From WOOD COUNTY DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Join the Wood County District Public Library in meeting bestselling fiction author and memoirist Viola Shipman (pen name for author Wade Rouse) on Tuesday, June 27 at 7 p.m. in the Bowling Green Library Atrium. Rouse will discuss his work as an author, the inspiration behind the pen name Viola Shipman, and discuss his new novel, “Famous in a Small Town,” which releases on June 13.
Wade Rouse is the USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly and internationally bestselling author of 15 books, including five memoirs and 10 novels. Rouse’s books have been translated into bout two dozen languages and have been bestsellers across the world.
He chose his grandmother’s name, Viola Shipman, as a pen name to honor the working poor Ozarks seamstress whose sacrifices changed his family’s life and whose memory inspires his fiction. Rouse’s books have been selected multiple times as Must-Reads by NBC’s Today Show as well as Michigan Notable Books of the Year.
His memoirs and novels have been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today, on Chelsea Lately and chosen three times as Indie Next Picks by the nation’s independent booksellers.
A former journalist, magazine writer and People reporter, his writing has appeared in a diverse range of publications and media, including Coastal Living, Time, All Things Considered, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Salon, Forbes, Writer’s Digest and Publisher’s
Weekly.
Registration is required. To register, call (419) 352-5050, email woodref@wcdpl.org, or visit
wcdpl.org/events. This event is supported by the estate of Julia Rentz.
