Are you a writer? Do you want to see your story on the library shelves? Come and speak with author Karin Gertsch about the publishing process, particularly self-publishing.

Karin is a retired educator who lives with her husband Emil on a Christmas tree farm in Essex, Massachusetts. In 1997, her book, Cape Ann & Vicinity: A Guide for Residents and Visitors, was published just in time for the city of Gloucester’s 375th anniversary.

Karin's first children's book, Flora Has an Adventure, was published in 2019. That same year, the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library in Indianapolis published her short story, Dependence Day, in their 50th anniversary anthology honoring the anniversary of Slaughterhouse Five.

Karin is working on several Flora children’s stories as well as an adult creative nonfiction book, Monika’s Journey. When not writing or reading, the author enjoys tending her garden, baking, and cooking.