[OPLINLIST] Meet the Author Mark Dawidziak

[Mary Eritano]

Barberton Public Library, 602 West Park Avenue, will host a program for the release of Mark Dawidziak's book, Jim Tully:  American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood Brawler, on Wednesday, May 25, 6:00 p.m.  Mark will be joined by fellow author Paul J. Bauer.  They will discuss Jim Tully, a forgotten local literary superstar of the early 20th century.  An accomplished author, playwright, and journalist, Dawidziak has been a television critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer since 1999.  He is a noted Mark Twain scholar and teaches at Kent State University.