Byrd's Books welcomes author Jerry Brooker for a discussion and signing of his new book

Jerry Brooker returns to Byrd’s Books to discuss and sign his new book,”short Stories and Essays: The Musings of a Man Held Captive by His Imagination” (yes, the title starts with a small “s”!).

About the book: “He realized that this wasn’t religion, that it was a scam. But like the sucker at a carnival game trying to guess which shell hides the peanut, he paid the required amount.”

About the author: Gerard Brooker has published over 350 articles and poems, mostly about social issues. Books of poems: “A Quiet Conversation” (Wing and a Prayer Press, 2002); “Even Whispers Can Be Heard” (Goose River Press, 2004). Novels: “A Gathering of Doves” (Tate Publishing, 2006), “The Illustrator” (Tate Publishing, 2008), “The Jesus Ultimatum” (2009), “Dew Drops in Tree Tops: a Book of Haiku,” (2009), and another novel, “Oh Israel, My Heart Yearns for Thee” (2010).