Diversity and Equality Featured in the Headline Books Shop 20

Bears, Indians, Scientists, Pickles, Possums, Elves, Giants, Ogres, Foxes, Dinosaurs and Slime

See it all in the Headline Books Shop in the Christmas Village at the Southern Christmas Show in Charlotte NC at the Park Expo Convention Center November 11-21, 2021 – over 400 vendors and 120,000 attendees during the 12 day show make this a spectacular Christmas event!

Whew… there is a lot to see at Headline Books this year! Meet award winning authors, New York Times bestselling authors, Celebrities, Recording Artists, Pulitzer Nominees, Children’s Authors, Novelists, Cookbook Authors, Self-Help, and Motivational Speakers all in Shop 20 in Liberty Hall.

American Recording Artist Grant Maloy Smith (Rhode Island) will be performing on stage plus signing his children’s books, Fly Possum Fly and The Possumbilities Are Endless.

Dreama Denver (Princeton WV), wife of Bob Denver of Gilligan’s Island fame, will be signing her new memoir, Gilligan’s Dreams: The Other Side of the Island and her children’s book – Four Bears In A Box, based on a story they told their autistic son at bedtime.

New York Times Best Selling Author/Illustrator, Matt Myers (Charlotte NC), will be signing his new release, Dino-Gro (Random House STudio) and his wife Maya Myers wil be signing her debut children’s book Not Little (Neal Porter Books).

Former Golf Channel anchor and motivational speaker, Kraig Kann (Florida), will be signing his new book, Can You Get Our Attention.

Pulitzer Nominee, Lynn Salsi (Greensboro NC), will be signing her Appalachian Jack Tales series, Sarah Whalen (NC) Producer and director signing The Imagination Key, and videographer Matt Dragovits (Chicago) and his illustrator, veteran Disney animator, Jeffrey Verab (Florida) will be signing Zach’s Quest: A Christmas Tale.

Debut author and illustrator, Ashley Belote (Huntersville NC), will be signing copies of Frankenslime (Fiewel & Friends) and The Me Tree (Penguin Studio); film maker and playwright Daniel Boyd (Charleston WV) signing his middle grade chapter books, The Adventures of Wandala and Miss Dirt Turtles’ Garden Club; Dave Shelton, film and television writer, signing his middle grade book, Bag Boy and Sweet Slob.

More than 30 award-winning author will be signing books during the 12 day show! Featured Authors — Meet them HERE

Bring your gift list to us — we have books for ages 0 to 100 – promise! Bring the kids in, too!

See our New Releases HERE

2021 Southern Christmas Show Author Schedule

Wednesday – November 10
5:00 to 9:00

Ashley Belote
Barry Kienzle
Bucleigh Newton Kernodle
Cindy Johnson
Don Stansberry

Thursday – November 11
10:00 to 9:00

10:00 – 3:30

Ashley Belote
Barry Kienzle
Bucleigh Newton Kernodle
Cindy Johnson
Don Stansberry
Tim Packman

3:45 – 9:00

Ashley Belote
Bucleigh Newton Kernodle
Cindy Johnson
Don Stansberry
Dreama Denver
Tim Packman

Friday – November 12
10:00 – 9:00