Lee’s new book, Mrs. Darcy Meets the Blue-Eyed Stranger, will be published in March, 2010 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. It is a collection of new and selected stories.

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Events

Lee will read from her new book, “Mrs Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger” with book signings following at many of these events

July 21, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Maine Writers Series
Reading and Discussion
Location: Unitarian Church fellowship hall (across the common from the Witherle Memorial Library)
Contact: Lynnie Dall Ramsdell, 207-326-4375, lynnie@witherle.lib.me.us

August 16, 2010
Reading and book signing
Hart’s Neck Road
Tenants Harbor, ME
5:00 pm
Reception follows book signing
Contact: www.jacksonmemlib.me.us
207-372-8961

October 8 & 9
Southern Festival of the Books
Nashville, TN
Details TBA
www.humanitiestennessee.org/festival

October 9, 2010
Bluebird Café
Nashville, TN
Performing in the Round with Marshall Chapman, Matraca Berg and Jill McCorkle
Details to follow

October 15, 2010
Richmond VA appearance
Details TBA

October 24, 2010
7:30 PM
Reading and discussion of Oral History
Galloway Ridge
Pittsboro, NC

November 19, 2010
Meet-the-Author Tea
3:30 PM for Refreshments
4:00 - 5:00 PM Reading from Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger
Chapel Hill Public Library
Chapel Hill, NC
Sponsored by the Friends of Chapel Hill Library
www.friendschpl.org

December 9, 2010
4:30 PM
7th Annual “Tea with Lee” (fundraiser for The Women’s Center)
“Tell Me a Story…” Samia Serageldin and Jill McCorkle will join Lee in reading from their new story collections.
Foster’s Market
Chapel Hill, NC
Contact: The Women’s Center at 919-968-4610