Oct 16, 2013 2 min read

Peters Township Public Library will celebrate National Author’s Day with a special program featuring three local authors who will share insights about their craft from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 2.

Authors Patricia Easton, Stephanie Keyes and Jeanne Marie Laskas will participate in an informal panel discussion on “Reading, Writing and the Creative Process.” They will share how reading influences their writing, and what rituals, superstitions, settings and habits shape their creative process. They will reveal who and what inspired them to write and, in turn, hope audience members will explain how a story changes a reader and how a reader can change a story.

Easton is the author of seven books, five of them for young people. Her latest book, “Davey’s Blue-Eyed Frog,” won the Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award.

Keyes is the author of the young adult fantasy series “The Star Child,” which includes “The Star Child,” “The Fallen Stars” and “After Faerie.”

Laskas is the author of six books, including her latest, “Hidden America,” as well as the award-winning trilogy of memoirs: “Fifty Acres and a Poodle,” “The Exact Same Moon” and “Growing Girls.”

Register to attend by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or calling 724-941-9430. A book signing will follow the program, and light refreshments will be served.