Kenneth Patchen letters compiled into book

Kenneth Patchen letters compiled into book

HURON, OHIO

Bottom Dog Press has announced the release of a large compilation of the letters of a famed native author and artist.

Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972), born in Niles, rose from his steelworker background and became a rebel poet, a leading figure among Leftist thinkers and an inspiration to dissident writers in America.

Among the many correspondents represented the book are Alex Comfort, E.E. Cummings, James T. Farrell, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Alexander Meiklejohn, Henry Miller, Harriet Monroe, Lewis Mumford, Henry Rago, Wallace Stevens, Dylan Thomas, Leon Trotsky and Thomas Wolfe.

The book may be ordered directly from Bottom Dog at http://smithdocs.net or at area and online bookstores.

‘The Last Victim’ is true crime story

CANTON

In their book “The Last Victim,” authors Chris Rudy and George W. Davis present the true story of a man they think is one of, if not the most, dangerous criminals in Northeast Ohio history.

The tale is of William Edward Griffith Jr., whose criminal acts of voyeurism and rape spanned three decades and six states. He reached notoriety as a serial rapist before he came across Melissa Brown, who became his last victim.

The book takes readers through the investigation that eventually led to Griffith’s imprisonment. It is for sale online at Amazon.com.

Rudy is a law-enforcement officer, detective and graduate of the FBI Academy. Davis is an award-winning journalist.

A book signing will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Main Library in Canton, 715 Market Ave. North.

Titanic tales tie Ohioans to tragedy

Janet A. White and Mary Ann Whitley have penned a new book, “Ohio Tales of the Titanic,” which tells the stories of Ohioans aboard the Titanic when it sank.

Among them were new brides, immigrants and prominent business people.

The book also follows lives of the survivors after the disaster, as some fell victim to other tragedies, and it points out some modern connections to the ship.

To order, visit http://ohiotitanic.wordpress.com/ordering-information/.

White is a library specialist with ValleyCare Northside Medical Center in Youngstown and lives in Girard.

She has been researching Ohio Titanic connections for decades and is a past trustee of Titanic International Society.

Whitley is a longtime journalist who lives in the suburb University Heights.

Author plans signings of ‘Silent No More’

Christine Orenic-Ward has planned the following book signings for her work, “Silent No More.”

May 20: Highway Tabernacle, 3000 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown, 10 a.m. service.

June 2: Peaberry’s Cafe and Bakery, 4350 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Mr. Perfume and More, 7101 Lockwood Blvd., Boardman, 2 to 6 p.m.

June 3: Victory Christian Center, 3899 McCartney Road, 8:30 and 11 a.m. services.

June 5: Mr. Perfume and More, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

June 6: Hampton Inn, 6690 Ironwood Blvd., Canfield, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

June 8: Family Christian Bookstore, 7415 Market St., Boardman, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

June 9: Davis Family YMCA, 45 McClurg Road, Boardman, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

‘Trouble in Trumbull’ is new murder mystery

John P. Lutseck has written a murder mystery based in the Mahoning Valley, “Trouble in Trumbull.”

The tale involves a deadly new recreational drug that was smuggled to Fowler and then vanishes, a slew of murders, and two teens caught in the middle of a massive hunt for the drug and the killers.

The teens manage to survive until a showdown at a nursing home.

PublishAmerica is the publisher, and the author can be reached at 330-856-3898 (office) or 330-883-7304 (cell).

Writers’ guild offers a poetry contest

CANTON

In addition to hosting its annual writing contests, The Greater Canton Writers’ Guild is sponsoring a poetry contest this year.

The Marlene Stottsberry writing competition is for fiction, and the Ken Miller contest is strictly for nonfiction.

All genres are accepted, with a maximum of 2,000 words. Organizers will accept all styles of poetry, any topic, with a maximum 32 lines.

There is a $5 entry fee. The top winner in each category receives $50 and a signed, framed certificate.

Detailed submission guidelines can be found on the website www.cantonwritersguild.org with the entry form, which is mandatory.

For the guild’s booklet, The Writers’ Tools and Submission Guidelines, outlining everything, send $2 to The Greater Canton Writers’ Guild, Submission Guidelines, P.O. Box 8381 Canton, OH 44711.

The deadline for all submissions is July 31.