Bloomer Library hosts National Library Week author open house
The Bloomer Public Library is hosting an Author Open House event on Monday, April 24 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. The event will feature a panel discussion beginning at 6:00 p.m. with the following authors Darren Kirby, David Tindell, and Elisabeth Otto who will talk about their writing experience and answer questions. This event is free and open to the public with no registration required.
Bloomer’s Darren Kirby writes novels, short-stories and non-fiction books. While most of his work is focused on the outdoors, including his novel Coordinates for Murder as well as his Northwoods Cooking Collection that includes Pie Iron Recipes, Dutch Oven Recipes, and Tin Foil Recipes, he also writes other fiction works that include his short story collection Sometimes They Scream. He also writes non-fiction including a title based on his decades of experience in tent camping, The Best Tent Camping Guide. Darren has led a community class on self-publishing at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and does book coaching for clients all over the country. Darren also is the book editor, book layout, and cover designer for JRNYman Publishing in Nashville, Tennessee, with their latest title having sold copies in 11 countries. You can learn more about him at his website: www.darrenkirby.com.
With his globe-trotting wife, David Tindell travels the world, seeking out new adventures for his next novel. Born in Germany and raised in southern Wisconsin, Tindell embarked on a 20-year career in broadcasting before transitioning to the U.S. government and resuming the writing career he’d started in college at UW-Platteville. After a short retirement, he returned to radio and can be heard weekday mornings on www.wjmcradio.com. His study of the martial arts has already earned him black belts in taekwondo and Okinawan weaponry, and he hopes to add one soon in the Filipino stick-fighting art of arnis. And he somehow has time to write. Tindell lives near Birchwood in a log home on a lake with his wife Sue, a very energetic Morkie and a somewhat indifferent Siamese. For more information visit www.davidtindellauthor.com .
Elizabeth has been writing professionally since 2013 when her debut novel Tempting the Cowboy, and the subsequent books in the Paint River Ranch series, became Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestsellers, and launched a career she’d always dreamed of. After twenty years as an Emergency Medical Technician, Elizabeth medically retired and pursued writing full time. She also writes science fiction romance under the USA Today Bestseller pseudonym Liz Paffel. Elizabeth lives in the Midwest with her family. For more information visit www.elizabethottobooks.com.
For more information about this event please visit the library at 1519 17th Avenue, online at www.bloomerpubliclibrary.org or call 715-568-2384.
