Joe Palmer

Elizabeth Pointe Lodge
2021-05-28 15:00 UTC | FL
I’ll be at Elizabeth Point Lodge on Friday, May 28 from 3 pm until talking about A Mariner’s Tale, meeting and greeting guests, doing readings and book sales and signings in celebration of the kickoff for Memorial Day Weekend.https://elizabethpointeameliaisland.com/

Joe Palmer to Be Featured on Second Line Show
2021-05-26 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | FL
Meet Joe Palmer and enjoy some great DOG STORIES when Nola Nash’s Second Line Show dedicates the entire show to stories of our canine friends! Wednesday, May 26 at 8 pm (they’re always on Wednesdays at 8 pm) and the topic is Dogs In Stories.
Join the show LIVE at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2380946371969311 or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmeOGgIywMlWpUpfdpS0vQw

Book Signing at Elizabeth Pointe Oceanfront!
2021-05-21 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Elziabeth Point B&B, 98 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32034, United States
Joe Palmer will be on hand to sign A Mariner’s Tale at the beautiful Elizabeth Pointe Oceanfront Bed & Breakfast, in celebration of the annual Concours d’Elegance. Joe will be meeting guests at the lodge, doing readings and signings and selling books.

https://elizabethpointeameliaisland.com/

Booksigning at Nevermore Books in Beaufort, SC!
2021-05-08 11:00 - 13:00 (Pacific/Norfolk) | Nevermore Books, 910 Port Republic Street, Beaufort, SC, 29902, United States
Join Joe as he spends some time chatting with readers and signing books at the beautiful ALL NEW Nevermore Books location on Port Republic Street in Beaufort, South Carolina on May 8th, the day before Mother’s Day!

A Library Book Talk: Fernandina Beach Branch Library
2021-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | FL
Joe will be in conversation with professor Chris Twiggs from Florida State College at the library in Fernandina Beach – don’t miss this engaging chat!

Joe Palmer at San Marco Books and More
2021-05-01 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | San Marco Books and More, 1971 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville, FL, 32207, United States

Read Between the Wines Bookclub
2021-04-24 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | FL
Joe Palmer will be doing an author discussion about A Mariner’s Tale with Jacksonville’s Read Between the Wines book club! Visit https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-ryUkfGJS/events/277270732 to learn more or join the club.

Indie Bookstore Day at San Marco Books and More!
2021-04-24 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | San Marco Books and More, 1971 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville, FL, 32207, United States
Joe will be helping San Marco Books and More in Jackssonville, Florida celebrate National Independent Bookstore Day!

Friday Booksigning at the Book Loft!
2021-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Norfolk) | The Book Loft, 214 Centre Street, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32034, United States
Join Joe Palmer to grab a signed copy of his debut novel, A Mariner’s Tale on Friday, March 12, 2021 from 1-3 p.m. Contact the Book Loft to pre-order your copy!

Joe Palmer on Second Line to Discuss A Mariner's Tale
2021-03-10 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | FL
Join in the fun Wednesday March 10 at 8 pm EST when the topic is Irish Authors. It covers authors who are Irish, Irish American, stories about Ireland, etc. The most critical part of A Mariner’s Tale actually takes place there and Joe went over to do the research. He’s a proud member of the Rick O’Shea Bookclub and The Wild Geese and he’s traveled extensively in Ireland, with a penchant for Irish poetry.
Join the show LIVE at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2380946371969311 or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmeOGgIywMlWpUpfdpS0vQw

The Book Loft: Signing and Select Readings
2020-12-05 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | The Book Loft, 214 Centre Street, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32034, United States
Join the author again for another afternoon of signings and selected readings from his debut novel, A Mariner’s Tale. Give the gift of a book to your loved one or friend this Holiday Season! Make it A Mariner’s Tale!

Booksigning: The Book Loft
2020-11-21 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | The Book Loft, 214 Centre Street, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32034, United States
Join Joe Palmer for a chat and signing of his debut novel, A Mariner’s Tale on Saturday November 21, 2020 from 1-4 p.m. Contact the Book Loft to pre-order your copy!

Joe Palmer Makes the Rounds in SC - Main Street Reads, Summerville
2020-11-08 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | FL
Following the event at Nevermore Books in Beaufort and Joe’s appearance at the Pat Conroy Literary Festival, Joe will wind his way up to Summerville for a Sunday signing at Main Street Reads in Summerville!

Pat Conroy Literary Festival
2020-11-07 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | FL
Join the Pat Conroy Literary Festival for a local(ish) author panel discussion featuring four authors of recently published new small press books: Rebecca Dwight Bruff, author of the historical novel Trouble the Water (moderator); Donna Keel Armer, author of the travel memoir Solo in Salento; Susan Diamond Riley, author of the YA novel The Sea Turtle’s Curse; and, from farther off, special guest Joe Palmer, author of the debut novel A Mariner’s Tale. This Pat Conroy Literary Festival program will be live-streamed from the ETV Lowcountry Studio in Beaufort, SC, accessible on Zoom or the festival’s Facebook page.
Register for Zoom at https://bit.ly/33w8IOk
The Pat Conroy Literary Festival is presented in partnership with ETV Lowcountry and made possible by the generous support of the Estate of Robert S. Handler.
About our presenters
Donna Keel Armer has traveled extensively in North America, Europe, and Africa. But it was on her first trip to Italy that she fell in love with a country and its people. It became her heart place and she made it her mission to return as often as possible. Solo in Salento: A Memoir tells the story of her sojourn in Otranto, Italy. Donna has published numerous articles and photographs on travel, food, human interest, and home and garden in South Carolina magazines. She also teamed up with the Sons of Italy in Columbia, SC, to produce Bella Cucina Italiana, a cookbook featuring her photography. She and her husband Ray live in beautiful Beaufort, SC where she loves volunteering at the Pat Conroy Literary Center and Hunting Island State Park. Learn more at https://donnaarmer.com.
Joe Palmer is an award-winning former newspaper reporter and longtime columnist, whose folksy column, Cup of Joe, ran for ten years in the Fernandina Beach News-Leader with a large and enthusiastic following. He’s written investigative reporting and feature stories for the Bradenton Herald, Macon Telegraph and News and the Florida Times-Union. A Navy veteran and medical corpsman, he went on to work as a surgeon’s assistant at St. Vincent’s Medical in Jacksonville, while attending college for this BA from the University of North Florida. He parlayed his investigative experience into a twenty-year career as an investigator for the Federal Public Defender’s Office. A sailor, he got the idea for his debut novel while working on an antique sailboat that he and his wife painstakingly restored. A Mariner’s Tale is his first novel. Learn more at www.joepalmerauthor.com.
Author of the Delta and Jax mysteries, The Sea Island’s Secret and The Sea Turtle’s Curse, Susan Diamond Riley is an award-winning author and editor. She has worked in the fields of publishing, journalism, and education for more than 30 years, and has taught and tutored writing at the middle-school, high-school, and college levels. She holds a master of arts degree in children’s literature, and she is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, the South Carolina Writers Association, and the Island Writers Network. Learn more at www.susandiamondriley.com
About our moderator
Rebecca Dwight Bruff heard the story of Robert Smalls on her first visit to South Carolina. She was so captivated that she left her job and moved across the country to research and write this novel. Bruff earned her bachelor’s degree in education at Texas A&M and a master’s and doctorate in theology at Southern Methodist University. In 2017, she was a scholarship recipient for the prestigious Key West Literary Seminar. She volunteers at the Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort, South Carolina. She’s published non-fiction, plays a little tennis, travels when she can, and loves life in the lowcountry with her husband and an exuberant golden retriever. Learn more at https://rebeccabruff.com.
Photos as well as short bios of all festival presenters are on the Presenter Page.
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Booksigning at Nevermore Books in Beaufort, SC
2020-11-07 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Nevermore Books, 910 Port Republic Street, Beaufort, SC, 29902, United States
Join Joe as he spends some time chatting with readers and signing books at the beautiful “Raven on Craven” Nevermore Books in Beaufort, South Carolina on November 7th during the Pat Conroy Literary Festival!

Story and Song with AMP Theatre: Live Reading and Launch Party
2020-10-25 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Amelia Musical Playhouse, 1955 Island Walkway, Fernandina Beach, State, 32034, United States
Join Joe Palmer and professional actors in a reading and launch party celebration of A Mariner’s Tale!
In partnership with Story & Song Bookstore Bistro, Amelia Musical Playhouse will host the official launch of local author and AMP cast member Joe Palmer’s debut novel, A MARINER’S TALE. The event will feature reading of select passages of dialogue by the main characters in the novel by AMP cast members.
Chad Miller, as Jack Merkel, a quiet and lonely old sailor who owns a boatyard and marina, Joseph Woodlief, as Doug Eleazer, a troubled youth whose petty crime against Merkel sets the stage for the story, John Drew, as Judge J. Harlan Kicklighter, who holds young Doug’s life in his hands, Eliza Alys Young, as Margie Waller, an attractive, wealthy and fiercely independent yacht owner, Carlos Chavez-Tafur, as Sheriff Hal Patterson, who has a heart of gold behind his gold badge and Ginger Lindberg as Emma O’Toole, an elderly Irish woman with a story of her own to tell. Joe will provide the narration.
After the readings, those attending the event are encouraged to ask Joe and the cast questions about the novel and to make comments, as well. Following that will be book sales by Story & Song at the event, and signings by the author. Anyone wishing to attend should bring lounge chairs or other comfortable seating and any refreshments desired. In keeping with Covid-19 public health guidelines, we ask that you commit to appropriate social distancing during the event and please, wear a mask when interacting in person with Joe or the cast members.
This event is free and open to the public but Joe requests that those who attend make donations to AMP in the amount of whatever you feel comfortable with at the event.
If you are unable to attend but would like a copy of the book, it can be purchased at Story & Song or online.
