FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2013
Contact: Nicole Kubas
Tel: 478-742-5084
Email: nkubas@historicmacon.org
LANIER CENTER FOR LITERARY ARTS HOSTS FILM & BOOK CRITIC,
JACKIE K COOPER
WHO/WHAT: Jackie K Cooper Salon & Book Signing
WHEN: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 from 5:30 p.m. (Reception) & 6:00 p.m.
(Reading)
WHERE: Sidney Lanier Cottage, 935 High Street, Macon, GA 31201
MORE INFORMATION: Jackie K Cooper will be speaking at Sidney’s Salon about his
newest book, Memory’s Mist, which was published in September 2013 by Mercer
University Press. Memory’s Mist is the seventh installment of Cooper’s short stories
about life growing up in the South. In addition to the reception and reading, there will be
a book sale and book signing at the Salon.
About the author:
Jackie K Cooper is a film and book critic whose reviews appear on his personal website
www.jackiekcooper.com, as well as rottentomatoes.com and huffingtonpost.com. His reviews also run in
an assortment of newspapers in Georgia. In addition he is a featured guest on radio and TV shows across
the South. He has his own weekly television show “The Jackie K Cooper Show” which runs on several
cable channels in middle Georgia. Cooper is the author of six books: Journey of a Gentle Southern Man,
Chances and Choices, Halfway Home, The Bookbinder, The Sunrise Remembers and Back to the Garden.
He is one of the founders of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and is also a member of the
Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association.
About the Lanier Center for Literary Arts
Sidney Lanier (1842–1881) was a writer, poet, musician, soldier and mathematician. He was born in the
Sidney Lanier Cottage at 935 High St. in Macon, Ga. In honor of Lanier’s legacy, Historic Macon
Foundation, the owners of the Cottage, have established the Lanier Center for Literary Arts. In addition to
sponsoring writers’ workshops and other literary events, Historic Macon has a regular series of book
signings. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m. and the program begins at 6 p.m. For more information, visit
www.historicmacon.org or call 478/742-5084.
About Historic Macon Foundation
Historic Macon Foundation is a nonprofit organization that advocates for Macon’s historic and architectural
heritage, facilitates preservation and revitalization efforts in the community and educates and inspires
appreciation for Macon, GA. The Middle Georgia Historical Society and the Macon Heritage Foundation
merged in 2003 to create Historic Macon Foundation. The Foundation maintains and promotes the Sidney
Lanier Cottage, which is open for public visitation Thursday–Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Historic
Macon Foundation’s offices are located in the Sidney Lanier Cottage at 935 High St., Macon, GA 31201.
For more information, visit www.historicmacon.org or call 478/742-5084.
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