In Topeka, few people are remembered more fondly than Zula Bennington Greene, the longtime columnist for the Topeka Capital-Journal. Now, nearly a quarter-century after her death, Woodley Press is publishing Peggy of the Flint Hills, a beautiful memoir of her childhood and young adulthood that Greene wrote during her last years.

Join her daughter, Dorothy Hanger, and Eric McHenry of Washburn University as they read from the book. Books will be available for sale and a book signing will follow.

For more information, contact Marie Pyko, Public Services Director, at 580-4560.

The poems, along with charming woodcuts depicting scenes from each piece, are published in his latest book titled Mommy, Daddy, Evan and Sage. In it Evan, 7, and Sage, 2, share their true-to-life views on the McHenry family and the greater world.

A native Topekan and fifth generation graduate of Topeka High, Eric has come back home to spend time with family, teach and become actively involved in the community his loves.

He is the author of a book of poems, Potscrubber Lullabies (Waywiser Press, 2006), which won the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.

If you are looking for that perfect gift for the holidays, copies of his book will be for sale, and Eric will be doing a book signing after his talk. A small reception will follow.

Read more about Eric and some of his older poetry on the State Library’s website.