Inaugural Canal Town Book Festival coming in May
Nationally acclaimed teen author Natalie D. Richards will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Canal Town Book Festival.
The Dover Public Library, located at 525 N. Walnut St., will host the inaugural Canal Town Book Festival on May 3-4.
On Friday, May 3 nationally acclaimed teen author Natalie D. Richards will be the keynote speaker.
Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased at the Dover Public Library. Events include music featuring accomplished guitarist Bill Hall, refreshments, a program featuring Richards and a book-signing.
Richards’ latest book, “What You Hide,”is a thriller for teens and adults:
Mallory didn’t want to leave home, but it wasn’t safe to stay. So she sleeps at her best friend’s house and spends the rest of her time at the library, doing her online schoolwork and figuring out what comes next, because she’s not going to live in fear like her mother.
Spencer volunteers at the library. Sure, it’s community service for a stunt he pulled, but he likes the work. And it’s the perfect escape from his parents’ pressure to excel at school, at ice hockey, at everything, especially after he meets Mallory.
Then there is a tragic death at the library. Suddenly what was once a sanctuary turns sinister: ghostly footprints, strange scratching sounds, scrawled messages on bulletin boards and walls. Mallory and Spencer don’t know who or what is responsible, but one thing is for sure: They are not as alone — or as safe — as they thought.
Richards is the bestselling author of six teen novels. She is a frequent speaker at schools, libraries and writing groups and lives with her husband and children in Ohio.
An Author Fair will take place on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Between 20 and 30 regional authors will be present to meet the public, discuss writing and publishing, and sign and sell books. The author list includes names such as Patricia Miller, Kristen Lepionka, Paul Stutzman, Linda Au, Rex Ray, Annie Tipton, Trang Moreland, Chuck and Beth Hewett, Rose Hostetler and more. A complete listing of events and authors can be found at www.doverlibrary.org.
“This is a great opportunity for members of the community to meet writers, talk writing and to pick up an autographed book or limited-edition book festival T-shirt or tote bag,” said Jim Gill, director at the Dover Public Library. “The authors write a wide variety of things, from mystery, to memoir, to children’s books and more.”
Sponsors for the event include Campesino’s Grill; Canal Dover Association; Chrysalis Counseling Center; Country Inn & Suites; Dover Exchange Club; Friends of the Dover Public Library; Kent State Tuscarawas; Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths and Doughtery Co. LPA; The Bibliophile Bookshop; Wendy’s; and WJER.
For more information about the Canal Town Book Festival, call the Dover Public Library at 330-343-6123 or email director@doverlibrary.org.