[OPLINLIST] Author Catherine Price to Speak at Kent State Tuscarawas

[Jim Gill]

*2019 One Book, One Community Author to Speak at KSU Tuscarawas*



Bestselling author Catherine Price will speak in the auditorium at Founders
Hall at Kent State Tuscarawas on Monday, November 4 at 7:00 PM. This free
community gathering is the culminating event for the 2019 One Book, One
Community project, a county-wide reading initiative organized annually by
the Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition. Price will speak on her book, *How
to Break Up With Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life.*



About the book: Is your phone the first thing you reach for in the morning
and the last thing you touch before bed? Do you frequently pick it up “just
to check,” only to look up forty-five minutes later wondering where the
time has gone? Do you say you want to spend less time on your phone—but
have no idea how to do so without giving it up completely? If so, this book
is your solution. Award-winning journalist Catherine Price presents a
practical, hands-on plan to break up—and then make up—with your phone. The
goal? A long-term relationship that actually feels good. You’ll discover
how phones and apps are designed to be addictive, and learn how the time we
spend on them damages our ability to focus, think deeply, and form new
memories. You’ll then make customized changes to your settings, apps,
environment, and mindset that will ultimately enable you to take back
control of your life. Packed with tested strategies and practical tips,
this book is the essential, life-changing guide for everyone who owns a
smartphone.



*How to Break Up With Your Phone* is being published in 28 countries and 22
languages. It's been featured in publications and on shows and podcasts
including The New York Times, CBS This Morning, The Los Angeles Times, the
Dr. Oz Show, NPR's Here and Now, the BBC World News Service, Good Morning
America, Wired, Time Magazine, Recode, the Financial Times and most major
newspapers in Britain, among many others.



About the author: Catherine Price is a science journalist, author and
speaker. As a consultant, coach and workshop leader, she helps individuals
and organizations create healthier personal and professional relationships
with their phones (and other devices), and establish best practices to
encourage creativity, productivity and mental health. Her journalistic work
has appeared in publications including The Best American Science
Writing, The New York Times, Popular Science, O, The Oprah Magazine, The
Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post
Magazine, Parade, Salon, Slate, Men’s Journal, Self, Medium, Health
Magazine, and Outside, among others. Her previous books include VITAMANIA:
How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food (Penguin Press,
2015), Mindfulness: A Journal (Clarkson Potter, 2016), the parody travel
guide 101 Places Not to See Before You Die (HarperPaperbacks, 2010) and The
Big Sur Bakery Cookbook (HarperCollins, 2009). Catherine is also the
creator and founder of Screen/Life Balance, which is dedicated to helping
people learn how to scroll less and live more.



In its 12th year, One Book, One Community is a grassroots community reading
movement that aims to bring people together by giving them the shared
experience of reading the same book. “When we all read the same book, we
all have something to talk about,” says Jim Gill, 2019 One Book, One
Community chair and Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition board member. “One
Book’s goal is to break down barriers between different groups of people
and to strengthen Tuscarawas County. We feel this year’s book is incredibly
timely as it deals with technology addiction and today’s struggle to be
mindful and intentional with our time. We were blessed, through our
sponsors, to be able to distribute 2,500 copies of this year's book to
schools throughout the county.”



The Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition is a non-profit organization
comprised of groups and individuals dedicated to enhancing traditional
literacy as well as cultural, financial, medical and technological literacy
for all Tuscarawas County residents. The organization promotes public
awareness and works collaboratively with local educators, literacy service
providers, business, community and ministerial organizations to support and
initiate programs that work toward the goal of enhanced literacy.



The sponsors for the 2019 One Book, One Community project are as follows: Blair
and Anna Zimmerman Foundation, Boltaron, Dominion Energy, Dover Exchange
Club, Dr. Nathan Springer, First Federal Community Bank, Friends of the
Claymont Public Library, Friends of the Dover Public Library, Friends of
the Emma Huber Memorial Library, Friends of the Tuscarawas County Public
Library, Gnadenhutten Public Library, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Haman Family Foundation, Hugh Fraser Fund, Jeanne Souers Garcia Foundation,
Kent State University at Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas County 4-H, Tuscarawas
County Literacy Coalition, United Way of Tuscarawas County and Walmart.



Refreshments and a book signing will follow the event, which is free and
open for all. For more information, please contact Jim Gill at 330-343-6123
or go to www.tuscarawascountyliteracycoalition.org.

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Jim Gill
Director
Dover Public Library
director at doverlibrary.org
525 N. Walnut St.
Dover, Ohio 44622
Ph.  330-343-6123
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