Bryan Charles at Kalamazoo Public Library

It's always fun to "Meet the Author," and in this case, the author happens to be 1992 Gull Lake grad Bryan Charles. You can meet and greet him at the Kalamazoo Public Library (Central Branch), Wednesday, November 3, at 7 p.m. Charles's new memoir about his struggling days looking for work and becoming a writer in New York City, There's a Road to Everywhere Except Where You Came From, is officially published today, November 2, and I'll wager there will be an opportunity to buy a copy--and perhaps even to get it signed?--at Wednesday's event. Read a Gazette review by KPL librarian Kevin King here. And get more info about the event at the KPL's website. You might also enjoy picking up a copy of Charles's first book, Grab On to Me Tightly as if I Knew the Way, which is novel but based strongly on the author's adolescence in the Kalamazoo area and thus very recognizable.