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Author Talk: Rita Woods

in partnership with Swamp Fox Bookstore
2025-05-07 18:00:00 2025-05-07 19:00:00 America/Chicago Author Talk: Rita Woods Join us! Marion Public Library - Community Room B

Wednesday, May 07
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-07 18:00:00 2025-05-07 19:00:00 America/Chicago Author Talk: Rita Woods Join us! Marion Public Library - Community Room B

Marion Public Library

Community Room B

Join us!

Join Swamp Fox Bookstore and the Marion Public Library as we welcome author Rita Woods on Thursday, May 7 at 6 p.m. Copies of Rita's books will be available for purchase with 10% of the sales being donated back to the Marion Public Library. Rita will sign copies of her books at the conclusion of the event.

About Rita Woods:
Rita Woods was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She received a BS in Microbiology from Purdue University before graduating from Howard University College of Medicine. She completed her training at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and currently serves as Medical Director of a Wellness Center that provides care for members of one of the largest Trade Unions in the nation. Rita lives in suburban Chicago with her family, where she also serves as a Trustee on her local library board. She loves magic, books, history, coffee and traveling, not necessarily in that order. She is the author of the award-winning novel, Remembrance.

Readers are welcome to preorder any of Rita's books through Swamp Fox Bookstore here: https://swampfoxbookstore.com/events/1631120250507

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Program |

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