Date: Saturday, October 3, 2:30pm
Location: Village Square Bookstore & Literary Arts Center, 7950 Main St, Rte 23A, Village of Hunter, NY
Hours as of October 1, 2009: Monday 11 - 4, Tuesday Closed, Wednesday 11 - 4, Thursday 11 - 4, Friday 11 - 6, Saturday 10 - 8, Sunday 10 - 4
Information: 518 263 2050
Free admission

Novelist Talia Carner, author of "Puppet Child" and "China Doll," will talk about the social issues behind her writing and the process of creating the story.

Talia Carner was the publisher of Savvy Woman magazine and a marketing consultant to Fortune 500 companies. A former adjunct professor at Long Island University and a lecturer for the Small Business Administration, she was a member of the United States Information Agency missions to Russia and a participant at the 1995 International Women's Conference in Beijing. Ms. Carner's first novel, Puppet Child, was listed in The Top 10 Favorite First Novels 2002 (BookBrowse.com) and, reaping over forty rave reviews, launched a nationwide legislation that has also become the platform for two state Senatorial races. Her award-winning personal essays and short stories have appeared in anthologies and literary magazines. Carner's second novel, China Doll was released in Fall 2006 hailed as "Spicy, worldly, and meticulously researched." Most importantly, although a suspense novel, China Doll has become the platform for Ms. Carner's activism against infanticide in China. So far a lone voice on this subject, in March 2007, she presented an investigative report at the U.N. Committee on the Status of Women.

Talia Carner and her husband Ron, have four grown children. The couple lives in Bridgehampton, Long Island and in Manhattan, New York. You can visit her Web site at www.TaliaCarner.com.