July 1, 2023, Book Debut at the Steamboat Era Museum
Join us July 1, 2023, at the Museum for the museum debut of Edie Hemingway’s newest middle grade novel That Smudge of Smoke! Edie will be available beginning at 10:00 am to sign softbound or hardbound books, all imprinted with “Museum Edition.”
That Smudge of Smoke spans the years from 1929 to 2015 in a middle grade novel about these two 12-year-olds navigating crucial changes in their lives. The diary, known as Dorie, becomes the vital link between Piper and Garrett, and soon takes on the unexpected role of narrator, a compelling character in itself. This is a multi-generational story of hope, friendship, family, and of the far-reaching influence of history and music.
Edith (Edie) Hemingway is co-author of two Civil War novels, both licensed by Scholastic Book Fairs and optioned for films. Her middle grade novel, Road to Tater Hill (Delacorte Press) won a Parents’ Choice Gold Award and was listed on Bank Street College’s Best Books List and several state lists. That Smudge of Smoke (BeaLu Books, 2023) is her newest middle grade novel set in two timeframes and told from different points of view. An MFA graduate of Spalding University’s Naslund-Mann School of Writing, Edie taught writing for children and young adults as a member of their faculty for nine years. She served four years as Regional Advisor for the MD/DE/WV chapter of SCBWI and is an active member of the Children’s Book Guild of Washington, DC.