Authors Table 2026 (w/ authors)

Donna Galanti – “The Secret Winners Club” (2026), “Loon Cove Summer” (2025), “Joshua and the Lightning Road” (2020)   Donna Galanti is the award-winning children’s book author of the Unicorn Island series, Joshua and the Lightning Road series, Loon Cove Summer, and The Secret Winners Club. She has lived in fun locations including England, her family-owned campground in New Hampshire, and in Hawaii where she served as a U.S. Navy photographer. For details on her books and school programs, visit her at donnagalanti.com.

Ruth Setton – “ZigZag Girl”, “The Road to Fez”   Ruth Knafo Setton is the author of the novels The Road to Fez and Zigzag Girl—an International Thriller Writers Award finalist and Indie Books Award finalist for Best Mystery. A multi-genre writer, she has been widely published in journals and anthologies.

Sandy Cody – “Packed for Trouble” (2026), “Love and Not Destroy”, and “An Uncertain Path”    Sandra Carey Cody is the author of two novels set in Bucks County (Love and Not Destroy and An Uncertain Path). These books feature The Mercer Museum. She also writes the Jennie Connors mystery series. She is originally from the Midwest, but has lived in Bucks County for more than half her life.

Dustin Parent – “Candy”, “Circus World”   Dustin Parent is an author who writes raw, emotionally driven stories about childhood trauma and growing up with parents struggling with mental illness. His books, including Circus World—a child’s perspective of a bipolar parent—and Candy, explore memory, instability, and survival through a deeply personal lens.

Nichole Vogelsinger – “Needles Out! Boho Embroidery: Mixed-Media Embroidery Techniques”, “Boho Embroidery: Modern Projects from Traditional Stitches” and “Boho Embroidery: The Pattern Collection”   Nichole Vogelsinger (@wildboho) is a fiber artist and author in Bucks County, PA. Known for her bold, layered embroidery hoop art, she inspires creativity through a free-spirited style that balances chaos and control. Nichole teaches for John Bead, Michaels, and on YouTube, and leads workshops across the U.S. 

Beth Lapp – “The Angelica Tree”   Beth Lapp writes fiction that digs into the messy, fascinating dynamics of family life. With a background in systems thinking and years of experience helping people solve complex human problems, her work blends insight with storytelling. She lives in Pipersville, Pennsylvania.

Geraldine Donaher – “Mouth Shut Head Down” (2026), and “Still”   Geraldine Donaher uses storytelling to inform, engage, and inspire. Drawing on her background in education, she connects with diverse audiences through narratives that highlight shared experiences of struggle and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

Chris “Alie” Kratzer – “The Cicadas of North America” (though Widow Spiders of the World will be published very soon!) , “The Social Wasps of North America”   Chris Alice “Alie” Kratzer is a local engineer, scientist, and award-winning author. Her newest book is The Cicadas of North America, which you can find for sale at the Frenchtown Bookshop.

Jen Barton – “Forest Bath”, “Bernice Sandler and the Fight for Title IX” (Magination Press, 5/22)    Jen Barton is an award-winning author of several books for kids. Just a short girl with a tall imagination, Jen lives in Pennsylvania and spends much of her time thinking of silly things to amuse children. You can find more about her at jbartonbooks.com.

Jennifer Hayden –  “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Dinner: Confessions of a Cartoonist Cook”  (2026)   Jennifer Hayden is graphic and spoken word storyteller, whose graphic memoir The Story of My Tits was nominated for an Eisner Award and translated into three languages. Her new kitchen memoir is Where There’s Smoke, There’s Dinner: Confessions of a Cartoonist Cook.