Each attendee will be allowed to bring up to 3 books for a dealer appraisal from Noon to 1 PM both days. 

2011 Speakers included Mr. Nicholas Basbanes, Dr. David B. Coe, Ms. Nancy C. Hall, Dr. Michael R. Bradley, Mr. Larry Woods, and Ms. Elizabeth Terrell.  Mr. Basbanes is widely known for his many books about book collecting and bibliomania.  Dr. Coe is a prolific writer of science fiction and fantasy novels, and Dr. Bradley is widely recognized as an expert on the War Between the States in Tennessee. Ms. Nancy Hall introduced her new children's series about Harold the snail, and Ms. Terrell is an author of mystery/thriller novels.   Mr. Larry Woods has been a serious book collector for over 40 years and has more than 100,000 books in his collection.

Cowan is a small town in Middle Tennessee located just an hour's drive northwest of Chattanooga.  It was established in the early 1850's as a station for the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad.  Railroad enthusiasts know it as the location of a 2200-ft long, hand-drilled tunnel.

Booksellers planning to participate in the 2012 fair include:

All Booked Up - Louisville, KY

Americana Books - Stone Mountain, GA

Billy S. Arant, Jr. - Chattanooga, TN

Kenneth Beebe, Bookseller - Fayetteville, GA

Big Spring Books - Huntsville, AL

The Book Adventure - Memphis, TN

The Book Brake, Inc. - Cowan, TN

The Book Company - Chattanooga, TN

Books of the Ages - Batavia, OH

Bookworm & Silverfish, ABAA - Wytheville, VA

Central Street Books - Knoxville, TN

G. Davis Rare Books, Inc. - Roswell, GA

Susan Davis, Bookseller - Memphis, TN

Wilfrid M. de Freitas, Bookseller - Montreal, Canada

Thomas Dorn, Bookseller, ABAA - Canton, GA

Duck Creek Books - St. Clairsville, OH

Ed's Editions LLC - West Columbia, SC

First Folio, ABAA - Paris, TN

Gatehouse Press - Dayton, OH

Joe Hagood Books - Selma, AL

Nancy C. Hall - Nashville, TN

Ken Hebenstreit - Royal Oak, MI

Jackie Hughes Books - Rochester, IL

Stephen Koschal - Miami, FL

Carol Anne Kouyoumdjian - Columbia City, IN

Landmark Booksellers - Franklin, TN

Lee's Book Attic - Columbia, SC

Lighthouse Books, ABAA - St. Petersburg, FL

Little Button Rose Books - Elkhart, IN

Little Sages Books - Cooper City, FL

Ken Mallory,  Bookseller - Decatur, GA

Joe Maynard - Brooklyn, NY

David McCord - Atlanta, GA

Jerry Merkel, Bookseller - Xenia, OH

Old New York Book Shop, ABAA - Atlanta, GA

Old South Books, Inc. - Grayson, GA

Owlsnest Books - Ooltewah, TN

The Ridge Books - Calhoun, GA

Rutledge Books - Gaffney, SC

Rachel L. T. Schiff - Lewiston, NY

Shelley and Son Books - Hendersonville, NC

Smythe Books LLC, ABAA - Dunwoody, GA

Tennessee Books & Autographs - Rogersville, TN

ToadLily Books - Atlanta, GA

Nancy Wallace Books - Winchester, TN

Yeoman's in the Fork - Franklin, TN

Yesterday's Books - Richmond, IN