GCC professor publishes poetry

GCC professor publishes poetry

GROVE CITY, PA.

Grove City College professor of English Dr. Eric Potter has published “Things Not Seen,” a book of original poetry.

The poems in “Things Not Seen” are by turns playful, witty and serious. Ranging widely from rock concert to communion, from the stray dog of faith to the results of a mammogram, sewing to shooting stars, Schr ∂dinger’s cat to Lazarus, they address issues of doubt and longing, the desire for certainty, the presence of mystery, and the struggle in, of, and for faith.

Potter teaches courses in creative writing, American literature and modern poetry at Grove City College. He has had two previous volumes of poetry published: “Heart Murmur” (2010) and “Still Life” (2010). “Things Not Seen” is published by Resource Publications and available from the publisher www.wipfandstock.com, online retailers or the Grove City College Bookstore.

Penguin Bookshop to host workshop/signing

SEWICKLEY, PA.

Nancy Christie, an Ohio author from Austintown, will speak Thursday at the Penguin Bookshop, 4171/2 Beaver St., as part of the Penguin Bookshop Writers Series. Her talk, “Corporate Writing 101,” will be an introduction to writing for business clients, from evaluating abilities and creating proposals to making cold calls and developing marketing tools.

The event is free and open to the public, although registration is suggested as space is limited.

After the presentation, Christie will be signing copies of her books “Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories” and “The Gifts of Change.”

For information about Christie and her books, visit www.nancychristie.com/books.

Stephen King wraps up crime fiction series

NEW YORK

The end is near for Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy, his foray into crime fiction.

King’s “End of Watch” will be published next June, Scribner announced last week. The novel is the third, after “Mr. Mercedes” and “Finders Keepers,” to feature retired police detective Bill Hodges. “End of Watch” will feature another recurring character, Mercedes killer Brady Hartsfield, and his extraordinary powers even as he lies in a vegetative state.

According to Scribner, “End of Watch” will bring the series to a “sublimely terrifying conclusion,” as King combines crime fiction with the supernatural.

‘Twilight’ edition reverses genders

NEW YORK

Call them Edythe and Beau.

For the 10th anniversary of her “Twilight” series, Stephenie Meyer is offering a gender swap for those millions caught up in the saga of Bella and Edward.

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers recently released a “Twilight/Life and Death” dual edition of Meyer’s first of four main novels in the best-selling vampire series. The original book has been paired with “Life and Death,” a narrative that reverses the author’s famed romance between a teen girl and male vampire, instead having a human boy (Beau) fall for a female vampire (Edythe).

According to Little, Brown, the alternate version contains nearly 400 pages of new material.

Patterson to pay bonuses to bookstore workers

NEW YORK

Attention employees at independent bookstores: James Patterson would like to pay you a holiday bonus.

The best-selling author and benefactor of booksellers and libraries announced last week that he will give away $250,000, with payments ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Everyone from store owners and managers to authors and patrons are eligible to nominate an employee by answering the question “Why does this bookseller deserve a holiday bonus?”

Instructions can be found on www.bookweb.org/bonus, part of the website for the independent bookstores’ trade group, the American Booksellers Association.

The nominating period runs until Nov. 1. Recipients will be announced the week of Dec. 14.

Wallis has deal to write children’s books

NEW YORK

An Oscar nominee at age 9, Quvenzhane Wallis is now getting an early start on a writing career.

The actress known for “Beasts of the Southern Wild” has a deal with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for a chapter book series and a picture book. The publisher said last week the series will have three chapter books; the first is scheduled for January 2017. The work is currently untitled.

Both the series and the picture book should remind readers of the actress herself, now 12. The series features a “precocious and talented” third grader with star potential; the picture book will have a “spunky young heroine.”

Staff/wire reports