Manuscript Critiques by New York Literary Agent Janet Reid at Murder Goes South

Murder Goes South is excited to offer to registered attendees an individual manuscript critique by New York literary agent Janet Reid for the low additional fee of $20 per critique. Ms. Reid will accept up to 20 pages of your double-spaced manuscript, though she suggests not breaking a chapter paragraph, or line. 

You may go over a bit if you need to. She also recommends leaving out prologues and headers. Begin with Chapter 1, page 1. Ms. Reid will meet with each writer for 10 minutes on Saturday of the onference and give you a one-on-one evaluation of what works and what does not with your manuscript.

Slots are limited, so register now for the conference and a manuscript evaluation. Once your slot is confirmed, you will receive information about where to email your manuscript pages and the time for your one-on-one meeting.

Add a manuscript evaluation to your registration today. The deadline for sending your pages is December 15, 2010,and remember—slots are limited.

9th Annual Murder Goes South Ticket Sales Begin

Ticket sales for the 9th Annual Murder Goes South have begun. The 2-day event will be held on Friday January 28, 2011 and Saturday January 29, 2011 at the Smyrna Community Center. Tickets to both events are $50. Tickets for either the Friday night or all day Saturday event are $30 each. A manuscript critique (limited to 12) by Literary Agent Janet Reid will be offered for the first time. Members of the Friends of Smyrna Library receive a 10% discount.

Friday’s events will begin at 7 PM and will feature New York Times and International Bestselling Mystery Writer Erica Spindler and a catered dinner.

Saturday’s events will run from 8:45 AM until 4:30 PM and will feature Writers' Forums, Workshops, Book Signings, & Lunch. The featured writer will be Eric Spindler. The featured guest writers are "Georgia Adams", Glynn Marsh Alam, Carla Damron, Mitchell Graham, David Hunter, Lee Lofland, Cathy Pickens, William Rawlings Jr. Literary Agent Janet Reid, Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency will also present.

To order tickets or to learn more about Murder Goes South please visit our website.

    

Record Sales & Volunteer Participation at Fall Jonquil Festival

Thank you to all of the shoppers and volunteers who supported our Book Sale at the Fall Jonquil Festival on October 23 and October 24. We raised over $2500 and more than 30 volunteers worked the event. Additional book sales are planned on a monthly basis beginning in December.  See the FOSL website for news when available.  The Spring Jonquil Festival Book Sale will be held in April 2011.

Storytelling by Auntie Renee

Everyone loves to hear a great story. It doesn’t matter if you are ages 3 to 73, you will always take the time to hear a good story, from a great storyteller. Auntie Renee is an award winning captivating storyteller, who puts her creative skills to use by performing Storytelling and Motivational speaking. She is a member of Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia, Toastmasters International, and does monthly workshops. Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, her stories sometimes include that Southern flare. She now considers Atlanta home. *


In celebration and recognition of National Friends of the Library Week (October 18-22, 2010), Auntie Renee, a gifted storyteller will be the guest of The Friends of Smyrna Library on October 22, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in a storytelling event at the Smyrna Cemetery on Atlanta Road. Refreshment will be served just across the street at the Smyrna Museum. If you love a good story, come hear this skillful storyteller, and help us celebrate Friends of the Library Week.

Resource: Kuumba website

National Friends of the Libraries Week Upcoming Activities

OCTOBER 17-23 is National Friends of the Library week.  At the Monday, October 18, meeting of the Smyrna City Council, a proclamation from Mayor Max Bacon will be read declaring that week Friends of the Library Week in Smyrna. Friends of Smyrna Library board members and volunteers will receive the proclamation. FOSL members are invited to attend at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, Smyrna City Hall, 2800 King Street at the end of the Village Green.

Other events during the week include a FOSL membership drive at the Library during lunch hours each day. An invitation-only Volunteer Recognition on Wednesday evening honors individuals who have given outstanding service to the Library. On Friday evening at 7:30, Auntie Renee tells stories in the Smyrna Memorial Cemetery, next to the Market Village. Refreshments will be served just across the street at the Smyrna Museum. The event is free and open to the public.

FOSL holds its outdoor Fall Book Sale at the Jonquil Festival to benefit the Library on Saturday, October  23 from 10 am to 6 pm, and on Sunday, October 24 from 12 pm to 5 pm. Our tent is in front of the Smyrna Community Center. The Jonquil Festival admission is free.

In Memoriam: Carl Carnahan 1927 - 2010

Longtime Friends member and volunteer extraordinaire, Carl Carnahan, passed away in June 2010 after a long battle with heart and lung disease. He was laid to rest in Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery in Marietta. His son and daughter-in-law, George and Alice Carnahan, a granddaughter and her husband, a brother, and numerous nieces and nephews survive him.

In a fascinating life spanning 83 years, Carl saw action in WWII in the U.S. Navy and was part of an official party sent out to search for the downed pioneer female aviator, Amelia Earhart. During the Korean Conflict, Carl again heeded the call from his country, this time serving in the U. S. Army. Carl had a special soft spot in his heart for people (especially the hungry) and animals in need. One story tells of Carl traveling through the mountains of eastern Kentucky during his work rounds and noticing many, many dogs without shelter. Carl went home and began building—doghouses.

On subsequent trips out, often he’d “just happen to have this doghouse in the truck,” and his offer of it to the dog’s owner was never refused. Some 50 dogs kept warm and dry in a Carnahan Special doghouse. He was also known to put out food and water for “poor cats and dogs” anywhere he saw the need.

Carl served both his community and his church, Smyrna Christian Church. His work with Friends of Smyrna Library brought him into the Library almost daily, where he organized and maintained the Book and Magazine Sales section.

Carl was named FoSL Volunteer of the Year for 2006-2007 for his unstinting dedication of some 200-300 hours per year for the previous seven years. A bronze plaque has been created and will be placed in the Book Sales area of the Library by Friends of Smyrna Library in Carl’s memory, honoring his long and steadfast service.
 

Fall 2010 Reading List & Featured Book

Featured Book

A King's Ransom
by James Grippando

Other Recommended Reading Selections

A Journey by Tony Blair
Angelina by Andrew Morton
Broken by Karin Slaughter
Burn by Nevada Barr
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
Faithful Place by Tana French
Family Ties by Danielle Steel
Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner
Foreign Influence by Brad Thor
Frankenstein: Lost Souls by Dean Koontz
Furious Love by Sam Kashner
Home Team by Sean Payton
Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen
Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis
In A Heartbeat by Leigh Anne Tuohy
In The Name of Honor by Richard North Patterson
Live To Tell by Lisa Gardner
Lowcountry Summer by Dorothea Benton Frank
Mission of Honor by David Weber
Packing For Mars by Mary Roach
Private: #1 Suspect by James Patterson
Queen of the Night by J. A. Jance
Scarlet Nights by Jude Deveraux
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
Spies of the Balkans by Alan Furst
Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke
The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
The Murder Room by Michael Capuzzo
The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva
The Search by Nora Roberts
The Tenth Parallel by Eliza Griswold
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
by David Mitchell
The Vigilantes by W. E. B. Griffin
Tough Customer by Sandra Brown
Undead and Unfinished by Mary Janice Davidson
Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong
Whiplash by Catherine Coulter

Compiled by FOSL Volunteer