fight at Goodyear and Beyond, the life story of Alabama native Lilly Ledbetter.
- Lori Nichols is an award-winning author and illustrator. Her debut book, Maple, won the Giverny Award and was selected to represent the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in 2015 and 2016.
- Kari Kampakis is an author, speaker, podcaster, and newspaper columnist and her most recent book, More than a Mom, was published on April 5, 2022.
- Dr. Deven Tellis is a veteran teacher with a heart for representation, and author of the Bright Future series.
- Destiny (D.L.) Soria is an author who writes novels featuring magic and mystery. Her book, Fire with Fire was featured as a New York Times YA selection for summer reading in 2021.
- Charles Ghigna has authored more than 100 books. Some of his most recent published titles include Love is Everything, A Poem is a Firefly, and Once Upon Another Time.
- Audrey Atkins is the Director of Community Engagement at WBHM by day, along with a writer, speaker, and humorist. Her book of essays, They Call me Orange Juice, is about life in the south.
- Emma Fox is an author and reviewer of YA fantasy and historical fiction. Her Book, The Arrow and the Crown, was awarded a Writer’s Digest Honorable Mention award for Children’s/Young Adult Fiction.
- Anita Saxena is a competitive figure skater turned optometrist turned author. She is the author of Double Axel or Nothing, a YA novel about a young, competitive figure skater.
- Kellie McIntyre recently published her first book, The Passport Project: Two Sisters Ditch Middle School for a Life-Changing Journey Around the World, which is based on her family’s real-life global family adventure.
- Beverly McNeil published Portraits of Hope, a collection of original portraiture containing portraits completed by some of the world’s greatest portrait artists, inspired by the women of The Lovelady Center.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit littleprofessorhomewood.com.
