Please join us for Local Author Day on Saturday, October 6 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM! More than 25 local authors of children’s, teen, and adult books will be sharing their work with the library community. Snacks will be provided and admission will be free!
You can learn more about all the authors participating in Local Author Day by clicking the “Read More” link.
Alison Lyke
Honey – Honey is a lovable, scatterbrained barista at a trendy indie beverage shop. All in one day, her job, her family, her future, her love-life, and her literal-life are all thrown into jeopardy by the furious haunting of a ghost who calls herself Pearl. Then things go supernatural, paranormal, and everything in-between! Soon Honey is confronted by a colorful parade of ghosts, demons, karma, gods, gypsies, and time keepers.
Carol Graziano
When Perseverance Meets Opportunity: A Single Mom to The Adoughbles Entrepreneur – The story of a local artist selling her Adoughbles at the Park Avenue Festival. When a situation arises because it seems you are changing your dreams and goals, that is OK. You will always grow into them. That perseverance, meeting up with opportunity will come and flourish and become bigger than you have ever imagined.
Carol Sumilas Boshears
Women On Fire: Adventure With Flair – Meet Egypt: she’s interested and educated in archaeology and antiques. Meet Gina: she’s Egypt’s best friend, and a shopaholic millionaire with a questionable “Family.” Desperate to escape the constraints of their small town world, it’s a dream come true when Egypt and Gina find work at NYC-based company, Eternal Treasures. But they soon discover that strange things are going on, that some questions are dangerous to ask, and that one mystery only leads to more.
CaTyra Polland
Professionalism, What’s That? – Are you a student, recent graduate or stay-at-home parent re-entering the employment market? Perhaps you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, young professional or retiree. This book is for anyone interested in being professional. Learn the purpose and importance of an informational interview, the difference between business professional and business casual attire and the importance of code-switching. If you are clueless about professionalism or need a refresher, Professionalism, What’s That? is just the book you need.
Eric Vaughn Johnson
My Quarter-Life Crisis – Community arts enthusiast Eric Vaughn Johnson has a lot to say. As a child, he observed the conflict of being told, “You can’t make it in the arts,” or, “To do anything worthwhile you have to move to New York or LA.” My Quarter-Life Crisis pinpoints finding Johnson’s purpose in the arts while doing the exact opposite of the status quo, making a difference in Rochester, NY. Through this book, kids of all ages (and their parents) can see how participation in countless performing arts activities can offer multiple and diverse opportunities leading to a full-fledged satisfying career.
Ginny Riedman-Dangler
Before They Were Our Mothers – An anthology of non-fiction stories in “our mother’s voices” about a significant time their lives.
Hollie Bell-Schinzing
One Day at a Time 2017 – Have you ever wondered what it would be like to just pick up and ride your motorcycle around the big beautiful USA? Hollie lives in Rochester, New York with her husband Bonz. They have been together for over 30 years. With Bonz newly retired and the kids leaving to go off on their own adventures they needed something to reconnect. Join them on their journey through 22 states, many national parks, and multiple biker rallies.
J.T. Murphy
STEAMCAPP: The Adirondack Affair – August 1901: When Anarchist Terrorists massacre the workers of Archeology dig site 403B in the Adirondacks and abduct fifteen year old Gladys Gwynn, her wealthy Industrialist brother hires the Strategic Tactics and Extraordinary Management Consultation And Protection Partnership (STEAMCAPP), team to rescue her.
Jack Edward Bearce
The Tree of Faces – Barkerton, Massachusetts, 1650… three children and a woman went missing, and the inhabitants of Barkerton were in panic. In present day, the Carrier family – Jonathan, Sarah, and their two boys – move into their new country home, where they begin seeing visions of a ghost, a singing chandelier, and a strange man who is trying to lure the boys into the woods.
Jackie Yeager
Spin the Golden Light Bulb (The Crimson Five) – It’s the year 2071 and eleven year-old Kia Krumpet is determined to build her 67 inventions, but she won’t have the opportunity to unless she earns a spot at PIPS, the Piedmont Inventor’s Prep School. Kia, who has trouble making friends at school, has dreamed of winning the Piedmont Challenge and attending PIPS ever since she learned that her Grandma Kitty won the very first Piedmont Challenge. After she and four of her classmates are selected to compete for a spot at PIPS, they travel by aero-bus to Camp Piedmont to solve a task against forty-nine other state teams to earn their place at the best inventor’s school in the country.
Jayne Denker
Your New Best Friend – Jane Austen’s Emma made a habit of meddling in other people’s lives, but Melanie Abbott has turned it into a cottage industry. As “modern American royalty” living in Abbott’s Bay, Massachusetts, a town founded by her ancestor, Melanie Abbott feels it’s her right–even her duty–to employ her uncanny knack for knowing exactly what everyone needs to improve their lives. She eagerly shares her wisdom and insight with her friends and neighbors… whether they ask for it or not.
Jeanne Gehret
The Truth About Daniel – Annie Osborn was fascinated by everything about Daniel Read Anthony—his service as a Civil War colonel who battled slavery; his courage and endurance settling the Wild West; and his family ties to Susan B. Anthony, Annie’s own heroine. Nevertheless, she has doubts about his suitability as a husband. Did he risk his life for unselfish reasons or because he enjoyed danger?
Joanne Russo Insull
Dugan: The Dog Who Said, “Mom” – Bringing a dog into your family is an exciting time. But first, you have to find the right one. If you are willing to overlook what some might consider a problem, you may find yourself with a very special dog.
Justin J. Steinman
Land of Giants – Circumstances have led a portion of humanity to retreat to the northern reaches of the world. If the north’s brutal cold wasn’t cruel enough, it is also home to man-eating trolls and other gargantuan beasts that wish nothing more than to consume every living human hidden in the north’s dense fog.
Karen Faris
Before There Was Yonder – A book geared for middle school readers and beyond, Before There Was Yonder is a tale of a world in crisis and of a gentle bunny who takes it upon himself to venture far from the cozy world of Wonderland to learn more about what can be done to help heal the planet. The story illustrates the many ways in which we are all connected and that we are all in this together.
Kathy Cottrell (Writing as Kat Henry Doran and Veronica Lynch)
Vengeance Is Mine – Ever think about going back to study hall to confront those who made your life a living misery? The mean girls? The brainless jocks? For Dru Horvath, Gypsy orphan turned Pulitzer prize winner; Rafe Archangeli, the Scourge of Summerville, who now heads a multi-million dollar trust; and Fiona “Fat Aggie” Thorpe, who transformed herself from morbidly obese to A-List model with her own top of the line agency, the opportunity to exact revenge against those who made each day a lesson in torture, feels too good to pass up. Will they find vengeance? Or something else?
Katya Moore
Shadow on the Wing – When I was four, someone sold my family out to a cult bent on destroying the world. They destroyed my childhood instead. I was torn from my people, torn from who I was meant to be, and tossed from home to home. After a lifetime of neglect, I’ve found a family of my own at McKinnett’s Pub. They’re the only ones I let in.
Laura Klinkon
Looking Askance – In how many ways can Americans or humans in general not communicate? Looking Askance illustrates some ways from the standpoint of someone who is sorely offended by this common and persistent failing.
Lucian Harke
Lanthan Mire: The Impending Consequence of Doom – The first book in the Lanthan Mire series follows the lost extra-dimensional being to a planet where the last indigenous tribe is being forced into a life of slavery. Mire saves a boy who grows old and tells the tale of how his tribe won back their freedom.
M.P. Shelford
See The Heart – Sybbyl Shadowspring is on the move, motivated by ancient vengeance that cannot be satisfied. Possessing an unholy artifact called The Heart, the dark witch travels the countryside searching for the purest human sacrifice capable of enduring its deadly embrace. Lilian Islidora is just a servant girl, awarded the prestigious opportunity to work for the Lord of Weldunmeadow. Through her mundane duties to the heir of the Duin Kingdom, she finds herself longing to become something more. After a series of events begin unfolding, Lilian quickly becomes aware that she may be the key to an ancient prophecy and has developed the gift of wielding magic.
Mary Ann Marasco
Eternally Yours – Eternally Yours is the story of a first love that becomes a lifetime commitment. In 1948, Mary Ann Mastrolonardo meets Joe Marasco at Benjamin Franklin High School in Rochester, New York. Both raised by second generation Italian parents in a strict Catholic environment, thirteen-year-old Mary Ann and fifteen-year-old Joe meet at a time when girls follow the rules and boys persist in trying to break them. Joe asks Mary Ann to go steady the following year; she says yes. Growing up with four brothers, Mary Ann bristles at the double standard that exists at home. At the time she shares the same dreams that most young girls her age do about love, marriage and family. Mary Ann wants to pursue a career in fashion design in New York City after graduation; Joe prefers she be content to design her own wedding gown. Eventually, Mary Ann yields to Joe’s wishes, but not without a fight. Pursued by another young man a few months before her wedding, she has to make a decision of marrying her first love or the young man who turns her stable life upside down weeks before her wedding. She imagines living a different life than the one Joe and her domineering mother have planned for her.
Mary Kathleen Dougherty
Is Writing and Publishing A Book On Your Bucket List – You ought to write a book. If you have heard this from friends or family, it is not so far fetched. If Writing and Publishing A Book is On Your Bucket List, this book is a got to have. We have made this rewarding adventure simple and affordable. Ya just got ta know the tricks of the trade. With over 18 years of self-publishing consulting we know all the tricks.
Phillip Tomasso
Wizard’s Rise – For over two hundred years the Rye Empire enforced drastic measures outlawing the use of magic. To avoid capture a handful of remaining Wizards escaped royal persecution and made it into hiding. Shortly after the decree the empire crumbled, but the laws remained in place…
R.R. French
The Double Initial Killer – In a twist of fate, Rina Rosello, a young Assistant District Attorney, is given the first big case of her career. It was a longshot cold case from the 1970s, the horrific rapes and murders of three prepubescent girls, all of whom had double initials. Rina experiences a mixture of emotions as she is reminded not only of all the commonalities that she shared with the victims, including double initials, but also of a childhood that she has tried desperately to forget. Up against seasoned defense attorney Thomas Cugino, who is a local legend, and with very little evidence against the defendant, Rina finds herself looking to her past in an attempt to convict the killer. What she doesn’t know is just how many secrets she is about to uncover and just how intertwined her own life is with this case.
Robert Shanebrook
Making Kodak Film – The technology required to make photographic film has been a secret held by a few companies. This book explains, for the first time at this level of detail, how Kodak makes film. Photographic film is one of the most technically sophisticated chemical products that is used in everyday life. Over 200 complex chemical components are coated on to film base in up to 18 unique, precision layers which in total are half the thickness of a human hair. This insider’s view explains in simple terms how the operation works.
Ronald Gibson
The Refinery: Overcoming Drug Addictions Through The Supernatural Power Available To You – In The Refinery, you will discover that you can have access to divine super-nature. You will see that it can be used to overcome and rid yourself of unhealthy human tendencies, character issues, bad habits as well as addictions. Just like nature, you cannot command or control super-nature. However, you can access the dynamic force of super-nature, which can forever improve your life. You, too, can overcome drug addictions through the supernatural power available to you.
Ruth Ann Marincic
Like Nuns to Greensburg – If you wake up tomorrow with no memory, you will have to create one. Who are you? Your people? Your work? What grows in your garden? Are you smart, good-looking, kind, happy? Can you cook, skate, dance, and sing? Who do you love? Who loves you? What plans do you have for our world? Do you think you can change it? Imagine! Just imagine!
Tracy Fontaine-Matteson
Beyond Lilla – Not everyone goes to heaven or hell when they die. Sometimes ghosts like me are stuck here among the living. I never saw that darned light that should have taken me to join my dead husband, Sam. We shared a lifetime as celebrated gardeners. I vow to find a way to spend eternity with him, too. First, I have to avoid scaring people in Mount Hope Cemetery so Spooky Marcy and the news team will stop hounding me.
Wendy Dunham
My Name Is River – It’s 1983, and 12-year-old River Starling’s life is anything but normal. She was adopted on a whim and came without a birth certificate. Her adoptive parents gave her up to her grandmother when she was only two, but River is certain her parents will come back. River’s hopes fall apart when Gram uproots them from their farmhouse and decides to move to Birdsong, West Virginia, the most miserable town River has ever seen. There she makes an unlikely friendship with an unusual boy and learns about acceptance, hard work, forgiveness, and the love of Jesus. Discover the unforgettable story of one girl’s search for a place to call home.
Published on September 27, 2018.
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