ANNUAL American Association of University Women (AAUW) AUTHORS LUNCHEON on SATURDAY, APRIL 20 from 11:30 AM to 2 PM

Featuring local women authors, and benefiting the Rhode Island Center for the Book.

Ruth Maille is a certified parent-relationship coach who has owned and operated a day care/preschool for 33 years. Her award-winning children’s books in her POWER OF SERIES address social-emotional topics.

Deborah Goodrich Royce is a former actress on All My Children and story editor. As an author, her newest psychological thriller is Reef Road. She and her husband helped restore The Ocean House in Westerly.

Maggie Jackson is an award-winning author and journalist known for her pioneering writings on social trends, particularly technology’s impact on humanity. Her most recent book is Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure. It was nominated for a National Book Award and was selected as a Must Read of the Next Big Idea Club.

Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event

Tickets available. Please make checks out to AAUW for $40.00 by April 12, and indicate if you want to reserve seating for yourself, several people, or a group. Mail to Rosemary Slocum, 127 Center Ave., Middletown, RI 02842. For more information call 401-849-6073.