Along with the big name speakers coming to next February’s Savannah Book Festival are some local authors and celebrities!

The local authors of these books will be on hand at the festival for signings – get your copies now!

The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook by Griffith and Cheryl Day

If you haven’t been to Back in the Day Bakery yet, you’re missing out on some seriously good cupcakes! Advance token to their Bull Street shop. Try a couple (or twenty) as “literary research” before meeting the authors!

The Dirt on Jane by Jane Fishman

Jane Fishman is a columnist for the Savannah Morning News. Her latest book is a memoir on gardening, which is fitting since her bi-annual plant swap is a Savannah staple.

The Shadow Man by Mark Murphy

Mark Murphy is  local gastroenterologist and Savannah Book Festival board member. His book The Shadow Man has received great reviews and sounds intriguing! Here’s a snippet of the plot from Amazon:

“Savannah surgeon Malcolm King had a perfect life–a loving wife, devoted daughter, and a thriving medical practice. But when a random airport parking lot hit-and-run links him to a dead body in a Florida hotel and an acquaintance is found dismembered and stuffed into a garbage bag, Malcolm finds himself on the run as a suspected serial killer. But he’s no murderer. Or is he?”

Islands Under Fire: The Improbable Quest to Save the Corals of Puerto Rico
by Kevin McCarey

Kevin is a SCAD professor who wrote about his involvement in the preservation of a coral reef off the coast of Puerto Rico. He’s an award-winning filmmaker and former oceanographer.

Robin Gold, executive director of the Savannah Book Festival, said, “We have always embraced local authors, but we are doing so this year in particular, in part because so many are participating in the Book Festival. It is remarkable how much local literary talent we have in Savannah, which Festival attendees will discover for themselves in February.”

Savannah Book Festival is also pulling some big name celebs to the event! Don’t miss picking up a copy of Hall of Fame rocker Gregg Allman’s book to get signed:

My Cross to Bear by Gregg Allman

More About the Savannah Book Festival

The Savannah Book Festival Inc. is an independent, non-profit corporation led by a volunteer board of directors. It is committed to celebrating the written word and to offering all main day events free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Executive Director Robin Gold at 912.598.4040, info@savannahbookfestival.org or visit www.savannahbookfestival.org.