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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Jill Grunenwald is a writer and speaker from Cleveland. Along with writing essays that have appeared in BUST and Tor.com, she is also the creator and co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast and has been a contributor on NPR’s OnPoint. SheContinue reading “Grunenwald, Jill”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Olivia Matthews is the cozy mystery pseudonym of award-winning, best-selling author Patricia Sargeant. Patricia has been inspired by writers such as Walter Mosley, Dick Francis, and Tami Hoag, who put ordinary people in extraordinary situations and have them find the Hero Inside.Continue reading “Matthews, Olivia”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Craig Sanders is the author of eight books focusing on railroad history. He is a frequent contributor of feature articles to Trains magazine and is president of the Akron Railroad Club. He is the webmaster of the ARRC website, which presents news,Continue reading “Sanders, Craig”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Mark Dawidziak has been the television critic at the Cleveland Plain Dealer since 1999 and is co-founder of the Largely Literary Theater Company. He has been portraying Mark Twain on stage for more than 35 years. Speaking Engagements Mark Dawidziak is aContinue reading “Dawidziak, Mark”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Robin Yocum was born in Steubenville and grew up in the Eastern Ohio village of Brilliant. He is well known for his work as a crime and investigative reporter with the Columbus Dispatch from 1980-1991. He was the recipient of 30 local,Continue reading “Yocum, Robin”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Merrill Wyatt grew up in Wauseon, Ohio where she spent way too much of her childhood poking around her grandmother’s Victorian house, looking for ghosts and waiting for the antique dolls to come to life. Since she never found any ghosts andContinue reading “Wyatt, Merrill”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Carmella Van Vleet is a former teacher who’s been writing full-time for almost twenty years. Speaking Engagements Carmella speaks about the writing and publishing process. Audience: Youth or Adult. Please visit this link for more about Carmella Van Vleet’s speaking.   [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_columnContinue reading “Van Vleet, Carmella”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton has authored 45 books in the trade, educational, craft, and Christian markets. Sharing her love for reading and writing with schools, libraries, and writer’s groups throughout the world is her passion. She lives in Medina. Speaking Engagements  Laurie’s presentationsContinue reading “Knowlton, Laurie Lazzaro”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Mary Ellis has written twelve award-winning novels set in the Amish community and several historical romances. Before “retiring” to write full-time, Mary taught school and worked as a sales rep for Hershey Chocolate, a job with amazingly sweet fringe benefits. She enjoysContinue reading “Ellis, Mary”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Duffy Brown longed to be Nancy Drew. While others girls dreamed of dating Brad Pitt, Duffy wanted to take Sherlock Holmes to the prom. Today she is a National Bestselling author and conjures up who-done-it stories of her own. She has twoContinue reading “Brown, Duffy”