An exciting day awaits you!

10:00am -Start the event with muffins accompanied by coffee or tea. Spend time visiting with the authors, vendors and putting your tickets in the raffle baskets, 20/$10. 50/$20. (cash or check for raffle tickets)

11am-12:30pm – Enjoy the authors presentations followed by  a panel question/discussion by the authors and moderator.

12:30-1:00pm – Purchase the authors’ books that are available and have your book signed. One last chance for raffle baskets and visit the vendors for last-minute purchases.  

1:00pm  – Enjoy a light lunch with dessert (lunch is gluten and nut free).

2:00pm – Check to see if you have the winning tickets for the raffle baskets.

Cost:   The cost of $45 includes entrance to the event, light refreshments when you arrive, authors presentations, and lunch. Seating is limited so register now!  Reservations by May 23, 2026 are required. To purchase tickets: Make checks out to AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh
Mail to: June Maier at 959 Broad Meadow Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15237
Please include your email address to receive an email confirmation.
Seating is limited so get your tickets early

Meet the Authors

Sherry Cormier

For over 25 years, Sherry Cormier has been a leading voice in grief and loss, caregiving, wellbeing, and stress management. Sherry is a psychologist and bereavement specialist who is the author of a number of well-received books and publications. She is a Professor Emerita of Counseling Psychology at West Virginia University and now lives in the Cranberry Township area. She is the author of several psychology textbooks. Her newest book, is “Sweet Sorrow: Finding Enduring Wholeness After Loss and Grief.” Sweet Sorrow won a gold medal award for the best book in the category of Death, Grief, and Spirituality from the Global Book Awards. Sherry has been featured on numerous podcasts and is a media consultant who has provided contributions for articles in The New York Times, Self magazine, Huffington Post, USA Today, Women’s World, Newsweek, Vox, and Reader’s Digest. She has published articles in The Psychotherapy Networker, The Mindful Word, Spirituality and Health, and Cure Magazine.

Sherry does volunteer work at the Wellness House in Annapolis MD where she works with families and caregivers of those with cancer. She is also a Reiki master.  Sherry is an avid reader and enjoys spending time with her two daughters, her granddaughter and grandson. You can find more information about her on her website at http://www.sherrycormierphd.com or follow her on Facebook at sherrycormier@sweetsorrowbook and Instagram at sherrycormierphd

Website www.sherrycormierphd.com

Facebook at sherrycormier@sweetsorrowbook

Instagram at sherrycormierphd

Michelle Maher

Michelle Maher is a professor emeritus of English at La Roche University. Her poem “At the Brera, Milan,” was chosen by Toi Derricotte as the winner of the 2012 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award. Her book, Bright Air Settling Around Us, was published in 2020 by Main Street Rag. Her poems have appeared in Cordella, The Georgetown Review, and Presence, among other journals. She volunteers as a tutor for Literacy Pittsburgh, is a member of the Allegheny County Master Gardeners program, and is a longtime member of Carlow University’s Madwomen in the Attic program. She and her husband have 3 children and live in Wexford, PA. 

Julie Tulba

Julie Tulba is an acclaimed fiction author. The Butler County Community College librarian has surrounded herself with words for much of the last decade — first as a librarian, and second as an aspiring historical fiction scribe.

Julie published her first book, The Tears of Yesteryear, in 2019, followed by The Auschwitz Photograph (originally published as The Dead Are Resting) in 2021, Red Clay Ashes in 2022 and Last Call Cairo in 2024. She lives in the Pittsburgh area, with her passport always at the ready for her next international adventure, but also brainstorming ideas for her next novel. 

It was series like Dear America, Little House on the Prairie, and American Girl that instilled in Julie at a young age her lifelong love and fascination with history. And a childhood spent growing up in Philadelphia, colonial America’s foremost metropolis, further cemented this love affair. Besides history, travel is Julie’s other great love in life. She’s been to more than 40 countries and as her favorite quote goes- “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list” (attribution going to Susan Sontag). 

Website: https://www.julietulba.com

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/julietulbaauthor/