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2012 SFB Authors

Below is the list of authors scheduled to appear at this year's Southern Festival of Books. This list is sorted alphabetically and then is broken into multiple pages. If you would like a one-page version of this list (in order to print the entire list, for example), please click here.

Lisa Oliver Gray

is a member of the band Daddy and performs regularly with Tommy Womack, Will Kimbrough, and others. Her first CD, "Dedicated to Love", was released in 2011.

Friday, October 12
12:00-1:00pm Cafe Stage
Lisa Oliver-Gray

 is a member of Americana super-group DADDY (Will Kimbrough & Tommy Womack) as well as a much in-demand session and accompanying live singer for too many talented Nashville-based artists to list. Her new CD - “Dedicated to Love” - features positive, life-affirming songs co-written with Irene Kelley, Tommy Womack, Michael Webb and Will Kimbrough as well as her interpretations of songs written by others. The album is co-produced by Michael Webb and Tommy Womack.

Perform: Friday, 12:00-1:00 pm, Cafe Stage 

 
http://ReverbNation.com/LisaOliverGray
Corey Olsen

is an Assistant Professor of English at Washington College in Maryland. In his teaching website, The Tolkien Professor, Professor Olsen brings his scholarship on Tolkien to the public, seeking to engage a wide and diverse audience in serious intellectual and literary conversation. He is currently posting a series of in-depth lectures on The Hobbit, as well as recorded discussions with students and listeners, and more informal Q&A sessions. www.tolkeinprofessor.com

Sunday, October 14
12:00-1:00 pm, Nashville Public Library, Conf. Room IA
Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
Ted Olson

is the author or editor of 16 books that explore Appalachian and Southern literature, music, and folklore.  A poet and musician for more than three decades, he has published two full-length volumes of his poetry and has performed traditional and contemporary music in a wide range of venues. In 2012 he was nominated for two Grammy Awards for his work on The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music(Bear Family Records). Olson teaches in the Department of Appalachian Studies and in the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Program at East Tennessee State University, and in 2008 he was Fulbright Senior Scholar in American Studies in Barcelona, Spain.

Friday, October 12
3:00-4:00 pm, Legislative Plaza, Room 29
Darkness and Revelation: Poetry and Music from Appalachia
Revelations: Poems
Frank Partnoy

is a former investment banker at Morgan Stanley and a practicing corporate lawyer. He is one of the world's leading experts on market regulation and is a frequent commentator for The Financial Times, the New York Times, NPR and 60 Minutes. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and is the George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance and the founding director of the Center for Corporate and Securities Law at the University of San Diego.

Friday, October 12
12:00-1:00 pm, Legislative Plaza, Room 31
Why Do Today What You Can Artfully Postpone: The Art of Waiting
Frank Partnoy, John R. Perry
Wait: The Art and Science of Delay
John Paterson

has collaborated with his wife, Katherine, on Consider the Lilies: Plants of the Bible; Images of God; and Blueberries for the Queen. He lives with his wife in Barre, Vermont.

Saturday, October 13
10:00-11:00 am, War Memorial Auditorium
The Flint Heart
Katherine Paterson, John Paterson
The Flint Heart
Katherine Paterson

is a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Her international fame rests not only on her widely acclaimed novels but also on her efforts to promote literacy in the United States and abroad. She is a two-time winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award, and she has received many other accolades for her works, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, given by her home state of Vermont. She was also named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. She lives in Barre, Vermont, with her husband, John. www.terabithia.com

Saturday, October 13
10:00-11:00 am, War Memorial Auditorium
The Flint Heart
Katherine Paterson, John Paterson
The Flint Heart
Kathy Patrick

is the owner of Beauty and the Book, the only bookstore/hair salon in the country, and founder of the Pulpwood Queens book clubs, with branches nationwide.

Saturday, October 13
11:00-12:30 pm, Legislative Plaza, Room 16
The Pulpwood Queens Presents Authors that are Royal Southern READS!
Kathy Patrick, Amy Hill Hearth, Robert LeLeux, Lynda Rutledge, Jenny Wingfield
The Pulpwood Queen's Tiara-Wearing, Booksharing Guide to Life
Robert Patton

has served the state of Tennessee most recently as one of the 2008-2011 Sergeant-At-Arms for the Tennessee House of Representatives. He has served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives and as an administrative assistant to the Secretary of State of Tennessee. He has taught and chaired the Department of Health Education at East Tennessee State University and has published three textbooks.
current book: Tennessee Political Fireworks

Sunday, October 14
3:00-4:00pm Conference Room 1B
Tennessee Political Fireworks
 
Chris Pavone

grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from Cornell. For nearly two decades he was a book editor and ghostwriter; he is also the author of The Wine Log. Chris and his family have lived in Luxembourg, but recently returned to New York City. The Expats is his first novel. www.chrispavone.com

Friday, October 12
12:00-1:00 pm, Legislative Plaza, Room 12
The Expats
The Expats