Albert Wisner Public Library hosts an evening with two authors on July 13

WARWICK — The Albert Wisner Public Library will host a Meet the Authors event featuring Carole Howard and Gretchen Gibbs on Friday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m.

Howard has penned “About Face,” inspired by her experiences in Africa with her husband, a Peace Corps volunteer.

“Having read many Peace Corps memoirs, I found ‘About Face’ unusual in that it deals not (only) with the village experience, but with what happens years later, after one returns to ‘the real world,’ and pursues a career that may or may not be affected by ‘the other world,” wrote John Coyne at www.peacecorpsworldwide.com. “I imagine that writing this novel was an ‘about face’ in (Howard’s) life. Writing is hard work, and she is an intrepid, perfectionist writer who, I sensed, thinks about every word she puts to paper.”

Gibbs’ book, “The Book of Maggie Bradstreet,” was sparked by her parents’ discovery of their ancestors’ role in the witch trials of 1692 in Andover, Mass.

“Maggie’s diary tells of excitement turned to horror as more and more people are accused of witchcraft, and her best friend’s mother is taken off to jail,” wrote Mary Makofske, author of Traction. “She tries to save her friends and in the end must save herself. “Too gutsy for her own time, Maggie is a girl today’s readers will understand. The novel is a page-turner—part mystery, part romance, part coming-of-age story. Struggling against witchcraft hysteria, Maggie is a bewitching heroine.”

A book signing will follow the discussion with copies available for purchase.

Registration required online at www.albertwisnerlibrary.org or by calling the Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3.