• Write Now: Heroes and Villains with Brian Panowich – McDonough, GA

    Story on the Square 19 Griffin Street, McDonough, GA

    Chris will pair with Brian Panowich, the award-winning author of Bull Mountain and Like Lions, for a Write Now program run by the Broadleaf Writers Association at Story on the Square in McDonough.  The date has changed to July 13.  Details forthcoming.

  • Decatur Book Festival (Decatur, Georgia)

    Marriott Conference Center C 130 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, GA

    Chris will moderate the panel "The American Dream: Three Novels" at this year's Decatur Book Festival. On the panel are Jason Allen, author of The East End; Tim Murphy, author of Correspondents; and Snowden Wright, author of American Pop. From the Decatur Book Festival's website: There are many “American” stories. Snowden Wright’s American Pop is an epic saga that moves […]

  • 4th Annual Broadleaf Writers Conference – Atlanta, GA

    Cobb Galleria 2 Galleria Parkway SE, Atlanta, GA

    Chris will serve on three different panels at the 4th Annual Broadleaf Writers Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.   Goons, Dames, Lying, Cheating and Killing: Putting the Thrill in Thriller Panelists: Emily Carpenter, Roger Johns, Christopher Swann / Moderator: Ian Campbell Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:45-11:45am, Room #118 From the gritty pulp crime novels on dime store […]

  • Hometown Novel Nights – Newnan, GA

    Carnegie Library in Newnan, GA 1 Lagrange Street, Newnan, GA

    Chris will join authors Angela McRae and David Coppage for Hometown Novel Nights at the Carnegie Library in Newnan, GA.

  • Book Launch for NEVER TURN BACK – Atlanta, GA (virtual)

    Holy Innocents' Episcopal School 805 Mount Vernon Highway NW, Atlanta, GA

    Join Chris virtually via Zoom for the launch of his latest novel, Never Turn Back, hosted by Holy Innocents' Episcopal School in Atlanta, GA. Author Carmen Deedy will join Chris in a conversation. Signed copies available from FoxTale Book Shoppe (link here).

  • Party at A Cappella Books – Atlanta, GA

    A Cappella Books 208 Haralson Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia

    Come join Chris in-person along with other Atlanta-area authors—including Joshilyn Jackson, Andrew Feiler, Sally Sears, and Benjamin Hedin—for a party on the back patio of A Cappella Books! Eat, drink, hob-nob with some Atlanta literati, and buy a signed book or three from one of my city's premier indie bookstores.

  • Peachtree Hills Place – Atlanta, GA

    Peachtree Hills Place 229 Peachtree Hills Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA

    Chris will speak at Peachtree Hills Place about A Fire in the Night and his journey as a writer.

  • Murder in the Magic City – Birmingham, AL

    Homewood Library 1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL

    Chris will be one of the guest authors at Murder in the Magic City at the Homewood Library just outside of Birmingham, AL. Details forthcoming.

  • Murder on the Menu – Wetumpka, AL

    Wetumpka Civic Center 410 South Main Street, Wetumpka, Alabama

    Chris will be one of the guest authors at Murder on the Menu in Wetumpka, AL. Details forthcoming.

  • Lemonade Days Festival – Dunwoody, GA

    Brook Run Park 4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody, GA

    Chris will be signing books at the Lemonade Days Festival run by the Dunwoody Preservation Trust from 4pm to 5pm on Saturday, April 23. Details forthcoming.