Author Ken McGee to sign books at Crest Hill’s Book Market

WriteOn Joliet member Ken McGee will chat and sign books from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2020 at The Book Market bookstore, 2365 Plainfield Road in Crest Hill

The event is free and open to the public.

McGee writes under the pen name of Kenneth Lee McGee. McGee was born in a small town in Southern Illinois in 1952. Both parents taught in the local schools. The family moved to the suburbs of Chicago in the early 1960s.

McGee enjoyed writing at an early age, but the talent remained dormant and undeveloped for over forty years. He married his high school sweetheart in 1973 and worked for a grocery retailer for over thirty years before retiring.

He enjoyed sports as a youth and that continued into adulthood. He played basketball in various leagues until he realized he couldn’t compete with the younger players. He found the sport of cycling, joined a local bike club, and even joined a racing team. Along the way he and his wife raised a son and daughter.

A few years later, he found his true role. He became a grandfather. Now that he had the time, he

resumed writing. He wrote short stories about lost lonely lions, kitty cats who could speak, and puppies that didn’t know their own strength for his granddaughter. Over the years more grandchildren were born.

McGee decided to write a story about two kids growing up in the fictional city of South Hampshire. The book turned into the Emmy’s Story series and even the spin-off Annie Mercer O’Dell books. He credits WriteOn Joliet for teaching him the skills to become a better author.

McGee and his wife of forty-five years live in Plainfield and are active in their local church and spend many hours indulging their grandchildren.

WriteOn Joliet is a welcoming, diverse group of writers of varied skills, interests, and experience. The group includes professional journalists, fiction novelists, bloggers, screenwriters, musicians, and poets.

The group provides a safe, comfortable, and supportive atmosphere for Joliet-area writers to share their work, and constructive feedback so that everyone can benefit from its members’ shared knowledge.

WriteOn Joliet is a proud partner of the Joliet Public Library and The Book Market Sales and Trading Center in Crest Hill.

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