SIBA Trade Show

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When: Saturday, Sept. 17 at 12:00 noon

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Book: City of Orphans

The streets of 1893 New York are full of life: crowded, filthy, dangerous. If you are a newsboy like thirteen-year- old Maks Geless, you need to watch out for Bruno, leader of the Plug Ugly Gang whose shadowy, sinister boss is plotting to take control of all the newsies on the lower East Side. With Bruno's boys in fierce pursuit, Maks discovers Willa, a strange girl who lives alone in an alley. It is she, stick in hand, who fights off the Plug Uglies--but further dangers await. Maks must find a way to free his sister Emma from The Tombs, the city jail where she has been imprisoned for stealing a watch at the glamorous new Waldorf Hotel. Maks, believing her innocent, has only four days to prove it. Fortunately, there is Bartleby Donck, the eccentric lawyer (among other employments) to guide Maks and Willa in the art of detection. Against a backdrop alive with the sights and sounds of tenement New York, Maks, as boy detective, must confront a teeming world of wealth and crime, while struggling against powerful forces threatening new immigrants and the fabric of family love.

Author Barbara Peters has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from C.W. Post College of Long Island University, a Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing from Stony Brook University and a Master of Science in Counseling from Georgia State. As a nurse and counselor, Barbara has worked in diverse mental settings from managing behavioral health organizations to psychiatric hospitals and employee assistance consulting firms. She is certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors and a member of The Licensed Professional Counselors of Georgia.

Her main passion is working with couples, utilizing a solution-focused approach with an optimistic outlook as she guides them toward developing a stronger relationship. She also works with individuals in a variety of areas. "My counseling style is interactive, respectful, non-judgmental, and supportive. With gentle questioning, I help people get in touch with their own values and ideals and gain trust in themselves to make decisions for a better lifestyle," she states.

With a passion for writing, along with helping couples build and sustain strong relationships, Barbara wrote her first book, "The Gift of a Lifetime, Building a Marriage that Lasts," to give married couples information and guidance that could make the difference between taking a second honeymoon or a trip to a divorce attorney's office. Through counseling advice and the acronyms "FACTS" and "FAITH," Barbara outlines the steps needed to have a successful marriage.

In her second book, "He Said, She Said, I Said - 7 Keys to Relationship Success," Barbara breaks down possible perceptions and misconceptions in seven key relationship areas: communication, trust, forgiveness, intimacy, acceptance, friendship, and love, by using common sense, wisdom, and some professional advice to open up the possibility for a different approach.

A Long Island native, Barbara has made Georgia her home for the last twenty-four years; her private counseling practice is in Cumming and she and her husband live in Big Canoe. She is devoted to her family of two grown daughters, four grandchildren, a husband and a Shih Tzu named GingerLily that often accompanies her to work.

Soon to be released is the ninth life-lessons novel by the highly respected North Carolina author, Daniel Hill Zafren - Double Hugs.  At the request of his daughter, a witty, wise, and romantic elderly man is asked to write the story of his life.  That life contains some dark secrets, and he is torn between revealing them even at the cost of losing the admiration of those he loves.  During the undertaking, he brings happiness and direction to some young people.  Can this overshadow past wrongs?  Does it deserve a double hug?

Daniel Hill Zafren retired as the Director of Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress in 1998.  HIs writing of fiction began thereafter as he was ensconced as the resdient author at Beard Books in Washington, D.C.  His first three novels were published there.  Since then, along with his move to North Carolina, he has written six works of fiction and formed a viable publishing Company, Time Treasures Books.  Besides his own novels, the company is publishing a series of reprints of children's classics.  Time Treasures Books is also now in a position where it seeks quality manuscripts, fiction and nonfiction, to publish.

When: Monday, Sept. 19 at 12:00 noon

Publisher: W.W. Norton

Book: Birds of Paradise

In the tropical paradise that is Miami, Avis and Brian Muir are still haunted by the disappearance of their ineffably beautiful daughter, Felice, who ran away when she was thirteen. Now, after five years of modeling tattoos, skateboarding, clubbing, and sleeping in a squat house or on the beach, Felice is about to turn eighteen. Her family Avis, an exquisitely talented pastry chef; Brian, a corporate real estate attorney; and her brother, Stanley, the proprietor of Freshly Grown, a trendy food market will each be forced to confront their anguish, loss, and sense of betrayal. Meanwhile, Felice must reckon with the guilty secret that drove her away, and must face her fear of losing her family and her sense of self forever.This multilayered novel about a family that comes apart at the seams and finds its way together again is totally involving and deeply satisfying, a glorious feast of a book.

When: Saturday, Sept. 17 at 5:00 pm

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Book: Southern Biscuits

Layered, fluffy, feathery, silky, soft, and velvety biscuits all come together in Southern Biscuits, a book of recipes and baking secrets for every biscuit imaginable. Southern Biscuits features easy biscuits that are hassle-free and undemanding to make, as well as embellished biscuits laced with silky goat butter, crunchy pecans, or tangy pimento cheese, and everything in between.

The biscuits in this book encompass a number of types, from the beaten biscuits of the Old South andEngland, to biscuits reminiscent of Sunday Supper, to modern trends and ingredient combinations. Try Angel Biscuits-a yeast biscuit sturdy enough to split and fill but light enough to melt in the mouth; Carolina Biscuits-flaky little bites made with cream cheese; or Chocolate Soldiers-mixed with cocoa powder and sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.You will find biscuits for every occasion, from hearty breakfasts to delicate party hors d'oeuvres.

Filled with beautiful photography, including dozens of how-to photos showing how to mix, stir, fold, roll, and knead, Southern Biscuits is the definitive biscuit baking book.

Nathalie Dupree has written or coauthored many cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winnersNathalie Dupree's Southern Memories and Nathalie Dupree's Comfortable Entertaining. Her latest book is Shrimp and Grits. She has hosted more than 300 television shows and specials, which have shown nationally on PBS, The Learning Channel, and The Food Network. Dupree holds an Advanced Certificate from the Cordon Bleu and has also written extensively for magazines and newspapers. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina.

Cynthia Stevens Graubart is an author and former television producer who began her culinary televisionproduction career with "New Southern Cooking with Nathalie Dupree." She is also the author of The One-Armed Cook, called the culinary version of What to Expect When You're Expecting. Graubart lives inAtlanta, Georgia.

Sandra Gutierrez, author of The New Southern-Latino Table: Recipes That Bring Together the Bold and Beloved Flavors of Latin America and the American South, will be at SIBA's Moveable Feast.

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

In this splendid cookbook, bicultural cook Sandra Gutierrez blends ingredients, traditions, and culinary techniques, creatively marrying the diverse and delicious cuisines of more than twenty Latin American countries with the beloved food of the American South. The book has beautiful illustrations plus it features 150 original, tasty recipes, a handy glossary, a section on how to navigate a Latin tienda, and a guide to ingredient sources.

Sandra A. Gutierrez, who grew up in the United States and Guatemala, is a journalist, food writer, culinary instructor, and recipe developer. She lives in Cary, N.C., with her husband and their daughters.

When: Saturday, Sept. 17 at 4:10 pm

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Book: Upheaval in Charleston

On August 31, 1886, a massive earthquake centered near Charleston, South Carolina, sent shock waves as far north as Maine, down into Florida, and west to the Mississippi River. When the dust settled, residents of the old port city were devastated by the death and destruction.

"Upheaval in Charleston" is a gripping account of natural disaster and turbulent social change in a city known as the cradle of secession. Weaving together the emotionally charged stories of Confederate veterans and former slaves, Susan Millar Williams and Stephen G. Hoffius portray a South where whites and blacks struggled to determine how they would coexist a generation after the end of the Civil War.

This is also the story of Francis Warrington Dawson, a British expatriate drawn to the South by the romance of the Confederacy. As editor of Charleston's "News and Courier," Dawson walked a lonely and dangerous path, risking his life and reputation to find common ground between the races. Hailed as a hero in the aftermath of the earthquake, Dawson was denounced by white supremacists and murdered less than three years after the disaster. His killer was acquitted after a sensational trial that unmasked a Charleston underworld of decadence and corruption.

Combining careful research with suspenseful storytelling, "Upheaval in Charleston" offers a vivid portrait of a volatile time and an anguished place.

W. Scott Poole grew up in love with monsters. Now a tenured professor of American History at the College of Charleston, South Carolina, he teaches popular courses on America and its monsters as well as on the image of the Devil in religion and popular culture. He is the author of several books including Satan in America: The Devil We Know and is a regular contributor to www.popmatters.com, an international magazine of cultural criticism. His newest book Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting will be published by Baylor University Press this October.