Something to Look Forward To: Fannie Flagg at Tecolote

I will say it on our common behalf: We Love Fannie Flagg! But which one? Fannie Flagg has been all over the map, and it is one of those largish maps one can never hope to refold. Are we endeared to the Literary Grande Dame of Fried Green Tomatoes (and a score of other beloved fictions), to Flagg’s character Stoney in the auteur classic Five Easy Pieces with Jack Nicholson, or to the restless creative from Birmingham, Alabama who finds herself in swirling 1960s NYC, writing material for legendary Manhattan nightclub Upstairs at the Downstairs? Who exactly is Fannie Flagg? You can ask her yourself. 

Our inimitable Tecolote Bookshop will be hosting Fannie Flagg on Saturday, October 4 at 3 pm. The author will be holding forth on her new book of short stories, Something to Look Forward To, a work whose title is – to this reader – mildly reminiscent of the great Alice Munro’s story collections. Fannie Flagg is, after all, a fellow-traveler with the literati. One is reminded that both Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) and Eudora Welty (Eudora Welty!) praised Fried Green Tomatoes in her publication. 

We are fortunate that our own hometown littérateur is not a mute, enigmatic figure, skulking around the fondu font in Dolce & Gabbana shades. Our Fannie Flagg is more likely to be found enthusiastically waving her new book at passersby on East Valley Road. 

See you at Tecolote!  

Call (805) 969-4977 for more information

What: Fannie Flagg signs Something to Look Forward To and spreads general joy
Where: Tecolote Bookshop,
1470 E Valley Road
When: Saturday, October 4 at 3 pm
Why: The short story form is pure power, and Fannie Flagg writes from the heart