SCHENECTADY, NY (10/01/2014)(readMedia)-- Author Program: Leslie B. Neustadt Niskayuna, NY: Local author and visual artist Leslie B. Neustadt will discuss and read from her new book, Bearing Fruit: A Poetic Journey (available now at The Open Door Bookstore), in a presentation at the Niskayuna Branch Library, 2400 Nott Street East, on Saturday, October 18th at 1:00 p.m. Following the reading and book signing, Neustadt will lead a group writing exercise. The focus will be on writing from personal experiences. Participants will be given prompts and time to free write a poem or short prose piece. The program is free and open to the public and no prior writing experience is necessary. Call 386-2249 to register. A retired Assistant Attorney General of the state of New York, Neustadt's essays and poems have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies including Cure Magazine and The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry. Her writing is illuminated by her Jewish upbringing and expresses her experiences as a woman, daughter, wife, mother, cancer patient and incest survivor. Bearing Fruit, her debut collection, has been called "an autobiography in poetry...raw and real and fearless." The entire purchase price for each book sold is donated by the author to nonprofit organizations that benefit cancer patients, aid children who have been abused, or use expressive arts as a healing modality. Neustadt lives in Niskayuna with her husband, Dr. Gary Kronick. For more information about the author, visit www.LeslieNeustadt.com.

Posted Wednesday October 01, 2014 at 06:00 am by Friends of Schenectady County Public Library