The former home of James Thurber, the famed humorist and New Yorker cartoonist has been converted into a museum and vibrant literary center in Columbus, Ohio. They give out the Thurber Prize for Humor and coordinate writer-in-residency programs, writing workshops for children and adults. In addition, they present the Columbus Literary Awards and support local authors like Jody Gerbig in a myriad of ways.

Chapters Indigo top reviewer Toni Osborne was recently tapped to do a review of Dan McNeil’s novel, The Judas Apocalypse. She hasn’t completed her full review yet, but we’re excited to see what she’ll say since she gave it 5 out of 5 maple leaves and her early comments are very positive:
“Your novel is fantastic I loved it…Congratulations.”
“Excellent debut novel. It is suspenseful and a page turner.”
Read the whole review…

On Wednesday, October 22nd, Jody attended a book club meeting at a private home in Upper Arlington, OH. Twelve people attended, and she fielded questions from the group based on their reading. Future meetings are planned. Here are a couple of pics from the event.

