Local Authors

Do you want to read a book written by a local author?  Perhaps you want to listen to music sung by a local singer. There are over 60 creators of different types of media who were born, lived, were raised, or are currently living in Logan County or close to it!  Search the table below for your next adventure!

First Name Last name Creator Local connection Title Shelf section Call number Library location
Beth Macy Author Born in Urbana Dopesick: dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America Nonfiction 362.29 M177 Local Author
  • Knowlton Library
Beth Macy Author Born in Urbana Raising Lazarus: hope, justice, and the future of America's overdose crisis Nonfiction 362.29 M177 Local Author
  • Knowlton Library
Kevin & Alex Malarkey Author Live in Logan County The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven Nonfiction 921 M237 MALARKEY
  • Knowlton Library
  • West Liberty Branch
Kevin & Alex Malarkey Author Live in Logan County The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven DVD Nonfiction DVD 921 M237 - MOVIE - MALARKEY
  • Knowlton Library
  • West Liberty Branch
  • West Mansfield Branch
Glen E. Miller Author Lived in Logan County Empowering the patient : how to reduce the cost of healthcare and improve its quality Nonfiction 610.696 M648
  • Knowlton Library
Glen E. Miller Author Lived in Logan County Living thoughtfully, dying well : a doctor explains how to make death a natural part of life Nonfiction 362.175 M648
  • Lakeview Branch
Paul Moots Author Grad: Bellefontaine Becoming Barnabas: the ministry of encouragement Nonfiction 253 M825
  • Knowlton Library
Mary Mortimer Author Lives in Logan County Reflections of Zanesfield: An Historical Scrapbook vol.2 Nonfiction O 977.1463360 M888 v.2
  • Knowlton Library
Mary Mortimer Author Lives in Logan County Reflections of Zanesfield: An Historical Scrapbook vol.2 Nonfiction G 977.1463360 M888 v.2
  • Knowlton Library
Mary Mortimer Author Lives in Logan County Reflections of Zanesfield: An Historical Scrapbook vol.1 Nonfiction R 977.1463360 M888 v.1
  • West Mansfield Branch
Mary Mortimer Author Lives in Logan County Reflections of Zanesfield: An Historical Scrapbook vol.1 Nonfiction O 977.1463360 M888 v.1
  • Knowlton Library
Mary Mortimer Author Lives in Logan County Reflections of Zanesfield: An Historical Scrapbook vol.1 Nonfiction G 977.1463360 M888 v.1
  • Knowlton Library
Mary Mortimer Author Lives in Logan County Reflections of Zanesfield: An Historical Scrapbook vol.2 Nonfiction R 977.1463360 M888 v.2
  • West Mansfield Branch
Gerald E. Munn Author Lived in Logan County Congruent parallels, living infinity, living God : an answer to atheism Nonfiction 231 M966
  • Knowlton Library
Rick Niece Author Lived in Degraff Side-Yard Superhero: Life Lessons from an Unlikely Superhero #1 (Fanfare for a Hometown Series) Nonfiction 921 N665
  • DeGraff Branch
  • Knowlton Library
  • West Liberty Branch
  • West Mansfield Branch
Rick Niece Author Lived in Degraff The Band Plays On: Going Home for a Music Man's Encore #2 (Fanfare for a Hometown Series) Nonfiction 921 N665
  • Knowlton Library
  • West Liberty Branch
Rick Niece Author Lived in Degraff Perfect in Memory: a son's Tribute to his Mother #3 (Fanfare for a Hometown Series) Nonfiction 921 N665
  • DeGraff Branch
  • Knowlton Library
Norman Peale Author Graduated from Bellefontaine My Christmas Treasury Nonfiction 242.33 M995
  • Knowlton Library
Norman Peale Author/illustrator Graduated from Bellefontaine Why Some Positive Thinkers Get Powerful Results Nonfiction 158.1 P358
  • Knowlton Library
Norman Peale Author Graduated from Bellefontaine My Favorite Bible Passages Nonfiction 220.5203 P582
  • Knowlton Library
Norman Peale Author Graduated from Bellefontaine The power of Positive Thinking Nonfiction 248.4 P358
  • Knowlton Library
Donn Piatt Author Lived in West Liberty Poems and plays Nonfiction 811.4 P583
  • Knowlton Library
Donn Piatt Author Lived in West Liberty Sunday meditations and selected prose sketches Nonfiction 814.4 P583
  • Knowlton Library
Donn Piatt Author Lived in West Liberty General George H. Thomas: A Critical Biography Nonfiction 811.4 P584
  • Knowlton Library
Kate Piatt-Eckert Author Lived in West Liberty The Cabinet of Curiosities at Mac-A-Cheek Nonfiction G 977.1463357 C115
  • Knowlton Library