Francine Costello, of Word Association Publishers, at the podium, introduces authors, from left, Wayne DeCroo, George Guido, Robert Cameron “Cam” Malcolm IV, Sukey Jamison, John Jamison, Jody Brown Vettori and C. William Davis III. The group spoke Wednesday at the South Butler Community Library. William Pitts/Butler Eagle

SAXONBURG — Seven local authors dropped by South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg on Wednesday night, April 26, to sell copies of their books, preview their future books and answer questions from aspiring writers.

It was the first Gathering of Authors event of the year for the library.

“We started it only because we thought it would be nice to have all these authors together,” said Linda Davis, who kick-started the event. “Since COVID, we haven’t done too many.”

All seven authors are represented by Word Association Publishers, a self-publishing house based in Tarentum, Allegheny County.

The works of the authors ran the gamut of genres, from self-help guides to cookbooks to historical nonfiction to speculative religious drama. Leading off was Dr. Wayne J. DeCroo, promoting his most recent book, “Stock Option Trading for Beginners A-Z.”