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# Kimberly Brock Books

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- [Storytellers of the Blue World](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2017/06/02/storytellers-blue-world/) - I know you of the Blue World. You are a storyteller. You are made of memory. Your mind is an endless accordion of timeless impressions. You are exhausted by the everyday. You press your face to mirrors and search for other worlds in your own eyes. You listen for the ancient voices in the bending
- [Time to Dream](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2017/04/07/10429/) - There's something to be said for taking a break... It's April and people around here are loading up their mini-vans and hitting the road for family vacations. We were no exception this week. I turned in a new manuscript to my literary agent and now the wait begins while I start a new story. My
- [What It All Means - Thinking About Harper Lee and Other Things](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2015/07/15/what-it-all-means-thinking-about-harper-lee-and-other-things/) - Today, I shared a piece with Writers in the Storm. It's mostly stream of consciousness, and I fear it misses the point many times. But I hope it will at least leave you thinking. I hope it will remind us all to consider the value in the work we stuff under our beds. I hope
- [Starting the Year Off with WRITERS IN THE STORM!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2015/01/12/starting-the-year-off-with-writers-in-the-storm/) - Today I got to something fantastic! I've been invited to be a contributor for a wonderful writers' site that I adore - Writers In the Storm. This year I'll be share some guest posts over there and I hope you'll check them out and leave a comment when it strikes you. I'm writing about nests
- [What's In Your Attic?](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2014/11/26/whats-in-your-attic/) - I contributed this guest post for AlpharettaMoms.Org this month. Hope you enjoy! Happy Thanksgiving!! *** WHAT'S IN YOUR ATTIC Today I cleaned out my attic. It’s a walk-in attic full of Rubbermaid boxes filled with children’s hand-me-down clothing, school work, abandoned instruments, old picture frames, the dresser from my daughter’s nursery furniture, bed rails, wreaths,
- [What We Wish For](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2014/09/30/what-we-wish-for/) - My life broke. That’s the best way I know to explain the past nine months. I’d been going ninety to nothing, publishing my first novel, loving my family hard, raising three kids, each in a different school, managing aging parents, aging pets, peanut allergies and a husband whose work kept him out of town for
- [Look Away, Away – Creating Unforgettable Settings](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2013/11/07/look-away-away-creating-unforgettable-settings/) - Posted on November 6, 2013 by writersinthestorm By Kimberly Brock Kimberly Brock I think writers of any ilk can benefit from a healthy appreciation of setting, but regional – particularly southern writers – are haunted by our connection to, love of, loss of, and clawing crawling, desperate journey back to –
- [My Friend, Moonshine](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2013/09/30/my-friend-moonshine/) - Hey ya'll. I'm reposting a guest blog that ran last Friday on IT'S ONLY A NOVEL. I hope it will inspire you as you start this week! My Friend, Moonshine A few weeks ago I ended up on the phone with another writer. Those who know me are aghast at this very moment! I am
- [I'm a Cover Girl!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2013/09/07/im-a-cover-girl/) - This month I'm the lucky girl on the cover of POINTS NORTH MAGAZINE! You can check out the online issue here:
- [Listening For My Sister](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2013/08/27/listening-for-my-sister/) - Listening for my Sister... I shared a very personal essay today on Jennifer Haupt's Psychology Today blog - I hope you'll share it with those you love, who form the community of YOUR heart - the community you all have become in my life. And if you have a moment, drop by the blog
- [When She Reads | Literacy & Hope](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2013/08/17/when-she-reads-literacy-hope-2/) - When She Reads | Literacy & Hope. I'm reblogging this post from Literacy & Hope, an organization I am so proud to support through my work with SheReads.org. I know that both the post and the founder, Alyse Urice, will inspire you this weekend and remind you of the true value of literacy - HOPE.
- [The River Witch Wins Georgia Author of the Year Award 2013](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2013/07/16/the-river-witch-wins-georgia-author-of-the-year-award-2013/) - It's not a habit of mine to post on my own behalf. I'd almost always rather be sharing news about friends or introducing new authors to new readers. But something wonderful has happened to me and I really wanted to say thank you to all the readers and friends who have supported me and my
- [Jolina Petersheim - An Author You Should Know](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2013/06/15/jolina-petersheim-an-author-you-should-know/) - I rarely do this. You know it. I know it. (Lately, I rarely post anything on the blog, I'm so busy with the writing of the next book and raising a family.) But sometimes I come across someone who truly, TRULY impresses me as a person and a writer. Jolina Petersheim has done both these
- [Never Past the Reach of Song](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2013/03/20/never-past-the-reach-of-song/) - When I was writing THE RIVER WITCH, I came across this wonderful video that confirmed all the things I know (and suspect) to be true about the power of music in our lives. A friend reminded me of this particular piece today and I thought it was worth sharing. The character of Otis Green came
- [On the Radio with Southern Writers Magazine](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2013/02/15/on-the-radio-with-southern-writers-magazine/) - A couple of weeks ago I was invited, along with some of my favorite authors, to speak with the editors of Southern Writers Magazine about if and why writers still need literary agents these days. I had some things to say. And they do include the poultry industry and Elvis, as you'd expect. Here's the
- [I Wonder As I Wander](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/12/19/i-wonder-as-i-wander/) - Yesterday, this post ran on my publisher's blog and I was very apprehensive. I really had a difficult time writing a piece this week and I still feel it is entirely inadequate. But after having several requests that I run it on my own blog, I'm posting it here. I encourage you to leave a
- [The Next Big Thing](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/12/03/the-next-big-thing/) - The holidays are upon us!! After months of promoting and traveling for The River Witch, I’m trying to settle down for a long winter’s nap. But honestly, I don’t nap well. I’m a busy bee. And I’m in the middle of serious work on a second novel that I have refused to talk about except
- [Get Lost, Turkey! ](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/11/19/get-lost-turkey/) - Every year at Thanksgiving, people start making travel plans - or start formulating elaborate plans to avoid travel. Personally, since we moved back to Georgia a few years ago, travel has been pretty easy. An hour here, an hour there. We're all fairly regional in this nuclear family. We scurry around the perimeter of Atlanta
- [A Passion for Melody - History in The River Witch](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/09/26/a-passion-for-melody/) - There's a lot of history in The River Witch. Maybe more than you know... Last night I had the great joy of Skyping with a book club in Spokane, WA whose members are reading The River Witch. They were delightful and inspiring, with lots of questions about Sacred Harp music. Today, thanks to a fabulous
- [Michael Morris -- Man In The Blue Moon](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/09/12/michael-morris-man-in-the-blue-moon/) - Michael Morris' latest novel is a compelling piece of southern literature -- inspiring, authentic and original, atmospheric. I am delighted to feature him here today and introduce readers to his work. The year I began writing seriously, Michael and I were strangers living in the same town and his first novel had just been published.
- [End O'Summer Prayer for Your Local Author](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/08/21/end-osummer-prayer-for-your-local-author/) - Hi all, from the other side of the book tour! WHEW! There are still lots of book club appearances and festivals coming in the next months (I'll be sure to update the website, I swear I will), but I'm home and hiding out like a turtle, getting back to my normally introverted life. The whirlwind
- [Join the Feast! Good Fiction, Friends and Food! Share your recipes for a Damascus Feast and Win Copies of The River Witch for your Book Club…](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/06/20/join-the-feast-good-fiction-friends-and-food-share-your-recipes-for-a-damascus-feast-and-win-copies-of-the-river-witch-for-your-book-club/) - So many good things have been happening since the launch of THE RIVER WITCH! The book has garnered 21Five Star Reviews on Amazon! And been mentioned TWICE in Huffington Post, making their Summer's Sizzling Southern Fiction list! Currently it is this month's read for She Reads national online book club AND..became an official selection for
- [JUNE is She Reads month for The River Witch](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/06/05/june-is-she-reads-month-for-the-river-witch/) - Here it is! June is my month to celebrate and share THE RIVER WITCH with readers at SHE READS online book club! I hope you'll join us for plenty of discussion about the book, writing, a little about me... ...and lots of chances to win some really special ***giveaways!*** Just click here: SHE
- [THE RIVER WITCH MEETS ANNA KLINE AND THE GRITS AND SOUL BAND!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/05/28/the-river-witch-meets-anna-kline-and-the-grits-and-soul-band/) - Most exciting news for The River Witch book tour!! You know, if you've been reading interviews or the novel, that music plays an enormous role in this book. Last week I was putting together a blog about my playlist and folks, boy, did I get lucky! I'm going to let my friend share the
- [SHE READS national online book club CHOOSES THE RIVER WITCH for JUNE!!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/05/23/she-reads-national-online-book-club-choses-the-river-witch-for-june/) - I'm soooo excited!!! HUGE announcement!!! The national online book club SHE READS has chosen THE RIVER WITCH as their June read!!!! They'll make the official announcement JUNE 1st. This is wonderful news in the effort to bring this little book to more readers! I'm so honored and grateful and convinced that only a divine hand
- [Nothing Says I Love You Like Flaming Batons](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/05/25/nothing-says-i-love-you-like-flaming-batons/) - A very acclaimed author said to me just this morning, "We need to help each other. This business is sometimes very lonely." How many times have I heard that? It's disheartening, really. We work so hard to write our stories because we want to share them. The flip side of that is how isolated writers
- [Karen Spears Zacharias Interviews Me - Of Mermaids and Mythology, Sacred Stories and Spirituality](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/05/21/karen-spears-zacharias-interviews-me-of-mermaids-and-mythology-sacred-stories-and-spirituality/) - Several weeks ago, I was lucky enough to receive an email from best selling author Karen Spears Zacharias. Karen writes about real people and the issues that matter to them. Her new novel, A Silence of Mockingbirds (April 2012 MacAdam/Cage Publishing), is no exception. A disturbing memoir about a tragic topic, more importantly Karen's latest
- ["THE RIVER WITCH - As seen in the Huffington Post"](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/05/11/583/) - I MUST share this wonderful and gracious review of The River Witch and YouTube interview conducted by Jackie K Cooper immediately following the book launch party! Hope you enjoy the accent!
- [Follow the Pumpkin Seeds...The River Witch Blog Tour!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/05/08/follow-the-breadcrumbs-the-river-witch-blog-tour/) - I'm excited to say that things are going well for The River Witch! The launch party was a huge success. Beautiful reviews are coming in. And I feel so lucky and proud to share it all with you. But if you can't make it out for a reading in person (which I hope you'll do!
- [A Reveal and A Giveaway!!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/04/23/a-reveal-and-a-giveaway/) - First of all, it's my pleasure to share the brand new book trailer for The River Witch!! I'm so thrilled to share this. Bellebooks did such a beautiful job and I couldn't be more proud. I wonder what you'll think? Will it transport you to the world of the novel? To Manny's Island, Roslyn's exile
- [The River Witch Blog Tour Kicks Off at Petit Fours and Hot Tamales!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/04/19/the-river-witch-blog-tour-kicks-off-at-petit-fours-and-hot-tamales/) - Hi All! Are you as excited as I am to kick off this journey of a lifetime? Follow me today (well, technically tomorrow. Thursday. But I'm not staying up til midnight to post this, okay?) and don't worry about your trail of bread crumbs! There's plenty at the table at "Petit Fours and Hot Tamales"!
- [A Guest Blog for BelleBooks On Dandelion Blessings](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/04/13/a-guest-blog-for-bellebooks-on-dandelion-blessings/) - This week, my novel THE RIVER WITCH released! I wanted to celebrate with all of you! So in honor of that, I am guest blogging on my publisher's website in a post called SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS, sharing memories of springtime and my grandmother... "It didn’t matter whether the temperature barely inched its way into the
- [I'm Published! or A Still and Hushed Moment...](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/04/11/im-published-or-a-still-and-hushed-moment/) - I can't even wrap my brain around the beauty of this quiet moment. For years I have worked to tell the story of The River Witch, to discover it bit by bit, finding pieces of myself along the way and losing them, too. The day I finished work on the manuscript, I wondered what it
- [Lucky Seven](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/04/09/lucky-seven/) - I love the idea of sneak preview or an excerpt or anything that gives me a first glance at something...I love a mystery, a moment, just a blink, that makes me ponder and question and imagine... So of course, I loved this opportunity to give you just that! I've been tagged by Jessica Khoury for this
- [Cover Art Reveal for THE RIVER WITCH](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/04/02/cover-art-reveal-for-the-river-witch/) - At long last, I wanted to share the official cover art for my novel, THE RIVER WITCH. Can't wait to hear what you think!!
- [Winner of The Taker Fan Pack Giveaway!!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/03/28/winner-of-the-take-fan-pack-giveaway/) - Drum roll, please!! Dawn Hagan, you're the winner of The Taker Fan Pack. Expect your goodies in the mail and CONGRATS!! And if you love the novel and want to support Alma Katsu, The Taker is available in paperback now so go grab a copy -- or grab several! Thanks!
- [The Breadth and Width of Our Stories](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/03/18/440/) - A few months ago, I was included in something called The Seven Links Challenge. (You can read those blog posts here.) I loved how it allowed me to share my favorite blog posts and also to introduce others to some of the blogs that I'm following. It seemed to suddenly connect me to others, to
- [The Review Copy Arrives](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/03/14/the-review-copy-arrives/) - I had to share with those of you who are waiting along with me for the publication of my first novel. Today the review copies arrived in the mail. Well, maybe I slightly accosted the UPS man. Maybe I even waited at the window and watched with great angst as he passed my house and
- [Fan Pack Giveaway for The Taker by Alma Katsu](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/03/12/416/) - Fan Pack Giveaway for The Taker by Alma Katsu! On March 27, THE TAKER will be released as a paperback! And I'm excited to bring you Alma's fabulous giveaway!! THE TAKER picked up some nice accolades, including being selected by the American Library Association as one of the top ten debut novels of 2011. It
- [Giveaway Results for Ketchup is a Vegetable!!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/03/03/giveaway-results-for-ketchup-is-a-vegetable/) - IT'S THE BIG REVEAL!!! Congratulations to Laura Kay! You're the winner of the autographed copy of Robin O'Bryant's fantabulous Ketchup is A Vegetable and other lies moms tell themselves!!! Laura, please send me your mailing address through the Comments page on my site and I'll slap this book in the mail for you! And
- [Award-winning Humorist Robin O'Bryant Preaches the Merits of Ketchup](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/02/23/award-winning-humorist-robin-obryant-preaches-the-merits-of-ketchup/) - From every street corner, from blogs far and wide, from rooftops and ridges, just about any place you look, you can hear Robin O'Bryant's fresh new voice. She's proclaiming the joys of motherhood with great wit and candor to the belly-laughing delight of those lucky enough to have discovered her. You may have been introduced
- [A New Home](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2012/02/13/a-new-home/) - Hello out there! I've been absent for some time and now I'm pulling a fast one and changing things up on you. Tickets please! It's gonna be a wild ride! Be patient and hold on tight. As the release date for THE RIVER WITCH inches closer every day, I'm juggling lots of stuff and learning
- [When the River Meets the Sea](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/12/22/when-the-river-meets-the-sea/) - I've just finished revisions on my novel and my thoughts are very focused on the magic that brings themes together, the essence of the human story, actually. We're all in this together, connected, eternally changing and learning and growing, and still ever the same. There is wonder in being part of something larger than ourselves,
- [The Needs of Other Souls -- Sheila Deeth Interview](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/10/28/the-needs-of-other-souls-sheila-deeth-interview/) - Sometimes a story comes along that immediately connects with us in a secret place. Some way or other, this author, a stranger, has found out your inner workings and put them on a printed page. Even better, when a story makes you aware that those experiences we work so hard to hide or deny, are
- [The 7 Links Challenge -- A Second Look at the Best (and Worst) of Tales of a Storyteller](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/10/24/the-7-links-challenge-a-second-look-at-the-best-and-worst-of-tales-of-a-storyteller/) - Last week I was surprised to be challenged by fellow bloggers extraordinaire, Jolina Petersheim and Julia Monroe Martin, to the 7 Links Challenge. Well, folks, the first challenge was to figure out how to link something to my blog. Yes, it's true. I am lost most of the time when it comes to point and
- [A Story That Seeps To The Bone -- Alma Katsu Interview](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/10/21/a-story-that-seeps-to-the-bone-alma-katsu-interview/) - Careful what you wish for. That's what Alma Katsu's book THE TAKER whispers long after the cover has been closed. You'll hear it, a small voice on a breeze. A cool warning to check your motives and expect them to find you out. Think twice about obsessions that lead you down winding paths. Inspect the
- [The Band Played On](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/10/05/the-band-played-on/) - There's a song in my head since I woke up this morning. I haven't heard it since I was a little girl, a long while now, but it's still there. Just as clear as a bell. I know every lyric and I am taken back to a time when I twirled in sock feet across
- [Take Me Home Mountain Mama - Kathryn Magendie Interview](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/09/16/take-me-home-mountain-mama-kathryn-magendie-interview/) - It's rare that you'll come across an individual like Kathryn Magendie -- in fact, I don't believe you're likely to find another. She is unique in many ways, a quirky little soul who is kind and full of laughter, bubbling with energy and a quick wit. She looks at the world (and believe me, she
- [Endurance and Authenticity - Jessica McCann Interview](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/08/18/eendurance-and-authenticity-jessica-mccann-interview/) - From the first moments I became acquainted with historical fiction author Jessica McCann, I have been impressed with her incredible authenticity. She is a true voice in a world where people throw around gratitude and compliments so liberally that they tend to lose their value. I admire her as a woman of integrity and
- [Hemingway Would've Bought Her a Drink](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/08/08/hemingway-wouldve-bought-her-a-drink/) - I'd been trying for weeks to write this blog post. On a recent trip to Paris, I was lucky to visit the Hemingway Bar and was charmed all round. But my memory of the place felt like a troubling dream. The details of the bar itself were clear in my mind, but I kept trying
- [A Little Perseverance - Lisa Turner Interview ](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/07/28/a-little-perseverance-lisa-turner-interview/) - My guest interview today is with another woman who inspires me: author Lisa Turner, an indomitable personality and new talent whose soulful mystery, A LITTLE DEATH IN DIXIE, released June of 2010 by Bell Bridge Books, impressed me as powerfully as the author herself. Here's a nice quote on this debut novel: "Memphis, the Mississippi
- [Writers Who Inspire - Hope Clark Interview](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/07/15/writers-who-inspire-hope-clark-interview-2/) - Lucky me, one of the most satisfying parts of my experience as a writer has been the other writers I've met along the way. Their stories - both personal and professional - are compelling and inspiring. Their love of their craft is individual and passionate. Their insight and sage advice, invaluable and almost always offered
- [Save Your Soul Pound Cake](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/07/08/save-your-soul-pound-cake/) - It's a hundred degrees here in north Georgia and too hot to do much of anything except remember summers in my Granny's kitchen. Usually, she had a pressure cooker going full steam, putting up vegetables from the garden. I'm sweating in my house and I have air conditioning and steam-in-a-bag veggies from Publix. For some
- [The Wonder That's Keeping the Stars Apart](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/06/29/the-wonder-thats-keeping-the-stars-apart/) - On a clear October night in 1847, a young woman stood alone on a Nantucket rooftop while her family and friends remained unaware in the house below. She peered into the night sky through a telescope and discovered a discrepancy that would change science forever and win her awards, catapulting her to fame. Maria Mitchell
- [I'm Not Meryl Streep](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/06/22/im-not-meryl-streep/) - Married fifteen years today, and here's the thing I believe has made my long-suffering husband's marriage to a writer a happy one. Do you know the scene in the film OUT OF AFRICA, where Robert Redford dares Meryl Streep to concoct a story from random bits of information, then he sits and gazes at her
- [She Began to Sing to Me](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/06/17/she-began-to-sing-to-me/) - The wisdom of a mother's song remains a mystery, until her daughter makes it her own. In writing The River Witch, I wanted to explore the timelessness of that core feminine wisdom, passed down through the experiences, memories and traditions of several very different communities of women. What made them the same? What made them
- [What She Would Have Said](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/2011/06/13/what-she-would-have-said/) - This photo of a solemn little woman was sent to me by a cousin. "This is Granny Hyde," she said. I sit and look at this face and it just bothers me to death because I keep expecting her to say something to me. And I regret that I can only imagine her secret. Because

## Pages

- [Welcome](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/)
- [The Fabled Earth](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/the-fabled-earth/) - Inspired by the little-known history of Cumberland Island, The Fabled Earthis a sweeping story of family lore and the power of finding your own voice as Southern mythology and personal reckoning collide with a changing world. 1932. Cumberland Island off the coast of Southern Georgia is a strange place to encounter the opulence of the
- [About Kimberly](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/bio-author-kimberly-brock/) - Short Intro Bio Kimberly Brock is the award winning author of The Fabled Earth, featured as a Must Read in Fall of 2024 by Town & Country Magazine, and The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, which spent three weeks on the Southern Independent Booksellers Best Seller List. Both novels have been shortlisted for the prestigious
- [Tinderbox Writers Workshops and Retreats](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/tinderbox-writers-retreat/) - Returning soon! A sisterhood of artists, embracing the gifts of a life lived from the Creative Core A tinderbox rests on the hearth, filled with all the things needed to create a spark... Tinderbox is a declaration, a prayer, an intention and a guide to inspire women to connect through their stories and learn to
- [Speaker Requests](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/speaker-requests/) - Keynote Speeches I am available to deliver keynote speeches at conferences, corporate events, and other gatherings. My speeches are designed to inspire and encourage audiences, and to draw attention to the meaningful ways our stories connect us. Whether you are looking for a dynamic speaker to bring energy and focus at the open of your
- [The Golden Apple](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/the-golden-apple/) - Download and read The Golden Apple.
- [Book Clubs](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/book-clubs/) - Book Club Inquiry Kimberly loves book clubs and would love to come and visit your book club either virtually or physically (in the Atlanta area). Connect with Kimberly through her Contact Page. All virtual book club visits are free (online), or one-hour in-person visit if you're local to the Atlanta area. Book Club Kits Find links to fun
- [The Fabled Earth Book Club Kit](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/the-fabled-earth-book-club-kit/) - Download Book Club Kit Bonus Materials
- [The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare Book Club Kit](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/the-lost-book-of-eleanor-dare-book-club-kit/) - Download Book Club Kit Bonus Materials Book Club Menu and Wine Pairing from Drink In Life Books Host a WATCH PARTY! -- Kimberly is featured in History Channel's History's Greatest Mysteries!
- [Interviews & Podcasts](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/interviews-podcasts/) - Stay tuned!
- [Rosey's Ghost Tour](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/roseys-ghost-tour/)
- [Newsletter Archive](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/newsletter-archive/) - 06/2024 - Kimberly Brock Newsletter 05/16/2024 - Kimberly Brock Newsletter 04/15/2024 - Kimberly Brock Newsetter 02/21/2022 - Kimberly Brock Newsletter 01/25/2022 - Kimberly Brock Newsletter 12/16/2021 - Kimberly Brock Newsletter 10/01/2021 - Kimberly Brock Newsletter 08/27/2021 - Kimberly Brock Newsletter
- [Contact](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/contact/) - If you would like to host one of her novels as your book club selection, Kimberly loves to visit or call in for your meetings! You can find information about scheduling a visit HERE.
- [Events](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/events/)
- [On Writing](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/on-writing/) - Here are some of Kimberly's favorite resources for writers. Single best resource on how to get your book published: Single best quick rundown for beginning writers:On Writing by Amy Hatvany Some personal favorite resources: Story Genius by Lisa Cron Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
- [Privacy Policy](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy It is my (Kimberly Brock) policy to respect your privacy regarding any information I may collect from you or which you may provide to me, in the circumstances set out below. Accordingly, I have developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how I collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise
- [The River Witch](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/theriverwitch/) - About THE RIVER WITCH:Roslyn Byrne is twenty-four years old, broken in body, heart and soul. Her career as a professional ballet dancer ended with a car wreck and a miscarriage, leaving her lost and grieving. She needs a new path, but she doesn’t have the least idea how or where to start. With some
- [The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/the-lost-book-of-eleanor-dare/) - The fate of the world is often driven by the curiosity of a girl. What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery, but the women who descended from Eleanor Dare have long known the truth lies in what she left behind: a message carved onto a large stone and the contents of
- [For the Press](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/for-the-press/) - Get to know award winning author Kimberly Brock. Awards #1 Amazon Bestseller Georgia Author of the Year Award for Debut Fiction 2013 Pulpwood Queen Book Club selection SIBA 2017 TRIO selection SIBA 2022 bestseller shortlisted for the Townsend Prize for Fiction 2023 International Book Club Picks She Reads June Book Club Pick 2012 She Reads
- [Media Kit](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/bio-author-kimberly-brock/media-kit/) - Kimberly Brock is the bestselling author of The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Townsend Prize for Fiction, The River Witch, recipient of the Georgia Author of the Year Award. She is the founder of Tinderbox Writers Workshop and has served as a guest lecturer for many regional and national writing
- [Moveable Feast Luncheon hosted by Litchfield Books](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/moveable-feast-luncheon-hosted-by-litchfield-books/) - Please join Kimberly for this renowned event! To attend and make a reservation please call 843-235-9600, or sign up online 11:00 AM 1:00 PM Litchfield Country Club (map) Google Calendar ICS Bestselling Author Date: Friday, April 15th 2022 Event: Luncheon at 11:00 AM at Litchfield Country Club- 619 Country Club Drive Pawleys Island, SC 29585
- [For Readers](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/for-readers/) - Hey, y'all! I’m putting together an Advance Reader Group for The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare! Hmmm...let's call it Curious Girls. Creating this group gives me a chance to connect with readers and celebrate all things Eleanor in the busy weeks leading up to release! If you're chosen, I'll add you to a private FB
- [How to Be an Advance Reader](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/how-to-be-an-advance-reader/) - How to be an Advance Reader So, you want to be one of my early (advance) readers. Fantastic! Whenever I have a new book publishing and start posting photos on social media of the advance reader edition of my books in the months leading up to publish date, it’s inevitable that I get these questions
- [Book Kimberly](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/book-kimberly/) - Speaking Engagements: Kimberly has done keynote presentations and led extensive workshops on writing and the creative life all over the US at venues such as the Women's Fiction Writers Association Retreat in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Georgia's Decatur Book Festival, The Pat Conroy Literary Center, and many other conferences, festivals, universities, colleges, and libraries. To arrange
- [TRIO 2017](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/trio-2017/) - What is TRIO? It's a traveling exhibit of art, music and literature that celebrates the inspirational power of great storytelling. First conceived by Shari Smith of Working Title Farm, and a writer and singer for “The Shoe Burnin’ Show,” TRIO is a testament to the way words, music and art can come together around the power
- [Essays](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/essays/) - On Being Nestless When the Stories Have All Stopped Where the Stories Come From Climbing Silos Why I Embrace My Inner Weirdos The Story I Thought I Would Write When I Knew Everything Thinking About Harper Lee May the Story Sing Confessions of An Incessant Observer Give and Get
- [Milton Literary Festival](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/milton-literary-festival-2015-2016/) - In 2015, I was honored to join members of our city council to help found and organize the first Milton Literary Festival in my hometown of Milton, Georgia. I served as Co-director for two wonderful years, helping bring a beautiful literary event to our community. Working with many local authors, our local library, and many
- [Give and Get](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/give-and-get/) - When I was a kid I gave everything away. Jackets, socks, watches, they all disappeared within weeks of my grandmother or mother bringing them in new, popping the tags off and lecturing me about responsibility. Once, I came home like a clown with a pair of shoes three sizes too large on my feet. My
- [Climbing Silos](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/climbing-silos/) - I remember as a child, spending every weekend with my grandparents on their farm, just a mile away from my own home. There were silos of grain behind the chicken houses and once we’d grown tall enough to hike our legs and reach the ladders that scaled the sides of those enormous, silver cylinders, my
- [May the Story Sing](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/may-the-story-sing/) - When I sign copies of my debut novel, The River Witch, I almost always say, “May the story sing for you.” I’ve never stopped to really wonder why those words came to me or what they might mean, except that I have a love of music. While I was on book tour, I asked the Grits
- [Storytellers of the Blue World](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/a-message-for-writers-2/) - I know you of the Blue World. You are a storyteller. You are made of memory. Your mind is an endless accordion of timeless impressions. You are exhausted by the everyday. You press your face to mirrors and search for other worlds in your own eyes. You listen for the ancient voices in the bending
- [Where the Stories Come From](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/where-the-stories-come-from/) - There are these questions I get a lot as a writer. “What do you write?” “Do you actually make any money at this?” “How do you have the time?” Blah. I don’t mind answering any of these questions, but honestly, they bore me. They’re so obvious. So unoriginal. These questions are placeholders. I have this
- [When the Stories Have All Stopped](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/when-the-stories-have-all-stopped/) - What in hell do I write about today, when the world is turning itself inside out every two seconds over one drama or another? What in hell do I write as a fiction author that could matter to a reader when reality is body slamming her, night and day? We all want to escape reality
- [Why I Embrace My Inner Weirdos](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/why-i-embrace-my-inner-weirdos/) - Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of Netflix with my husband – particularly British crime shows. Well, actually, anything British. I don’t know why. But this blog is not about that. What it is about is the fact that I am always, always, always most interested in the trashiest, quirkiest, strangest, darkest, most unstable characters.
- [The Yearning: Lessons from Gone with the Wind](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/the-yearning-lessons-from-gone-with-the-wind/) - Before we get to the point, first you have to really understand where my love affair with Gone with the Wind began. It’s going to be hard for you to really grasp this if you can’t recall a day in your life before the VCR. My childhood years were measured by the yearly showing of Gone with the
- [The Story I Thought I Would Write When I Knew Everything](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/the-story-i-thought-i-would-write-when-i-knew-everything/) - I’m a slow reader. I take my time with the language and I have to process the imagery and characterizations, the settings and the metaphor. I savor words. I wonder at settings. And so, it shouldn’t surprise anyone to know the same can be said about my writing process. And if I’ve told you anything
- [Thinking About Harper Lee – Processing what’s Under Your Writer’s Bed](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/thinking-about-harper-lee-processing-whats-under-your-writers-bed/) - Well, there’s Harper Lee and Atticus and just somebody tell me what does it all mean? I don’t know. I’ll have to think about it. I guess I can’t help myself because I’m a writer and a southerner and I always liked saying Harper Lee only had the one book and it gave me relief.
- [Look Away, Away - Creating Unforgettable Settings](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/look-away-away-creating-unforgettable-settings/) - I think writers of any ilk can benefit from a healthy appreciation of setting, but regional – particularly southern writers – are haunted by our connection to, love of, loss of, and clawing crawling, desperate journey back to – the land. Oh, I wish I was in Dixie…away, away. Every song is a lullaby of
- [Confessions of an Incessant Observer](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/confessions-of-an-incessant-observer/) - An idea may come to me because of a place I visit, a photograph, a piece of trivia or obscure history that catches my attention. I love obscure history. But a storyonly ever begins for me with a voice. From the time I can remember, I’ve been running lines in my head. Whether it was a
- [On Being Nestless](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/on-being-nestless/) - You need a nest. That’s the most important lesson I’ve learned this year about being a good writer, or a creative of any sort. Up until this year, I thought I was an expert at nests. I am an introvert disguised as an extrovert and I want nothing so much as to curl up in
- [Register Now](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/book-now/) - **PRIVATE BEDS/BATHS ARE ALL RESERVED FOR THIS RETREAT. **DUE TO DEMAND, REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN FOR AIR MATTRESSES, A PULL-OUT BED AND A COMFORTABLE SOFA. **OFF-SITE REGISTRATION ALSO REMAINS OPEN Welcome to Tinderbox Writers Retreat May 28 - 31! Book your space now! Pay either: full price $350 for on-site lodging/food/workshops off-site price $150 food/workshops (participants staying off-site
- [Praise for THE RIVER WITCH](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/praise-for-the-river-witch/) - "This is a beautiful work of fiction that touches the soul. Although the story is told from multiple viewpoints, it does not lose momentum or become boring. The characters are so vivid and believable that readers will quickly empathize with them and be swept along this solemn journey of redemption, enlightenment and love. Brock creates
- [Summer in Mossy Creek](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/summer-in-mossy-creek/) - Buy the Book Amazon Barnes & Noble IndieBound Books-A-Million Support your local Southern bookstore! Find one near you. Description The third novel in the acclaimed Mossy Creek Hometown Series continues the warm, witty and wise doings in a small southern village you'll want to call home. It's a typical summer in the good-hearted mountain town of
- [Sweeter Than Tea](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/sweeter-than-tea-2/) - Buy the Book Amazon Barnes & Noble IndieBound Books-A-Million Audible Support your local Southern bookstore! Find one near you. Description When it comes to family, love, tradition and pride are a powerful brew... The third of the Sweet Tea story collections (SWEET TEA & JESUS SHOES, MORE SWEET TEA) treats readers to a panorama of Southern life,
- [Excerpt from Sweeter Than Tea](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/excerpt-from-sweeter-than-tea/) - Never Promised You A Rose Garden by Kimberly Brock The trouble with growing up rooted deep in a family, tucked safely in a pretty valley south of the Mason-Dixon, is how your future lies in front of you like a clean sheet just off the line. Ask me. You'll take it for granted. All my
- [Excerpt from Summer in Mossy Creek](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/excerpt-from-summer-in-mossy-creek/) - Chapter Six Therese and the Stroud Women by Kimberly Brock "We will be friends forever, just you wait and see." -Winnie the Pooh Not many people in Mossy Creek could sing every stanza of I'll Fly Away without the hymnal and get all they words right. The number steadily decreased when you limited it to
- [Praise for Sweeter Than Tea](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/praise-for-sweeter-than-tea/) - This anthology of shorts gives a reader such a wide diversity of Southern flavor. Particularly enjoyed Kimberly Brock and especially Jane Forest. And if you aren't a born and bred Southerner, once you read all of these shorts, you'll have a pretty good idea of how we think and operate by the end. Nice, pleasant,
- [Discussion Questions for Summer in Mossy Creek](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/discussion-questions-for-summer-in-mossy-creek/) - 1. Mossy Creek Chief of Police Amos Royden isn't a fan of what he refers to as the "gray zone” of law enforcement. Why does he hate police matters that aren't black and white? For what does he risk stepping into the gray zone? Why? 2. Several stories in this collection explore the darker side
- [Praise for Summer in Mossy Creek](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/praise-for-summer-in-mossy-creek/) - Treat yourself to another helping of down-home charm with new stories of "the warm, offbeat, fun-loving place that is Mossy Creek, GA. Romantic Times Book Reviews Funny and heartwarming.The Rock Hill Herald, Rock Hill, South CarolinaReviewer: Chloe LeMay SUMMER IN MOSSY CREEK, Deb Smith, ed. BelleBooks * * * *1/2 - Top PickBelles, rejoice! It's time
- [FAQ](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/faq/) - Frequently Asked Questions I haven’t even started the book I want to write. Can/should I attend Tinderbox Writers Retreat? YES! We’ve designed this weekend to benefit all writers, from those with just a dream to those with a backlist. Where can I find out more about the Tinderbox coaching sessions? All attendees will receive full
- [Music Playlist](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/music-playlist/) - THE RIVER WITCH PLAYLIST Listen to the playlist on Spotify by clicking the link in the sidebar. Also in the sidebar: View a video of the Grits & Soul Band singing Flood Waters - a song that inspired Kimberly as she wrote The River Witch. The band later wrote and recorded Carry Me Away, inspired
- [THE RIVER WITCH Chapters One and Two](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/the-river-witch-excerpts/) - "Though I do not believe a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." ~Henry David Thoreau Prologue These were the first things I heard, the sounds of women and water
- [Discussion Questions for The River Witch](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/discussion-questions-for-the-river-witch/) - 1) What is your first impression of Roslyn Byrne at the beginning of THE RIVER WITCH? What tone does she take in remembering her childhood in Glenmary, Tennessee? How does this effectively distance her from the events in present day Atlanta? 2) How does Roslyn’s attitude toward her mother contrast with her memory of her
- [Critiques](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/critiques/) - Manuscript Critiques On a limited basis, I provide critique services for fiction writers who would like feedback on a portion of their work in progress. You can request a traditional critique on its own, or add a coaching package.What is a manuscript critique? Sometimes called developmental editing, a manuscript critique is an opportunity to have
- [Coaching](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/coaching/) - Writing Coach Services How can a Writing Coach help you?Writers seek coaching for a number of reasons. An experienced writing coach can help a writer with a specific writing- or story-related problem, assist you in overcoming writer’s block, evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, or just to provide accountability to keep you on track. An experienced
- [The River Witch Blog Tour](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/the-river-witch-blog-tour/) - Petit Fours and Hot Tamales April 19, 2012 Digging Out of Distraction April 23, 2012 Women's Fiction Writers May 1, 2012 It's Only A Novel May 2, 2012 A Still and Quiet Madness May 8, 2012 Hallie Sawyer May 18, 2012 The Debutante Ball May 19, 2012 Muse May 20, 2012 Writer Unboxed June

## Events

- [Cobb Library Book Festival](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/cobb-library-book-festival/)
- [Cartersville Area Writers 2026 Writers Conference](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/cartersville-area-writers-2026-writers-conference/) - Keynote Speaker
- [Georgia Writers Museum Writer's Retreat 2026](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/georgia-writers-museum-writers-retreat-2026/) - Keynote Speaker
- [In Conversation with Lo Patrick](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-lo-patrick/)
- [In Conversation with Madeline Martin](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-madeline-martin-2/)
- [In Conversation with Madeline Martin](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-madeline-martin/) - *RSVP required
- [In Conversation with Elizabeth Bass Parman](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-elizabeth-bass-parman/) - celebrating the release of her new novel, Bees in June
- [In Conversation with Meagan Church](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-meagan-church-2/) - celebrating the release of her new novel, The Mad Wife
- [Johns Creek Literary Fair](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/johns-creek-literary-fair/)
- [In Conversation with Melanie Sue Bowles](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-meagan-church/) - celebrating the release of her new novel, Little Pearl
- [Harvesting Hope Books & Bourbon Night](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/harvesting-hope-books-bourbon-night/) - fundraiser for Jessie's House
- [Friends & Fiction Official Book Club 5th Anniversary Party](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/friends-fiction-official-book-club-5th-anniversary-party/)
- [10th Annual Broadleaf Writers Conference](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/10th-annual-broadleaf-writers-conference/)
- [In Conversation with Katherine Scott Crawford](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-katherine-scott-crawford-2/)
- [New Voices, New Rooms Annual Conference NAIBA and SIBA booksellers and industry](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/new-voices-new-rooms-annual-conference-naiba-and-siba-booksellers-and-industry/)
- [In Conversation with Katherine Scott Crawford](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-katherine-scott-crawford/)
- [In Conversation with Joy Callaway](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-joy-callaway-2/)
- [In conversation with Joy Callaway](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-joy-callaway/) - discussing Joy's latest contemporary fiction, SING ME HOME TO CAROLINA
- [Poe & Company Bookstore](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/poe-company-bookstore-2/) - in conversation with author Katherine Scott Crawford with her new novel, THE MINIATURIST'S ASSISTANT
- [Gwinnett County Public Library Duluth Branch](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/gwinnett-county-public-library-duluth-branch/) - in conversation with author Robert Gwaltney with is award winning novel, THE CICADA TREE
- [The Snail on the Wall Bookstore](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/the-snail-on-the-wall-bookstore/) - in conversation with author Joy Callaway about her new novel, THE STAR OF CAMP GREENE
- [The 2025 Book Worm Book Fest](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/the-2025-book-worm-book-fest/)
- [The 2025 Townsend Award Ceremony](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/the-2025-townsend-award-ceremony/)
- [Hub City Writers Project Delicious Reads](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/hub-city-writers-project-delicious-reads-2/)
- [Nobody's Perfect Launch Party](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/nobodys-perfect-launch-party/) - In conversation with Sally Kilpatrick
- [The Fabled Earth Paperback Release with The Literary Guild of Saint Simons Island](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/the-fabled-earth-paperback-release-with-the-literary-guild-of-saint-simons-island/)
- [31st Annual Virginia Festival of the Book](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/31st-annual-virginia-festival-of-the-book/)
- [Women's History Day with the Friends of the Sandy Springs Library](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/womens-history-day-with-the-friends-of-the-sandy-springs-library/)
- [The Pat Conroy Literary Center's 9th Annual March Forth](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/the-pat-conroy-literary-centers-9th-annual-march-forth/) - This special event commemorates the anniversary of Pat Conroy’s passing on March 4, 2016, with programs on major themes of his writing and teaching life, including social justice, inclusivity, conservation, education, and storytelling.
- [Dahlonega Literary Festival](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/dahlonega-literary-festival/)
- [Southern Voices Festival](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/southern-voices-festival/)
- [Soddy Daisy Community Library Book Club](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/soddy-daisy-community-library-book-club/)
- [Turning A New Page Book Festival](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/turning-a-new-page-book-festival/) - Welcome Keynote speaker
- [In Conversation with Jenni Walsh](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/in-conversation-with-jenni-walsh/)
- [Tinsel & Tales Literary Christmas Gathering at The Bookworm Bookstore](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/tinsel-tales-literary-christmas-gathering-at-the-bookworm-bookstore/)
- [Author Talk at Gwinnett County Library Lawrenceville Branch](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/author-talk-at-gwinnett-county-library-lawrenceville-branch/)
- [RESCHEDULED Books Over Drinks in conversation with Emily Carpenter](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/book-over-drinks-in-conversation-with-emily-carpenter/) - This event will be rescheduled. Stay tuned!
- [Jacksonville Book Crawl with New York Times best selling author Madeline Martin and Kimberly Brock and San Marco Books](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/jacksonville-book-crawl-with-new-york-times-best-selling-author-madeline-martin-and-kimberly-brock-and-san-marco-books/) - Join us as we enjoy drinks and snacks, readings by the authors, games and more. It's going to be a great evening! Please RSVP!
- [Jacksonville Book Crawl with New York Times bestselling author Madeline Martin and Happy Medium Books Cafe!](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/jacksonville-book-crawl-with-new-york-times-bestselling-author-madeline-martin-and-happy-medium-books-cafe/) - Meet Madeline Martin and Kimberly Brock at Happy Medium!
- [TICKETED Girls Night Out with Emily Carpenter](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/brookfield-country-club-with-poe-and-company-bookstore/) - Tickets available soon!
- [TICKETED Reads By the River hosts Lit Lover's Night Out with Kimberly Brock, Shawntelle Madison & Caroline Woods](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/reads-by-the-river/) - This is a ticketed event. Click on event title to purchase. *expected to sell out
- [Poe & Company Book Club author visit](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/poe-company-book-club-author-visit/)
- [TICKETED Litchfield Books Exclusive Author Series](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/litchfield-books/) - This is a ticketed event. Please click on the event title to purchase.
- [TICKETED Sips & Signing at Sweet Luncheonette](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/sips-signing-at-sweet-luncheonette/) - Join us for an evening of discussion, Q&A, wine, and small bites. Books will be available for purchase; don’t miss out on this event at Sweet Luncheonette in partnership with G.J. Ford Bookshop! This is a ticketed event. Click on event title to purchase.
- [Author Signing at GJ Ford Bookshop](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/author-signing-at-gj-ford-bookshop/)
- [FREE Cleary's in Conversation with Kimberly Brock and Joy Callaway](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/clearys-in-conversation-with-kimberlybrock-and-joy-callaway/) - Join us for this fun event hosted by Cleary's Bookstore to celebrate the release of THE FABLED EARTH with signature southern-gothic inspired sips, and campfire snacks—the perfect evening to get into the spooky season spirit!
- [TICKETED BBQ and Blairsville Ghost Tour in Conversation with Ann Hite](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/bbq-and-blairsville-ghost-tour/) - This is a ticketed event. Click on the event title to purchase.
- [Harvesting Hope for Jesse’s House Charity Event](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/harvesting-hope-for-jesses-house-charity-event/) - Atlanta Authors Sip & Sign featuring nine Atlanta authors.
- [FREE Meet the Authors with Emily Carpenter and Kimberly Brock](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/meet-the-authors-with-emily-carpenter-and-kimberly-brock/)
- [FREE Southern Festival of Books](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/southern-festival-of-books/) - Session Details: Sun., Oct. 27, 11am-12pm CT In-Conversation with Joy Jordan-Lake Nolichucky Room, Tennessee State Library and Archives
- [FREE Zibby's Bookshop in Conversation with Alli Dyer](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/zibbys-bookshop-in-conversation-with-alli-dyer/)
- [TICKETED Story and Song Luncheon](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/story-and-song-luncheon/) - This is a ticketed event. Click on event title to purchase.
- [FREE The Country Bookshop in Conversation with Joy Callaway](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/the-country-bookshop-in-conversation-with-joy-callaway/) - RSVP for this event by clicking on the title.
- [TICKETED Books Over Drinks](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/books-over-drinks/) - This is a ticketed event. Click on event title to purchase.
- [FREE Decatur Book Festival](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/decatur-book-festival/) - Kimberly Brock & Alan Grostephan - "I Have a Fiction Addiction"
- [FREE Louisiana Book Festival](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/louisiana-book-festival/) - TBD
- [TICKETED Atlanta History Center Midtown Campus at the Margaret Mitchell House in Conversation with Lynn Cullen](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/atlanta-history-center-midtown-campus-at-the-margaret-mitchell-house-in-conversation-with-lynn-cullen/) - This is a ticketed event. Click on event title to purchase.
- [FREE Book Launch for THE FABLED EARTH in conversation with New York Times bestselling author, Mary Kay Andrews](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/book-launch-party-for-the-fabled-earth/)
- [TICKETED Buxton Books in Conversation with Signe Pike](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/buxton-books-in-conversation-with-signe-pike/) - This is a ticketed event. Click on event title to purchase.
- [TICKETED 2024 8th Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/2024-lowcountry-book-club-convention/) - This is a ticketed event. Click on event title to purchase.
- [2024 American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition](https://kimberlybrockbooks.com/event/2024-american-library-association-annual-conference-exhibition/)

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