The Marion Public Library is excited to announce the lineup of authors for the
2024 [ IN THE AUTHOR’S VOICE ] series.
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Tia Williams on Friday, April 12, 2024
Doors Open - 6:00pm
Program - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Book Signing - 7:30pm
No ticket is necessary for this Open House event.
Join us for an evening with Tia Williams as she takes us through her journey of becoming a best-selling author, her writing process and more! Tia Williams has published six books and is best known for The Accidental Diva, The Perfect Find, and Seven Days in June, which was an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, and a Reese’s Book Club pick. Her latest novel will be released in February 2024: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde.
Our BookMarks Friends group will have a selection of books available for purchase at the event.
THIS AUTHOR VISIT HAS BEEN CANCELED
S.A. Cosby on Friday, June 14, 2024
Doors Open - 6:00pm
Program - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Book Signing - 7:30pm
No ticket is necessary for this Open House event.
Join us for an evening with S.A. Cosby as he takes us through his journey of becoming a best-selling author, his writing process, and more! S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer best known for his New York Times bestsellers Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, and Library Journal, among others. His latest novel was released in June 2023: All the Sinners Bleed.
Our BookMarks Friends group will have a selection of books available for purchase at the event.
Mindy McGinnis on Monday, July 22, 2024
Doors Open - 6:00pm
Program - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Book Signing - 7:30pm
No ticket is necessary for this Open House Event featuring award-winning author Mindy McGinnis.
Mindy McGinnis will discuss the research and creative writing process behind her newest YA psychological thriller, Under This Red Rock. Mindy McGinnis writes across multiple genres, including post-apocalyptic, historical, thriller, contemporary, mystery, and fantasy. Several of her titles have been selected for the Choose to Read Ohio program which creates educator toolkits for use in the classroom.
Join us for an evening of learning more about the author's books, and her writing journey.
Following the program will be a book signing.
Our BookMarks Friends group will have a selection of books available for purchase at the event.
Are you an Ohio author interested in participating in the ReadLocal Author Fair?
Download and submit an application.
Completed forms must be received by July 1, 2024.
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ReadLocal Author Fair on Saturday, September 14, 2024
Amanda Flower Featured Author Presentation - 11:00am
Local Author Book Sales and Signing - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
No ticket is necessary for this event.
Celebrate our local authors from all around Ohio at the 4th ReadLocal Author Fair! Local authors, both self-published and formally distributed, will be present to share their talents. Our featured speaker will be sharing her story on her writing process and journey to becoming a published author. Book signings will take place after the featured author presentation. All authors will have copies of their books available for purchase. 
Amanda Flower is a USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author of over fifty mystery novels. Her novels have received starred reviews from Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Romantic Times, and she had been featured in USA Today, First for Women, and Woman’s World. Her first Emily Dickinson Mystery, Because I Could Not Stop for Death, was an Agatha Award winner and Mary Higgins Clark Nominee. A former librarian, Flower and her husband own a farm and recording studio, and they live in Northeast Ohio with their adorable cats.
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Are you an Ohio author interested in participating in the ReadLocal Author Fair?
Download and submit an application.
Completed forms must be received by July 1, 2024.