from Learned Owl press releases:
Joyce Dyer, author of Goosetown: Reconstructing an Akron Neighborhood, will sign her book on Saturday, March 6 from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N. Main St, Hudson). Goosetown is the story of Dyer’s search to rediscover her childhood neighborhood, and with it, forgotten pieces of her childhood. Joyce Dyer is director of the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature at Hiram College, and John S. Kenyon Professor of English. She is the author of three books, The Awakening: A Novel of Beginnings, In a Tangled Wood: An Alzheimer’s Journey, and Gum-Dipped: A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town. Dyer has won numerous awards for her writing, including the 1998 Appalachian Book of The Year Award and the 2009 David B. Saunders Award in Creative Nonfiction.
On Saturday, March 27, Ralph Pfingsten will be giving a talk on his new book, The History of the Ravenna Arsenal, at Laurel Lake Retirement Community (200 Laurel Lake Drive, Hudson). Pfingsten’s book covers the history of the arsenal in detail – its inception in 1940, its service to our country, and its present uses. More than 900 photographs and drawings illustrate the narrative. The talk will be accompanied by slides of many of these photos. Ralph Pfingsten became familiar with the Ravenna Arsenal while doing biological surveys for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. This gave him access into these highly restricted facilities, where he was able to document what he saw. This is the fourth book that Pfingsten has written. His other books include; Salamanders of Ohio, The History of John Marshall High School and From Rockport to Westpark. The History of the Ravenna Arsenal is published by the Northern Ohio Railway Museum. Pfingsten has been a volunteer there for over 20 years, and all proceeds from the sale of the book benefit the museum. Books will be available for sale at the talk, and also at the Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N. Main St, Hudson).
Saturday, February 27, The Learned Owl Book Shop will celebrate new authors in our local community by hosting an afternoon of book signing, brainstorming and refreshments, featuring locally written books for adults and children. Everyone is welcome to meet the authors, who will be signing their books in shifts from 11 – 5. Most of the children’s authors are scheduled from 11 – 1 p.m. The afternoon brainstorming session, an informal chat about the processes of writing and getting published, is also open to all, and runs from 2 – 3 p.m.
For more information on any of these events, contact The Learned Owl Book Shop at (330) 653-2252.
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