Could you write a book?

On the Goodreads website, I saw a quote by Kathryn Joyce: “We all have a book in us. The first step is recognizing this. Writing it is a whole new journey.”

Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could meet an author and ask why he or she decided to write a book and how he or she got started? How about asking Rick Riordan, Danielle Steele, Charles Dickens, Sarah Maas, Margaret Atwood or Nicholas Sparks? I could go on, but I’ll stop there!

Come and meet a real live author, Brandi Brandt, at the Public Library of Catasauqua. She will be here 4 p.m. Sept. 14. Brandt will read her book and answer your questions. Although the book is written with young children in mind, every age group is welcome to come and meet the author.

Here is a little about her:

Once there was a woman called Brandi Brandt. Her children had grown and left home. Her house felt empty, so she adopted a puppy. This is the story of her “love bug.” He filled her days with joy, and she wanted to share that with others, so she wrote a book, “Herbie the Love Bug.”

Brandt wanted us to see the world through Herbie’s eyes, to watch as he grows, learns and gets used to his home with his human mommy and daddy. This charming book is a story and a factual account of Herbie’s life with his adoptive parents.

Please join us to welcome Brandt to our library and show our support for her. There will be a craft activity for the children afterward. Refreshments will be served.

AUGUST BOOKS

Fiction: “The Paris Apartment,” Rhys Bowen; “North of Nowhere,” Allison Brennan; “Canary Girls,” Jennifer Chiaverini; “Honey Drop Dead,” Laura Childs; “Robert Ludlam’s The Bourne Defiance,” Brian Freeman; “Secrets in the Dark,” Heather Graham; “The Invisible Hour,” Alice Hoffman; “Holly,” Stephen King; “None of This Is True,” Lisa Jewell; “Prom Mom,” Laura Lippman; “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” James McBride; “Tom Lake,” Ann Patchett; “Dead Mountain,” Preston & Child; “Lion & Lamb,” James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski; “The Bone Hacker,” Kathy Reichs; “After That Night,” Karin Slaughter; “The Girl in the Eagle’s Talon,” Karin Smirnoff; “Happiness,” Danielle Steel

Nonfiction: “Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II,” Lena Andrews; “The Art Thief,” Michael Finkel; “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story: the Oldest Living Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Her Own Words,” Viola Ford Fletcher and Ike Howard; “Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege and the Murdaugh Family Murders,” John Glatt; “A Life with Ghosts: True, Terrifying and Insightful Tales From My Favorite Haunts,” Steve Gonsalves; “Behold the Monster: Confronting America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer,” Jillian Lauren; “Moving On Doesn’t Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss,” Gina Moffa; “Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark,” Greg Skomal

Juvenile: “Space Activity Lab,” DK; “How to Build Lego Animals: Go on a Journey to Become a Better Builder,” Jessica Farrell; “Time of the Turtle King (Magic Tree House),” Mary Pope Osborne; “More Tales To Keep You Up at Night,” Dan Poblocki; “Alexis and the Perfect Recipe (Cupcake Diaries Graphic Novel No. 4),” Coco Simon

Young adult: “The Brothers Hawthorne,” Jennifer Barnes; “The Legacie,” Jessica Goodman

Children’s picture books: “Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Boo!” Wade Bradford; “Llama Llama’s Little Lie,” Anna Dewdney; “Pumpkin Day at the Zoo,” Susan Meissner; “The Super Mario Bros. Movie: A Hero Like No Other,” Nintendo of America Inc.; “I Like School! (Cocomelon),” Maggie Testa; “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!” Mo Willems

Board book: “Baby Dinosaur Under the Sea,” DK