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TOM LOWE

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:08:49 -0500

Start: Thu, 03/18/2010 - 7:00pm

End: Thu, 03/18/2010 - 9:00pm

TOM LOWE will discuss and sign THE 24th LETTER, his follow-up to last year's highly praised debut, A False Dawn. Former Miami homicide detective Sean O'Brien learns of an inmate's near-death confession exonerating Charlie Williams, a prisoner facing execution in 84 hours. O'Brien has been haunted by the case since he was its lead investigator, and now must solve the puzzle of Omega, the 24th letter of the Greek alphabet, while the clock is ticking. Lowe brings years of experience as a newspaper and magazine journalist, award-winning PBS documentary film writer/director, and world traveler to his writing.

FRANCES O'ROARK DOWELL

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:35:21 -0500

Start: Thu, 03/25/2010 - 5:00pm

End: Thu, 03/25/2010 - 7:00pm

FRANCES O’ROARK DOWELL will discuss and sign her newest book for middle readers, FALLING IN. Dowell is the critically acclaimed bestselling author of Edgar Award winning Dovey Coe, as well as The Secret Language of Girls and its sequel, The Kind of Friends We Used to Be, Where I'd Like to Be, Chicken Boy, and Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the Christopher Medal. Falling In features the unlikely story of Isabelle Bean - an ultimate misfit, an outsider extraordinaire, and not a witch! Bring your child for this wonderful opportunity to meet an acclaimed and beloved author!

CONNIE MAY FOWLER

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:37:35 -0500

Start: Sat, 04/03/2010 - 4:30pm

End: Sat, 04/03/2010 - 6:30pm

Join us for the book launch party for Tampa's favorite daughter, CONNIE MAY FOWLER, to celebrate her new novel, HOW CLARISSA BURDEN LEARNED TO FLY, in the Lafayette Room at Mise en Place.

THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. Ticket price of $30 includes one hardcover copy of How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly plus delicious appetizers from the chefs at Mise en Place, and there will be a cash bar for drinks. Additional tickets are $10 each. Books alone will be available for the cover price of $23.99 plus tax.

Library Journal says of the new book: "past and present lives collide in magical and violent ways with surprising, liberating, and redeeming results...folksy and sophisticated, and humorous yet at times grave and appalling, with the sins of the past clearly depicted....A seductive and thoroughly satisfying read."

A favorite of Florida fiction fans, Fowler is acclaimed far beyond our shores for "the depth of (her) talent and the breadth of her imagination" (New York Times), and has the awards to prove it, as a novelist, memoirist, and screenwriter. Perhaps best known for Before Women Had Wings, which drew on her own challenging childhood here in Tampa and was adapted by Fowler for an award-winning Oprah Winfrey movie, Fowler's other novels include Sugar Cage, River of Hidden Dreams, The Problem with Murmur Lee, and Remembering Blue. Her rich stories feature girls and women overcoming harsh circumstances, with mystery and grace in the mix, and loving help of other women - and, in the case of her memoir, When Katie Wakes, a very special dog.

Reserve your books and tickets with the bookstore - the release date is just one day before the party! If you are unable to join us, we will gladly have books autographed for you to pick up at the bookstore.

ROBERT MACOMBER

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:39:16 -0500

Start: Sat, 04/10/2010 - 3:00pm

End: Sat, 04/10/2010 - 5:00pm

Florida writer ROBERT MACOMBER will discuss and sign THE DARKEST SHADE OF HONOR, the highly anticipated 8th novel of his Honor Series. In this installment, we catch up with Commander Peter Wake, who has been assigned to investigate Cuban revolutionary activities between Florida and Cuba. Traveling through such well-kno...wn locales as Key West and Tampa, and interacting with historical figures Theodore Roosevelt and Jose Marti, Wake confronts a catastrophic natural disaster, and will make a decision that requires the “darkest shade of honor.”.