Join USCB Center for the Arts for another great season of Lunch with Authors! Meet and dine with a tasty mix of New York Times best-selling authors, award-winning authors, and debut authors.
All luncheons will be held at 12pm at:
Belfair Clubhouse
200 Belfair Oaks Blvd, Bluffton, SC
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Lunch will be served at noon and there will be books available for purchase and signing before and after the luncheon. Bon appe-read!
Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Every Moment Since
A small Southern town. An ordinary Saturday night. A little boy disappears without a trace.
With hauntingly vivid prose, Marybeth Mayhew Whalen peels back the curtain on the inner turmoil of those who were left behind in the small Southern community as they pick up the pieces that remain and press forward into the light to find hope and healing.
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To learn more about this author, visit:
marybethwhalen.com
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Terah Shelton Harris
Long After We Are Gone
"Long After We Are Gone", an explosive and emotional story of four siblings each fighting their own personal battle in the midst of their fathers death. Told in alternating viewpoints, Long After We Are Gone is a searing portrait on the power of family and letting go of things that no longer serve you, exploring the burden of familial expectations, the detriment of miscommunication, and the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children.
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To learn more about this author, visit:
terahsharris.com
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Lynn & Cele Seldon
The World & Words of Seldon Ink
Making up the team that is Seldon Ink, Lynn and Cele are award-winning travel journalists and published authors of travel guidebooks, including 100 Things to Do in Charleston Before You Die and 100 Things to Do in Savannah Before You Die. The duo has spent more than 35 years traveling the world and writing hundreds of magazine, newspaper and online features, with their work appearing in Garden & Gun, South Carolina Living, in-flight publications, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, FoodNetwork.com, USA Today 10 Best and many more.
​To learn more about these authors, visit:
seldonink.com
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Beatriz Williams & Karen White
The Author’s Guide to Murder
Bestselling fiction trio Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White delighted mystery readers in 2022 with their New York Times bestselling novel, The Lost Summers of Newport. We’re thrilled to present their next foray into the world of murder, intrigue, and mystery with THE AUTHOR’S GUIDE TO MURDER (on sale November 5, 2024 from William Morrow), an expertly crafted blend of Agatha Christie and Knives Out.
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​To learn more about these authors, visit:
www.karen-white.com/collaborations/the-authors-guide-to-murder/
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Patti Callahan Henry
The Story She Left Behind
Inspired by a true literary mystery, New York Times bestselling author of the mesmerizing The Secret Book of Flora Lea returns with the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter’s search for them both. Told in Patti Callahan Henry’s lyrical, enchanting prose, The Story She Left Behind is a captivating novel of mystery and family legacy that captures the profound longing for a mother and the evergreen allure of secret.
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Mary Martha Greene & Bren McLain
In Conversation
Author(s) Mary Martha Greene and Bren McClain share the love of southern storytelling and have completed books that will be published in 2025 and 2026 respectively.
Greene’s second book, The Cheese Biscuit Queen: Kiss My Aspic! will be on sale on February 18, 2025.
Bren McClain’s critically acclaimed debut novel, One Good Mama Bone, has been described as “Charlotte’s Web for grown-ups.”
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