VALDOSTA — The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts held the 2026 Turner Center Beyond the Book – A Literary Event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, in the Turner Center Galleries, 527 N. Patterson St. in Valdosta.

At the event, Dr. Tulasi Acharya signed his award-winning book “Like Water on Leaves of Taro: A Himalayan Memoir” along with another award-winning book “Running from the Dreamland.” Dr. Acharya is the author of over a dozen books.