She is honored to have Avid Bookshop included in Mason Engel’s The Bookstour. Janet and Avid have been subjects of case studies and documentary films focused on leadership, neurodivergence, chronic illness, and-of course!-bookstores. Known for her inventiveness (she was the first bookstore owner to use crowdfunding to gather some startup funds in 2010!) and positivity, Janet volunteers in Athens and in the book world whenever possible. Janet has established a robust speaking career, presenting original speeches, commencement addresses, and talks to audiences of all sizes. Using the moniker “The Migraine Girl,” Janet is a nationally recognized patient advocate and spokesperson at WebMD,, and other outlets. in educational psychology from UGA with an emphasis in creativity studies. The owner of Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia, Janet is involved with regional and national book industry organizations, presenting at least twice a year at conferences and volunteering her time for advisory boards. Janet Geddis is a business owner, writer, speaker, and community leader. You can connect with Julie on Twitter on Instagram or at. Mom to four kids and two dogs, Julie also farms a piece of land in rural New Hampshire. Julie is a member of the Climate Fiction Writers League and is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on the topic of Fiction in the Age of Climate Crisis. She is the winner of the William Faulkner Literary Competition and a finalist for the Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature and the Caledonia Novel Award. A Tin House alum, 2021 Bread Loaf Environmental Writers Conference fellow, and graduate of Grub-Street’s Novel Incubator, Julie holds a master’s in literature and creative writing from Harvard Extension School. As a journalist, Julie has published more than a thousand articles in publications including The Boston Globe, BusinessWeek, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Chicago Review of Books. Her second novel, The Last Beekeeper, will be released in early 2023. Julie Carrick Dalton’s debut novel Waiting for the Night Song has been named to Most Anticipated 2021 book lists by numerous platforms including CNN, Newsweek, USA Today, Parade, and Buzzfeed, and was an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Books of the Month in January.
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