Turner to speak, sign books at annual Joplin Public Library Writers' Faire

I will be among the writers participating in the second annual Writers' Faire, sponsored by Post Art Library and the Joplin Public Library 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Authors will speak and read selections from their books throughout the day and I will be the first one, kicking off the event at 10 a.m.

During my time, I will share some selections from my books Let Teachers Teach and Classroom Confidential about the years I spent teaching at South and East middle schools in the Joplin R-8 School District.

I will have copies of those books available, as well as my Joplin Tornado books- 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado, Scars from the Tornado: One Year at Joplin East Middle School, and Silver Lining in a Funnel Cloud: Greed, Corruption and the Joplin Tornado, my new book Newton County Memories and my novels.

I will also have Turner Report t-shirts available.