Popular YA and Children’s Author, Deanna K. Klingel to be featured at Coffee with the Poets and Writers at the Moss Memorial Library, Hayesville, NC, December 20, 2017, at 10:30 AM

This month at Coffee with the Poets & Writers, the featured author will be Deanna K. Klingel. CWTPW is held at the Moss Memorial Library, 26 Anderson Street, Hayesville, NC. Klingel calls Sapphire Valley, NC home. A compulsive writer all her life, she never sought publication until their seven children were grown and gone from home.

Klingel writes primarily, not exclusively, for young adult readers. She has thirteen books published and others in the que. One of her picture books is available in Spanish, and there are teacher/classroom study guides for two historical fictions. Klingel will be reading from her lastest book: Spirit the Tiny White Reindeer, a children’s book.

Klingel blogs twice a week at booksbydeanna.com, and travels with her books across the South and beyond, appearing at schools, museums, and events. Her books are widely distributed and are available wherever books are sold.

There will be an open mic following the author’s reading. Coffee is provided, and the public is always invited. Coffee with the Poets & Writers is an event sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network-West.

Website: www.BooksByDeanna.com

http://booksbydeanna.com/spirit-the-tiny-white-reindeer.html

Local Author Deanna Klingel publishes new book, Spirit the Tiny White Reindeer, with Progressive Rising Phoenix Press

Progressive Rising Phoenix Press is proud to announce that Spirit the Tiny White Reindeer was released August 5th, 2017. This charming Christmas book, suitable for children of all ages, is filled with delightful illustrations by the talented Steve Daniels and rhyming text by award-winning author Deanna Klingel.

The book is a new holiday classic to be enjoyed season after season by children, parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers. Targeting the real meaning of the Christmas, the Christmas Spirit, the theme teaches the importance of keeping the Christmas spirit alive year round. The message is easy to grasp, and the lilting rhyme is one that children can recite and memorize on their own. It is the perfect seasonal or gift for any occasion and can be passed down from generation to generation.

"The world needs the gift that talented author, Deanna Klingel, brings us in this refreshing visit to Santa's workshop where virtues are valued, and a tiny misfit reindeer is welcome. This adorable reindeer, who personifies true Christmas Spirit, is a charming addition to each family's holiday traditions."-- Cathy Gilmore, award-winning children's author and ministry founder of Virtue Work Media.com.


Deanna Klingel, award-winning author of children's books, YA novels, and short stories, has lived many places with her childhood sweetheart husband Dave, but they now call the North Carolina mountains their home. The couple enjoys visiting their seven grown children and their families. Deanna K. Klingel often visits schools, libraries, and book stores. She is a member of NCWN-West.