Literary footnotes

JEFF MELDRUM, author of "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science," will sign copies of his book, Wednesday, 2-5 p.m., The Gateway Barnes and Noble.

RAVYN WILDE, PHYLLIS CAMPBELL, LISA DAWN MacDONALD, ELIZABETH LANE, SARA FITZGERALD and CATHY MILLER, romance authors in town for convention of Romance Writers of America, will sign copies of their books, Thursday, Murray Borders, 132 E. Winchester.

SAM and LILA WELLER will be read to by their friend, lawyer OWEN OLPIN, and visit with friends in the holiday window of Sam Weller's Bookstore, 254 S. Main, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. (Sam Weller took over his father's bookstore in 1946 when he was 24 years old, and he and Lila managed it until their retirement in 1997; now their son Tony is the store's manager.)

TOM ROULSTONE, author of "Inheritance," will sign copies of his book, Tuesday, 4-5:30 p.m., Mountain West Books, 77 N. Main, Cedar City; Friday, 2:30-4 p.m., Seagull Book, 111 S. State, Orem; and Saturday, 6-7:30 p.m., Seagull Book, 1720 S. Redwood Road.

MICHELE ASHMAN BELL, author of "A Candle in the Window" and "Perfect Timing," will sign copies of her books, Friday, 11 a.m.-noon, Seagull Book, 5720 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville; Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Seagull Book, 31 W. 10600 South, Sandy.

ANNETTE LYON, author of "At Journey's End" and "House on the Hill," will sign copies of her books, Friday, noon-1 p.m., Seagull Book, 242 E. 6400 South, Murray.

JENNIE HANSEN, author of "The Emerald" and "The Bracelet," will sign copies of her books, Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Seagull Book, 242 E. 6400 South, Murray.

MARSHALL McDONALD, author of "More Holiness Give Me" and "Christmas Dreams," will sign copies of his CDs and play his music, Saturday, 1-2 p.m., Seagull Book, 5720 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville.

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