Authors highlight Friends dinner

Posted: Sunday, October 10, 1999

Presentations by authors of books published in the past year - always a highlight of the annual Book and Author Dinner sponsored by Friends of the Amarillo Library - testify to a healthy climate for writers in this area.

The keynote speech by playwright Don Nigro at the recent dinner testified also to the humor and drama evoked by a description of show business mishaps and the sad lot of playwrights. Presence at the annual dinner of young people who have taken part in production of Nigro plays rounded out a picture of Nigro's popularity and the healthy state of high school drama study in this area.

Officers elected at the Friends business meeting held in connection with the dinner include Dr. Neil Sapper, named to a second term as president; Susan Cohen, also re-elected, president-elect; Rob Chafin, vice president; and Mikala Stephens, (re-elected) treasurer. New members of the board of directors are Jan Arthur, Mina Field Johnson, Eddie Melin, and Linda Rimmer.

Authors, introduced by Carol Lovelady, a past president of the Friends, include the following, many of whom were present to speak briefly about their books:

Anne Amerson of Amarillo, author of "Annie Mayhem, ph!-D," (also called "Earth's 1st Book of Seance Fiction") further described as the "coming-of-middle-age diary of a female artist at the end of the millennium." The book has been accepted for archival placement in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in Washington, D.C.;

Jennifer Archer of Amarillo, author of "Body and Soul," a contemporary romantic comedy novel with a paranormal twist;

T. Lindsey Baker, formerly of the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum staff, "The Texas Red River Country: The Official Survey of the Headwaters, 1876."

Mike Cox of Austin, "Historic Amarillo: An Illustrated History," called a fresh perspective on city history at the close of the 20th century;

Dean Downey, Amarillo, "Ridin' Along the Trail," the author's second collection of cowboy poetry;

Ron Durham, "Jacob I Loved," a novel about the patriarch, written by a columnist on Globe-Times Beliefs and Ethics pages;

Norman Dysart, Amarillo, two short stories, "Inventing Can Be Hazardous to Your Health," and "Bo-Dandy the Bull;"

Chris Ely, Pampa, "Through Eyes of Faith," a tribute to the human spirit guided by faith;

John R. Erickson, "Hank the Cowdog - The Case of the Halloween Ghost," another in the enormously popular series of books for children - and their elders;

Eunice Johnson Halbert of Crowell, "Comanche Love," a novella that continues the story of Cynthia Ann Parker begun in the author's earlier short novel, "Two Feathers;"

Lou Ann Hall, PhD,LPC, LMFT, "Good News for People Who Hurt," about a new laser-like and holistic technique of mind-body treatment;

Glenda Holladay Eoyang, "Coping With Chaos: Seven Simple Tools" to achieve better decisions in reacting to fast changing and unpredictable situations;

Kimberly Willis Holt, Amarillo, "When Zachary Beaver Came to Town," story of a momentous summer in the life of a Panhandle teen-ager, told by the author "My Louisiana Sky," one of 1998's most honored books for young readers;

David T. Horsley, Amarillo, "Into the Wind: This High Plains Life," a collection of some of the best essays by the Amarillo Globe-Times columnist;

Elmer Kelton of San Angelo, "The Buckskin Line," a novel about the Texas Rangers from the distinguished novelist, a six-time winner of the Spur Award from Western Writers of America;

Jerry McClenagan, Amarillo, "Bondslave,"about a slave's struggle for freedom in the days of the Roman Empire;

Jerome McDonough, Amarillo, a play, "Users," about the tragedy of teen-age drug addiction. (McDonough also was project coordinator for two other plays published this year by Theater Classics of Boston);

Dr. Lucinda G. Miller, PharmD, BCPS, "Herbal Medicinals: A Clinician's Guide" to help patients and clinicians gain maximum benefit from use of herbal medicinals in treatment of illness;

A. G. Mojtabai of Amarillo, "Soon," a collection of short stories inspired by the author's volunteer service at St. Anthony's Hospice.

K. Sue Morgan, "In Name Only," historical romance set in Nacogdoches during the time of the Texas Republic;

DeWanna Pace, Amarillo, "A Taste of Honey," historical romance set in a German settlement in the Texas Hill Country in the 1840s;

Dr. Leslie Holladay Patterson of Huntsville, formerly of Canyon, "Research in the Classrooms: Talk, Texts and Inquiry;"

Dr. Phillip Periman of Amarillo, "City Churches," a book of the author's photographs of some of the 17th century churches designed by Christopher Wren to replace churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London;

Mort and Debbie Phillips, Vega, "The Last Ride: From Tragedy to Triumph," about what happened to the young minister and his wife after he was almost killed in a motorcycle accident;

Gail Shelton, "Groom on the Lam," romantic comedy suspense adventure set in Houston;

Jodi Thomas, "To Kiss a Texan," latest historical romance from the successful Amarillo writer, winner of two Rita Awards for her novels;

Rona Thompson, Amarillo, "Cougar's Woman," historical romance set in New Mexico;

Cora Gail Trent, Childress, "The Spice of Life," a collection of poetry celebrating a good marriage and the experience of raising a family in the Rolling Plains cotton country;

Dan Webb, Austin (formerly of Amarillo), "Essential Saltes," a novel of mystery and suspense;

Kenneth Wyatt, Tulia, "Christ and the Cowboy," paintings and text (including poems) marking the 30th year of the ordained minister's career in art.



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