Authors Table 2025 (w/ authors)

Jeanne Balsam – “Where Do Butterflies Go at Night?” 2nd Edition. Jeanne Balsam is an author, illustrator, and graphic designer with a passion for children’s books. She studied with Uri Shulevitz at the New School many years ago. After a circuitous career path, she recently published her first picture book, dreaming of more to come.

Dianna Sinovic – “Scream of The Silent Sun” Dianna Sinovic is an author of speculative fiction, horror, and mystery, as well as a certified book coach and editor. Her short stories have been published in a number of anthologies, and her flash fiction appears monthly on the blog “A Slice of Orange.” Her paranormal thriller “Scream of the Silent Sun” was released this spring. She’s a member of the Horror Writers Association, Sisters in Crime, and the Bethlehem Writers Group, where she serves on the executive committee.

Kate Brandes – “Stone Creek and The Promise of Pierson Orchard”   Kate Brandes lives in the small river town of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania. She’s a creative writer and artist interested in sense of place. Kate has also worked as a geologist and environmental scientist for more than twenty-five years, and currently teaches at Moravian University, where she also co-directs the Moravian Writers’ Conference. 

Vasiliki Katsarou  – “The Second Home”, “Three Sea Stones” and “Gala” Vasiliki Katsarou is a poet, publisher, teaching artist, and independent curator. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks, and a full-length poetry collection. She is also the writer- director of “Fruitlands 1843”, a short 35mm film about the Transcendentalist Utopian community.

Deb Hoeffner- Illustrator “The Buckskin Mare, Ellie’s Story” and “Trucker: The True Story of a Hero Colt” Deb describes her work as a layering of thought, paint and possibilities. Over a long professional career, she has been widely published. She specializes in expressive portraits of the animal kingdom that tell stories and capture the spark of life. 

 Leigh Marino  “To Be A Christmas Tree” and “The Tiny Girl in the Egg” Leigh is a children’s book author, filmmaker and owner of a production company called Encourage Thought. Her mission is to craft narratives that resonate deeply and leave a lasting impact, especially for the next generation.

Rick Epstein “Frenchtown” Rick Epstein is the official Frenchtown borough historian. He was editor of the Delaware Valley News in 1977-84.