When Fred Misurella, Ph.D., East Stroudsburg University professor of English, steps outside his classroom, he spends his time off working on the same task that he assigns to his students every day \u2014 writing. The public will have the opportunity to hear some of Dr. Misurella\u2019s writing when he reads from both his latest novel, Arrangement in Black and White, and his previous novel, Only Sons, on Saturday, October 4 at 2 p.m. at Pocono Community Theater.
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\nArrangement in Black and White, Misurella\u2019s fifth novel, introduces an interracial couple and the conflicts that arise out of their relationship, which are more than racial. Only Sons focuses on the conflicts of three generations of Italian-American men and the women in their lives.<\/p>\n
A Kirkus Review of these novels slated Arrangement in Black and White as a powerful story for contemporary readers that captures the conflicts that give edge and interest to most meaningful love stories, and Only Sons as a story that is sure to please fans of family sagas with its plot of dominating relationships.<\/p>\n
Misurella hopes his novels relate to the conflicts that readers face in their families and in their relationships.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all have family problems,\u201d he said. \u201cSome are just different than others.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a writer, Misurella has a desire to get his stories out there for the world to read. \u201cThere\u2019s an obsession about getting this stuff on paper,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s something that\u2019s a part of my life without even thinking of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not the only thing that is a part of his life. Misurella has been a faculty member at ESU for 36 years. He looks at his students as a way to keep up with the times.<\/p>\n
\u201cI may get older, but the students stay young,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always so interesting to keep up with what they\u2019re talking about, and what they\u2019re interested in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Misurella has donated more than 20 books to Pocono Community Theater, which will be available for purchase. All proceeds will go back to the theater. The reading is free of charge.<\/p>\n