Ashley Hunter
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Later this month, the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Public Library will host a virtual author presentation with award-winning author John M. Dunn.
During this presentation, Dunn will introduce his newest published work, Drying Up: The Freshwater Crisis in Florida, to a virtual audience. Dunn's book recently won the 2020 Florida Historical Society's Stetson Kennedy Award for the pieces in-depth writing regarding Florida's natural environment. The book also, has won the Bronze Medal in the 2019 Florida Book Awards, Florida Nonfiction category.
Dunn is a Florida-based freelance, writer, journalist and author who has published over 350 articles for more than 20 periodicals. In addition, he has written numerous scripts for audiovisual productions and a children’s play which was professionally performed on stages in North Florida. His non-fiction young adult books, The Russian Revolution, Advertising, The Relocation of the North American Indian, The Spread of Islam, The Civil Rights Movement, The Enlightenment, Life During the Black Death, The Vietnam War: A History of U.S. Involvement, The Computer Revolution, The French Revolution, The Fall of the Monarchy, Castro’s Cuba, The Constitution and the Founding of America, Prohibition, and Modern Day Pirates have all been published by Lucent Press (Thomson/Gale). Dunn also edited Union Soldiers, Confederate Soldiers, Southerners, and Northerners, which are part of the Voices of the Civil War series for juvenile readers, published by Blackbirch Press.
The New York Public Library recognized the first edition of Dunn’s book on the removal of North America Indians in its Books for the Teenage List; the second edition received a stared review from the School Library Journal in May 2006. The Pennsylvania State Library Association included Dunn’s book on computers in its “Young Adult Top Forty Nonfiction 2002 Titles.”
In addition, The Barahoma Center of California State University San Marcos features his book on Castro in its list of “Recommended Books in English about Latinos.”
Dunn is a father and grandfather and lives with his wife in Ocala, Fla.
During the library's virtual presentation with Dunn on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Dunn will share information regarding his writings and research and also offer a questions-and-answers session for any participant who is looking to learn more. Environmentalists (both professional and beginning), home school families and any interested local are all invited to attend Dunn's presentation and to learn about the freshwater crisis in Florida.
The presenation will be held virtually, through Zoom, starting at 6:30 p.m. on August 25. To access the Zoom meeting, download the app on your preferred device, or open up the Zoom webpage on your computer. Participants will need to create a free Zoom account.
The Zoom meeting ID is: 788 7222 5466, and the password is: fuN8Xu.
For more information about the presentation, contact the library at (850) 342-0205. You can also read more about the author and his published work by visiting his website at: johnmdunnfreelancewriter.com.