Three authors to discuss works Thursday

Louisiana authors Ingrid Green Adams, Vivian Collins and Hilda Miller will discuss their new books at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

Ingrid Green Adams, Is There a Doctor in The House?

Green says hers is a book of healing inspirational poetry. It contains five sections of poetry about the healing processes “in our own homes, schools, hospitals and doctor offices, workplaces and churches.” Each section contains eight poems for a total of 40 poems. Adams is the author of four books of inspirational poetry: Of Spirit and Truth, As I Ponder of Days Gone By, From the Mouths of Babes, and Get Right or Get Left. She is a 1983 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Southern University at New Orleans. She retired from the Department of Homeland Security as an Intelligence Research Specialist in 2003. Adams is the owner of Green’s Consulting Company specializing in motivational speaking. 

Vivian Collins, Why Not a Woman?

Pastor/evangelist Vivian Thornton Collins says she wrote the book “having experienced her own share of life’s difficulties. She says she has a unique message for hurting wives and mothers everywhere. She teaches a bible study in her home once a month and has an hour-long radio program every Sunday night. She has ministered in Nigeria, Ghana and Togo in Africa, in the Holy Land, in most of the U.S., including Hawaii and Alaska, and in many parts of the Caribbean.

Hilda Miller, Loving Someone Behind Bars

Devastated when the father of her four small children drowned while swimming in Lake Pontchartrain, Hilda Miller-Jones struggled to survive. A few years later, she met up with a man she had gone to grade school with and had a crush on--Hank Miller. He was home from the Marines and seemed to be the perfect match for Hilda's needs – a husband for her, a father for her young children and a provider for the whole family. Little could she know that their passion would end in divorce, and 30 days later, Hank would be convicted of murder and sentenced to fifty years in prison. For the next twenty years, Hilda went on with her life, trying to do her best to raise her family and further her own career. But then Hank began calling and didn't stop until she agreed to see him in prison and, she again fell madly in love with him and remarried him--in spite of the shackles that bound him.

Louisiana Book News is written by award-winning author Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana romances and mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Her first book in each series is FREE to download as an ebook, including "Emilie," book one of The Cajun Series, "Ticket to Paradise," book one of The Cajun Embassy series and "A Ghost of a Chance," the first Viola Valentine mystery.

Three writers to discuss their latest books Aug. 28

Three local authors – Ingrid Green Adams, John Frady and Philip Pisciotta – will talk about their latest books at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie. This event is free  and is open to the public.

Ingrid Green Adams, Speak Lord, I’m Listening

Ingrid Green Adams will read from and discuss her new book titled Speak Lord, I’m Listening. Adams is the author of four books of inspirational poetry: Of Spirit and Truth, As I Ponder of Days Gone By, From the Mouths of Babes, and Get Right or Get Left.

She is a 1983 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Southern University at New Orleans. She retired from the Department of Homeland Security as an Intelligence Research Specialist in 2003. She is the owner of Green’s Consulting Company specializing in motivational speaking. She has appeared as a guest speaker at Southern University, Baton Rouge, Southern University, New Orleans, Loyola University of New Orleans, the New Orleans section of the National Council of Negro Women, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, University of New Orleans-International Trade Center in New Orleans, and Destrehan, Hahnville, and Bonnabel high schools.

John Frady, Bad Preacher

When Brad Johnson finds a $100 bill on the floor of his office, he never intends to steal from his own struggling church, but only a few hours later he finds himself needing to spend the money in an emergency at a gas station—a move that will set off Earl and the town’s gossip mill. By the end of a single day, the whole town believes that Brad has been driving through New Orleans with women passed out in the back of his car, doing drugs in his front yard, gambling with church money, and cheating on his wife with gas station clerk Sally Mae Watson—only some of which is true.

John Frady is Executive Pastor of Spiritual Development/Metairie Campus Pastor at Celebration Church, a multi-site church with six campuses in the New Orleans Region. He is also co-author of Staccato: A devotional for worship leaders, worship artists, and worshipers."

Philip Pisciotta, The Calling

The Calling is the story of a young man who enters a Catholic seminary to study to become a Catholic priest. From his early youth, he is influenced by situations that steer him through various stages of his life. His seminary experiences and Catholic faith mold him into the man he is today. He matures into a man with good Christian family values and takes many directions throughout his life. He leads an interesting, full and productive life. 

As a young man, Pisciotta attended a Catholic seminary run by Benedictine monks. He studied for the priesthood. He was a successful executive in the retail business for a large corporation for 12 years and then owned his own profitable retail stores for 13 years. He returned to school to become a certified residential real estate appraiser for 20 years. Each Christmas, he is a Santa Claus.

For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.

Louisiana Book News is written by award-winning author Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana romances and mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Her first book in each series is FREE to download as an ebook, including "Emilie," book one of The Cajun Series, "Ticket to Paradise," book one of The Cajun Embassy series and "A Ghost of a Chance," the first Viola Valentine mystery.