Lucy Rainey is an 8th grader at Dover Sherborn Middle School, and published her first book ‘Fat Bag of Nothing’ in 2022, when she was 11 years old. Her second book, ‘Hannah’ was published the following year and her newest book ‘The Shadows that Still Haunt Me’ was released earlier this year. She’s not finished yet… another book is in the works!

When she is not writing, Lucy enjoys playing soccer, basketball, reading, hanging out with her friends, and watching Gilmore Girls.

Taylor Tyng is an author of fantastical fiction for young readers. Taylor’s Clara Poole books are a high octane adventure for middle grade readers. As a lifelong dyslexic, Taylor never imagined becoming an author was on the list, which only proves how random and remarkable life’s journey can be.

Don’t miss the interactive character building workshop Taylor will be leading at the event! Open to any aspiring, young writers. (1:15-1:45pm)

Taylor lives in Sherborn with his wife, two daughters, and a very busy miniature Australian Shepherd. When he isn’t writing, you’ll find him renovating his 1700s farmhouse (that just might fall down).

Kelly DuMar is a poet, playwright, photographer and workshop facilitator from Sherborn. She’s author of four poetry collections, including and her plays are produced around the US. Kelly facilitates the Sherborn-based Charles River Writing Collective, now in its ninth year.

Join Kelly from 3-4pm on Nov. 2 for a photo-inspired creative writing workshop. Bring a favorite personal photograph and Kelly will take you on a journey to generate prose, poetry, memoir and family history. Free and open to all!

Kelly grew up in Sherborn and returned with her husband Frank to raise their three children in their home on the Charles River.

Rev. Nathan W. Detering serves as the Senior Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Area Church at First Parish in Sherborn, a position he has held since 2003. Rev. Nathan’s passions in ministry are how to sustain one’s ministry without overworking or over-functioning, writing for pew, pulpit, and public square, and mentoring students as they find their voice in their vocation.

Rev. Nathan’s book, Why Can’t I Fix It? The Questions We Ask When We Love Someone with Addiction was published in June, 2023. Weaving together his own and others’ deeply felt experiences of addiction, Why Can’t I Fix It? responds to sometimes desperate questions such as: Why is this happening? What can you do? How do you care for yourself and the rest of your family?While the answers to these questions aren’t easily found, Why Can’t I Fix It? encourages those of us who are struggling with a loved one’s addictions to practice self-care and self-compassion, and reach out for support.

Susan Lynn Meyer is an English professor at Wellesley College where she specializes in Victorian and American literature and teaches students to write with clarity and power. At night and on the weekends, she writes books for children, both picture books and middle grade novels.
Join Susan at 1pm on November 2 for Storytime and a craft. Meyer’s newest picture book, Nisha’s Just-Right Christmas Tree, captures a familiar tradition through charming text and illustrations and would make a lovely holiday gift. The book beautifully demonstrates a blend of cultures between Nisha’s father, who is Hindu, and her mother, who is Christian, as they celebrate Christmas together.
Susan lives in Sherborn with her family, including her opinionated cat. Susan enjoys seeing baby goats and lambs born in the spring, smelling the aroma of boiling maple syrup, kayaking, visiting historic writer’s houses, and searching every fall for a perfect, just-dipped caramel apple.

Robin Foster teaches history at Southern Maine Community College and English to Speakers of Other Languages and is the author of three nonfiction books.

Robin’s newest book, Grit and Ghosts: Following the Trail of Eight Tenacious Women across a Century publishes November 1, 2024. Part excavation, part resurrection, Grit and Ghosts is permeated with the individual and collective memories of Foster and her subjects, like ghosts of history.

Robin grew up in Sherborn (D-S class of ’85) and now lives in Maine.

Mark Cecil is an author, journalist and host of The Thoughtful Bro podcast, for which he conducts interviews with an eclectic roster of Academy-award winning and bestselling storytellers.

Mark’s debut novel, Bunyan and Henry was published in March, 2024. It’s a reinvention of American folklore involving the unlikely (but totally necessary) friendship between Paul Bunyan and steel drivin’ man John Henry. A modern fairy tale for all ages, and all people.

Mark lives in Sherborn with his wife and 4 kids. When he isn’t writing or recording podcasts, you can find him around town on the sidelines of a soccer, lacrosse or basketball game.

Francisco X. Stork is the award winning author of eleven young adult novels. He began pursuing his dream of writing after a successful career as a lawyer in a variety of private and public venues and published his first novel in 2005.
His most recent novel, One Last Chance To Live published earlier this fall. This searingly beautiful and hopeful novel is about the search for a life of meaning and creativity, while also accepting the flawed life that we’re given. It’s a love story between a teen boy and the girl who still haunts his dreams.

Francisco and his wife, Jill, raised their son and daughter in Sherborn. When Francisco isn’t writing, you can find him spending time with his four beautiful grandchildren.

Nate and Jen met at the University of Vermont in 1994. They married in 2000 and moved to Sherborn in 2008, feeling like it was a little slice of Vermont in Metrowest Boston. Here they raised 2 kids, Loren (21) and Mia (17). Jen teaches kindergarten in Wayland and Nate is an IT director at the Mathworks. In their spare time, they enjoy camping, traveling, gardening, hiking, paddling, creating stories and writing.
Jen and Nate are the authors of the middle grade RV Adventures series (2 books with another on the way). Siblings Dot and Paul find mystery, adventure and friendship as they visit campgrounds during their family RV camping trips!