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Presentations/book signings:
Saturday, August 23, 2008, 1-3
p.m.
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
Lennox Town Center
1739 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43212
614-298-9516 See photo gallery
Monday, September 15, 2008, 1-3
p.m.
Westerville Public Library
126 South State St. Westerville OH 43081
Meeting Room A
614-882-7277 See photo gallery
Autumn Harvest
Festival
October 4, 11, 18, 2008 from 8 a.m. to Noon
Park Street, downtown Grove City
Book
signing/coffee/discussion
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 9:30 a.m. - about Noon
Nora's Cafe and Gift Shop
4057 Broadway • Grove City • Ohio • 43123
(Corner of Grove City Road & Broadway - Next to the Gazebo)
614-801-1622,
http://www.norascafe.com/
2009
Upper Arlington
Library - Presentation and Book Signing
2800 Tremont Road
Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221
Main Desk (614) 486-9621
Reference (614) 486-3342
Info Line (614) 486-3770
One being planned at Columbus
State Community College in 2008
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Why a Book?
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What started
as a record of my columns at
Suburban News
Publications, in
Columbus, Ohio, for my grandchildren, grew -
obviously. As I retyped the published columns
into my computer, I remembered what had inspired
me to write and often letters I received or
conversations as a result of the writing. So I
added those comments.
Memories
are a funny thing and as I typed my mind took
journeys back to childhood and other past times.
One day I said, "Well, this is a book."
Having no
idea what I might do with the book, other than
give it to my grandchildren one day, I explored
the Internet for publishers. As a reporter, one
asks many questions and so I sought out other
writers and authors doing just that - asking how
they got published. Jonathan Knight, a sports reporter I had
worked with at SNP, had published a book on the
Cleveland Browns. He told me to look for a
publisher with a vested or local interest in the
topic. He found a publisher near Cleveland - made
sense to me. He has since published 3 more
books! Way to go, Jonathan! (You can find his
books at this link:
Kent University Press)
That's how
Gallaudet University Press came into the
picture. I called Gallaudet one day and asked
the question and was transferred to Ivey
Wallace, editor. She would become a
long-distance contact and friend. She walked me
through the steps and always answered my phone
calls. This surprised me as I was such a novice
and I'm not sure I believed deep down that they
would publish my book.
But they
did and the rest is history, so to speak. And my
grandchildren, Jacob, Elizabeth and Andrew, are
in the book and will certainly have their own
copy to hopefully show their children one day.
Thanks for
listening!
E-mail me
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