Peachtree City Library has confirmed that 23 consecutive time New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods will be headlining the second annual Peachtree City Literary Festival, Sept. 19-21, 2008.

Woods, a Georgia native, first came onto the literary scene in 1981 with his novel “Chiefs.” Though only 20,000 copies were printed in hardback, the book achieved a large paperback sale and was made into a 6-hour television drama for CBS starting Charlton Heston. The book also won the Edgar Allan Poe prize from the Mystery Writers of America, establishing him as a promising novelist.

He has since been prolific, writing 38 novels. His newest novel, “Hot Mahogany,” will make its debut at the Peachtree City Literary Festival on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m.

The Q&A session will begin at City Hall with a reception and book signing immediately following next door at the library.

The official sale date isn’t until the 23rd, but festival attendees will be able to purchase the book on site from Books-A-Million, through a special arrangement made with the publisher.

“We are honored that Stuart Woods chose Peachtree City as the first stop on his national tour,” says Peachtree City Library Administrator Jill Prouty. “We expect his appearance to be a major draw to the area that weekend.”

For more information, call the library at 770-631-2520; or visit www.peachtree-city.org/library on the Web.