LINDA-MARIE BARRETT is the author of Creating a Salon: The Magic of Conversations That Matter (Agate Surrey). She is a writer, editor, and book industry professional who currently serves as executive director of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA). She edited and contributed to the regional bestselling serial novel Naked Came the Leaf Peeper: A Novel, which was called “a blur, a buzz, a local-grown tall tale, and an absolute delight” by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. Barrett has been hosting her Black Swan Salon since 2017. She lives with her husband in Asheville, North Carolina.
