February 18, 2005
SYRACUSE – Admit it. You know that someplace deep inside you there is a book struggling to get out. If you need that extra boost of inspiration, catch some of these writers who will appear at upcoming public library events.
New York City author Jacqueline DeJohn will address writing as a pro-fession on Wednesday, March 2, at 12:15 p.m. at the Soule Branch Library, 101 Springfield Road, Syracuse. DeJohn first novel "Antonio's Wife" was published by HarperCollins in 2004. A former Syracusan, DeJohn credits the Hazard Branch Library, where she spent her childhood "reading and dreaming of someday becoming a writer," for helping her launch her writing career. Call 449-4300 for more information. Free.
Local author, private counselor and certified colon hygienist Phil Rose challenges the underlying assumptions about aging and wellness in his book "The 120 Club: Living the Good Life for 120 years." Rose will discuss five of his 10 wisdoms for living a life with health and balance on Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m., at Petit Branch Library, 105 Victoria Place, Syracuse. Call 435-3636 for more information. Free.
On Monday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. children's author Alyssa Satin Capucilli presents a visual and interactive program about the writing process, using slides, puppetry and storytelling. On her Web site at www.alyssacapucilli.com, the author writes, "Although I loved to imagine myself as different characters in books, I never imagined that the authors who created them were real people!" Capucilli is best known for her books about Biscuit, the small yellow puppy that always wants one more hug. Children ages 2 to 7 will enjoy this program held at the DeWitt Community Library in Shoppingtown Mall, 3649 Erie Blvd. E., DeWitt. For more information, call 446-3578. Free.
Donald Leopold's book "Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening and Conservation" is due out in mid-March. Leopold is a Distinguished Teaching Professor at SUNY's College of Environmental Science and Forestry, where he teaches and researches the biodiversity and restoration of ecosystems. His other book is "Trees of the Central Hardwood Forests of North America: An Identification and Cultivation Guide." Leopold will discuss his soon-to-be-released book on Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m., at the Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St., Liverpool. For details, call 457-0310. Free.
The Friends of the Central Library bring popular author Sue Monk Kidd to the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series on Thursday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. Kidd wrote two widely acclaimed nonfiction books, "The Dance of the Dissident Daughter" and "When the Heart Waits." Her first novel, "The Secret Life of Bees," was nominated for the prestigious Orange Prize in England. Of her former career as contributing editor at "Guideposts," Kidd says, "It was there I cut my writing teeth, learning to create stories, studying the craft of fiction and using its techniques—character, scene, dialogue, conflict, denouement, etc.—to write simple nonfiction pieces about the ways my ordinary life intersected with the sacred."
"The Mermaid Chair," Kidd's second novel, will be released soon. You can join The Mermaid Chair Coast-to-Coast Reading Group Project by visiting the author's Web site at www.suemonkkidd.com .
Tickets to Kidd's lecture at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 441 Montgomery St., Syracuse, are $25. For ticket information and availability, call 435-2121.
Would-be writers are urged to take advantage of these published authors' expertise during March. Who knows? By this time next year, you might be appearing before a group discussing your own writing success.
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