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Join us Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 2pm for a signing with Nola Nash for her new book Crescent City Moon. Things put underground in New Orleans don’t often stay there. Even things that should – like bodies, and secrets. How do you fight an enemy you can’t see that can kill on a whim? In 1820s New Orleans, on the eve of her twenty-first birthday, Zéolie Cheval discovers the mangled body of her father murdered in his bed and … Read More

Join us at 2pm on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Duck River Books for a signing with Michael L. Clark for his new book, The Shimmering. Emily and Daniel, a happily married couple, are attempting to live a simpler life and live it to the fullest at their small farm in rural middle Tennessee. The two become separated when Daniel, while on a trail ride with his best friend, Jimbo, accidentally discovers a gateway, which sends him two hundred years … Read More

Join us at the Maury County Public Library* on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at 6pm for a discussion and signing with Columbia native Dr. Kathleen Smith, author of Everything Isn’t Terrible. Licensed therapist and mental health writer Dr. Kathleen Smith offers a smart, practical antidote to our anxiety-ridden times. Everything Isn’t Terrible is an informative and practical guide — featuring a healthy dose of humor — for people who want to become beacons of calmness in their families, at work, … Read More

The wait is almost over! The fourth book in Jeff High’s Watervalley series will release Tuesday, March 26, 2019. You are invited to join Jeff at the Maury County Public Library at 6pm on the 26th for the release party and book signing. After a turbulent eighteen months, Luke Bradford is finally at peace with his new life as the sole physician in rural Watervalley. It is Christmastime, the town loves him, and his marriage to his beloved Christine is … Read More

Join us at the Maury County Public Library on Thursday, November 29th at 6pm for a discussion and signing with Michael Bishop, author of “A Murder in Music City”.   Nashville 1964. Eighteen-year-old babysitter Paula Herring is murdered in her home while her six-year-old brother apparently sleeps through the grisly event. A few months later a judge’s son is convicted of the crime. Decades after the slaying, Michael Bishop, a private citizen, stumbles upon a secret file related to the … Read More

Join us at the Maury County Public Library on Saturday, October 27th at 3pm to hear Dr. William B. Hardison, Jr. discuss his new book “Dinosaurs in the Cornfield: Lessons Unearthed on My Grandfather’s Farm”.  As a child, Dr. Hardison spent his summers visiting his grandparents on their farm in Maury County, Tennessee.  As the importance of the lessons learned on that humble farm in the early 1950’s became evident years later, Dr. Hardison began telling the stories, to the … Read More

Join us Saturday, March 10th, at 10am when Cole Gershkovich signs copies of his book “This Is Where They Sat”.

Join us on February 15, 2018 at 7pm for a presentation and book signing by Lex Latkovski, author of THE LEXPEDITION.  Lex will share with us his experiences as he traveled the world for five years visiting over 77 countries.   From living as a Zen monk for 16 months, to riding horseback through the Mongolian wilderness with a violent, lunatic guide, his stories are sure to be entertaining and hilarious.  We hope you will join us. As always, if … Read More

Wilmoth Foreman will be here on Thursday December 14th, 2017 at 3:30pm, reading and signing copies of her latest children’s book, “Minnie Mule”.  Join us for this wonderful event and take home a copy of this delightful children’s book by one of Columbia’s most beloved writers.  As always, if you can’t make the event but would still like a signed copy, please call us at 931-548-2665 and reserve your copy today.  All reserved copies are prepay.

Join us on Saturday, September 30th during Muletown MusicFest for two performances here at Duck River Books. Bill Mize Performing at Duck River Books on Saturday, September 30th at 2:30pm Listening to the fingerstyle guitar pickin’ of Grammy Award winner Bill Mize, you immediately understand you are in the presence of a master.  The gentle respect with which he presents his gift is breathtaking.   Joshua Messick Performing at Duck River Books on Saturday, September 30th at 4pm National Hammered … Read More