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Sarasota News Leader September 27, 2013 According to event coordinator Brenda Spalding in the release, "Sarasota is famed as a visual artists colony. People forget that it's also been a thriving writers' colony since the days of John D. MacDonald. We've got some great living authors here, and they're anxious to meet their public." She adds that the upcoming book fair will showcase 35 to 50 regionally based authors and illustrators, some of whom are members of the Florida Writers Association, Peace River Writers and the National League of American Pen Women. "The book fair offers the community the opportunity to meet our area's wealth of talented self-published authors and illustrators," says Spalding, adding that the event features literature for all ages. Page 123 parts of the world. Her book, Chasing Love: A Mother's Journey, describes the struggle with her past after her youngest child disappeared in India. Lucy Beebe Tobias, a former journalist whose books include 50 Great Walks in Florida, highlighting great short walks all over Florida; Florida Gardens Gone Wild, "with helpful information about gardening in this sub-tropical paradise"; and Mary Margaret Manatee, a picture book about a young manatee that "learns to go with the flow," also will participate, the release continues. Yet another author to be featured in the fair is Siesta Key resident and thriller writer Nick Manolukas, whose books are The Coming of a New Millennium and 2004: An Olympic Odyssey. Attendees may meet Boston-born Elinor Ro- For more information about the event, call gison, for example, who has lived in many 365-2032 or visit www.artsarasota.org. Carole Stevens Bibisi is another local writer confirmed for the Sarasota Book Fair. Contributed photo