Writers forum in Ossining
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Quick on the heels of last week’s program about libraries and the cyberspace, the Ossining Public Library is hosting a panel discussion about writing and publishing this Monday, April 27 featuring some of the brightest literary stars in Ossining and Briarcliff communities. 
The second annual Festival of Writers and Readers, part two, is at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
The forum will focus on the art, craft and business of getting published, says Bob Minzesheimer, a library trustee who writes about books for USA Today and is involved with putting these mind-stretching programs together at the library.
The panelists are:
•Kirsten Bakis, whose debut novel “Lives of the Monster Dogs” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) was named a notable book of the year by The New York Times in 1997 and praised by Stephen King. Bakis, who has taught writing at Skidmore College, is working on her second novel.
•Preston Keat, co-author of “The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing” (Oxford University Press, 2009), is director of research at Eurasia Group, which assesses political risks around the world for governments and businesses. He teaches at Columbia University and has been a commentator for CNN and Fox News.
•Susanna Reich, whose latest children’s book is “Painting the Wild Frontier: The Art and Adventures of George Catlin” (Clarion, 2008). She has won the Thomas Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award (for a biography of Jose Limon) and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year award for “Clara Schuman: Piano Virtuoso.”
•Jason Riley, author of “Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders: Six Myths About Immigration and Why They are Wrong” (Gotham, 2008), writes editorials for The Wall Street Journal and appears on The Journal Editorial Report on Fox News.
•Timothy Schenck, author of “What Size Are God’s Shoes? Kids, Chaos and the Spiritual Life” (Morehouse, 2008), a collection of essays, is the rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Briarcliff. He has published essays in The Journal News, Family Circle and The Baltimore Sun, among other publications and writes a blog “Clergy Family Confidential” at www.frtim.com.
•Amy Williams, is a literary agent and partner at McCormick and Williams. Among the authors she has represented is former Marine sniper Anthony Swofford, whose memoir of the first Gulf War, “Jarhead,” was turned into a major motion picture.
The library is at 53 Croton Avenue.The Village Bookstore in Pleasantville will be selling copies of the authors’ books.
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