Local Author To Host Book Launch In Cumming

CUMMING, GA — There's a celebration of failure planned for Monday in Cumming.

A book launch party is planned for local author Amy Lyle's humorous new novel, "The Amy Binegar-Kimmes-Lyle Book of Failures."

The event will be at the Polo Golf & Country Club, at 6300 Polo Club Dr., from 7-9 p.m.

The cocktail party will offer wine and cheese and prizes from local businesses, including $100 Home Depot gift cards, free eyebrow waxes, a vampire facial and a SculptSure fat reducing treatment.

"Fellow high-functioning dysfunctionals who aspire to channel their missteps, inadequacies and faux pas into success will be on hand to celebrate," reads an invitation to the event.

The event also will be a fundraiser for The Place of Forsyth, a nonprofit that helps local residents in need remain self sufficient. Ten percent of all book proceeds — both at the launch and of overall sales — will be donated by Lyle to The Place of Forsyth.

The event is free to the public, but attendees are asked to bring a health or beauty item to donate to The Place of Forsyth.

"Local notorieties" expected to be in attendance include plastic surgeon Dr. Myla Bennett from Elle magazine and "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," Jen Pete, owner of Atlanta's Zifty.com, and Andrea Ferenchik, author of the "Mama Quit Her Day Job" blog.

The public may RSVP for the event by visiting Event Brite.

About the Book

“The Amy Binegar-Kimmes-Lyle Book of Failures” is a memoir packed with Amy’s experiences including being fired, surviving a divorce, getting remarried and raising four teenagers in a blended household. The motto of the book is: "I am not a failure. I’m just having a little bit of trouble right now."

The book is available via Amazon.

Photos courtesy Amy Lyle