{"id":452,"date":"2013-11-19T18:14:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T18:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbeadsmore.com\/staging\/?p=452"},"modified":"2013-11-19T18:14:23","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T18:14:23","slug":"book-signing-1214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/booksbeadsmore.com\/staging\/book-signing-1214\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Signing 12\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Blue, a Richmond writer, will sign and discuss his memoir, War Baby, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14 at Books, Beads and More, 8324 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksbeadsmore.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warbabycover.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"453\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/booksbeadsmore.com\/staging\/book-signing-1214\/warbabycover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksbeadsmore.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warbabycover.jpg?fit=396%2C584\" data-orig-size=\"396,584\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"warbabycover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksbeadsmore.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warbabycover.jpg?fit=396%2C584\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-453\" alt=\"warbabycover\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksbeadsmore.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warbabycover.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksbeadsmore.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warbabycover.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksbeadsmore.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warbabycover.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBlue, a former newspaper reporter and public relations executive, has penned a moving, honest and motivational retrospective of his descent into and recovery from active alcoholism. He celebrates four decades of recovery this month.<br \/>\nWar Baby is dedicated \u201cto the seekers \u2026. and they will know who they are,\u201d Blue said. He will sign copies of the book, read short selections &#8212; both humorous and challenging &#8212; and address attendees\u2019 questions and comments at the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Blue, a Richmond writer, will sign and discuss his memoir, War Baby, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14 at Books, Beads and More, 8324 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116. 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