Here are some of the books that have been published by Lake County authors in recent months. Look for these titles at your local community bookstore.
“Hungry” by Althea Eason (HarperCollins)
Cobb resident Althea Eason, a 20-year educator, has written her first children”s book, a science fiction/fantasy story geared to children 9 to 12 years old. “Hungry” is the story of Deborah or “Dbkrrsh,” a sixth-grade girl whose family is part of an alien species” mission to prepare for an invasion of Earth. In order to prove her loyalty to the Home World, she is expected to feed upon her best friend, a human child named Willy.
“The Hundred Year Lie” by Randall Fitzgerald
Local author and investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald examines the use of man-made chemicals in our food, water and medicine. The dust jacket reports that Fitzgerald “shatters dozens of myths being perpetuated by the chemical, pharmaceutical, and processed food industry and how the profit motive then led companies and even our own government to ignore troubling signs of widespread illness and disease.”
“Images of America: Resorts of Lake County” by Donna Hoberg (Arcadia Publishing)
Long-time Lake County resident Donna Hoberg is the author of “Resorts of Lake County.” Using the archives of the Lake County Historical Society and the Lake County Museum, as well as private collections, Hoberg has compiled 200 images that chronicle a 100-year history of 46 resorts from the 1860s to the 1960s.
The book is part of Arcadia Publishing”s “Images of America” series, which documents American communities ? large metropolitan areas as well as smaller cities.
A resident of Santa Rosa, Hoberg lived in Lake County for more than 40 years. She worked as a waitress at Seigler Springs Resort during summers while she was in high school. She married into the Hoberg”s Resort family during the 1950s and worked in the family business for some years. She and her husband also owned and operated the small housekeeping resort of Pine Summit during the 1960s.
“In the Black” by George J. Dorner (iUniverse, Inc.)
George J. Dorner”s book, “In the Black,” is a novelization of his experiences in covert operations during the Vietnam War. A sequel, “In the Light,” will concern his characters” readjustment to civilian life.
“Memoirs of an Aging Wood Nymph” by Carolyn Bowen Hawley (iUniverse, Inc., 2007)
Carolyn Bowen Hawley”s book is based on notes from the ”70s and ”90s when, in Northern California, she and her children lived as modern-day pioneers, building a home and surviving the elements.
“Route 66 to Mojave” by Marilyn Andersen Brown
“Route 66 to Mojave” is the nonfiction story of Ed and Lillie Brown and their family during the Great Depression. Leaving friends and family and everything familiar behind, they pack up their children and belongings and make the long journey on Route 66 to Mojave. Marilyn Andersen Brown lives on a ranch near Kelseyville with her husband Charlie, who was one of the main characters of this story.
“Speaking for Fire” by James BlueWolf, illustrated by Carolyn Wing Greenlee (Earthen Vessel Productions, USA)
James BlueWolf and Carolyn Wing Greenlee are both former Lake County Poets Laureate. “Speaking for Fire” is produced by Greenlee”s publishing company, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2008.
The book tells a story in the oral tradition and is meant to be read aloud. Animal peoples of the earth, frightened by the destructive power of Fire, take their case to the Grandfathers that sit in the clouds at the Four Directions of the World. The Grandfathers ask if anyone will speak for Fire.
“Sweet Relief: The Marla Ruzicka Story” (Simon & Schuster)
While not written by a local author, the subject of this book is local humanitarian Marla Ruzicka, who worked to secure compensation for civilian victims of U.S military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Sweet Relief: The Marla Ruzicka Story,” authored by Jennifer Abrahamson, recounts Ruzicka”s journey from an idyllic childhood in a small California town, through Latin America and Africa, and finally to the war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq. Before her death in a suicide bombing in April 2005, Ruzicka was instrumental in convincing the U.S. government to pass historic legislation to aid civilian victims of war.
Compiled from publicity announcements submitted to the Lake County Record-Bee and the Clear Lake Observer*American. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all recent author publications.
Please send news of author signings and book releases to Arts & Entertainment Editor Cynthia Parkhill, arts@record-bee.com.
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Announcements can also be submitted through the U.S. Mail or brought in person to 2150 S. Main St. in Lakeport, 95453. Any accompanying digital art should be saved on a CD.
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