Author Fair At Elmhurst Library Saturday

ELMHURST, IL — The Elmhurst Pubic Library will host an Author Fair on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 1-4 p.m. The library is located at 125 S. Prospect Ave. Several authors will be available that day to autograph copies of their books and would love to chat with the public.

Authors who plan to participate include Joan Aubele, Robyn Bachar, Dennis Bartizal, Natalie Brinley, James Scott Byrnside, J.L. Callison, Tim Chapman, Dave Crevie, Barb Warner Deane, Janette DeFelice, Donna Fatigato, Lorenzo A. Fiorentino, Colette Freeman, Julie M. Gentile, CL Gibson, Ted Gregory, Terri Guldan, Kat Hibbard, Ken Jackson, Gary Johnson, Stephen Evans Jordan, Maka Kartheiser, Kerri Kennedy, Christine Kindberg, Robin Liefeld, Dan McGuire, Dean Milano, Jamie Lynn Miller, Jessica Moen, Lisa Oddo, Bruce Palmer, Robert M. Pine, Mark Plotnick, Josh Price, Kathryn Price, E.G. Radcliff, Ken Robbins, Nancy Sack, Ralph Schiller, Traci Smith, Judy Soria, Gerry and Janet Souter, Joanna Spathis, Leah Stinsa, Marvin Sussman, Dianne Vezza, Steve Wiersum, Ryan Wolf and Joan Zientek.

The authors will be distributed around the entire building, according to a library spokeswoman. It is open to everyone. No library card registration is needed.

"I'm absolutely thrilled at the opportunity to introduce The Dance - A Story of Love, Faith, and Survival to positively impact this lovely community," said Joan Aubele, an author and diocesan speaker who will be at the fair to talk about her book, The Dance - A Story of Love, Faith, and Survival during the fair.

"I simply adore when I receive feedback as to how it has touched people's hearts and souls; this means the world to me. The intention of authoring my memoir, is to provide hope to those enduring hardships and to put things back into perspective. Be it financial, medical, divorce, or whatever the case may be."

Aubele's book is about a 29-year-old mother of three who has been given a death sentence by her doctor. Diagnosed with stage-four Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, she’s told to make her funeral arrangements and say goodbye to her family. She has always relied on her religious beliefs, but becomes the unsuspecting recipient of what can only be described as miracles. Twenty-five years in the making, Joan or Joanie, as known by her family and friends, humbly shares her story of triumph as an inspiration to all.