Yeoman's in the Fork Blog

As many of you know, the Southern Festival of Books hit the Tennessee Capitol area this weekend. Every year, dozens of authors, speakers, fans, booksellers and publishers descend upon downtown Nashville to show their wares and take the necessary steps to keep the literary world alive and active. For me, this was a special year of attendance as it was the first time that I actually felt like I was doing my all to really be part of this great crowd. This was the first year that I was able to walk around, talk with publishers and authors and truly have something great to talk about - our new store in Leipers Fork. We at Yeoman's met the rainy day with great hope and we were not disappointed! We were able to pick-up a few new products, including an amazing new book on the ghost stories that surround the American Revolutionary war as well as a much needed visit with our favorite author, Robert Hicks. Since the beginning stages of renovation on our new home in the Fork, Robert has been a great support to us (and congrats to Robert on the new book, A Separate Country!!!)

This annual event has become a staple for downtown Nashville life and has made great strides over the years at attracting the kind of literary talent that this town deserves. It is a given that Nashville ranks at the top when it comes to bringing big name art and music to town, but literary greats have not shown us the love we deserve in my opinion. I guess that we even rank up there when it comes to sports since the we brought the Predators and Titans to town, but why no Stephen King? Why can't we get big names all the time like I see in other great cities across this country? Why have we not been able to support an Annual Antiquarian Book Fair? Why has Nashville fallen behind when it comes to literary hot-spots? This city should be a MUST STOP for every author with a new book! This city should rank higher than Blytheville, Arkansas guys... It is of great pride that I write to you about the Southern Festival of Books today. This annual event is doing their part to stake our claim in the world of books, are we???

P.S. We love you WPLN and all of the sponsors - Keep up the great work knowing that you have the support of team at Yeoman's (a future powerhouse voice in the world of books in Tennessee)

Southern Festival of Books Website (for future notifications)

http://www.tn-humanities.org/festival/exhibitors.php

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