6/27/2019
Carnegie Public Library / 114 Delta Ave.
Reception 5:30 pm / Program 6:00 pm
This event is free and open to the public.
Kiese Laymon
Heavy: An American Memoir
Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Kiese Laymon, Ottilie Schillig Professor in English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi, is the author of Heavy: An American Memoir, Long Division, and the collection of essays How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America.
2/28/2019
Reception 5:30 pm / Program 6:00 pm
Cutrer Mansion / 109 Clark Street
Tickets $20
5th Annual Fundraiser/Gala
For the Love of Books
Join us for our fifth annual fundraiser.
Author Panel: Hank Burdine and Richard Grant
Moderator: Bill Luckett. Tickets on sale now, $20. Call Carnegie Public Library at
(662) 624-4461 or purchase at the event.
4/5/2019
Carnegie Public Library / 114 Delta Ave.
Reception 5:00 pm / Program 5:30 pm
This event is free and open to the public.
Wright Thompson
The Cost of These Dreams
Clarksdale native, Wright Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN and author of The Cost of These Dreams, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports.
1/24/2019
Reception 5:30 pm / Program 6:00 pm
Cutrer Mansion / 109 Clark Street
This event is free and open to the public.
Michael Farris Smith
The Fighter
The Fighter is a blistering tale of violence and deliverance set against the mythic backdrop of the Mississippi Delta.
3/8/2019
Cutrer Mansion / 109 Clark Street
Reception 11:30 am / Program 1:30 pm
This event is free and open to the public.
Greg Iles
Cemetery Road
Cemetery Road by the New York Times bestselling author is an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town.