Congratulations to Lauren Dragon for being a finalist for Best Childrens Picture Book!

Today it was announced that Lauren Dragon’s book Sally the Crab was one of the winners in a national book competition!

Each year they announce one top winner in each category as well as five to seven finalists who also receive recognition. To view the full results for The 14TH Annual Best Book Awards, please visit the American Book Fest’s full listing HERE.

Congratulations to Lauren Dragon!

John Kermit Kerr Wins Fiction Book of the Year for 2017!

John Kermit Kerr was recently nominated for the 2017 Fiction Book of the Year by the Arizona Author’s Association in conjunction with the Arizona Literary Society.

Their annual awards dinner was held in Phoenix, AZ on November 4, 2017, where Mr. Kerr won “Fiction Book of the Year”

Congratulations, John, on your accomplishment!

Mark O'Connell to make public appearance in Salem in November!

Mark O’Connell, author of The Team the Titans Remember, will make several public appearances in the Salem area in November.

O’Connell was also featured in a news article in the Roanoke Star. To check out this interesting article, please feel free to visit the link HERE!

Upcoming events mentioned in article:

O’Connell will be making several public appearances in Salem during the month of November.

He will conduct a book signing at The Salem Museum on East Main Street on November 6th beginning at 7:30 pm, and another at Sports Haven on West Main Street set for 10am-2pm on November 25th.

O’Connell will also appear as a guest speaker at the Monday, November 13 meeting of the Roanoke Valley Sports Club at the Salem Civic Center beginning at 5:45 pm.