SCHEDULE

LITERARY EXPO OF EVENTS Saturday, June 23 1:00—4:00 p.m. 1:00-2:00 Rooms 6,7&8 KEYNOTE EVENT In Conversation with Julie Maloney

2:00-2:30 Room 5 REFRESHMENTS Courtesy of the Friends of WMTL

2:00-4:00 AUTHOR READINGS 2:30-2:55 Room 1 C. H. Admirand 2:30-2:55 Board Room Catherine H. Cieciuch DeBenedetto Welcome to the WMTL Literary Expo 2018, our WITHIN THESE 2:30-2:55 Room 3 Joseph F. Duffy inaugural local author day event! PAGES: 3:00-3:25 Room 1 John Foley

“As the one year anniversary of the opening of the new West Milford Township Library & Community 1 WELCOME 3:00-3:25 Board Room John Grant

Center draws near, WMTL is pleased to dedicate a 3:00-3:25 Room 3 Dan C. Gunderman day to celebrating the creative accomplishments of our 2 SCHEDULE local writing community. The WMTL Literary Expo 3:00-3:25 Room 5 Mary Laumbach OF EVENTS will also be a wonderful opportunity for our local 3:30-3:55 Room 1 West Michell reading community to be introduced to our talented 3:30-3:55 Board Room Nick Padovani group of writers,” announced Director Ricardo Pino. 3 KEYNOTE EVENT 3:30-3:55 Room 3 Karen Phelan Our day begins with our keynote event, Director

Ricardo Pino In Conversation with Julie Maloney. 2:30-4:00 Rooms 6,7&8 AUTHOR TABLE TALKS Readers are then invited to spend the afternoon dis- 4-9 AUTHOR Book purchasing and signings at covering a new favorite author! Our local authors and BIOGRAPHIES our authors’ tables readers can connect as authors host their own table talks—sharing their works and the stories behind 10-11 NOTES 4:00 Rooms 6,7&8 CLOSING REMARKS them, as well as making their books available for WMTL Director Ricardo Pino purchase and signing. The Literary Expo will also feature readings from our authors, so plan on explor- 12 THANK ing throughout the afternoon and being inspired! YOU! KEYNOTE EVENT IN CONVERSATION WITH JULIE MALONEY

Julie Maloney is the founder/ director of Women Reading Aloud, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting women writers. She is a trained work- shop leader in the Amherst Writ- ers and Artists Method and holds an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. MEET YOUR TALENTED AUTHORS! She is a former dancer, choreog- (Featured authors in alphabetical order; biographies provided by authors) rapher and artistic director of the Julie Maloney Dance Company

in New York City. C.H. ADMIRAND Ms. Maloney’s book of poems, C.H. writes about the things she loves most; family, her Irish ancestry, Private Landscape, was pub- baking and gardening. Take a trip back in time to the old West with her lished by Arseya Press. Her Irish Western series, then fast-forward to the present, stopping at the poems have appeared in many journals, such as Tiferet, Women Circle G Ranch in Pleasure, Texas before finally landing in Apple Kin, Paterson Literary Review and others. She is a frequent speak- Grove, Ohio—small town U.S.A.—for a slice of Peggy McCormack’s er on “Writing as a Life Tool.” buttermilk pie!

C.H. was born in Aiken, South Carolina, but her parents moved back to As Director of Women Reading northern New Jersey where she grew up, which if you’ve met her would Aloud, she leads writing workshops explain a lot. She’s always had her nose in a book, has traveled the throughout the year. Maloney will world over, and even tested the time-space continuum, thanks to the return to the island of Alonnisos in awesome power of the written word. One of her writing quirks is that September 2018 to lead her eighth she loves to include bits and pieces of her ancestors and ancestry in all international writer’s retreat in of her books. Her family centers her and keeps her sane, which is why Greece. In 2017, she led her second she enjoys adding elements of family, hearth, and home in all of her writer’s retreat in the south of France. romances.

Ms. Maloney’s debut novel, A Matter Books: With 11 short stories and 15 novels to her credit, this award- of Chance, was published by She winning, multi-published author’s books are available in paperback, hardcover, trade paperback, magazine, e-book, large print and audio- Writes Press in April 2018. book.

Web: www.juliemaloney.net Web: www.chadmirand.com CATHERINE H. CIECIUCH DEBENEDETTO Catherine H. Cieciuch DeBenedetto, B.A., M.A., is the co-founder of JOHN FOLEY Moriah Ministries. A graduate and former lecturer at Rutgers University— John Foley is a musician, music therapist, Books Newark, she received the Graduate Dean’s Award for her work on contro- and author. He has toured and recorded versial uses of science and technology in regard to women and worked with rock bands. Foley has accompanied are with Rutgers College of Nursing Alumni Association to develop a greater folksinger Oscar Brand on tours throughout awareness of bio-ethical issues relevant to the community-at-large. the United States and Canada. a Catherine is a former associate producer and co-host of a public access talk show which focused on subjects of concern to the unchurched audience Foley’s recordings include rock, folk, chil- with the goal of pointing viewers toward the love of Christ. She is the wife dren’s music and educational material for uniquely of a seminary graduate and the mother of one daughter. the BBC and the Smithsonian Institute. portable Book: Real Women Cry (and Real Men Let Them): Embracing our God- Book: Guitar Music for the Mid-Life Crisis given Gift of Tears (Music: Why We Listen, Why We Play) magic.

Web: http://realwomencry.org Facebook: John Foley Twitter: @foleyguitar -Stephen King JOSEPH F. DUFFY Joseph F. Duffy and his wife Carolyn have been West Milford residents for 38 years. Duffy retired in 2016 after a 45 year management career in health and human services management—21 years at St. Joseph’s Hospital JOHN GRANT in Paterson and 19 years with Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Paterson John Grant is an award-winning author of over 70 books, including (Morris, Passaic, and Sussex counties.) many non-fiction books on film, art, and , and of some 20 fanta- sy novels. Scottish-born, John Grant lives in North Jersey. Duffy has graduate degrees in nonprofit management, public administra- tion, rehabilitation counseling, and special education, a bachelor degree in John Grant has won two Hugo Awards, the , the sociology, and an honorary doctorate. He is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu, Mythopoeic Society Scholarship Award, the J. Lloyd Eaton Scholarship the Jesuit National Honor Society. Award, the , the Chelsey Award, and a British Association Special Award. Among his other honors, Grant has Joe served as an adjunct faculty member at Ramapo College and the been honored to speak at the Library of Congress. College of St. Elizabeth, and as a field instructor for Ramapo College, Fairleigh Dickinson, Fordham, William Paterson, Montclair State, Books: Grant’s popular science books include Discarded Science, Bethlehem (Palestine), and Rutgers Universities and the University of Corrupted Science, Bogus Science, and Denying Science. He is also Pittsburgh. Joe has served on numerous nonprofit Board of Trustees on an expert on film and animation, and is the author of numerous books both the local and national level. in that field including Encyclopedia of Walt Disney’s Animated Characters (three editions), Masters of Animation and three Facts, Since retiring, Joe became a volunteer expert for Catholic Relief Services’ Figures & Fun titles: Sci-Fi Movies, Animated Movies and Noir Farmer to Farmer program travelling three weeks at a time to Africa Movies. He was co-editor of the award-winning The Encyclopedia of providing board and management training and consultation to agriculture Fantasy and co-author of AAPL’s award-winning The Chelsey Awards: businesses. He is a peer review team member conducting accreditation A Retrospective. visits for human service organizations. Web: www.johngrantpaulbarnett.com Book: Being a Supervisor 1.0: a Handbook for the New, Aspiring, and http://noirencyclopedia.wordpress.com Experienced Supervisor DAN C. GUNDERMAN WEST MICHELL Dan C. Gunderman is an author of historical fiction and nonfiction who I’ll be writing West Michell is a graduate of University holds an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Fairfield University. of Maryland, College Park. Following His books include two biographies for an educational publisher (Spring until I can’t college, she began her career in video pro- 2018), and the historical fiction novel Synod. He specializes in writing duction at MTV Networks in New York nineteenth-century historical fiction and screenplays. Dan’s particular write anymore. City, working as a production clerk, then research interests include Tudor and Victorian England, along with rising through the ranks to production co- Gilded Age U.S. politics. It’s a ordinator and unit manager. She became a freelance writer and production coordina- Dan is a former staff writer for the New York Daily News, where he also compulsion tor for various production companies and served as a film and television critic. He is currently the associate editor studios in New York and New Jersey. She of a B2B media site, and contributing film critic to different outlets. is the co-writer of a feature length docu- Dan lives in West Milford with his dog, Kodi. with me. comedy, has written and published two children’s books, and writes for an online Books: Synod: A Novel; Ashima Shiraishi: Rock Climber; Dr. Alfredo I love writing. publication. She runs her own business, is Quinones: Surgeon an adjunct professor, and volunteers her -J.K. Rowling time to local charities and organizations. Web: http://dangunderman127.wixsite.com/author West Michell has been a vegan for over ten years. She is an advocate MARY LAUMBACH for self-reflection as the catalyst to a healthier and more understanding Mary Laumbach is an inspirational writer/photographer and a public world. West Michell writes books to empower individuals and help speaker and advocate against domestic violence. She is using her story them to understand and recognize the amazing strengths and abilities to share hope that there is a fulfilling life after leaving abuse. She is a they already possess. survivor and runs a local support group/network. She has partnered with local foundations and social service agencies to assist victims in She is currently at work on her second novel and has a free online book escaping and surviving abuse. series. West Michell resides in New Jersey with her husband and son.

In October 2017, Mary received West Milford Township’s Proclama- Book: Under the Veil tion recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In June 2015, she received Passaic County’s “Champion of Disabilities Award” along Web: http://westmichell.com with a New Jersey Senate Commendation. She is currently finalizing a book she has been writing for the past two years about finding hope NICK PADOVANI after trauma. Nick Padovani is a local pastor and social worker who has done exten- sive work in biblical studies. His two books (soon to be three) on the Mary is a parent of two adult sons, has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, ancient text of the Song of Solomon provide a spiritual roadmap into and is a Human Resources Recruiter. intimacy with God and personal awakening.

Book: Contributed Chapter 3: Painful Lessons “My Abusive Relation- Padovani is also the father of two beautiful girls. ship, Why I stayed and how I left” in the 2016 book, I Am Free: Healing Stories About Surviving Toxic Relationships with Narcissists Books: The Song of the Ages Pt. 1—The Summit of Truth; The Song of and Sociopaths the Ages Pt. 2—The Kiss of Two Seas

Web: www.sunnyskyz.com/feel-good-story/2281/A-Piece-Of-Paradise Web: www.nickpadovani.com KAREN PHELAN Karen Phelan is a business author, speaker, and co-founder of Operating Principals LLC, an organizational development consulting NOTES firm that uses simple practices to effect change. Their latest product, Act Like a Leader, is a role-playing game that uses people’s subcon- scious skills to improve communication, innovation, and team building. Her book, I’m Sorry I Broke Your Company, a humorous dissection of why common management practices often go awry, was named one of the top ten business books of 2013 by the Toronto Globe and Mail, and is an international bestseller, translated into multiple languages and top- ping the business bestsellers in Japan for several months.

Karen has been featured in Fortune online, Leadership Excellence magazine, the AMA Newsletter, as well as various business blogs and radio shows and has been a featured speaker at the national HR Summit of the Conference Board of Canada. She has over a dozen years of con- sulting experience at Gemini Consulting and Deloitte & Touche and has held several management positions at Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. Karen started her career in a military think tank and holds a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from MIT.

Book: I’m Sorry I Broke Your Company: When Management Consultants are the Problem, Not the Solution

Web: http://operatingprincipals.com

NOTES Thank you for joining WMTL in celebrating our local writing community by attending the inaugural WMTL Literary Expo. See you next year!

West Milford Township Library 1470 Union Valley Road West Milford, NJ 07480 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.wmtl.org

Main Desk 973-728-2820 Friends of the Adult/Teen Services 973-728-2822 West Milford Township Library Children’s Services 973-728-2823 Marty Tappan, Ricardo Pino, 973-728-2824 President Director 973-697-6835

Board of Trustees Hours Dr. Joan Oberer President Monday 10:00-8:00 James Rogers Vice President Tuesday 10:00-8:00 Sandra Nebel Secretary Andrew Gargano Treasurer Wednesday 10:00-8:00 Douglas Ott Thursday 10:00-8:00 Eugene Valenta Friday 10:00-6:00 Gillian Hemstead Saturday 9:00-5:00 Daniel Novak Superintendent’s Rep Bettina Bieri Mayor Sunday 12:00-4:00