Book signing by local authors at Barrington Library Local Author Fair

Donald J. Bingle and Thomas J J Starr, two local area authors of adventure novels will be signing their books at the Barrington Library Local Author Fair, from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2017.

Many readers appreciate the rare opportunity to meet the author of books they read, adding to their reading experience, and learning more about the story and its author. Several other local authors will also join the event at the Barrington Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway, more information may be found at http://barringtonarealibrary.org.

Donald J. Bingle is the author of five books: "Forced Conversion," near future military science fiction; "GREENSWORD," darkly comedic eco-thriller; "Net Impact," a new kind of spy thriller for a new kind of world; "Frame Shop," a mystery thriller set in a suburban writers' group; and with Jean Rabe, "The Love-Haight Case Files," an award-winning paranormal fantasy about lawyers protecting the rights of supernatural creatures in a magic-filled San Francisco. He's also the author of 50 shorter works in the science fiction, thriller, fantasy, horror, mystery, steampunk, romance, comedy and memoir genres.

More on Bingle and his writing can be found at www.donaldjbingle.com.

Thomas J J Starr, the author of the exciting novel "Virtual Vengeance," with degrees in computer and electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, applies this technical expertise to the story that approaches artificial intelligence from a perspective rarely found in fiction - the A.I. becomes the hero of the story. The hi-tech adventure tells the story of a lone professor fighting to save the country from brainwashing technology - even if he must do it from beyond the grave. The novel explores what distinguishes man from machine and life from death. In "Virtual Vengeance," that line becomes increasingly blurry. The story is set in Chicago and Champaign-Urbana Illinois.

Starr, who lives in Inverness, is a telecommunications engineer who chairs a United Nations technical committee and also serves as president of the Broadband Forum, an international industry association.