REGIONAL NEWS | Manchester — The Coffee County Public Library in Manchester will host 16 area local authors at their annual author signing event, which takes place on Saturday, January 18.

Juvenile fiction and children’s book author Jean Leigh Claudette, romance author Darcy Flynn, Nashville novelist Jeanne Hardt, memoir author Katy O. Ishee, Mystic Series author J.L. Lawrence, children’s book author Rebecca Lusk, Manchester native and American history author Ray McCoy, children, teen, and adult author Amy Parker, fantasy write Honor Raconteur, romantic suspense author Emma Leigh Reed, Christian author H.L. Robertson, children’s author Sheila Robertson, McMinnville author Stan St. Clair, Christian romance and mystery writer Diane Tatum, and southern thriller author Tom Wood will all appear and be available to sign books.

Also appearing will be Elizabeth Taylor, the author or the Voices of Camp Forest. {We reviewed that book in December, click here to read it.}

The event takes place on Saturday, January 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, check out the event’s Facebook page. The Coffee County Manchester Public Library is located at 1005 Hillsboro Boulevard. •

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