Mike Huckabee Announces Nine Book Tour Stops at Books-A-Million

Birmingham, Ala

Mike Huckabee will make nine book signing appearances at Books-A-Million stores in promotion of his new book, "God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy." Huckabee's book tour with Books-A-Million begins at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 24th in Ames, Iowa.

To get tickets to these Author Signing Series events, customers must contact the participating store prior to the event. Huckabee's new book, "God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy" must be purchased from the store in which the event is being held and proof of receipt is required to receive a ticket.

Media must receive appropriate credentials to cover each event and should contact Christine Corbitt at corbittc(at)booksamillion(dot)com prior to the event date.

All signing event dates and times along with store information can be found below:

• 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 24 in the Ames, Iowa Books-A-Million

o Address:1200 South Duff Ave, Ames, Iowa 50010
o Store phone number: (515) 233-4615

• 7 p.m. on Monday, January 26 in the Bristol, Virginia Books-A-Million

o Store address: 16700 Highlands Center Boulevard, Bristol, Va. 24202
o Store phone number: (276) 669-2115

• 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 29 in the Rock Hill, SC Books-A-Million

o Store address: Manchester Village, 540 John Ross Parkway, Rock Hill S.C. 29730
o Store phone number: (803) 985-5362

• 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 31 in the Ft. Meyers, FL Books-A-Million

o Store address: 9360 Dynasty Drive, Ft. Myers, Fla. 33905
o Store phone number: (239) 690-9975

• 7 p.m. on Monday, February 2, in the Montgomery, Ala. Books-A-Million

o Store address: 7074 East Chase Parkway, Montgomery, Ala. 36117
o Store phone number: (334) 273-4679

• 12 noon on Tuesday, February 3, in the Birmingham, Ala. Books-A-Million

o Store address: Brookwood Village,757 Brookwood Village, Birmingham, Ala. 35209
o Store phone number: (205) 870-0213

• 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, in the Decatur, Ala. Books-A-Million

o Store address: Beltline Plaza,1682 Beltline Road Southwest Unit A, Decatur, Ala. 35601
o Store phone number: (256) 350-3535

• 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, in the Texarkana, TX Books-A-Million

o Store address: Central Mall, 3501 Mall Drive, Texarkana, Texas 75503
o Store phone number: (903) 838-3848

• 7 p.m. on Saturday February 7, in the Monroe, LA Books-A-Million

o Store address: 1201 Lamy Lane, Monroe, La. 71201
o Store phone number: (318) 323-3322

Huckabee, a former Arkansas Governor and 2008 presidential candidate, has authored two New York Times bestsellers, "A Simple Christmas" and "Do the Right Thing." He is the former host of "Huckabee" which aired on Fox News and is also a former radio show host. "God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy" will be available for purchase starting Tuesday, January 20.

Hosting Mike Huckabee for nine stops along his book tour demonstrates Books-A-Million's commitment to bring its customers their favorite authors.

ABOUT BOOKS-A-MILLION

Books-A-Million, Inc. is one of the nation's leading book retailers and sells on the Internet at http://www.booksamillion.com. The Company presently operates 261 stores in 33 states and the District of Columbia. The Company operates large superstores under the names Books-A-Million (BAM!), Books & Co. and 2nd & Charles and traditional bookstores operating under the names Bookland and Books-A-Million. Also included in the Company's retail operations is the operation of Yogurt Mountain Holding, LLC, a retailer and franchisor of self-serve frozen yogurt stores with 44 locations. The Company also develops and manages commercial real estate investments through its subsidiary, Preferred Growth Properties, which presently include four retail shopping centers. The common stock of Books-A-Million, Inc. is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol BAMM. For more information, visit the Company's corporate website at http://www.booksamillioninc.com.

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