Local Author Raquel Herring and Business owner Yonette Turner are the founders of the Literary Lounge here in Palm Coast. The goal of this group and event is to highlight and showcase local authors from Flagler County and allow them a place to interact with the community for free. Raquel and Yonette started the Literary Lounge earlier this year in February, and typically put on an event at the end of every month at GoodVibes Nutrition of Palm Coast in St. Joe’s Plaza.
On Saturday, August 31st, 2024, Raquel and Yonetter held their August Literary Lounge event, featuring Barbara Solomon, J.S. Farmer, and Mystic Mel, all local Palm Coast and Flagler County Authors. Each author was given time to read from their books, explain their life, their journeys, and how their stories came to be written.
J.S. Farmer is a local author who was in attendance promoting her book called Blue Sky Gone. Her book is about the story of a young Wall Street hopeful who worked in the South World Trade Center. The story explains how before 9/11 her life was looking promising, with the potential career on Wall Street, and a new love, all working out before that fateful day. To find out whether the young woman was able to successfully escape the South Tower before it collapsed.
Mystic Mel, another local author was present to discuss his book where he elaborates on what it was like as an African American in an Irish neighborhood; and how his adventures as Mystic Mel began.
Barbara Solomon is another local author who was present to tell her stories. She spoke about her past, and her passion for writing youth based books that are centered in Ancient African Civilizations. Her fictional stories include a series of books, as well as standalone books, that help bring Ancient African civilizations to life for children and young readers.
You can stay up-to-date on the Literary Lounge events by joining their group on Facebook. Their monthly events are not only free to the local authors, but free to the public to attend as well.
