Join local author Joan Glase on Sunday, August 3rd from 2 – 4 pm for a reading and discussion about her first novel, “Searching for John Smith.”

Joan Glase, originally from Ohio, pursued her education in the arts
and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Following her
graduation, she relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area to launch her
career in photography. Subsequently, she moved to New York City,
where she worked as a fashion photographer. Eventually, she settled
in the Catskills of New York State (Cochecton, NY) with her artist
husband and their son, where she shifted her focus to public relations and continues to
reside there today, enjoying life with backyard chickens and a finicky
cat.

ABOUT SEARCHING for JOHN SMITH

At six years old, Julia’s world shatters when she loses her parents in a
tragic accident on a busy highway in Ohio, when their car runs out of gas.
Fast forward two decades, and she’s in Baja, Mexico, vacationing alone
when she meets John Smith. He’s a captivating, upbeat soul—a reformed
drug dealer turned gem trader from Santa Cruz, California, and they dive
headfirst into a whirlwind romance that awakens a joy in her that has long
been dormant since her childhood.

Just when everything seems perfect, fate throws a curve-ball. Julia finds
herself once again stranded with an empty gas tank, this time on a barren
desert road with John Smith. The narrative unfolds through her passionate
journey with John, then her daunting search that follows his baffling
disappearance, spanning across Santa Cruz and San Francisco. This tale
is set in the vibrant 1970s, a time before the digital age altered our
connections, offering a rich tapestry of the cultural, social, and sexual
dynamics of that era.