Marlin Fitzwater (above right)- Best known for being the only Press Secretary in U.S. history to be appointed by two U.S. Presidents, he is also the author of CALL THE BRIEFING, a best-selling memoir of ten years in the White House during the Reagan and Bush administrations and ESTHER'S PILLOW, a novel based on the true story of a small town in Kansas.  Mr. Fitzwater is currently working on another book of fiction about a waterman on the Chesapeake Bay.  CALL THE BRIEFING is an insightful memoir of the Reagan/Bush years that provides a richly detailed account of both Presidents, their lives, and their power. It is essential reading for students of journalism or politics, those who loved two of our greatest Presidents, or those who admire the life of a remarkable press secretary.

From 1983 to 1992, his voice reassured the world in times of turmoil and change. Today he is an author and lecturer whose presidential anecdotes, political analysis, and television commentary have received world wide attention.

ESTHER'S PILLOW : A startling debut novel based on a true story: A courageous young woman forces her small Kansas town to acknowledge the dark secrets of one violent night and the ugly prejudice that will tear it apart. The year is 1911. After attending college in Wichita for two years, Margaret Chambers returns home to teach in the one-room schoolhouse of her youth. Trouble brews quickly. The God-fearing citizens of this small, weather-beaten town feel threatened by the bright-eyed, full-figured Margaret. She's too smart by half and she needs to be put in her place. The men devise a plan to chase Margaret from the county forever. But fueled by whiskey and the shame of their own desires, their plan soon spins out of control. In one night of brutal violence, they ambush Margaret and tar and feather her naked body. After the men are arrested, a long, painful trial begins-a trial that will thrust this proud, private Kansas town into the national spotlight, splitting families apart and exposing the dark secrets of one hideous night to the unforgiving light of day. Esther's Pillow is based on a true story. It is the story that author Marlin Fitzwater learned at his father's deathbed. Haunted by his family's own role in the Chambers scandal, Fitzwater reached deep into the past to unearth the shocking secrets of one family, a small Kansas town, and the dark passions that changed them all forever.

"Johnny Holliday:From Rock to Jock" is the autobiography of the man known to be the voice of the Maryland Terrapins.  The pioneer Top 40 DJ recalls the events that led him from an R&B radio station in hometown Miami to his current 24-year tenure as radio play-by-play voice of the University of MD Terrapins.  His travels and associates along the way have made for a very diverse career.  Mr. Holliday also served as Master of Ceremonies at the Authors’ Luncheon.

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Deborah Larsen

Deborah Larsen (above left): Her best-selling novel, The White, is a piece of historical fiction that brings to life the story of Mary Jemison.  The 16-year-old Jemison was taken from her home in Pennsylvania by a Shawnee raiding party in 1758 and given to the Seneca.  Mary gradually became integrated into her new family, married a Delaware warrior, and raised a family in her adoptive culture.  Ms. Larsen’s novel is a narrative of Mary’s life among the Seneca.  Ms. Larsen currently lives with her husband in Gettysburg, PA where she teaches creative writing at Gettysburg College.                                                    

Kimbra Cutlip: The author of Sailor’s Night Before Christmas and Firefighter’s Night Before Christmas is a local children’s author living near the Chesapeake Bay.  Her 1999 Sailor’s . . . storybook offers an interesting answer as to how Santa Clause visits people who live on a boat year round, as she did for nearly six years.  In the recently published Firefighter’s . . . story a surprise guest visits firefighters who are working on Christmas Eve.  Ms. Cutlip is the associate editor of Weatherwise Magazine and enjoys writing about natural history, nature, outdoors and active lifestyles.

Marlin and Steve Moore

Johnny poses with a Maryland Fan

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