Naomi Gladish Smith

April 4 at 1:30 Boynton Beach City Library on Seacrest:

Come hear a talk, "What Happens When We Die? (An Afterlife Adventure)". We'll talk about the joys and challenges of writing novels about the Afterlife. Bring your questions and an open mind and let's have a discussion!

(4/​5/​11 Actually about 40 people did bring open minds, a lot of questions, and we had some great discussion! NGS)




May 11 at The Bookstall at Chestnut Court at 7 p.m.
811 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093

There will be a book signing for The Searchers at Roberta Rubin's iconic bookstore on Wednesday, May 11. Come have a glass of wine and chat about books, this one in particular!

(5/​14/​11 Very nice signing, only marred by the fact that my friend who helped set up the wine and cheese had her credit card stolen from her purse while she helped with the take down. The thieves (who were not at the signing) charged $1,000 against it within 30 minutes! - NGS)





June 4 at the Printer's Row Lit Fest, Chicago, IL

Stop by the MWA Booth at Printer's Row on Saturday morning to chat and, if you wish, buy a book and have it signed.

(It was a wonderful, but HOT day, and lots of people stopped by the MWA booth to talk about The Searchers, The Wanderers, The Arrivals and the afterlife - after they got over the fact that these books were not quite the 'mysteries' they expected. Thanks to Augie, the wonderful owner of Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, all three of the books were on display and offered for sale.)





June 24 - a Panel Discussion at the General Assembly of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA

A Workshop is scheduled for Friday, June 24 from 1:45-3:15 during the General Assembly of the New Church. A panel consisting of Joanna V. Hill of the Swedenborg Foundation, and authors Bruce Henderson, Rev. Grant Schnarr, and Naomi Smith will discuss "Reaching Readers".

(This was a great gathering, with Jonathan Rose also a part of the workshop. It was attended by people interested in the Foundation's publications and the group heard inspiring talks by Joanna [about the Foundations aims and publications], Jonathan [translator and theologian, on the latest translations and his new book], Bruce [on readers' reception of both his earlier and newest non-fiction books], and Grant [on the interest his new novel evoked from movie and industry people during the recent BookExpo in New York]. I spoke about and my talks on Swedenborg and the Afterlife). - NGS