At 11:30 a.m.<\/strong> Donald Willett<\/strong> returns with his very well received Galveston Chronicles<\/strong><\/em>, an excellent collection of essays by noted Texas writers on various aspects of Island history.<\/p>\n Then at 3:00 p.m.<\/strong> we have 2 authors, Melanie Bragg<\/strong> and Andy Horne<\/strong>, each with new legal thrillers set in Houston: Crosstown Park<\/strong><\/em> and Mixed Company<\/strong><\/em>. Read on and learn more about the books:<\/p>\n Starting at 10:00 a.m., Saralyn will join us with her English sheepdog Nana, who is the star of her new illustrated children’s book Naughty Nana<\/em>. Nana is 3 years old, 95 fluffy pounds, and loves people, especially children. Her real life antics inspired the book which is available in paperback and hard cover. Visitors may acquire a signed and “paw-tographed” copy of this fun new kids’ book by a native Galvestonian. Donald returns to sign copies of Galveston Chronicles<\/em>, the well-received collection of historical essays on which he served as editor and contributor. Dr. Willett is Associate Professor in the Maritime Studies Program at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Crosstown Park<\/em> features a young ambitious Houston attorney, Alex Stockton, who’s impulsive decision to take an unusual pro bono case lands her in an unfamiliar world and an impossible situation. With her perfect trial record and aspirations to be a judge hanging in the balance she must ask herself, “how much is one case worth?” Melanie Bragg has long enjoyed a reputation as one of Houston\u2019s fiercest attorneys in her representation of children, the elderly, and mentally disadvantaged people. Her firm, Bragg Law PC, is a general civil firm in Houston. Mixed Company<\/em> is about a sophisticated financial swindler who must face up to his own scheming ways when he decides to thwart a plan by some crooked financiers to take down his local hometown bank. Mixed Company<\/em> is the first book in his “Decent Men” series. Mr. Horne has served as a Harris County prosecutor and in the U. S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. He and his wife now live in Galveston.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Saturday, December 7th, 2013: Stop by during Dickens on the Strand! We’re hosting 4 book signings on Saturday during Dickens starting at 10:00 a.m. with Saralyn Richard and her great new illustrated children’s book Naughty Nana about a big mischievous …<\/p>\n![\"Naughty](\"http:\/\/galvestonbookshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/naughty-nana240w.jpg\")
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\n10:00-11:30<\/strong>
\nNaughty Nana<\/strong>
\nby Saralyn Richard
\nHard cover, $16.99<\/strong>, soft cover $13.99<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n11:30-1:30<\/strong>
\nGalveston Chronicles<\/strong>
\nby Donald Willett
\nSoft cover, $21.99<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n3:00-5:00<\/strong>
\nCrosstown Park<\/strong>
\nby Melanie Bragg
\nSoft cover, $16.95<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n3:00-5:00<\/strong>
\nMixed Company<\/strong>
\nby Andy Horne
\nSoft cover, $15.99<\/strong><\/p>\n