ReadLocal Author Fair

The Marion Public Library is hosting our next ReadLocal Author Fair from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 14, 2024, to showcase local Ohio authors and their work to the community. This year the fair will open with our featured author, Amanda Flower. Amanda is a USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author of over fifty mystery novels and lives in Northeast Ohio.

Featured Local Authors include:

1. Amanda Flower – Cozy Mysteries for adults
2. Armani Borden – Science Fiction/Thriller novels for adults/young adults
3. Signe Damron – Poetry collection for adults
4. Naomi Chapman – Nonfiction travel photography 
5. Scott Edwards – Nonfiction biography and filmography of Jack Nicholson
6. Eddie Evans – Horror/Thriller/Romance novel for adults
7. Ray Eichenberger – Christian Fiction and Nonfiction for adults
8. David Fierst – Nonfiction Native American Myths 
9. Rex Goyer – General Fiction novel and short story collection for adults
10. J. E. Irvin – Mystery and Thriller novels for adults
11. Jesse G. James – Science Fiction novels for adults
12. Jordan King – Horror/Thriller novel for adults
13. Karen Kinney – Historical fiction novel for adults
14. Kate Komula – Romance novels for adults
15. Deborah Lauder – General Fiction novel for adults
16. David Meyers – Historical Fiction and Nonfiction for adults
17. Marley O’Connor – Fantasy and Romance novels for adults/young adults
18. Mark Strecker – Nonfiction Ohio History for adults
19. Brandon Weis – Hiking Adventure Memoir
20. Michele Rankin – General Fiction novels for adults
21. Linda VanMeter – Romance and Thriller novels for adults
22. Randy Winland – Local Marion County History for adults
23. Daniel Bautz – Horror and Adventure novels for adults and middle-grade kids
24. Victoria Endicott – Suspense novels for teens and young adults
25. Kathleen Clemons-Keller – Picture book about living in a new place
26. Becky Gehrisch – Picture book featuring three mischievous dogs
27. Dana Hanif-Booker – Picture book celebrating music and learning
28. Kemba Hubbard – Picture book exploring emotions when a parent is incarcerated
29. Shauna McNamara – General Fiction novel for teens
30. J.P. Mitchell – General Fiction novel for teens
31. Paula Johnson Neal – Picture book series on kindness
32. Vicki Radebaugh – Picture book on coping when a parent is away 
33. Jade Rutter – Picture book featuring a rabbit finding a home
34. Lora Troutman – Kids coloring book on cultural exploration; Bilingual

Each author will be selling & signing their books.