September 18, 2008
Marsha Marks • Flight attendant and author

Author of “101 Amazing Things About God”

Have lunch with Marsha Marks, who has been called “the Erma Bombeck of the Bible.” Her articles and short stories have appeared in such publications as Campus Life Magazine, The Christian Reader, and Writer’s Digest, and she has appeared on NBC, CBS and ABC.

Marsha Marks is the author of six books, including: FLYING BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS: Flight Attendant Adventures on a Wing and a Prayer. She is also a nationally known inspirational humorist. Marsha loves sharing how one child from a broken home, who couldn’t spell and couldn’t punctuate, ended up signing a six-figure book deal. Her motto is “It’s not rejection, it’s redirection.”

List of Books
• 101 Amazing Things About God
• 101 Simple Lessons For Life
• Flying By The Seat of My Pants
• If i ignore it-it will go away
• Mary Mccowski was not a pretty girl
• When you were 8, when i am 80

These books can be purchased prior to September 18 for Marsha Marks to autograph from The Book and Cranny Bookstore in Statesboro, GA.
You can also purchase the books from The Book and Cranny booth on-site the day of the Women’s Forum.

Visit her website at http://www.marshamarks.com

November 17, 2008
Mary Kay Andrews • Author

She writes mystery novels and tales about wacky southerners. She is a self-proclaimed ‘extreme junker’ who can be found at estate sales on the weekends, but most of all Mary Kay Andrews is exceptionally entertaining.

Mary Kay Andrews is the author of the New York Times bestselling SAVANNAH BREEZE and BLUE CHRISTMAS, (HarperCollins) as well as HISSY FIT, LITTLE BITTY LIES and SAVANNAH BLUES, all HarperPerennial.

A former reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she wrote ten critically acclaimed mysteries, including the Callahan Garrity mystery series, under her "real" name, which is Kathy Hogan Trocheck.

Married for more than 31 years to her high school sweetheart, Tom, she is the mother of 24-year-old Katie Abel and 20-year-old Andrew. After a three-year hiatus in Raleigh, NC, she and her husband recently moved back to their old neighborhood in Atlanta, where they live in a restored 1926 Craftsman bungalow.

List of Books
• Hissy Fit
• Savannah Breeze
• Savannah Blues
• Little Bitty Lies
• Blue Christmas
• Deep Dish
• El Dia En Que Explote’

These books can be purchased prior to November 17 for Mary Kay Andrews to autograph from The Book and Cranny Bookstore in Statesboro, GA.
You can also purchase the books from The Book and Cranny booth on-site the day of the Women’s Forum.

Visit her website at http://www.marykayandrews.com

"Arrangement for the appearance of Mary Kay Andews made through HaperCollins Speakers Bureau, NY, NY."