2 Akron Authors, 2 Different Subjects (Heavy Metal and Christmas Entertainment), 1 Fun Pop Culture Book Event: The Fire and Ice Book Signing
Join authors Joanna Wilson and D.X. Ferris during the Akron ArtWalk for the Fire and Ice Book Signing at Urban Eats (51 E. Market St., Akron 44308).
D.X. Ferris is the author of Slayer 66 2/3: The Jeff & Dave Years. A Metal Band Biography and Suburban Metal Dad. He is an Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Reporter of the Year. He is also the author of Slayer’s Reign in Blood, which is part of Bloomsbury Academic’s prestigious 33 1/3 series. Ferris writes for the A.V. Club (a little bit). His work has appeared in RollingStone.com, Alternative Press, the Village Voice, Decibel, Metal Sucks, and other outlets. His Heavy Metal Game of Thrones Reviews run on Diffuser.fm. Popdose hosts his ongoing webcomic, Suburban Metal Dad. He was thrown out of the South of Heaven tour when a misdirected crowd surf landed him onstage.
Joanna Wilson is an author who specializes in writing about Christmas entertainment, most notably Tis the Season TV: the Encyclopedia of Christmas-Themed Episodes, Specials, and Made-for-TV Movies (2010). In 2010 she appeared as a commentator in The Real Story of Christmas on the History Channel, and the TV Guide Network’s 25 Most Hilarious Holiday TV Moments. Wilson writes a prominent blog about Christmas on TV at www.ChristmasTVHistory.com.
Additionally, Wilson is the author of local history / nostalgia books, including A is for Akron: an A to Z List of Akron’s Places and Things that Make Us Smile with Karen Starr (2014), and The Story of Archie the Talking Snowman and Akron’s History of Christmas Attractions (2015). She counts herself as one of Highland Square’s many memorable characters.
The Fire and Ice Book Signing: a look at pop culture both Infernal and Divine.
Books available for purchase. Free admission.
2016/06/04 - 2016/06/04
Urban Eats
51 E. Market St., Akron, OH 44308