Meet 3 Huntington Authors At 'Readings Under The Tent'

From the Town of Huntington: Huntington Councilwoman Joan Cergol reminds residents that they can meet some published Huntington authors and get their books signed at a special event Thursday evening July 18 under a tent at Melville’s Arboretum Park.

The event, which begins at 7 p.m., will include each of the authors reading from their works and participating in question and answer sessions. After the program, if people bring copies of their books, the authors will gladly sign them.

“Each of our authors has a loyal fan base, and I hope they will join us to meet and hear from one of their favorite writers,” Councilwoman Cergol said. “At the same time, I hope that residents will come down, enjoy an evening in one of our wonderful parks and be inspired to check out the writings of an author they may not have previously known.”

The program, which is free, includes authors whose works span genres and age groups. They are:

The authors are:

Michael Bobelian, an award-winning author, lawyer and journalist whose works have covered issues ranging from legal affairs to corporate wrongdoing to human rights. As a contributing writer at Forbes.com, Michael currently covers the Supreme Court, Wall Street reform, white collar crime, regulatory agencies, human rights and high-profile trials. His current book, Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court, is a narrative account of the politicization of the Court during the 1950s and '60s and the revolution it sparked in the confirmation process. He lives in Cold Spring Harbor.

Amy Giles, an award-winning copywriter and young adult author of Now Is Everything (a Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2017) and That Night (a Junior Library Guild selection). Published in October 2018, That Night explores how two teens, who each lost a brother in a mass shooting, slowly become friends and then something more, learning to heal and move forward together. Amy lives in Huntington with her husband, two daughters, and rescue dog.

Jeannie Moon, a USA Today bestselling author of romance and women's fiction. A lifelong Long Island resident, Jeannie sets her stories in the coastal towns and hamlets that influenced the story of her life. Additionally, Jeannie is a school librarian and an English teacher with over thirty years of experience in public and private schools. The author of sixteen contemporary romances, for Tule Publishing and Penguin Random House, her latest novel, All of Me – the third installment in her Compass Cove series -- is scheduled for August 28 publication. Jeannie is married to her high school sweetheart, has three grown kids and three lovable dogs.

Their books will not be on sale at the park, but they can be purchased on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. Additionally, Book Revue in Huntington carries copes of Giles and Moon’s books.

Arboretum Park, home of the Town’s Anne Frank Memorial Garden, is on Wilmington Drive, off Bagatelle Road in Melville.

For more information, call Councilwoman Cergol’s office at 631-351-3173 or email her at jcergol@huntingtonny.gov.

This press release was produced by the Town of Huntington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.