August 15 Book Fair at MOCA DC to Include Apperance by Novelist and Photographer

Jerry Harke, novelist and photograper, will be on hand from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday, August 15 at MOCA DC Art Gallery to show his books and discuss his works with the public. MOCA DC is located at 1054 31st Street, NW at Canal Square in Georgetown, Washington, DC.

Harke has published five books through Marigot Publishing House, Inc. and has three more set to be released in 2009 and 2010. His first book of photography was titled The Edwardian Lawn Dress: Gentle and Timeless. His second photographic arts book was called In Sappho's Secret Garden: A Thesaurus of Love and the third photography book was Nu Art en Noir et Blanc.

Jerry Harke is also a novelist and is the author of Lock Knot, a World War II spy thriller set in 1945, and On Hell's Doorstep, an epic of bank robbers and the Great Depression set in 1935. He is at work now writing Episodes, which he says will be published in 2010. "Episodes is a real departure for me," Harke said.

"I've always wanted to write a novel exploring the criminal mind, but I never expected my first effort in that direction would involve a serial killer. In Episodes, the killer is acting out his delusions in the middle of social unrest and upheavel in the Midwest. It's set during the year 1978, a period of time when illegal immigration took hold very strongly in midwestern communties presenting numerous social problems."

The public is invited to visit MOCA DC's book fair August 15 beginning at 11 am to meet the authors and publishers on hand.

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