Greenville native Alicia Ervin-Rawls is hosting a book signing this week at Garfield’s Restaurant & Pub.
Folks will have a chance to chat with the local, first-time author from 4-6 p.m. Friday at the restaurant, which is located by the front entrance of the Greenville Mall.
Ervin-Rawls’ book, “Working in the Lion’s Den: How to Survive in a Stressful Work Environment” focuses on her career as an educator for Greenville Public School District for the past 17 years. During her time with the school district, Ervin-Rawls worked as a teacher in a class to an administrator in an office.
Her book explains to readers how to deal with challenges and adversity from a Christian standpoint. The lion is used as a metaphor for the challenges faced in the workplace. It also focuses on the way people would deal with facing these lions.
“(Readers) will gain a positive perspective on how to deal with lions in the workplace and learn a strategic process on dealing with adversity from day-to-day,” Ervin-Rawls said.
The book was published June 2019 through amazon.com and costs $19.99 on Amazon’s website. Or, Ervin-Rawls can be emailed at alicia951@yahoo.com to personally purchase a copy.
“Come out Friday and ask questions about the book or in reference to my personal experiences that was read in this memoir,” Ervin-Rawls said. “I want the readers to face-to-face interactions with me. The first 10 customers will receive 50% off the book.”
About the Author
Alicia Ervin-Rawls is the wife of the Rev. David Rawls Sr., a mother of two, Caden and Haley, and the First Lady of the Bethlehem M.B. Church of Greenville.
She has been an educator for 17 years in which she taught social studies for 12 years and worked in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction for five years. She has collaborated with educators throughout Mississippi to help author and write the new 2018 Social Studies Framework for the Mississippi Department of Education.
Ervin-Rawls received a Bachelor’s and Master’s of social science education from Delta State University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc and a member of Mississippi Professional Educators.
Ervin-Rawls describes her strengths as having strong leadership skills, with the ability to provide unity and direction in implementing goals, a visible, approachable presence and good rapport with people.
Ervin-Rawls said her goal has always been to make sure that the best education is given with substantial theory and practice which will prepare anyone to be better citizens of their community.
