Anyone who has ever put together a publication knows what happens: you get to the final production stages and realize you haven’t told the readers what’s inside; you haven’t welcomed them to the page; and you certainly don’t have enough room left to be as appreciative as you would like to be. Sigh. In brief, thank you as always for your encouragement and support!

We’re celebrating the 38th Annual Authors’ Open House here at The Ginger Press on Saturday December 9 from 11:00 to 2:00! As of right now, the following authors will be joining us: Joan Beecroft (20/20 Hindsight); Mike Davis and Gloria Hildebrandt (Views and Vistas of the Niagara Escarpment); Lili Anne Holding (Mythos and Oykos); Lynne Porter (Lake Charles: The Way It Was); Marilyn Rivers (Tears Become Rain); Rob Rolfe (Don’t Look Back: Poems, Prose, and Songs); Ron Savage (Exploring Sydenham: 50 Loop Hikes); Richard-Yves Sitoski (Butterfly Tongue and Other Plays); Richard Thomas (Late Arrival; Early Departure: A Brief History of Owen Sound’s Railway); Raquell Yang (Old Owen Sound: Fresh Perspectives); and Eric Zweig (Engraved in History). Of course, there will be more. There’s always more! Meet the authors, enjoy festive snacks, and celebrate the season with us on December 9. Don’t be a stranger!

- Maryann Thomas