Book Talk: Marybeth Whalen and Lisa Patton

Name: Book Talk: Marybeth Whalen and Lisa Patton
Start: 2026-05-19T18:00:00-05:00
Location: 816 Wellman Avenue, Huntsville, AL, United States, Alabama 35801

Schedule

Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

816 Wellman Avenue, Huntsville, AL, United States, Alabama 35801 | Huntsville, AL

Sit in on a casual conversation with authors and friends Marybeth Mayhew Whalen and Lisa Patton, as they chat about their newest novels, Handle with Care and Kissing the Sky.
There are three ticket options:
Ticket with copy of Handle with Care ($18.99)
Ticket with copy of Kissing the Sky ($16.99)
Ticket with copies of both Handle with Care and Kissing the Sky ($35)

About Handle with Care, by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen:
In Handle with Care, three women walk into a post office. This is no joke—it's the spark that ignites a life-altering hostage crisis. And this becomes a larger story is about finding hope in the face of hardship and connection in the face of crisis.
Marybeth Mayhew Whalen received a BA in English with a concentration in Writing and Editing from NC State University and has been writing ever since. She is the co-founder of The Book Tide, an online community of readers where “a rising tide raises all books.” Marybeth and her husband Curt are the parents of six kids who are now all in various stages of adulting.
About Kissing the Sky, by Lisa Patton:
Kissing the Sky is a soulful, nostalgic novel about a young woman coming of age in the '60s to the blare of the music that shaped a generation.
Lisa Patton began her career in entertainment and media in Memphis before later joining musician Michael McDonald on multiple album and video projects. After a stint as an innkeeper in Vermont inspired her debut novel, Whistlin’ Dixie in a Nor’easter, she became a bestselling author known for her Southern-themed “Dixie” series. A breast cancer survivor, she now lives in Nashville with her husband and continues writing while celebrating a large blended family.