On December 4, the Conover, NC, police will protect and serve while they gift-wrap. Officer Michael D. Harrison, author of Cop’s Night Before Christmas ($16.99), and some of his fellow police officers will work the gift-wrap station at the neighboring Hickory Barnes & Noble from 10:00 am until 10:00 pm. They will also be collecting donations for the charity Harrison instituted called Santa Cops. 

Harrison will talk about the book and the charity on Hickory’s First Talk radio show on WHKY AM at 8:30 am on December 3.  

David F. Giannetto, author of The Decoy Artist: America’s Last Hunter-Carver ($39.95), will interview on WVTF FM, the local NPR affiliate for Roanoke, VA. A museum exhibit based on the author’s book will be on display through February of 2011 at Tuckerton Seaport in Tuckerton, NJ.

John Chandler Griffin, author of Mr. Lincoln and His War ($24.95) will interview with Dixie Broadcasting 
on December 8 at 10:00 pm. Broadcast from McDonough, GA, the interview will be posted on www.dixiebroadcasting.com.

Pelican in Pages

Christmas Past ($19.95) and Christmas Merrymaking ($19.95), by Barbara Hallman Kissinger, will be featured in the December issue of the Great Lakes Trader.

Savannah Celebrations: Simple Southern Party Menus ($24.95), by Martha Nesbit, will be featured in 
the “Bookshelf” section of the November/December issue of Victoria magazine.

A review of Cathy Williams, Buffalo Soldier ($16.99), by Sharon Solomon, will appear in 
the winter issue of MultiCultural Review.

Pecans from Soup to Nuts ($19.95), by Keith Courrégé and Marcelle Bienvenu, will be featured 
in the November/December issue of Louisiana Cookin’.

A review of Spectator in Hell: A British Soldier’s Story of Imprisonment in Auschwitz 
($18.95 pb), by Colin Rushton, will appear in the December issue of WWII History magazine.

Stuart Magazine will feature an interview with Janeen Mason, author and illustrator of 
Ocean Commotion: Life on the Reef ($16.99), in the December issue.

Praise for Pelican Titles

Memories of a Farm Kitchen ($22.95), by Bob Artley.  
“His watercolors and pen-and-ink sketches are full of warmth and detail.”

—The Star Tribune

Author Appearances

Peggy Scott Laborde, author of Christmas in New Orleans ($39.95).

December 4 (Sat.), 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Pitot House, 1440 Moss St., 
New Orleans, LA 70119; book signing

Chet Williamson, author of Pennsylvania Dutch Night Before Christmas($15.95).  

December 4 (Sat.), 4:30-6:30 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 
7707 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810; book signing

Salima Alikhan, illustrator of Lawyer’s Week Before Christmas ($16.99).

December 4 (Sat.), 11:00 am-1:00 pm Barnes & Noble Booksellers,

2701 Parker Rd., Bldg. A., Ste. 700, Round Rock, TX 78681; book signing

Joseph Justice, author of Lawyer’s Week Before Christmas ($16.99).  

December 4 (Sat.), 1:00-2:30 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 
50 Barrett Pkwy., Ste. 1100, Marietta, GA 30066  

December 4 (Sat.), 3:00-5:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers Buckhead, 
2900 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste. 310, Atlanta, GA 30305; book signing

 December 10 (Fri.), 3:00-4:30 pm: Scott’s Bookstore, 
28 S Court Sq., Newnan, GA 30263; book signing

Erin Hicks Miller, author of Houston Classic Desserts ($16.95).

December 4 (Sat.), 1:00-3:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, The Woodlands, 
1201 Lake Woodlands Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77380; book signing

 December 5 (Sun.), 2:00-4:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers at the River Oaks Shopping Center, 
2030 West Gray, Houston, TX 77019; book signing

December 11 (Sat.), 1:30-3:30 pm: Katy Budget Books, 
2450 Fry Rd., Houston, TX 77084; book signing

December 12 (Sun.), 3:00-5:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 
12850 Memorial Dr., Ste. 1600, Houston, TX 77024; book signing

Dianne de Las Casas, author of The Gigantic Sweet Potato ($16.99).

December 4 (Sat.), 10:00 am-12:00 pm: Pitot House, 
1440 Moss St., New Orleans, LA 70119; book signing

December 4 (Sat.), 4:30-6:30 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 
7707 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810; book signing

 December 11 (Sat.), 11:00 am-1:00 pm: Little Laughter, 5530 Magazine St.,
New Orleans, LA 70115; book signing

Johnette Downing, author and illustrator of Today Is Monday in Texas ($16.99).

December 10 (Fri.), 12:00-1:00 pm: Tisket A Tasket Book Shop, 
Decatur St., New Orleans, LA; book signing

December 11 (Sat.), 11:00 am-1:00 pm: Little Laughter, 5530 Magazine St.,
New Orleans, LA 70115; book signing

For more information on author signings and appearances please visit our Upcoming Events Schedule at http://www.pelicanpub.com/events.asp.

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