Birkby, Evelyn

Comments from the author about writing:
I am a longtime newspaper columnist and radio homemaker with ten published books currently to my credit. Early on in my writing career I began sharing my life and experiences with my readers. I’ve always, somewhere, included a recipe. My books are about my own life plus real people I have known and experiences I feel should not be forgotten. My most recent book, Witching for William, is a search for my great-great-grandfather that includes mystery, history, travel, genealogy, and adventure.

I bought my first computer in 1985 and I’m now on my fifth. After using an old Royal typewriter for my first columns and books, I find it delightful to have such a good helper. I do public presentations and book readings, preferably within 100 miles of my Sidney, Iowa home. Fee to be negotiated. Even though I’ve celebrated my 88th birthday, I plan to write as long as I can to keep the little gray cells alive and well. I’m having a wonderful life and much enjoy sharing it with so many interesting people.

Book Types: Nonfiction

Audience Types: Adult

Genres: Genealogy, Cookbooks, Genealogy, Cookbooks, Biography, History

Are you willing to do programs for schools, libraries, or other groups? Yes

If you are willing to do programs, will you charge a fee? Yes

Author Web site URL: www.evelynbirkby.com

E-mail Address: ebirkby@bitwind.net

Phone Number: 712-374-2335

Honey Hill Books
Box 387
Sidney, IA 51652

County: Fremont

Books By This Author

• Festival Cookie Book, KMA RADIO, Shenandoah, IA, 1983
• Come Again Cookie Book, KMA RADIO, Shenandoah, IA, 1985
• Adventure After Sixty: Alone Through England and Scotland, Honey HIll Books, Sidney, IA, 1985
• Cooking with KMA: Featuring Sixty Years of Radio Homemakers, KMA RADIO, Shenandoah, IA, 1985
• Neighboring on the Air: Cooking with the KMA Radio Homemakers, University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA, 1991
• Up a Country Lane Cookbook, University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA, 1993
• Witching for William, Honey Hill Books, Sidney, IA, 2008