HARLEQUIN AUTHOR WILL SPEAK AT LIBRARY MEETING

Romance novelist Lori Handeland will speak at the third annual meeting of The Riverside Regional Friends of the Library on Aug. 10 at the Perryville branch.

Handeland will speak on literacy and on the process of taking a novel from the idea stage, to a completed book and to the publishing process. Members hope to increase awareness of the group and recruit new members. The group supports the Riverside Regional Library system, which includes branches in Cape, Scott and Perry counties.

Photographs will be available and baby-sitting will be provided.

Handeland, who earned a BA in English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was recently voted one of the best new romance novelists. She worked as a waitress, accountant, teacher and stay-at-home mother before selling her first book in 1993. Since then she has written 10 novels, including Shadow Lover, Second Chance, and Mother of the Year, and has several upcoming Harlequin Superromances scheduled to appear between now and Dec., 2001. Handeland has a web site at www.eclectics.com/lorihandeland.

The banquet is at 7 p.m. at the Perryville branch of the RRL, located in the Perry Park Center.