In 2010, the Big E reported hosting more than 1.2 million attendees for fun, food, and fanfare. The Big E is one of the largest fairs in the United States and hosts national and local acts.
This year the Big E is promoting national acts such as Darius Rucker on Sept. 23, Reba on Oct. 2 and Blake Shelton on Oct. 1. There is something for everyone at the Big E — animals, vehicles, crafts, wares and books.
Connecticut Authors meet the Public
If reading is one of your private pleasures, be sure to stop by the Connecticut Building and visit the Connecticut Authors and Publishers booth where you will meet various Connecticut authors and perhaps even have a chance to ask them a question or two.
Here is a partial listing of authors featured at the Big E this year. Read each individual bio to learn more and please stop by the CAPA booth to say hello.
Christina Cody
The Perfectly Imperfect Pumpkin and The Pirate Scope
“While growing up in Alabama, Christina spent weekends in the library with her mother devouring books and gaining the sense that she should tell stories. Currently, Christina has published two children’s books: The Perfectly Imperfect Pumpkin and The Pirate Scope. She is a proud Navy wife and a mother to two wonderful, yet zany, children. For more, see www.christinacody.org
Dan Holdridge
Pentagon Prayer – Story of a 9/11 Survivor
On this 10th Anniversary of September 11th, Connecticut’s own Dan Holdridge, a survivor of 9/11 at the US Pentagon, will be signing copies of his inspirational and historical book titled, “Pentagon Prayer – Story of a 9/11 Survivor”.
Pentagon Prayer has been read around the world, including inspiring troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, and across America. As a member of CAPA, Dan will be book signing in person in the CT Building at the Big E on September 17 and 25th, 2011, and Pentagon Prayer will be available throughout the Big E while supplies last. Dan is a renowned national keynote speaker, member of the National Speakers Association, and is a resident of Stonington, CT. More information can be found at www.danholdridge.com
Neil Liebowitz, MD
Psychiatry in Techno Colors
“A psychiatrist’s memoir of lessons learned about the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety and depression is a collection of easy to read essays, which explain the life of a psychiatrist and the medications available to help those with anxiety and depression. Anyone who knows someone with depression or anxiety can benefit greatly by his lifetime experiences with patients. It is easy to read and once you start reading it, you cannot put it down. The author, Neil Liebowitz, MD is the director of the Connecticut Anxiety & Depression Treatment Center in Farmington, CT and will be signing his book at the Connecticut Building at the Big E on Saturday September 24 from 4 to 7pm and Tuesday September 27 from 7 to 9pm.”
Susan Winters Smith
The Mystery at Seymour Lake Lodge and The Dragonfly Sees
Susan Winters Smith was born in Norwood, Massachusetts, grew up in Central Vermont in Shady Rill and has lived in Connecticut with her husband Stephen for most of her adult life. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1965 and the University of Vermont in 1969, later earning a Master’s degree from St. Joseph College in West Hartford. She has written stories and poems all of her life, while going to school, raising three children, caring for a handicapped uncle, and working in the fields of Special Education, free-lance Journalism, and Social Work. Susan is a member of NWU, CAPA, IPNE, and LVW. She is also a member of the Abenaki Clan of the Hawk and the Enfield Congregational Church. For more information, see www.wintersmithbooks.com.
Cynthia S. Bercowetz
Oliver the Lion Who Wants to be a Lion and Scams
Look for Cynthia Sunday, September 18 1p.m., – 4 p.m., Wednesday, September 21, Connecticut Day, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, September 25-1 p.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, October 1, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. and Sunday, October 2, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m.
Cynthia released “Oliver the Lion Who Wants To Be A Lion”, this summer. It is an adorable children’s book (6-Up,) about a lion who wants to help the service lions and the adventures he has to get to the lions building. Cynthia also published “Scams”, a book on Ponzi scams from the originator, Charles Ponzi to Bernie Madoff and other swindlers from 1920 to the present. To contact Cynthia: [email protected]
J Monkeys
The Cordovan Vault (Middle Grade/Tween Adventure), Dixie and Taco go to Grandmother’s House (Picture book/beginning reader), and Dixie and Taco go to the Zoo (Picture book/beginning reader).
J lives in Connecticut with a menagerie of children and pets and is hard at work on the next book in the Livingston-Wexford series – The Peacock Tale. It is a piratey adventure! Look for it in October of 2011.
J Monkeys has always been a storyteller, although mostly just for self-entertainment. J was shocked to learn that everybody didn’t spend their time with their head in a cloud imagining what they would do if some kind of adventure presented itself. After getting a degree in Creative Writing from the University of Connecticut (Go Huskies!) and spending WAY too long writing boring things for a regular paycheck, J is proud to be a novelist, finally.
Dodie Milardo
Author of Penelope’s Cruise
Dodie Milardo is the author of the romance novel, Penelope’s Cruise. She is donating 90% of the net profit from the sale of her novel to charitable organizations. If you order Penelope’s Cruise from Dodie’s website, you may choose which organization you would like her to support from the list on the order form. Dodie also partners with charitable organizations by doing book signings and speaking at their events, with 90% of the net profit going directly to the organization.
K.C. Lauer
Bad Girl Gone Mom
K.C. Lauer has lived in many states on the East Coast, but she spent the majority of her youth and adult life in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Her tear jerking yet inspirational memoir of birth defects and addictions is compelling, unique, and interesting.
If you are looking for a real- life story of an every-day kind of girl that overcomes huge obstacles, pick up a copy of Bad Girl Gone Mom – available in E-Book, Paperback, and Hardcover form. K.C. will be at the big E between 10am-7 pm on 9/25, 9/26 and 10/2. Listen to her live radio interview ON 9/7/2011 with Rock 102.1 Bax & O’Brien.
Stop by the CAPA booth and meet CT Authors
Books can be inspirational, educational, or just beautiful to look at. With the holiday season quickly approaching, we are sure you will find a gift not only for someone you love, but for yourself as well. Stop by and say hello to these and many other Connecticut Authors.