Jim Fair
Buzzy Stewart and Leland Burch share a hearty laugh Monday during a book signing at Rosie's. Stewart bought four books.
Jim Fair
These books, "Greer SC The Center of the Universe" were personalized and ready to be delivered by author Leland Burch at his first book signing party on Dec. 5.
Jim Fair
Leland Burch had his second book signing at McLeskey-Todd Pharmacy on Friday, Dec. 13. Sales were reported brisk with a second publishing discussed.
Jim Fair
Book signings are not boring when Leland Burch is explaining his stories. Burch told some entertaining stories of some of his subjects at his book signing on Dec. 5. Then some of his subjects took an opportunity to "roast" the former Greer newspaper icon.
At each signing Burch and purchasers of his book reflect on Greer in the past and during the Burch family's successful tenure as owners of the local newspaper until its sale to out of town buyers in 2008.
Burch was at Rosie’s on Monday selling quantities of books to individual buyers as Buzzy Stewart reminisced and kidded Burch about the past.
At each book signing – Dec. 5 at Grove at Pennington, Dec. 13 at McLeskey-Todd Pharmacy and Monday at Rosie’s – Burch said has seen a large part of his sales go to people who are gifting it for Christmas.
The collection of columns is from Burch’s career as editor – 1985-2008 – following the footsteps of his father, Edd. It also draws from Leland's growing up in Greer in the 1950s.
There are no more book signings scheduled through the holidays. However Burch said he would accommodate groups by request through email.
Burch's book is available at McLeskey-Todd Pharmacy, the Greer Chamber of Commerce and at Amazon. Books will be personalized upon request.