Stephen "Chick" McGurl -- Author Signing

Join us on First Friday Art Walk on November 6th from 5:30-7:30 PM for an evening with author Stephen “Chick” McGurl, author ofBayside Boys.Stephen will be at Page & Palette to meet readers, sign copies of his book, and share the story behind this Eastern Shore novel about friendship. Books will be available the day of the signing for customers to buy and get their book signed by Stephen. Anyone who would like to special order a signed copy can call us at (251) 928-5295.About the BookThree boys meet on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay and begin a friendship that will span nearly sixty years. From childhood at Bayside Academy through careers, families, losses, football Saturdays, boats, and countless stories, Randy, Doug, and Charlie remain connected by place, memory, and tradition. At the center is a simple ritual: ribs and Heineken at Dreamland on the second Wednesday of every month. Set against the distinctive backdrop of Fairhope and Mobile Bay, this is a story about growing older, finding your way home, and discovering that lasting friendship is built not on extraordinary moments, but on continuing to show up.About the AuthorStephen "Chick" McGurl met Randy Niemeyer at Longwood College in 1982. Two years later, after visiting the New Orleans World's Fair with his brother Kevin, he headed east to Fairhope and found a place, and friendships, that would keepcalling him back. Since meeting Charlie and Doug in the 1980s, he has returned often to fish, sit on piers, eat barbecue and hush puppies, and visit Dreamland. One of his favorite places anywhere is beside the fire pit at the Grand Hotel, smoking cigars and telling lies with old friends. He still considers singing "Dixieland Delight" in Bryant-Denny Stadium a life highlight. A kindhearted, sarcastic wiseass, McGurl writes about friendship, tradition, and the places that become part of us. This is his third book.