The South Carolina Center for the Book, in partnership with the South Carolina Book Festival and Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., announces "Brunching With Authors," a special literary event on Sunday, February 25th from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. "Brunching With Authors" will take place at the South Carolina State Museum on 301 Gervais Street in downtown Columbia and will feature a gourmet brunch eaten alongside an author. The winner of the 2007 SC Book Festival will also be recognized at this event.

Author guests at "Brunching With Authors" come from a wide variety of literary  backgrounds, including mystery, cookbook writing, children's literature, poetry, nonfiction, and general fiction. The guest list includes:

• Jack Bass
• James O. Born
• Sonny Brewer
• C. Michael Curtis
• Elizabeth Cox
• Nathalie Dupree
• Karin Gillespie
• Michele Martinez
• Clarence Nero
• Margot Theis Raven
• George Singleton
• Mark Turcotte
• Marjory Wentworth

For more information about these authors, including biographies, please see the South Carolina Book Festival Web site at www.scbookfestival.org.

"Brunching With Authors" is a ticketed event. Reservations can be made on the South Carolina Book Festival Web site at www.scbookfestival.org or by calling 803-771-2477. Tickets are $25 per person. Space is limited, so make your reservations early for this exciting new event.