BOOKS New in 2008: The Other Sister View the new book trailer! The Other Sister tells a story of three generations of Hungarian immigrants during the first half of the 20th century. United by language, custom, and religion, the first generation of immigrants forms a tight-knit community to help one another in a town that is not often welcoming and is sometimes openly hostile. As succeeding generations become more Americanized, their challenge is to make a place for themselves in a rapidly changing society. Their personal conflicts are set against a background of larger social issues, including world war, the influenza pandemic, the Great Depression, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Published by Plain View Press. To purchase, simply click "buy now." Crosswind Pat's first novel, Crosswind, tells the story of Ellen Horvath, a young woman who overcomes personal tragedy to discover truths about herself and about life in circumstances she never expected. Published by Wind Canyon Publishing, Crosswind can be ordered from the Soaring Society of America. Looking for Bivalve Pat's poetry chapbook was published by Pecan Grove Press. This volume can be ordered direct from the publisher. UPCOMING EVENTS Fall 2009 Book signing: Baltimore Book Festival, Friday, September 25, 4-8 p.m. Book signing: Collingswood, NJ Book Festival, Saturday, October 3 at 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Presentation and book signing: Hungarian Congress, Cleveland, OH, Saturday, November 28 Join Pat at the Lunchlines poetry group on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Elkton Arts Center, 12 noon. Pat's work has appeared in Thanal Online. North American Review, Amarillo Bay, Tattoo Highway #7, and Tattoo Highway #11. She received Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards for poetry in 2001 and 2003. In additon to these grants, her work has received the following awards: Joseph C. Lincoln Award for short fiction Eastern Shore Regional Poetry Competition, First Place Icarus Poetry Competition, First Place Pat is a contributing writer for the magazines Cecil Soil and Chesapeake Bay.