It’s my favorite month of the year! If you’re a detailed reader of this blog (which, c’mon, you’ve gotta be, right?), you might remember from last year that I love August because it’s my birthday month and because it’s back-to-school time. This was my first summer break as a mom, and WOW, I’ve never been more excited for school to begin again! Between traveling, sickness, and just the general keeping boredom at bay for my daughters, I feel like I hardly had time for myself! My writing has definitely suffered this summer … But now that school is beginning again, yes, I’ll still be home with my two-year-old, but I will have more opportunities to read and write in the day! So with that, let’s see what we’ve got going on this month, shall we?
Saturday, August 2nd, 1-4 PM at MTSU ACB 110 - MTSU Write Haiku Workshop with Shan Overton
Come join in on this free workshop all about haiku with MTSU alum and former professor Shan Overton! Click the image for more information!
Saturday, August 2nd, 2-5 PM, at The Spine Bookshop (304 S. Lowry St., Suite A3, in Smyrna) - David G. Martin Author Event
Local author David G. Martin will be selling and signing copies of his book How to Assassinate a Wizard at the Spine! Come hear about his writing journey and support local authors! Click on the image for more information.
Sunday, August 10th, 3-5 PM, at The Dapper Owl coffee Pub (2412 E. Main St. in Murfreesboro) - Writers’ Mingle with Rabbi Rami Shapiro
After a summer break, we’re back, baby! All writers of all kinds and levels are welcome to come hang out, play games, talk shop, and write! Rabbi Rami will have a short presentation for us; otherwise, it’s super laid back. I’ll see you there! Click the image for more information.
Saturday, August 16th, 5-6 PM, at The Spine Bookshop - Silent Book Club
Have you been in Smyrna and seeing our posts about Silent Book Club meeting in Murfreesboro? Well, it’s your lucky day because SBC is now happening at The Spine! Their first meeting is this month, and they’ll be meeting every third Saturday of the month from here on out. Go enjoy some books with some other bookish friends—quietly! Click the image for more info.
Tuesday, August 12, at 6 PM at MTSU - Kem Hinton Unveils NETHER LAND
Retired architect and Murfreesboro native Kem Hinton brings mystery and memoir together in his second book, NETHER LAND, which delves into his childhood friendship with Ed Netherland and the unsettling circumstances surrounding Netherland’s death in the Caribbean Islands. Officially releasing on August 11, the book offers personal reflection and investigative intrigue wrapped in Hinton’s signature narrative style.
To celebrate the launch, Hinton will be interviewed by fellow Murfreesboro author Rick Glaze (Ralph & Murray) on Tuesday, August 12 at 6 p.m. at MTSU’s Hinton Hall, located in the Wright Music Building, 1439 Faulkinberry Drive. (The concert space was named for Hinton’s father in 2005.)
📖 Event Details:
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, August 12
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Hinton Hall, Wright Music Building at MTSU
🚗 Parking: Easy and plentiful, as classes are not in session
📞 More info: 615-804-3320
“This event highlights the remarkable literary talent emerging from Rutherford County,” said one of RAA’s Andrea J. Loughry.
NETHER LAND is available for pre-sale now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
📘 Come celebrate a compelling new release from one of our own and enjoy an evening of storytelling, laughter, and local literary pride.
Saturday, August 23rd, 10 AM-2 PM at Linebaugh Library (105 W Vine St., Murfreesboro) - Brandi Mosby Author Event
Come say hi to local author Brandi Mosby as she sells and signs copies of her new book F$%K Dieting: Create Generational Health. Click her image above for more information.
Sunday, August 24th, 6 PM at The Dapper Owl Coffee Pub - Poetry in the Boro Open Mic Featuring Annette Sisson
We’re back with more poetry after a summer hiatus, and we’re coming in hot to celebrate the beginning of our 10th season! Local author and poet Annette Sisson will read some of her work, and then we will open up for open mic afterward. Click the image for more information.
And this last event brings me to our big announcement! If you were at Poetry in the Boro in June, you already know about it, but …
We’re putting together an anthology to celebrate the 10th year of PitB next year! We’re still ironing out the details, but if you are part of the PitB family, get some poems together that you might like to submit and see in print! Stay tuned to the Poetry in the Boro socials and website for upcoming information.
And that’s a wrap on August! May your backpacks be full and your days be as normal can get. As always, check with local bookstores and libraries to see what reading and writing groups and events they have happening there because it’s always possible I missed something! And if you have an upcoming event or piece of news you’d like to be featured, email me at taffetachimewrites@gmail.com. Thanks!
Image courtesy of @pjgalszabo
