Local Authors To Speak

The Casa Grande Public Library is presenting a Local Authors Showcase next week Tuesday and Wednesday. This event will be held at the downtown library. They are encouraging people to attend the whole meeting and not just the when the author is presenting because 1) Purchases can be made before or after the event; cash or check only. 2) Book signing and chatting with the author personally is scheduled for before or after the author speaks.They may not use up their entire 30 minute allotment.

Tuesday, Nov 27th

5:00-5:30 pm  Mr. Christopher Chapman on his engrossing memoir of his ex-army Vietnam experience (the gentleman is also a Vista Grande High School teacher!)

5:30-6:00 pm  Mr. Rod Collins on his first mystery novella. Mr. Rod is a member of Inklings the Library’s Writer’s Group.

6:00-6:30 pm  Mr. Pedro Villegas Puerto Rican is an ex-undercover narcotic agent who was responsible for the single largest hand-to-hand drug bust in the United States.



Wednesday, Nov 28th

5:00-530 pm Ms. Patricia Steele on her latest book. She’s our only returning author from last year.

5:30-6:00 pm Ms. Saskia Tepe on her memoir and mother’s escape from the Holocaust.

6:00-6:30 pm Ms. Lynne Anders, who writes novels about the Midwest.

6:30-7:00 p. Ms. Wendy Landers has published multiple books. She just submitted a screen play to Copa Shorts Film Festival (in the city of Maricopa).



Here is additional information on two of the speakers for Wednesday:

Ms. Patricia Steele delved into her ancestry to find a remarkable story which she has since published called The Girl Immigrant about the Spaniard families who immigrated to Hawaii. Apparently it happened in two or three waves. However, she will be talking about her newest book.

Ms. Sasika Tepe kept the family tree closer by digging into her mother’s story. She will be speaking about her book Surviving Brigitte’s Secrets. “A unique story of how Brigitte Langer survived the Holocaust, as well as her daughter Saskie’s own experiences as a child refugee in post war Germany, during the 1950s and beyond. It is an inspiring story of triumph over adversity, their struggles to overcome the deep emotional wounds of war and its aftermath, and how both rebuilt their lives in the UK.”—Ms. Saskia lives here in Casa Grande now.