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Author Talk: Ellen Prentiss Campbell and Deborah Kalb

at Rockville Memorial Library

Join us for an author talk and book signing with local luminaries Ellen Prentiss Campbell and Deborah Kalb!

Join us for an author talk and book signing with local luminaries Ellen Prentiss Campbell and Deborah Kalb! Ellen and Deborah will be in conversations about their new and acclaimed books, Vanishing Point and Everything She Most Admired. An hour long discussion and Question and Answer will be followed by book signings by both authors.

Ellen Prentiss Campbell grew up in Rockville, Maryland. She signed for her first library card as soon as she could print. She later returned with her husband, and their family grew up walking distance from the Rockville Libraries (both “Old” and “New”). A graduate of Smith College, Simmons School of Social Work, and The Bennington Writing Seminars, she practiced psychotherapy for many years. Her new novel, a family epic, Vanishing Point (May 2026, Apprentice House Press, Maryland) explores the art and turbulent family life of Pennsylvania painter George Hetzel. Prior work includes Frieda’s Song (set at the Chestnut Lodge Psychiatric Hospital). Ellen’s novels and short stories have garnered awards and recognition, but best of all – readers. Blogging for The Washington Independent as Girl Writing, she is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. Ellen loves libraries, book clubs, bookshops and travel. 

Deborah Kalb is the author of the mystery novel Everything She Most Admired. Her other books include the novel Off to Join the Circus. She has also written fiction for kids and nonfiction for adults. She’s the host of the book blog Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb, and the co-host of the podcast Rereading Our Childhood. A former longtime D.C.-based journalist, she lives in the Washington, D.C., area.

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