Lit Youngstown, groups plan literary festival

Lit Youngstown, groups plan literary festival

YOUNGSTOWN

Lit Youngstown, a literary arts nonprofit, St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County and the McDonough Museum of Art will host a literary festival from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The Fall Literary Festival is an opportunity for readers and writers to come together and learn more about the writing craft, experience new writing styles and learn from published writers.

The $25 registration fee includes lunch catered by Cultivate Co-Op Cafe, afternoon coffee and cake catered by Selah Restaurant, access to three topical sessions on writing and publishing, admission to poetry readings by a variety of authors, a historical fiction reading and the screening of a short film. No registration fee will be charged to those attending only the sessions at the library. Registration and a full schedule of sessions and readers are available at LitYoungstown.org.

Lit Youngstown is a nonprofit dedicated to the literary arts hosting monthly readings and open mics, offering rotating workshops and classes, and engaging the community in exploring the written word. For information, email info@LitYoungstown.com or visit Lit-Youngstown.org.

Hank Green, sibling of John Green, gets a deal

NEW YORK

John Green isn’t the only author in his family.

Green’s brother and YouTube collaborator, Hank Green, has a two-book deal with the Penguin Random House imprint Dutton.

The first book is a novel about an art student and a sculpture of a giant robot, “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.” Dutton, which also publishes John Green, announced recently that the novel is scheduled for next fall.

Hank Green said in a statement that he hoped the book would help capture the “really weird” historical moment we’re living in.

John Green’s “Turtles All the Way Down,” his first novel since the million-selling “The Fault in Our Stars,” comes out next month.

Staff/wire reports