{"HeadlineLight14"/}Author Reading
Ginnah Howard will read from her recently published novel, "Night Navigation," at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at Huntington Memorial Library.
The novel focuses on one year in the life of what's left of a troubled upstate family, a 37-year-old man, Mark Merrick, and his mother, Del, after the death of Mark's father and brother.
Howard taught high school English for 27 years and lives in Gilbertsville. Her work has appeared in several publications.
Many of her stories have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes.
For more information on the author and her novel, visit www.
GinnahHoward.com.
This program is presented by the Friends of Huntington Memorial Library and is free and open to the public.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}New Books
Gesine Bullock-Prado had it all as head of her sister's production company in Hollywood, but she was miserable. The only thing that made her happy was baking. Gesine and her husband moved to Vermont, where they started a bakery.
"Confections of a Closet Master Baker" is a truly funny account of her baking process and life, with a few recipes thrown in for good measure. Comfort reading and food all in one.
"Abandoned," by Cody McFadyen, finds FBI special agent Smoky Barrett trying to discover the identity of a psychopath who thrives in darkness and doesn't derive pleasure from the kill. He has released one of his victims after an eight-year imprisonment. As Smoky tries to piece the puzzle together, little does she know that she has swallowed the killer's bait and it may be too late for the next victim.
Cathy Buchanan, a native of Niagara Falls, has written a period novel of the Falls in "The Day the Falls Stood Still." Set in 1915, the novel tells the story of Bess Heath, who returns home from boarding school to find things drastically changed. Her father has lost his job at the power plant, her mother is taking in sewing for the society ladies she used to mingle with and her sister secludes herself in her bedroom. Bess meets Tom Cole, a local hero who is able to predict the falls behavior and who is a threat to the power companies that want to use the power of the falls to generate power. Her parents disapprove of their relationship, and she is forced to make a painful decision regarding her future.
Steve Hodel opens his book by telling you that his father, Dr. George Hill Hodel, was a monster. The former LAPD detective spent ten years studying the life of his father who was one of the most prolific serial killers the world has known. "Most Evil"� is the true story of a man who started killing when he was young and continued murdering into his 90s. He was never caught, but his son managed to collect evidence showing how he may have been responsible for Chicago's "Lipstick Murders" and was known as the Zodiac killer.
Elizabeth Thomas loves animals and nature.� "The Hidden Life of Deer" is her story of the winter of 2007, when in southern New Hampshire, there wasn't enough food for the wild animals. She began leaving small piles of food in the fields around her farmhouse and soon had more than 30 deer feeding daily. Elizabeth hiked the woods and saw tree rubbings, deer beds and yards, and learned how deer families live. A fascinating account that will have you thinking differently about deer.
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Marie Bruni is director of Huntington Memorial Library in Oneonta. Her column appears in the community section of The Daily Star every Thursday.
