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By SALINA POST
July 18, 2024 from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. | Author Meet n Greet | The Standard Book of Anything
Andrea Rome is an indie author from Kansas. A Wildcat by education, Andrea also spent a year in Abilene at the Great Plains Theatre before moving to the Kansas City Metro Area.
On weekdays she works as an actuary, but in her free time, she loves writing fantasy and adventure stories. "The Standard Book of Anything" is her first novel. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram (@andreahrome) for updates on her writing and author events.
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Book Synopsis: Emaline Strider fixes everything that breaks in her small village of Brookerby. When the Warding Tree of Protection crashes to the ground and cripples the town, Em is up for the challenge of finding a solution. As she travels south to the glamourous capital city, she finds magic all around her. A shape-shifting book guides her. A never-empty flask sustains her. An improbable relationship blossoms.
But can Em trust magic when her hammer and pliers are infinitely more reliable? When the empress threatens her life and friends double-cross her, magic seems downright dangerous. Suddenly, a simple repair has become a race against the empire to save the only home she has ever known.
July 23, 2024 3 p.m - 4 p.m. | Children's Author visit and activity | Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm
Lindsay Metcalf will be at Red Fern Booksellers reading her book Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm, where your kiddo will explore the differences between the two and how they help farmers! There will also be a fun activity that your kiddo can take home with them
.Lindsay H. Metcalf is a former journalist who writes nonfiction and poetry for children. Her books include Beatrix Potter, Scientist, a Mighty Girl Best Book of 2020 and Young People’s Literature Award winner from the Friends of American Writers Chicago; Farmers Unite!
Planting a Protest for Fair Prices, a Kansas Notable Book, Friends of American Writers honoree, NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book, and Junior Library Guild selection; and No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History, a Kirkus and Chicago Public Library Best Book, Notable Social Studies Trade Book, and NCTE Notable Poetry Book.
Lindsay lives in north-central Kansas with her husband, two sons, and a menagerie of pets. Learn more at lindsayhmetcalf.com and @lindsayhmetcalf on social media
July 27, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Author Meet n Greet | Soon You Will Be Mine
Jeanne Riedel is a mom with two grown children and two grandchildren. She is retired and enjoys baking and writing mystery novels. She turned seventy during the process of her book being published. No matter what your age, never give up your dream.
Book Synopsis: William, along with his two marine comrades Randy and Bob, never thought that the papers Bob found would turn their world upside down. Though retired from the marines, they vowed to right a wrong involving their former commander, Frank Kraft. Kraft would stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out. Explosions, kidnappings, and murder were not above the realm of possibilities with Kraft.
Circumstances become very personal for William when Kraft starts targeting his fiancee, Anna. William is ready to take matters into his own hands as Kraft becomes more obsessed with killing William and making Anna his own.
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