Events
Books will be available for purchase at all on-site events.
Please support your local bookstores and libraries!
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 5:30pm | Mayfield KY Book Launch
Graves County Public Library - Book Reading & Signing
601 N 17th Street | Mayfield, KY 42066
Author introduction by Mayfield Mayor Kathy Onan at 6pm
Light bites and beverages provided
Visit the GCPL throughout June for their Adult Summer Reading series.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 2pm | Front & Center Author Spotlight
McCracken County Public Library, across from 1st Floor circulation desk
555 Washington Street | Paducah, KY 42003
I am honored to join Gerry Harlan Brown, Angela Mason, & Jon Musgrave for this informal Meet & Greet showcasing four local/regional authors.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 5:30pm | Memphis TN Book Launch
Burke’s Book Store - Book Discussion & Signing
936 South Cooper Street | Memphis, TN 38104
Congrats to Burke’s, one of the country’s oldest independent bookstores, celebrating their 150th Anniversary this year! Plus, their very own Corey Mesler made the front cover of Three Guesses with a snippet from his highly appreciated pre-release review: “A sly and witty commentary on contemporary friendship.”
Monday, July 21, 2025, 9-10am | Three Guesses playlist LIVE with Willy Bearden
WYXR Memphis 91.7 FM > Songs That Move You
This is going to be a blast with great music from the past!
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 10am | Book & Coffee Talk
Tark’s Storied Brew - Book Reading & Signing
78 Court Street | Marion, AR 72364
Be sure to get your java fix at this quaint bookstore/coffee shop duo when you arrive. Congrats on your new adventure, Tark’s!
Saturday & Sunday, August 16-17, 2025, 1-3pm
Book Signing & Author Meet and Greet
Central Arkansas Women’s Expo with a Cause
Arkansas State Fair Complex Hall of Industry
2600 Howard Street, Little Rock, AR 72206
A Celebration of Women!
Check back often for more events…
News / Media
MARCH: Washington Independent Review of Books: Sneak Preview: Spring 2025 - Three Guesses made the baker’s dozen list of promising new titles.
APRIL: Library Bookwatch under The Literary Fiction Shelf - Midwest Book Review featured a review of Three Guesses in their online book review magazine: “Told in the author's distinctive and narrative driven storytelling style laced with humor and insight, Chris Johnson's ‘Three Guesses’ is especially and unreservedly recommended novella for community and college/university library Contemporary American Literary Fiction collections.”
MAY:
Small Press Picks - Three Guesses - Wonderful author and book reviewer Beth Castrodale posted a lovely review: “Three Guesses is a warm, witty, and incisive book, one that makes smart use of the epistolary form. It was a pleasure to read.”
Paducah Sun - Three Guesses launch events in Western KY
Graves Country Public Library, Mayfield KY
Tuesday, June 17, 5:30pmMcCracken County Public Library, Paducah KY
Saturday, June 21, 2pm
Shepherd.com > Diane Wald - Three Guesses made the list of The best books that are short enough for you to read all at once in a comfy chair with a nice glass of wine.