Local authors do signings at Amherstburg book store

K.G. Miceli and John Schlarbaum did a signing of their books last Sunday at River Bookshop.

What’s next for local authors K.G. Miceli and John Schlarbaum?

Sunday afternoon at Amherstburg’s River Bookshop they took time out from signing their latest books, to talk about what they are currently working on.

Miceli is well known for her thrillers and paranormal books including Tales of Texas Road and Tales of Sandwich Town. With those titles behind her, she is moving down the road to Niagara Falls, interviewing and documenting stories told to her by those who experienced a tunnel.

Entitled “Tales of a Screaming Tunnel,” it will bring back memories about an old water drainage tunnel beneath railroad tracks that, according to the author, was the location of a Steven King film.

“It was a place I heard about where people had a lot of experiences,” said Miceli.

And she is approaching this book just like she did with “Tales of Texas Road” and “Tales of Sandwich Town.”

“I interview people and search out stories that they have from there.”

Schlarbaum has written a detective-style series about character Steve Cassidy and regularly includes local people in places.

However, his latest book which he sold and signed on Sunday is a little more personal and looks back when he was a young teenager.

It’s called “Music Virgin No More” and are confessions of a young record collector from 1979 to 1982. This is a trip down memory lane for the author who hopes other music lovers will look back and remember some oldies but goodies.

“It’s for readers of a certain age. I did this a week before I started high school,” explained Schlarbaum.

When he was 13 years-old, he would listen to musicians such as Bob Seger, Bruce Springstein and Tom Petty, charting their progress and coming up with his own great play list.

“I really enjoyed the charts. I had a hobby of making my own play list,” he said.

The book is appropriately dedicated to anyone who has ever placed a needle into the grooves of a vinyl record.

And as far as what is next for him, Schlarbaum, whose books have been on the Amazon best seller list, might just have another mystery or two in the works.

His advice to aspiring authors, “you can get your story out there.”

On the matter of stories, Santa and Mrs. Claus are visiting the River Bookshop this Sunday at 11 a.m. and besides reading the classic, “A Night Before Christmas” will read from local author Nathan Christopher’s, “When Santa Wrote Back.”

Local authors do signings at Amherstburg book store

By Fred Groves