This Saturday I headed up to the 3rd annual Holmes County Book Signing Event at the Gospel Bookstore in uptown Berlin. Several dozen authors were present to talk to visitors and sign their books. Eli (Small) Hochstetler, the owner of the book store (a.k.a. the Mayor of Berlin) puts a lot of time and energy into bringing authors of Amish related works to the area. There’s a great variety of books, including biographies, devotionals, novels, and a cookbook. Famous area photographer, Doyle Yoder, was also present, selling his 2014 Holmes County Calendar. Eli does a lot of promotion for this event. All products are twenty percent off and since so many people like to read, they make great Christmas gifts. There are both local area authors and quite a few from out of state. I find the authors to be quite interesting and have been able to get to know a good number of them. With so many of them present I didn’t have nearly as much time chatting with them as I would have liked to. Here are some pics and a complete list of the authors present at the book signing.
- A Basketful of Broken Dishes by Naomi Stutzman of Twinsburg, Ohio (www.naomimulletstutzman.com)
- A Heart to Belong by Johnny Miller of Minerva, Ohio
- A Little Bit of Charm by Mary Ellis of Medina, Ohio
- Amish Reflections by Joyanne Toth Ham of Sugarcreek, Ohio (www.oakhavenbnb.com)
- Apple Pie and Apron Strings by Daniel & Mae Miller of Trail, Ohio
- Business With a Higher Purpose by Paul Weaver of Berlin, Ohio
- Called to Mexico by Elsie Yoder of Wooster, Ohio
- Coming Into Focus by Mary Schwartz of Akron, Ohio
- Country Rhymes from the Farm by Nora Sommers of Millersburg, Ohio
- Dying to Live by Robert Yoder of Apple Creek, Ohio
- Everybody Was Happy by Edward Schrock of Millersburg, Ohio (www.edwardschrock.com)
- Finding My Voice by Josh Bechtel of Dalton, Ohio (jpb1977.wordpress.com/)
- God Whispers by Sandy Petty of Streetsboro, Ohio
- Good Morning Lord by Sherry Wallace
- Grace Leads Me Home by Marlene C. Miller of Dundee, Ohio
- He was a Kanagy by Esther Yoder of Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Holmes County 2014 Calendar by Photographer Doyle Yoder of Berlin, Ohio
- Ivory Pal by Cindy McCauley of Loudenville, Ohio
- Life Skills 101 by Roger Ramseyer of Smithville, Ohio
- Love Finds You in Sugarcreek Ohio by Serena B. Miller (www.serenabmiller.com)
- One Step at a Time by Lydia Wengerd of Mifflin Town, Pennsylvania
- Our Amish Values by Lester Beachy of Berlin, Ohio
- Out of the Depths by Rachel Lofgren of Bemidji, Minnesota
- Path of Truth by Amy Schlabach of Apple Creek, Ohio
- Second Chances and Stutzman’s Culinary Secrets Cookbook by Enos D. Stutzman of Plain City, Ohio
- Seven Steps to No Regrets by Robert Rogers of Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Staying in the Race by Sue Thomas of Tunbridge, Vermont
- Still…God Whispers by Susan Piper of University Heights, Ohio
- The Chicken Came First by Delbert Yoder of Berlin, Ohio
- The Gospel According to Mary Mother of Jesus by Don Bartow of Canton, Ohio
- The Names of Our Tears by P.L. Gaus of Wooster, Ohio
- The Pennsylvania Dutch Bible by Wycliffe
- The Wanderers and Hiking Through by Paul Stutzman of Berlin, Ohio (www.paulstutzman.com)
- Them Were the Days by Paul and Barbara Miller of Holmesville, Ohio
- Tragedy on the Mohican River by Andrew M. Yoder
- Unser Leit by Leroy Beachy of Berlin, Ohio
- Vision for the Journey by Rachel Miller of Millersburg, Ohio