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Sunday, August 18
Blue Moon Over Oxford

A community of new writers has emerged down here in the Deep South. They convene at conferences and make surprise appearances at each other's readings. Among the gathering places is the annual conference/party Southern Writers Reading in Fairhope, Alabama, organized by Sonny Brewer, owner of the local Over the Transom Bookstore. The festival's good-time reputation produces no small amount of lore and good readings, and at the advice of the participants and attendees, Brewer has compiled this anthology of readings from the event, STORIES FROM THE BLUE MOON CAFE (MacAdam/Cage, hd. 25.00). Included here are poems, stories, articles and excerpts from the likes of Rick Bragg, Jill Conner Browne, Pat Conroy, Beth Ann Fennelly, Patricia Foster, Tom Franklin, William Gay, Winston Groom, Melinda Haynes, Silas House, Michael Knight, George Singleton, Brad Watson, Steve Yarbrough and many more, writers both well-known and rising. Sonny and Co. are riding up to Oxford on Sunday, August 18, for a series of readings and signings with many of the writers featured in this collection, so watch for the Blue Moon Bus and call to reserve your copy signed by as many authors as can squeeze their names on the title page.