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A Virginia Military Institute graduate whose latest novel is partially set at his alma mater will be visiting Lexington tomorrow to sign copies of his book.
Virginia Beach-based Köehler Books published Lynn Seldon’s new novel, “Carolina’s Ring,” on Feb. 15. Seldon is a 1983 VMI graduate and an Army veteran.
“Carolina’s Ring” is a modern coming-of-age story between Carolina Stone and childhood friends, twin brothers Ben and Alf Marshall. With unexpected life-or-death events, shaping their futures, “Carolina’s Ring” follows these three friends from the foothills of South Carolina to the campuses of the Virginia Military Institute and The Citadel, and ultimately to the Global War on Terrorism in Iraq and beyond.
The novel is Book Two of “The Ring Trilogy,” with Pat Conroy (Citadel class of 1967) calling Book One, “Virginia’s Ring,” “A triumph and a tour de force.” Much of “Carolina’s Ring” was written in Conroy’s long-time book-lined home office.
The Feb. 15 launch was held, appropriately enough, at the Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort, S.C.
Seldon will be in Lexington on Thursday, Feb. 23, for a popin book signing at Downtown Books from 4 to 6 p.m.
Copies of “Carolina’s Ring,” as well as “Virginia’s Ring” and several other books authored or co-authored by Seldon, will be available for purchase and signing.
Seldon is a longtime writer with more than 1,000 magazine and newspaper credits, including USA Today, The Atlanta Journal- Constitution, FoodNetwork. com, TrailBlazer, airline inflights, several AAA publications, and dozens more. Along with his two novels, he is the author or coauthor of six nonfiction books.
Lynn lives in Beaufort, S.C., with fellow writer and wife Cele Seldon.
