Appearance at historic library on the docket; Ashfield Fall Festival a success
ASHFIELD, MA – This coming Thursday, November 19th at 6:30 PM, I’ll be appearing at the Warwick Free Public Library in Warwick, MA for an author reading. Copies of my A PENDALE TALE Young Adult Fantasy series, including the latest installment “Heart Of The Goddess” (Part Four), will also be on sale. If you’re in the area, I’d love to chat with you about my books!
This small-town library in Western Massachusetts has a long history. Here’s some historical information which includes an 1898 state report:
“‘In the summer of 1815 a circulating library was organized in Warwick, a small sum being charged for the privilege of taking books. This library was kept up as a private enterprise until 1871, when it was given to the town, which had, the preceding fall, appropriated the sum of $100 towards establishing a public library. Its use now became free to all the inhabitants of the town, each family being allowed four books at a time…
“It was kept in rooms in a dwelling-house until January, 1895, when it was removed to a room in the new town hall building. This room is light, pleasant and convenient, but will soon be to small.’ In 1917 the Baptist Church offered its Meeting House to the Town for use as a public library, which commenced, after renovation, in 1919 on the Library’s present site; 1998 saw a major addition, bringing the building to its current configuration.”
As far as my recent appearance at the Ashfield Fall Festival is concerned, it was an unmitigated success! A new weekend sales figure was set, as I sold out Part One of my series titled “Wild As The Wind.” It was great meeting and talking with all the new people who discovered A PENDALE TALE, but what was especially rewarding was touching base with those folks who purchased my books last fall.
There more than a few examples of people (more importantly, not necessarily fantasy fans) who found “Wild As The Wind” to be a great read. They not only enjoyed the book, but passed it on to their friends and family. Talk about an ego boost! We all need a little validation from time-to-time and it made my heart full. It was also fabulous to see some old friends from my UMass days as well as high school.
Thanks for reading and I’ll send out a holidays update soon!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: For more information on Amazon best-selling author Jorma Kansanen, visit his official website at JKansanen.com. You can reach him by e-mail at jormakansanen@gmail.com. Copies of A PENDALE TALE are available for review in print or e-book format.
You can now purchase paperback and hardcover copies of all four books of this Young Adult Fantasy book series through his JKansanen.com Book Store. E-books are exclusive on Amazon through Kindle Unlimited, where you can read the entire series for FREE!