Join us at Book Bar to celebrate "The Power of the Fourth” with our Sci-Fi and Fantasy local author signing on May 4th, from 11:30 am - 3 pm!
Swing by to grab a coffee or tea and chat with local authors Jessica Pietro, Julie Zantopoulos, Laurisa Brandt, L. Ryan Storms, and The Novel Guys. Books will be available for purchase, and you can get them personalized/signed by the author(s). Find the schedule below:
11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Jessica Pietro and L. Ryan Storms
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm: The Novel Guys
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Julie Zantopoulos and Laurisa Brandt
About the Authors:
Jessica Pietro has been enchanted by fantasy worlds her entire life. Though she dabbled in writing, she never anticipated being a published author. In 2019, she started selling her artwork and teaching classes under the name Vellichor and More. Later, after a season of healing, she began writing The Great King and the Seer. Evidence of this journey is woven throughout the series as her characters learn to love, grow, and heal.
L. Ryan Storms writes everything from adult to young adult to picture books, and when she’s not in front of a computer, she can be found snuggling her backyard chickens in the suburbs. Book 1 of her Young Adult fantasy trilogy, A Thousand Years to Wait, placed first in Young Adult Fiction in the 2021 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards and was an award-winning finalist in American Book Fest’s 2019 Best Book Awards.
The Novel Guys (Brian Koscienski, Chris Pisano, and Jeff Young) are just three guys trying to make the voices in their heads pay rent. Since the quantity of stories they need to tell has no depth or breadth, they decided to create a few alternate personalities to better share their tales across various genres, which include Viktor Bloodstone (Horror, Suspense, Gothic), Apollo Harrison (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Steampunk), Jordan Corvis (Young Adult, Fantasy Romance), and The DCM (Comedy, Lunacy, Shenanigans).
Julie Zantopoulos is the author of the completed In Ash romantasy trilogy, which includes A Curse in Ash, A Prophecy in Ash, and A Destiny in Ash. She also self-published her first book, Shoot Down the Wendy Bird: A Collection of Flash Fiction & Poetry in January 2016. She also has a soft spot for awful SyFy movies and will defend Sharknado until the day she dies.
Laurisa Brandt writes immersive and heroic science fiction fantasy sweetened with romance. When not writing, she can be found baking sourdough bread or taking walks in nature. She resides in Central PA with her husband and their adopted Timneh African Grey parrot, Hercules. You can visit her online at laurisabrandt.com.