All this week we’ll be highlighting authors participating in
April's Emerging Author Drop-In on Saturday, April 15 from 2:00 – 4:00pm.
At the drop-in you’ll be able to meet emerging and local authors and hear their
stories. Books will be available for purchase, and a portion of the
proceeds will benefit the Charleston Friends of the Library.
For more information, please contact the Mount Pleasant
Regional Library at (843) 849-6161 or come by 1133 Mathis Ferry Road, Mt.
Pleasant.
Now, for the highlighting of four of the eleven authors
participating.
Book descriptions from Amazon.com. Links will take you
to the book’s or author’s Goodreads page.
Ian Alford
This is the magical journey of Barnacle, the accidental love child of his uniquely creative gay father and his goddess-like mother. Barnacle is deeply in love with his dying girlfriend Bella, and that devotion forces him to visit a shaman and take a hallucinogenic trip through time to find a way to save his girlfriend's life and figure out his own. Barnacle learns valuable life lessons, and clues about Bella's apparent demise, through his hallucinogenic adventures through the Paleolithic era, the Roman Empire, Medieval times, the Shakespearean era, and the roaring 1920s. Along Barnacle’s journey he finds love, romance, exploration, mystery, thrills, and the meaning of life!
Alford also wrote "Hearts of Ladd" and "The Neverending Belly Button".
Nancy Binko
Jerry and Nancy Binko have collaborated in writing a book that is down-to-earth and inspiring. Each of the twenty-one chapters offers thoughts for serious meditation. They include: Getting to Know God, Taking Care of Yourself, Stewardship, The Attitude of Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Humility. Add some humor, personal stories, and practical Scripture quotations, and you have a book that will lead you to a greater appreciation of God's love, as you reflect on what it means to live a life of joy as a Christian.
Linda Clement
An ancient relic kept in an obscure French convent—stolen in 1685 by a Huguenot girl who escapes to the English colony of Carolina. Three hundred years later, Dr. Kate Strong is kidnapped from Charleston by the former head of Russia's bioterrorism program. How could these two events possibly be linked? As Interpol and the FBI struggle to rescue Kate from her imprisonment in Istanbul, the truth is more horrifying than anyone imagines. And, the Vatican wants its property back.
Gloria Cohen
Gubby, a little boy with special needs, lives in the rural low country of the Carolinas. Interaction with his family and schoolmates is a challenge, yet when left alone, he contentedly roams the fields near his home, happy in his own world. Unexpectedly, the arrival of a stranger stirs a yearning for something beyond his solitude. Join him in this journey with his beloved pup, Skeetuh, and imaginary friend, Pinky, as they help reveal his surprising gift. Gubby's determination to develop his special gift can inspire readers with joy and the courage to follow their own dreams.
Cohen also wrote Straw Dreams.
Emerging Author Drop In Part 2
Emerging Author Drop In Part 3
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