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Thank you to all who turned out for our 16th anniversary celebration this past weekend. The festivities began with an author visit and book discussion with Brian Freeman, (our first author to attract self-proclaimed "groupies" to an event).  Mr. Freeman shared his unique story of getting published and read from a recently released novella in his Jonathan Stride series, Turn to Stone. Stride stops in Shawano, WI one snowy evening to visit his mother's grave and stumbles upon a shocking small town mystery in the process. The author has also recently released his eighth suspense novel in the Stride series called The Cold Nowhere.  This story has the detective back in his native town of Duluth, MN battling the elements and the worst parts of human nature.
The book discussion pick for July's event was a stand-alone psychological suspense novel called The Bone House.  However, the author has recently completed a second book called Season of Fear which features the same detective.  Although the second book is not set in lovely Door County, WI, it promises to have all the thrills and chills of the first title in the author's second suspense series.
It's wonderful that we have the means to host author events at our library. Most authors are eager to share their love of writing, the writing process, and even give tips on how to get your work published.  They are thrilled to talk about their work and enjoy it with others.  The exchange allows the reader to gain new perspective and insight into the author's work. And so, dear readers, the biggest "thank you" for our most recent author visit goes out to the Friends of the Manitowoc Public Library group who support these fun and enriching activities.  (It's extremely easy to join and then you can share your love of the library with like-minded folks.)