[247] Civil War Book Group Slates 'A Separate Country' For Discussion During Jan. 14 Meeting At The Heritage Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 11, 2010
CONTACT: Antoinette van Zelm, 615-217-8013 or avanzelm@mtsu.edu

CIVIL WAR BOOK GROUP SLATES ‘A SEPARATE COUNTRY’ FOR DISCUSSION DURING JAN. 14 MEETING AT THE HERITAGE CENTER
Novelist Robert Hicks Visits Murfreesboro for Signing Event on Jan. 23

(MURFREESBORO)—A Separate Country, the new novel from best-selling author Robert Hicks of Williamson County, will be the topic of the Jan. 14 meeting of the “Between the Lines: Reading About the Civil War” book group.
The book group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at The Heritage Center, 225 West College St., in Murfreesboro. The session is free and open to the public.
Described by the Washington Post as “riveting,” the novel focuses on the life of Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood in New Orleans after the war.
According to reports from event organizers, the upcoming book discussion was planned to correspond with Hicks’ visit to Linebaugh Library on Saturday, Jan. 23.
Sponsored by Friends of Linebaugh Library, Hicks’ upcoming visit will provide local
book lovers with two opportunities to meet the author that day; specifically, a Friends of Linebaugh Library membership luncheon from 12-2 p.m. Jan. 23 at The Vine, 118 W. Vine St., and a Q&A/book-signing event at the library, 105 W. Vine St., from 4-6 p.m.
For more information on Hicks’ local appearance, please contact the library at 615-893-4131 or online at www.linebaugh.org.
For more information on the “Between the Lines: Reading About the Civil War” book group, please call 615-217-8013 or send an e-mail to avanzelm@mtsu.edu.
The book discussion group is sponsored by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Linebaugh Library, and the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area receives funding from the National Park Service and is administered by the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU.
Linebaugh Library, which sponsors several book groups, serves the citizens of Rutherford County through four branches. The Heritage Center is a joint venture between the Heritage Area, Main Street: Murfreesboro/Rutherford County, the City of Murfreesboro, and the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU. Additional support comes from the Rutherford County Government and State Farm Insurance.

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