Book & Bake Sale
JOIN US FOR A VERY BOOKISH WEEKEND . . . WITH SNACKS!
Date: April 25-26, 2025
Location:
Bridgemill Terrace
1190 Bridgemill Ave.
Canton, GA 30114
Why we do this…The BridgeMill Sixes Service League is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Our motto is “Together we make a difference.”
Schedule
Friday, April 25
- 9:00 am Doors open, author signings begin
- 9:30 am Author Talk - Rebecca Strobl
- 9:50 am Author Talk - Dottie Quaye Chapman Reed
- 10:10 am Children’s Story Time
- 10:50 am Author Talk - Bobby Nash
- 11:10 am Author Talk - Rick Maier
- 11:30 am Author Talk - Jeff Schnader
- 11:50 am Author Talk - Mike Brown
- 12:10 pm Author Talk - Mike Cobb
- 12:30 pm Author Talk - Margaret Rodeheaver
- 1:00 pm Author Talk - Kevin Schumaker
- 1:20 pm Author Talk - Megan Kuykendall
- 1:35 pm Children’s Story Time
- 2:00 pm Doors close
Saturday, April 26
- 8:00 am Doors open
- 9:00 am Author signing begin
- 9:30 am Author Talk - Meg M. Robinson
- 9:50 am Author Talk - Mandy L Cantrell
- 10:10 am Author Talk - Safari Spell
- 10:30 am Author Talk - Madelyn Edwards
- 10: 50 am Author Talk - Mike Nemeth
- 11:10 am Author Talk - M. B. Mason
- 11:30 am Author Talk - Sylvia Pace
- 11:50 am Author Talk - Lynn Hesse
- 12:10 pm Children’s Story Time
- 12:40 pm Author Talk - Tristan Tuttle
- 1:00 pm Author Talk - Mary Anne Edwards
- 1:20 pm Author Talk - D.Z. Crowell
- 1:40 pm Author Talk - Tamara Anderson
- 2:00 pm Author Talk - J T McKinley
- 2:20 pm Children’s Story Time
- 3:00 pm Doors close
Jeff Schnader
Jeff Schnader is the author of The Serpent Papers, a Vietnam era novel that takes place at Columbia University during the anti-war protests and riots of that era. The book was traditionally published by The Permanent Press in 2022, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and has won a number of accolades: “Grand Prize 2nd Place” ($500 prize) and “Outstanding Historical Fiction 1st Place,” IAN Fiction Book of the Year Awards; “Bronze Winner,” Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Awards. It was named “Finalist” in four other novel competitions and was a VFW Magazine Book Corner "Staff Pick." The book has 4.9 stars on Amazon.
Learn more at his website.
Yong Takahashi
Yong Takahashi is an author of fiction and poetry. She was a finalist in The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, Southern Fried Karma Novel Contest, Gemini Magazine Short Story Contest, The Writers’ Mastermind Short Story Contest, and The Sexton Prize for Poetry.
She is currently querying a YA dystopian novel and writing a fantasy trilogy. Her other interests are designing adult coloring books and journals.
To learn more about Yong, visit: https://linktr.ee/YongTakahashi
To follow her literary magazine: https://www.instagram.com/littlenoteslitmag
Mary Anne Edwards
Mary Anne, born in Mercedes, Texas, but a Georgia resident, weaves compelling mysteries
inspired by Agatha Christie, Anne Perry, Caroline Graham, and Elizabeth Peters, launching her
Charlie McClung series with richly drawn characters that feel like longtime friends. A firm
believer that age is just a number, she embraces life with infectious enthusiasm, dancing through
stores and writing vibrant mysteries. Currently residing in Canton, GA, with her husband and
tuxedo cat Gertrude, Mary Anne balances crafting authentic crime fiction with community
service as a food pantry volunteer and library liaison.
T. M. "Mike" Brown
T. M. Brown has written four southern fiction books and is a member of the Atlanta Writers Club, Southeastern Writers Association, Georgia Indie Author Association, and founding president of Hometown Novel Writers Association, Inc., in Newnan, Georgia. Resides in Milledgeville, GA.
Learn more at his website.
Mike Cobb
Mike’s is the author of four published works of fiction, Dead Beckoning, The Devil You Knew, and its sequel, You Will Know Me by My Deeds, and a novella, Muzzle the Black Dog, slated for release in April 2025. While he is comfortable playing across a broad range of topics, much of his focus is on true crime, crime fiction, and historical fiction. Mike splits his time between Midtown Atlanta and Blue Ridge, Georgia. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, cooking, boating, and spending time with family and friends.
Website: https://mgcobb.com
Instagram: @cobbmg
Facebook: MGCobbWriter
Safari Spell
Margaret Rodeheaver
Margaret Rodeheaver writes short stories and novels for children and adults. She lives near Macon, Georgia with her husband and their pets, Boots and Molly. When she's not writing Margaret enjoys reading, choir, and hanging out with bookish friends.
Bobby Nash
Bobby Nash is an award-winning author, of novels, comic books & graphic novels, novellas, short stories, audio scripts, screenplays, and more. Bobby is a member of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, International Thriller Writers, and Southeastern Writers Association. Please visit Bobby at www.bobbynash.com, www.ben-books.com, and across social media.
Tristan Tuttle
Tristan Tuttle is a writer, poet, and mixed media artist as well as the founder of the Southern Scribe Society. Her poetry collection A Kudzu Vine of Blood and Bone was a #1 New Release on Amazon. Connect with her at www.tristantuttle.com as well as on Instagram @tristantuttle or sign up for her Love Letters on Substack at www.tristantuttlewrites.
Meg M. Robinson
Meg M. Robinson is a fantasy author who lives in north Georgia with her husband, teenager, and a small menagerie of animals.
When plotting a new story, she loves to weave real-world places, mysteries, and myths into her stories, but with her own twists. It was watching a video on Stonehenge’s purpose that led to her writing her first full story, where she came up with her own story behind Stonehenge.
Learn more at her website.
M. B. Mason
M. B. Mason is an up-and-coming speculative fiction author from Hephzibah, Georgia. His writing journey started with the release of his first young adult fantasy adventure novel, "Anything You've Never Seen?" which he self-published at the age of 21. After rave reviews and encouragement from his readers, he now finds the time to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a full-time author while maintaining time for school.
Lynn Hesse
Her multi-genre novels include Well of Rage, Murder in Mobile, and A Matter of Respect,
Murder in Mobile, Book 2, a crime series, Another Kind of Hero, a mystery, The Forty Knots
Burn, a suspense, and her latest private detective series, a sci-fi suggested by her grandson, The
Underground Chameleon, An Android Against Authoritarianism.
The retired police officer lives with her husband and his feral cats near Atlanta, Georgia where
she performs in dance troupes.
Tamara Anderson
Tamara Anderson is a pediatric speech language pathologist, education specialist, author, and consultant with a passion for language and literacy. From an early age, she was captivated by stories, especially those that were set in various places around the world. She is originally from Saint Andrew, Jamaica and lived in Miami, Florida for many years. She now resides in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and successfully earned her B.A. in Communication Studies and a M.S. in Speech & Hearing Sciences. Her desire to improve the literacy skills in children with language disorders and learning disabilities led her to complete further studies. She earned a Reading Endorsement from Georgia State University in Atlanta and an Education Specialist or Ed.S. degree in Curriculum & Instruction from Piedmont College. Tamara purposefully uses children’s literature during speech/language therapy sessions to improve the communication, language, and literacy skills of children receiving special education services. She desires for all families to meaningfully use her stories to foster a love for reading. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, attending cultural arts events, going to the beach, and traveling.
Learn more at her website.
D.Z. Crowell
Despite possessing three degrees in the fields of business and IT, D.Z.'s greatest love has always been storytelling. In Spring of 2024, he was hospitalized while struggling with end-stage heart failure and awaiting an organ transplant; he utilized his time in the hospital to write several short stories and novellas. Two of those stories, the horror / sci-fi / thriller novellas The Sapphire Frequency and The Sapphire Frequency : Relic of Blood, were independently published under D.Z.'s own "Omen of Autumn" indie-publishing imprint.
D.Z. plans to release the other spooky tales he began in the hospital over the next several months through Omen of Autumn. Please follow the imprint's instagram to stay in the know!
Rebecca Strobl
Rebecca Strobl is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Retired Volunteer Fire Chief,
President, and founder of New Day Education and Motivation (NDEM).
Rebecca's professional background extends over two decades in equipping teams with new business development, client retention, and team-building skills; mainly in the security industry.
Her contributions to training, new business development, youth mentorship, and exemplary
service as a volunteer firefighter have earned her multiple awards and honors.
She continues to give back to the community as an Advisor for her county’s Fire and Emergency
Services Explorer Post, where she has mentored young adults ages fourteen to twenty-one since
2012.
Mandy L. Cantrell
Mandy L. Cantrell is the author of The Trace books, a spooky 80’s series, as well as A Fair in August, and Spiderflies. She is the Executive Director of Cartersville Area Writers and enjoys speaking and leading workshops on the art of writing. Her work speaks to the heart of small towns, messy stories, and plot twists. In her latest, Spiderflies, she was hailed as “An unequivocal master of dialogue!” She is currently nominated for the Georgia Author of the Year. Learn more at her website.