Author Richard Gartee to Speak at Millhopper Library

Richard Gartee will present his award-winning novel, Ragtime Dudes in a Thin Place, on Sunday, May 19, in Meeting Room A of the Millhopper Library from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public.

Prepublication, the book won the Royal Palm Literary Award First Place in the fiction category of humor. Set in 1904, it tells the story of three New York dandies, who, promising to bring metropolitan culture and the latest wonders from the St. Louis World’s Fair, introduce ragtime music and new century ideas to the nascent art colony of Taos, New Mexico.

Richard Gartee, a member of Writers Alliance of Gainesville, has also authored seven college textbooks, five collections of poetry, and a biography, Skating on Skim Ice. His previous novels include Lancelot’s Grail and Lancelot’s Disciple.