Woburn Public Library is having a Local Author Book Fair!

Come meet authors and illustrators from Woburn and nearby! Authors will talk about and sell their books with during our

Summer Reading Kick Off Event
Saturday, June 24 from 1-4 PM

Local Author Book Fair Author Gallery - 2023

With novelty ice cream pops generous donated by Nanabettes, and ice pops donated by the Friends of the Woburn Public Library (while supplies last)!

Guest Authors:

	Allen Banasiak Oh Deer! Yes Dear.
	Gershon Ben Keren Gershon Ben Keren instructs on a variety of topics, stemming from his professional background in the security industry, and academic background (a Master’s Degree in Psychology and a second Master’s Degree in Criminology/Criminal Psychology). He is a member of both the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Gershon holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in Krav Maga (the hand to hand combat system of the IDF), and is the bestselling author of Krav Maga: Real World Solutions to Real World Violence, Krav Maga: Tactical Survival, and Krav Maga: Extreme Survival, and was inducted into the Israeli Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Hertzliya, Israel in 2010. Gershon is the Head of the Krav Maga Yashir System, and runs a full-time Krav Maga school in Woburn, MA. Gershon is a co-founder of SEPS (Situations Effective Protection System), a system for predicting, preventing, and avoiding violence. The SEPS system was born out of a desire to bring operative-level security training to civilians, so that they can learn to make effective dynamic risk assessments, and formulate solutions, to a wide variety of threats and attacks. By teaching to a framework, the audience is left with strategies which can be applied to their lives, in a way that increases their personal safety and security on a daily basis, in the same way that a professional close protection operative, (or bodyguard), would run protocols to protect a client. Krav Maga: Real World Solutions to Real World Violence Krav Maga: Tactical Survival Krav Maga: Extreme Survival Copies of all books are available to pre-order to have them reserved/set aside, they can do so using the form below, for pick up/signing at the event: https://www.bostonkravmaga.com/library/ Author accepts: cash, credit cards
	Francis Blessington Witchcraft and Milton (finished, awaiting review) Paradise Lost and the Classical Epic (Rpt.: Routledge Library Editions, 2019.) (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979). Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic (Rpt.: New York: Authors Guild, 2004.) (Boston: Twayne/G. K. Hall, 1988). Paperback title: Paradise Lost: A Student’s Companion to the Poem. The Last Witch of Dogtown (Gloucester, MA: The Curious Traveller Press, 2001). (Novel) The Motive for Metaphor: Essays on Modern Poetry in Honor of Samuel French Morse, edited with Guy Rotella (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1983). Poems from Underground: (Cumberland, ME: Deerbrook Editions, 2017). Wolf Howl (University of Missouri-Kansas City: BkMk Press, 2000). (Poems) Lantskip (Dublin, NH: William L. Bauhan, 1987). (Poems) Euripides: Trojan Women, Helen, Hecuba: Three Plays about Women and the Trojan War (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2015). (Verse Translations) Euripides: The Bacchae and Aristophanes: The Frogs (Rpt.: New York: Authors Guild, 2003.) (Arlington Heights, IL: Crofts Classics, 1993). (Verse Translations) Lorenzo de’ Medici (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1992.) (Verse Play) Author accepts: cash, check
	Kelly Colón Born and raised just outside of Boston, Ma; Kelly Colón us a workplace strategist, a professor, creator, and public speaker who has worked in the real estate, facilities, and operations industry since the age of 15. A self-proclaimed builder, connector, innovator and, at times, disruptor Kelly not only enjoys challenging the status quo; she’s passionate about supporting customers, clients, and students who want to overcome challenges and achieve success. Life Interrupted: When Life Has to Pivot Overnight; How Will You Navigate the Uncertainty of What’s Next? Author accepts: cash, credit cards, Venmo @Kelly-Colon-3
	Ewa Erdman Woburn resident (and Buffy’s owner) Ewa Erdman will be selling her book for $10. All sale proceeds are donated to animal shelters. Cash only. If you have time, if you have questions, if you are interested… there are endless stories to share about Buffy’s remarkable life journey. Please note that there were three Boston Globe Sunday Magazine articles written about her. For Children: This 28 page, fully illustrated book, presents the life of Buffy, from being disabled, abandoned and unwanted, to a life of warmth, love, and dedicated service to others. This true story is serious in some aspects, but Buffy is funny, spunky, and mischievous throughout. For Adults: All the anecdotes in the book are true, but written for children. Therefore, no details of her backstory are in the book, but adults and older children will understand the messages of discrimination, judging based on appearance, condemning based on stereotypes, and other life lessons. This book will interest ages 4 -94. Buffy the Three-Legged Pit Bull Author accepts: cash
	Jeanne Freeman Katie’s Pond is a children’s book geared to the elementary level. It tells the story of Katie Stevens, a young student at the former Clapp Elementary School on Horn Pond. Katie’s teacher brings the class on a walk around the pond where the children learn interesting facts about the flora and fauna found there. The book is beautifully illustrated by watercolorist Anne Recchia and written by former Clapp School teacher Jeanne Freeman. Katie’s Pond Author accepts: cash, check
	Kate Genovese Hat Tricks from Heaven Thirty Years in September: a Nurses Memoir Loving Joe Gallucci Two Weeks Since My Last Confession
	Carol Gordon Ekster Carol Gordon Ekster grew up in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Boston University and getting a Master’s degree in reading and language she was a passionate elementary school teacher for 35 years. At the end of her career she began writing unexpectedly. Her two most recent titles, published in 2022 and 2023 are Some Daddies and Trucker Kid. You can find out more about her books and writing life here: https://carolgordonekster.com. Trucker Kid (Capstone, 2023) Some Daddies (Beaming Books, 2022) You Know What? (Clavis, 2017) Before I Sleep: I Say Thank You (Pauline Books & Media, 2015) Ruth the Sleuth and The Messy Room (Mazo Publishers, 2018) Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?: Kids Coming to Terms with Divorce (Mazo Publishers, 2021) Author accepts: cash, credit cards, Venmo @Carol-Ekster
	Laura Hatosy Laura was born in NJ, which means she has to fight her genetic predisposition for big hair and pork roll. After attending Rutgers University, she moved to Massachusetts with her high school sweetheart. They’ve been married since 1997. Awwww. Old people are so cute. She got her Masters degree at Harvard University and taught high school history for several years. It was while teaching the Holocaust curriculum, Facing History and Ourselves, that she learned about the story of Terezin, the camp on which Drawn from Memory is based. She left the workforce to care and advocate for her two children, Bella and Jake–no Twilight relation– both of whom are on the autism spectrum. She lives in Massachusetts and is currently eating a pork roll sandwich. Drawn from Memory Author accepts: cash, credit cards, Venmo @laurahatosy
	Nicci Kadilak Nicci Kadilak is an educator, author, journalist, and mom whose personal essays have been featured in publications such as Zibby Mag, MamaMia, and The Motherload. Before becoming a full-time writer, she was a K-12+ teacher, tutor, and school administrator. She could never fully leave the education world, and she still takes regular work as a consultant. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience (with a minor in math) from Boston University and a master’s in education administration. Nicci lives with her husband and three children in Burlington, where she writes and produces a local news publication called Burlington Buzz. When We Were Mothers Author accepts: cash (exact change), credit cards and Venmo @nicci-kadilak preferred
	EN Light Elayne M. Neal, who uses the pen name E. N. Light, is a longtime resident of Woburn and has published five books on Amazon since 2019. Her books are mostly inspirational and educational or of a self-help nature. She is in the process of writing her sixth book. I will be bringing the following five books for display and any sales: Return of The Eagle: Poems with Their Stories of Higher Consciousness (2019) Kabir-Like Chastisements: To Get on the Return Path Material to Spiritual (2021) The Pyramid Discourses: Co-Partnering with God (2021) Creating & Changing Realities: A Dynamic Tool for Self-Mastery (2022) Spirit of Life Poetry: Views of the Dual World (2023) Author accepts: cash, PayPal
	Deacon Kevin P. Martin Jr. Deacon Kevin P. Martin, Jr. is a partner in a national CPA and consulting firm headquartered in New York. He is a Catholic permanent deacon, ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston. Kevin lives in Milton, Massachusetts, with his wife, Lisa, and their four children – Kevin, Connor, Brian, and Meghan. He spends a lot of time with his loving mother, Claire, and works to honor his father’s legacy every day. All Is Well is his first book. All Is Well: Life Lessons from a Preacher’s Father (2023) Author accepts: cash, credit cards
	Aashna Miharia Aashna Miharia is the 17-year-old author of the self-published novel, In Their Heads. She graduated from Winchester High School earlier this month and will attend New York University in the fall to study journalism and public policy. She has studied creative writing as a 2022 GrubStreet YAWP Fellow, at The School of the New York Times, and the Young Writers Workshop from Bard College at Simon’s Rock. When she’s not writing or chasing down people to interview them for her next journalistic article, Aashna loves to read, travel, and hang out with her dog, Evie. Visit her at www.aashnamiharia.com. In Their Heads Author accepts: cash, Venmo @aashnamiharia (books are $8.99)
	Alicia Restucci Alicia M. Restucci is a newly self-published author of the Stellara trilogy as well as a standalone YA mystery Murder in Lakeside. A native to Woburn, Alicia is no stranger to the east coast. Her passions include art, spoiling her Daschund rescue, and writing. The Black Moon’s Curse The Secret of the Moonstone Murder in Lakeside Author accepts: cash, PayPal, Venmo @Alicia-Restucci
	Ann Taylor A long-time Professor of English at Salem State University in Massachusetts, Ann Taylor has written two books on college composition, academic and free-lance essays, and a collection of personal essays, Watching Birds: Reflections on the Wing. Her first poetry book, The River Within, won first prize in the 2011 Cathlamet Poetry competition at Ravenna Press. A chapbook, Bound Each to Each, was published in 2013. Her collection, Héloïse and Abélard: the Exquisite Truth, published in 2018, is based on the twelfth-century story of their lives, and her most recent collection, Sortings, was published by Dos Madres Press, in June of 2020. Her recent manuscript, Taking Care, is under consideration with a publisher. She is currently at work on a collection of poems focusing on Horn Pond in Woburn, Massachusetts (Horn Pond: As I See It), near which she grew up and where she now lives again. Watching Birds: Reflections on the Wing The River Within Bound Each to Each Héloïse and Abélard: the Exquisite Truth Sortings Author accepts: cash, check, Venmo