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    • Pet Friendly
    • Farmers Markets
    • Group Dining
    • Foodie Events
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    • Athens Music Walk of Fame
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    • Bands and Brews Itinerary
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Author Visit - NY Times Bestselling author Terah Shelton Harris In-Person

  • 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA 30677
  • Presented By: Oconee County Library
  • Dates: February 21, 2026
  • Location: Oconee County Library
  • Time: 2:00 PM
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Oconee Library Friends are hosting NY Times Best Selling Author Terah Shelton Harris.  Terah will be discussing her latest novel "Where the Wildflowers Grow".
A haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build―and the lies we live.a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living.
Copies will be available to purchase and can be signed by the author.

Terah Shelton Harris is an author and former librarian, who now writes upmarket fiction with bittersweet endings. She is the author of One Summer in Savannah and Long After We Are Gone. Her books have been chosen as a Target Book Club pick, LibraryReads pick, Kobo Best Book, Together We Read pick, Publisher's Marketplace Buzz Book, and a Goodreads Choice Awards nominee for Best Debut. Terah was also named Target's inaugural Author of the Year. She lives in Alabama with her husband.

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Oconee County Library
Library Branch: Oconee County Library
Audience: Adults  
Categories: Adult program, Author Event  

Oconee Library Friends are hosting NY Times Best Selling Author Terah Shelton Harris.  Terah will be discussing her latest novel "Where the Wildflowers Grow".
A haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build―and the lies we live.a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living.
Copies will be available to purchase and can be signed by the author.

Terah Shelton Harris is an author and former librarian, who now writes upmarket fiction with bittersweet endings. She is the author of One Summer in Savannah and Long After We Are Gone. Her books have been chosen as a Target Book Club pick, LibraryReads pick, Kobo Best Book, Together We Read pick, Publisher's Marketplace Buzz Book, and a Goodreads Choice Awards nominee for Best Debut. Terah was also named Target's inaugural Author of the Year. She lives in Alabama with her husband.

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Oconee County Library
Library Branch: Oconee County Library
Audience: Adults  
Categories: Adult program, Author Event  

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