Local author Kirsten Eve Beachy will read from her new book, Martyrs and Chickens: Confessions of a Granola Mennonite (Dreamseeker Books, 2025). Conversation with writing professor Mary Ann Zehr to follow. Poet Jeff Gundy writes about the book, "“Dancing among subjects from farming to martyr tales, chickens to infertility, breastfeeding twins to reclaiming a writing life, Beachy’s memoir crackles with energy, salted with anger and compassion, leavened with humor and well-earned insight.”

Book signing to follow.

Reviews and more about Martyrs and Chickens at www.GranolaMennonite.com