Dear friends and followers,
Like all of you, I’m happy that spring will soon be upon us, one filled with hope and new beginnings. I’m also happy to announce that my new author website will be posted in the next few weeks. It will provide all who are interested an opportunity to be included in our new mailing list detailing our upcoming new books to be published in 2027.
One, as yet untitled, is an historical novel in our FRED series. The story is set on Buffalo’s West Side in the early 1950s, a decade marked by the post WWII baby boom, the Korean War and the Civil Rights Movement. FRED is a collection of stories told by Fred’s tenants, some free standing, others interrelated. The stories deal with human life experiences, among them love, tragedy, ambition and revenge.
Another book to be included is my first inspirational, illustrated gift book titled HEARTSTRINGS: First Aid for the Soul.
Updates will be shared along the way to publication.
UPCOMING AUTHOR EVENTS
Thursday, April 2, 2026, @ BURCHFIELD PENNY ART CENTER. 6:30 – 7:30
Book Club Guest: Frances Schmidt, Author of FOREVER VIOLET: From Stony Hill to Broadway.
SUNY Buffalo State University
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222
(716) 878-6011
March 7, 2026, @CAZENOVIA LIBRARY. 6:30 – 8:30
Author panelist Frances Schmidt. FRED II: Buffalo West Side Stories, set in the 1930s-1940s. Co-authored by James Costa. Also co-authored ACCIDENTAL VIRGIN, a psychological romance novel set in Buffalo, N.Y.
100 Albany Street
Cazenovia, New York 13035
(71) 655-9322
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, @ BRIGHTON PLACE LIBRARY
Author Talk: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
999 Brighton Road
Tonawanda, New York 14150
(716) 332-4375
Best,
Fran