There will be 17 authors and six moderated panel discussions, including one I’ll participate in at 9 a.m. Everything is free except for the 4:30 p.m.. keynote by Joshilyn Jackson, who’s launching her new novel, “Missing Sister.” All festival events will be in the historic Holly Theater at 69 W Main Street, Dahlonega, GA. Go to https://www.literaryfestival.org for more information.

This one-day event celebrates the words and creativity emerging from the Appalachian Mountains by bringing together authors, young poets, publishers, and book lovers. The festival is held at the Event Center at The Ridge, 1250 Middle Creek Road, Sevierville, TN 37862.

I’ll be talking to a book club in Athens on this date. If you’d like me to meet with your book club, call me at 678-360-7676 or email rvance52@gmail.com.

I’ll be talking to readers and signing books at one of the best bookstores in Western North Carolina, City Lights at 3 East Jackson Street, Suite 1 in Sylva.

I’ll be signing copies of my book for customers at this bookstore in the Toco Hills Shopping Center. The store is between Kroger and Pike Nurseries. For GPS purposes, the exact address is 2105 Lavista Road, NE, Suite 108. Other contact info: www.taletalesatlanta.com and 404-636-2498.

I’ll be talking to readers and signing books at the Barnes & Noble Perimeter store at 120 Perimeter Center West, Suite 300, Atlanta.

Ralph will sign and discuss his novel on Saturday, Dec. 20, from noon until 4 p.m. at The Crazy Book Lady at 5058 Allatoona Gateway, Acworth, GA. If you’re in the neighborhood, drop by. The Crazy Book Lady is an independently owned bookstore that buys, sells, and trades new and used books, games, DVD's, CD's, and other oddities.. You can also rents U-Haul vehicles, boxes, and other moving supplies at the same location.

I’ll be signing copies of The Accident Report and talking to customers at this bookshop at 300 Trilith Parkway, Suite 260, Fayetteville, GA. The store is in Trilith, the environmentally friendly, master-planned community that has grown up around Trilith Movie Studios.

I’ll be one of 20 local authors at the John’s Creek Literary Fair at city hall at 1360 Lakefield Drive, Johns Creek, Georgia. The keynote speaker will be Karen White, who will unveil “The Lady on Esplanade,” the third novel in her Royal Street series. Former Gov. Nathan Deal will be the “catnote” speaker as he discusses his children’s book, “Veto, the Governor’s Cat.” An on-site cat adoption will add to the festivities.

If you’re at the Decatur Book Festival on Saturday, I hope you’ll drop by to visit me. I’ll be at the Sisters in Crime booth from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. selling copies of “The Accident Report” and talking to random book lovers. SinC has booth 69 on East Ponce, around the corner from the Little Shop of Stories. After that I’ll be at the Atlanta Writers Club booth (number 87 on Clairemont Avenue).

I will appear in conversation with fellow Atlanta writer Mickey Dubrow, author of “American Judas,” “Bulletproof,” “The Magic Maker,” and other novels, at A Capella Books at 208 Haralson Ave. NE, Atlanta. This event is free and open to the public; copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Ralph will sell copies at the Historic Gwinnett Courthouse at 185 W Crogan St., Lawrenceville, GA. This free, all-ages event will feature local authors and artists, book sales, and other activities, celebrating creativity within the community.

Ralph will have a table and sell and sign books at the North Georgia Regional Book Fair at the University of North Georgia Convocation Center at 180 Alumni Drive, Dahlonega, GA. Admission is free, and all events are free. Concessions will be available, and there will be box lunches available for pre-sale. An additional incentive for visitors will be the Bayeux Tapestry Replica, which will be on display in the upper level of the convocation center on the day of our book fair. This magnificent 224-foot tapestry is an exact replica of the original French tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings in October 1066.

I’ll talk to residents at Wesley Woods Towers at 1825 Clifton Rd N E, Atlanta, and donate a book to their library. My mother-in-law, Nancy Puckett, lives there.

I will be at the NewSouth Bookstore at 105 S Court St,, Montgomery, AL. NewSouth Bookstore has a wide range of new and used titles, including rare books, in a variety of genres.

Ralph will have a table and sign books at the Acworth Book and Storytelling Festival at the Roberts School Community Center, 4681 School St., Acworth, GA. The event will feature authors, keynote speakers, panel discussions, and live storytelling performances, with a theme of "Ink & Echo: Writing the Stories, Speaking the Truth". The festival is a free event hosted by Acworth Cultural Arts. 

Ralph won’t be riding a golf cart (Peachtree City has 11,000 of them) but he’ll give a talk and sign books at the Peachtree City Library at 201 Willowbend Road, Peachtree City, GA.