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Local authors in the news
Compiled by LEE CLARK ZUMPE
| Article published on Monday, May 4, 2009 |
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Artist, poet publish book
BELLEAIR – Local artists Dennis Kelly and Nancy Allen Kelly of Belleair recently produced and published a book, “Reflections – In Poetry and Imagery,” featuring his photographic images and her poetry.
The book was created to utilize both images and words to provide reflections of each other and invite intuitive reflections by viewers and readers. It is the culmination of more than 20 years of shared experiences and expressions of those experiences in their individual art forms.
“Reflections – In Poetry and Imagery” is a full-color publication of 23 images and 21 poems. It is available from online booksellers Amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com and lulu.com. It also is available at the Largo Public Library.
For more information, visit dkartprints.com.
Local author publishes spy thriller
PINELLAS COUNTY – “The Roar of the Dragon,” written by Tampa Bay area resident Bill Berry, is now available from Alphabet Publishing.
The book is an espionage thriller set in China, Panama and the United States. Berry explores a chillingly plausible scenario of what could happen as China and the United States vie for military and ideological supremacy on the world stage. The tale’s protagonist, Col. Brian Maguire, is tapped to resurrect America’s nuclear missile defense system. Meanwhile, Chinese spies are recruited to steal the technology and make the system ineffective before it is deployed.
Berry earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Iowa and attended graduate school at the University of Chicago. He has worked for a manufacturer of laboratory instruments, for the federal government, and he has successfully operated his own business. He has been awarded multiple U.S. patents for products he created. He and his wife live in Florida. This is his first novel.
For more information, visit billberrybooks.com.
Author hosts book signing
CLEARWATER – Author Mary Wilkinson will host a book signing event on Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Family Christian Store, 2613 Gulf to Bay Blvd. in Clearwater.
Wilkinson will be available to sign copies of her inspirational book “Journey of the Mind: Overcoming the Bondage of Fear, Panic and Anxiety.” The book documents Wilkinson’s personal struggle with the feelings of fear and anxiety that dominated her every thought.
For more information, call Traci Jones at 888-361-9473 or visit tatepublishing.com.
Romance author visits Borders
CLEARWATER – Elizabeth Boyle will participate in a discussion and book signing on Saturday, May 9, 1 p.m., at Borders, 2683 Gulf to Bay Blvd. in Clearwater.
Boyle, a romance author, returns with two new novels: “Confessions of a Little Black Gown” and “Memoirs of a Scandalous Red Dress.” She will discuss what it is like to be a romance author and what romance novels mean to her. Her presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing.
For more information, call 723-2300.
Barnes & Noble hosts book signing
TAMPA – Author Tom Lowe will host a book signing on Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m., at Barnes and Noble, 11802 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa.
Lowe will visit the store to sign copies of his book “A False Dawn.” The book follows former homicide detective Sean O’Brien as he leaves the streets of Miami for what he expects to be a simpler life on the banks of the St. Johns River near the Ocala National Forest. What he discovers there, though, opens a dark door to something more frightening than anything he ever investigated in Miami.
Lowe is an award-winning documentary writer and director whose films have appeared on PBS. For his novels, he draws from his travels around the world and his background as a print and broadcast journalist. He lives in Florida.
For more information, call 813-962-6446.
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Article published on Monday, May 4, 2009
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