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Bill Meissner

Writer/teacher Bill Meissner is the author of 11 books, including four books of fiction, five books of poetry, and two novels. His newest book is Summer of Rain, Summer of Fire, a family drama novel set during the turbulent years of the late 1960s. He frequently visits schools – from elementary school to college level – as a visiting writer. He also enjoys participating in book club discussions regarding his books.

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Bibliography

Summer of Rain, Summer of Fire (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2022)

Circling Toward Home: Grassroots Baseball Prose, Meditations, and Images (Finishing Line Press, 2022)

Light at the Edge of the Field (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2021)

The Mapmaker’s Dream (Finishing Line Press, 2019)

The Glass Carnival (Paper Soul Press, 2017)

Spirits in the Grass (University of Notre Dame Press, 2008)

The Road to Cosmos (University of Notre Dame Press, 2006)

American Compass (University of Notre Dame Press, 2004)

Hitting into the Wind (Random House Publishers, 1994)

Twin Sons of Different Mirrors, with Jack Driscoll (Milkweed Editions, 1993)

The Sleepwalker’s Son (Ohio University Press, 1987)

Learning to Breathe Underwater (Ohio University Press, 1979)

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