Acclaimed lesbian authors to appear April 11 at Proud Books

National award-winning authors Ellen Hart, Marianne K. Martin and Paula Martinac of Bywater Books will be at Proud Books on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach Friday, April 11, to read from their works.

Beginning at noon, the bookstore will host these and other authors, and welcome their fans and prospective readers who want to hear the authors read from their newest works.

Joining the three Bywater Books authors at Proud will be mystery writer Jesse Chandler and best-selling fiction writers RE Bradshaw, Ann McMan and Salem West.

The event runs from noon to 5 p.m., with the following schedule: at noon, local writers, including Claire Snyder Hall and Fay Jacobs; 1 p.m., Salem West and Ann McMan; 2 p.m., RE Bradshaw; 3 p.m., Paula Martinac; 3:30 p.m., Ellen Hart and Jesse Chandler; 4 p.m., Marianne K. Martin.

“This is an amazing lineup of authors - all of them are hugely popular nationwide, with a slew of awards among them. We are so fortunate to have them join us here in Rehoboth, ” says local author Fay Jacobs, who has been organizing the literary offerings in conjunction with the CAMP Rehoboth Women’s FEST for the past several years.

Hart, Martin and Martinac are all participating in the CAMP Rehoboth Women’s FEST Saturday, April 12, at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. They are doing workshop sessions and readings there as well. Visit www.camprehoboth.com for tickets.

For more information about the April 11 event or authors, contact Proud Books at 302-227-6969.