Be sure to come down to Books on Beechwood on Saturday, June 25 between 1:00 and 3:00pm to meet authors Barbara Florio Graham and Hilda Young. They will both be here in the store signing their new book “Prose to Go: Tales from a Private Life,” a collection of stories that give us a sneak peek into the private lives of 18 professional writers from North West Territories to Prince Edward Island.
From the jacket:
“Drive through the Northwest Territories with Helena Katz as she brings a herd of alpacas to their new home in her back yard.
Join Trudy Kelly Forsythe at the Rolling Stones’ Big Band Tour, and Barbara Florio Graham in her encounter with actor Peter Falk (aka Columbo).
Watch award-winning humorist Steve Pitt deal with cherry stealing kids, and award-winning cookbook author Julie Watson wrestle with a lobster on TV.
Climb inside a Santa suit with broadcaster/humorist Gordon Gibb, and see a Christmas tree from Helen Lammers-Helps’ vantage point.
Experience birth from an infant’s point of view, in a mesmerizing piece by Elle Andra-Warner.
Share household hilarity with Lanny Boutin and Joanne Carnegie, while Debbie Gamble deals with body issues and Lorri Benedik with unwanted compliments.
Cry with Barbara Bunce Desmeules Massobrio as she describes My Life Now, and with Hilda Young as she comes to terms with her son’s suicide.
Discover Canadian trivia book author Mark Kearney’s secret to winning prizes at fall fairs, while Irene Davis deals with a vanished voice and Fred Desjardins with growing older.”
We look forward to seeing you all here on Saturday afternoon to meet these two wonderful authors! Come by, have a chat, buy a book and get it signed! See you then!