Buxton Books and Wild Dunes Resort are proud to present An Evening with Grace Helena Walz
as part of Wild Dunes Literary Series!

Buxton Books and Wild Dunes are excited to present an evening with author Grace Helena Walz as the fall installment of the Wild Dunes Literary Series! More information below. 

On Thursday, November 13, please join us at the beautiful Gallery at Sweetgrass Inn for an author event with Grace Helena Walz, celebrating her second novel, Good Hair Days, just two days after its release! 

For fans of Patti Callahan Henry (a Wild Dunes Literary Series alum!) and Kristy Woodson Harvey, Good Hair Days is described as "Steel Magnolias meets Hello Beautiful with some extra Dolly Parton flair." Sign us up! When Grace joins us out at Wild Dunes, we will hear about writing books imbued with Southern charm and lots of heart (plus, a little sass), and she'll give us an introduction to the hairspray-filled world of the Louise women. 

We were lucky enough to host Grace at Buxton Books for the release of her first novel, set in Charleston, Southern by Design, and can't wait to spend another evening talking books with her and with you! Bring your bookclub, your sister, your mom, or just bring yourself, for small bites, a glass of wine, and a fantastic evening with a new favorite author!

Please note: Tickets to this event are non-refundable. If you are no longer able to make the event, we are happy to hold your signed copy of the book for pick up at the store or shipping (at an additional cost).

About Good Hair Days:

Two sisters, a failing family business, a messy legacy, and a whole lot of hairspray.

"Kristy Woodson Harvey, Nancy Thayer, and Patti Callahan Henry fans should take note." —Booklist

A modern twist on Steel Magnolias meets Hello Beautiful with some extra Dolly Parton flair.

The Louise women have squabbled for years, but they've always agreed on one thing: Georgia would be the one to make them proud. Years—and failed dreams—later, Georgia only wants to come home to the small Southern town of Whitetail, back to the family salon, June's Beauty Shop, but to do so would mean dashing their hopes by admitting she's fallen helplessly short.

When little sister Junie lands the beauty shop in hot water by way of a renovation gone wrong, reliable big sister Georgia returns to save the day. June's Beauty may look like an outdated hole-in-the-wall slathered in Dolly Parton memorabilia, but to the women in town, it's a sacred space. To Georgia and Junie, it is their family legacy. For generations, the shop has been passed down to every first-born daughter—always named June. It's what's left to anchor them to their late mother's memory.

Without enough money to repair the shop, the sisters, along with their maternal aunts, jump into a series of money-making schemes. From setting out gambling tables at June's to selling Aunt Tina's pies at the fair, they will stop at nothing. But when Junie receives a life-altering diagnosis, the very world the Louise women could always rely on is turned upside down. They are forced to dig deep, finally tell the truth, and rely on the part of their family legacy that has never wavered: the deep love between them. 

Bursting with energy, heart, and sass, Good Hair Days is about a family pulling together for a common purpose, finding healing from the past, and moving forward courageously as they face their hardest trial yet.

About Grace Helena Walz: 

Grace Helena Walz is the author of Southern by Design. She is a former social worker with a passion for heartfelt, down to earth stories. She resides outside of Atlanta, GA with her husband and two children. She writes in the moments between covering scraped knees in Band-Aids and chauffering carpool. Good Hair Days is her sophomore novel.