#WELLVERSED
Local Authors of St. Joseph
October 5, 2023
DEFINITION: experienced or skilled in; knowledgeable about
St. Joseph is a hotbed creativity from Walter Cronkite, Alonzo Weston, and – of course – Eugene Field, our community has set the stage for modern local authors to pick up that legacy and run with it. And run with it they do! With the technology to publish books becoming more accessible…stories that once just lived inside the minds of our residents are now alive and available for the world to read. We have compiled a list of local authors to get you started on your reading journey below…
Children’s Books
- Bridgette Ballinger – The Cat Spat! (illustrator)
- Monica Boeh – Rolling With the Punches
- Diane Goold – multiple children’s titles
- Amanda Goodwin – Let’s Go Somewhere Together
- Joanne Grey – ABCs of Architecture coloring book
- Stacey Mollus – multiple children’s titles
- Miles Ramsay – Prickly the Cactus
- Peggy Olinger – multiple children’s titles
- Lucinda Weeks – Christian children’s titles
Fiction
- Gary F Baumann II – science fiction/dystopian future
- Robert Christiansen – science fiction
- Britney Edwards – thriller
- Samantha Fidler-Newby – fantasy
- Melody Gray – fiction
- Mark L. Groves – multi genre (horror, poetry, fiction)
- Cristen Jennette – fantasy
- Lauren Leach-Steffens – romance & fantasy
- Marc Longcor – science fiction
- Brooke McBride – romance
- Elora Maxwell – historical fiction
- Stacey Mollus – multi genre
- Karyn Rae – coming of age
- Angela Renee Ferris – thriller
- A.R. Shellnut – action & adventure
- Emery Thompson – romance
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Auctor Trevel – multi genre (fantasy, horror, poetry)
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Lucinda Weeks – Christian historical fiction
Nonfiction & History
- Caroline Castor – architecture
- Joanne Grey – architecture
- Marcella Lynn Hatcher-Atkison – true crime
- Gary Wescott – history
- Marshall White – history
- Gary Wilkinson – history
Biography & Self-Help
- Alex Bergland – memoir
- Kardell Sims – biography & motivation
- Cami Travis-Groves – life coaching
And don’t forget to visit Books Revisited our very own local used book store supporting Rolling Hills Library.
In fall 2023 The Story Collective opened their doors downtown serving St. Joseph as a brand new book store.
St. Joseph is also home to the St. Joseph Writer’s Guild and local publisher Amazing Things Press.
Did we miss you or your favorite author? Let us know by sending us a message on social with your information and we will get you added to the list!
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#FESTIVE
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