Charlotte Lewis (nom de plume of Karan Bailey) will be at the Iola Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday for a meet-and-greet and book signing.
She has a whole string of mysteries and novels behind her, as well as newspaper experience.
Bailey moved to Iola three years ago from Vancouver, Wash., to be near family.
At 87 she’s still writing. Her first post-retirement book, “Chris,” was a mystery. Her most recent titles are “Lunch at the Library” and “Stuart’s Bungalow.”
Copies of all three are available for checkout.
Bailey began writing at an early age. When she was 9, her father bought her a Royal Silent Writer portable typewriter.
As she recalls, it weighed at least 25 pounds but did have a carrying case so she could take it with her. Her first published work was a letter to “Jack & Jill”, the children’s magazine. At age 12 she took a summer job as a dishwasher in a local cafe to earn money to buy typewriter ribbons, 35 cents each.
