Writers to meet at Peaberry’s

Writers to meet at Peaberry’s

CANFIELD

Area writers, both published and unpublished, are invited to the next meeting of Monday Night Writers from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Peaberry’s Cafe, 4350 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Led by author and professional writer Nancy Christie, the two-hour session includes a mix of writing exercises, information on the creative and business aspects of writing, and group feedback on works-in-progress.

The fee is $10, and registration is preferred. For information, contact Christie at 330-793-3675 or at nancy@nancychristie.com.

Second Tuesday poetry reading set

YOUNGSTOWN

Pig Iron Literary & Art Works announces its next monthly poetry reading will take place Tuesday.

The featured reader will be Bill Koch, a Youngstown poet and writer and case manager at the Vocational Rehabilitation Bureau’s Youngstown office. Koch’s reading will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Pig Iron Press, 26 N. Phelps St., downtown.

An open microphone will follow the feature reading, and audience members are welcome to share their own work for up to eight minutes.

The reading next month is planned for March 11 and will feature Youngstown poet and teacher Phil Warren. For information, call 330-747-6932.

New Helprin novel expected in 2015

NEW YORK

Mark Helprin’s next novel will have a touch of Hollywood.

Helprin has a deal with Henry Holt and Company for the novel “Avocado,” scheduled for the spring of 2015. It will be released through the John Macrae Books imprint.

The publisher said “Avocado” is a “lyrical, romantic and madcap novel set in post-World War I that follows a married couple in search of success from Brooklyn to the California avocado groves and then to Hollywood at the twilight of the silent film era.”

The 66-year-old Helprin is known for such novels as “A Soldier of the Great War,” “Refiner’s Fire” and “Winter’s Tale,” a romantic historical fantasy that has been adapted into a film of the same name.

The movie stars Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay. It’s scheduled to come out Friday.

Vindicator staff/wire reports