Jamestown (CSi) Five Jamestown authors will be at a local author reading and signing event at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, in the lobby of the Reiland Fine Arts Center at the University of Jamestown.

3AuthorsofJamestown Authors Bruce Berg, Bill K ennedy, Keith Norman, Nancy Kuykendall and Glauco Ortolano will be present at the event. James River Valley Library System will receive 15 percent of the proceeds generated at the reading.

Berg is the author of several books, including “Common Ground,” “Writer’s Block,” “Sun Sports,” “Hear It Now and Then” and “Pull Up a Chair.”

Kennedy focuses his writing on intermediate grade novels that feature Tramp, the world’s best dog detective. He is the development director for the James River Valley Library System.

His books include “The Singing Bone” and “Tramp, A Detective’s Story.”

Norman over the past decade, has written a dozen nonfiction books based on regional history. In the past two years, he has expanded into fiction with a special interest in historic fiction.

Norman’s books include “Chasing the Dream,” “The President’s Safari” and “Dog Days of the Great War.”

Following Nancy Kuykendall’s retirement from teaching, she began writing. Her books include memoirs “Mornings on the Porch” and “Ordinary Wonders.”

Ortolano is a writer and scholar who is originally from Brazil. He is currently director of Jamestown English language and culture at the University of Jamestown.

Ortolano has authored novels, short stories and poetry published in Portuguese and English, served as contributing editor for World Literature Today and is co-founder and vice president of the Brazilian Writer’s Association of New York.

His books include “Humaniqueness: The Gift of Your Inner God” and a historical novel published in Portuguese.

Berg, Kennedy and Norman recently together published a book, “Three Authors of Jamestown,” featuring poetry, commentary and short fiction.

The three local authors got together last fall to read each other’s works and talk about writing. From that initial collaboration the authors have written a book called “BBK: Three Authors of Jamestown,” a self-published book.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Berg, Kennedy, and Norman spoke about the collaboration, as each author contributed works including short stories, essays and poetry.

Kennedy said when he sat down to talk with Berg and Norman, it became clear that this collaboration would be successful.

The book costs $15 and may be purchased through Amazon.com or by going to www.keithnormanbooks.com.

The book will be featured at a Read Local, authors event. Berg, Kennedy and Norman will read selected works from the book. Norman says the book will be available for purchase starting April 9th, with copies included at the National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown.

Local authors Nancy Kuykendall and Glauco Ortolano will also read from selections of their works at the event.