Fiction Authors, Chefs Among Writers at Nov. 9 Book Fair
Best-selling authors Evan Thomas, Spike Mendelsohn, Nikki Giovanni and Kitty Kelley are among the more than 90 nationally known writers who will autograph and sell their books at the Book Fair and Authors' Night from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
Washington radio legend Diane Rehm is the honorary chairwoman of the evening that will combine a night of literary fun with a fundraiser that helps make possible cutting-edge journalism training at the Eric Freidheim National Journalism Library, college scholarships and awards for excellence in journalism.
Admission to the 33rd annual fair is free for NPC members, $5 for non-members. No outside books permitted. A complete list of authors can be found at http://press.org/library/book-fair/authors-and-books
Entries in the Adult Fiction and Business categories:
Adult Fiction
Bruce DeSilva – “Rogue Island” $24.99. An old-school reporter in Providence, R.I., investigates a series of fires that are destroying the neighborhood where he grew up. Mobsters, politicians, priests and prostitutes all come under scrutiny as panic grips the city.
Robert Hellenga – “Snakewoman of Little Egypt” $25. Hellenga takes on the dramatic lives of Willa Fern Cochrane -- who grew up in a serpent-handling church in the Little Egypt area of southern Illinois and rechristens herself Sunny after being released from prison -- and Jackson Jones, an anthropology professor. As Jackson and Sunny get closer, each is drawn deeper into the other's world.
Anne B. Ross – “Miss Julia Renews Her Vows” $24.95. Southern belle Miss Julia returns in her 11th adventure, and she is as busy as ever making sure thrice-married Mr. Pickens settles down with Hazel Marie, who is pregnant with their twins.
Joseph Skibell – “A Curable Romantic” $24.95. Skibell’s latest novel begins in early 1895 Austria when young Dr. Jakob Sammelsohn comes face-to-face with Sigmund Freud in a room full of mirrors that create an ironic "unending trail of Freuds." Often fantastical yet grounded in tradition and history, it is a tale told by characters who live only in memory.
Ben Winters – “Android Karenina” $12.95. “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters” co-author Winters is back with a new collaborator, legendary Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, and the result is an enhanced edition of the classic love story set in a dystopian world of robots, cyborgs and interstellar space travel.
Business
Kim Eisler – “Masters of the Game: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Firm” $26.99. The veteran legal issues reporter goes behind the scenes in mega law firm, Williams and Connolly, to explore the cases that have shaped policies in public and private sectors.
Kerry Hannon – “What's Next? Follow Your Passion and Find Your Dream Job” $22.95. Filled with stories from people who have changed careers mid-life, “What's Next” is a roadmap for people looking for their dream jobs. Hannon, a journalist and authority on careers and personal finance, offers the tools to get started and the inspiration to do it.
Ted Leonsis – “The Business of Happiness: 6 Secrets to Extraordinary Success in Life and Work” $27.95. Through research studies, personal stories, and anecdotal evidence from celebrities, famous athletes, and influential business executives, Leonsis reveals the six secrets to achieving true happiness and how they make success almost inevitable.
Chuck Martin - “Work Your Strengths: A Scientific Process to Identify Your Skills and Match Them to the Best Career for You” $21.95. Figure out the strengths and weaknesses of your own skill set, and you can figure out exactly what job you’ll excel at.
Steve Schussler - “It's a Jungle in There: Inspiring Lessons, Hard-Won Insights, and Other Acts of Entrepreneurial Daring” $19.95. Drawing from his own life and business triumphs, Schussler offers would-be entrepreneurs a new way of utilizing creativity to achieve their dreams.
-- Julie Schoo, [email protected]