Join us for an author meet & greet with Cristian Delgado, Jacob Willis, and Jay Newman.
ABOUT AS THE LEAVES FALL
In a quiet coastal town in Maine, Autumn’s life looks settled—steady routines, close friends, and a relationship built on comfort. But when a stranger arrives, the balance she’s worked so hard to maintain begins to crack. Glances linger. Secrets surface. And the truths she’s avoided grow impossible to ignore.
ABOUT CRISTIAN
Cristian is an avid reader with a background in poetry. He wanted As the Leaves Fall to have layers, so the reader can read it again to find things they might have missed. He says there is a lot of himself in this book: things he’s told people, and things he wishes someone told him.
ABOUT ATAXIA
Jason Graves thought leaving the Miami Police Department after the most intense assignment of his career would give him the peace he desperately needed. Transferring to the quiet town of Ashmere, he hopes to start fresh. But when a gruesome crime shatters the town’s calm, Jason is pulled into a nightmare far beyond anything he has faced. As the line between reality and illusion blurs, he must navigate a terrifying world where nothing is as it seems.
ABOUT JACOB WILLIS
Jacob is a Florida-based horror author. Born in Miami and now living in Tallahassee, he draws inspiration from psychological tension, unsettling atmospheres, and the fragile edges of sanity and perception. A triplet and second-degree black belt in Taekwondo, Jacob brings discipline and intensity to his writing. While pursuing a career in air traffic control, he continues to write in his spare time, exploring psychological and cosmic horror.
ABOUT THE WAYS WOMEN READ
In The Ways Women Read, Dr. Betty Sue Newman takes you on an inspiring journey from a Florida farm to earning her PhD in Literacy Studies—woven together with the powerful stories of Southern women whose lives were forever shaped by reading and writing. Their voices reveal how literacy isn’t just a skill, but a force that builds identity, resilience, and legacy.
ABOUT BETTY SUE & JAY NEWMAN
Betty Sue completed her PhD in Literary Studies at UPenn and went on to teach and consult in many schools in Tallahassee and more over the years. She was the head of Rickards High School’s IB program for 17 years. She and Jay were married for over 60 years. Jay compiled and edited Betty Sue's research to honor her hard work and memory.
Event Venue
Midtown Reader & the Piebrary, 1123 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32303, United States
