Join us for an Arkansas author book launch! Eli Cranor will be in conversation with fellow author Mark Westmoreland to kick off the publication of his latest novel, Ozark Dogs. Join us in the store at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6. We’re excited to host Eli for one of the first stops on his book tour!

Eli Cranor lives and writes from the banks of Lake Dardanelle, a reservoir of the Arkansas River nestled in the heart of True Grit country. His critically acclaimed debut novel, Don't Know Tough, won the Peter Lovesey First Crime Novel Contest and was named one of the "Best Books of the Year" by USA Today and one of the "Best Crime Novels" of 2022 by the New York Times. Eli also pens a weekly column, "Where I'm Writing From" for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and his craft column, "Shop Talk," appears monthly at CrimeReads. ​Eli second novel, Ozark Dogs, was published by Soho Crime on April 4, 2023. 

Mark Westmoreland is a Georgia native who lives in Oklahoma with his wife and two dogs. He's a full-time Dawgs fan with a sideline as a writer. Sippin' bourbon and watching Burt Reynolds are two of his favorite pastimes. He is the author of A Violent Gospel and A Mourning Song. You can find him hanging out on Twitter @ItsMarkYall.