{"id":7970,"date":"2025-08-02T11:22:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T11:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7970"},"modified":"2025-08-02T11:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T11:22:29","slug":"author-gene-scott-to-present-new-book-at-princeton-public-library-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7970","title":{"rendered":"Author Gene Scott to present new book at Princeton Public Library &#8211; Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shawlocal.com\/resizer\/7j9tu-D2geFtYghM-8Tsx9EZi9o%3D\/1200x630\/filters%3Aformat%28jpg%29%3Aquality%2870%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/3GYQ3XBX7FGMZDQHEBANFS5XEQ.JPG?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/><span>Sheffield native and author Gene Scott will return to the area for the first time since 2017 to present his latest book at the Princeton Public Library. <\/span>(Shaw File photo)<br \/>Sheffield native and author Gene Scott will return to the area for the first time since 2017 to present his latest book at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/princeton-city-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/princeton-city-council\/\">Princeton<\/a> Public Library.<br \/>Scott, now based in Tennessee, will speak at the library from 4 to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8. He will discuss his new book, The Testers: The Poison Remembers, a dual-timeline thriller set in the Tudor court and modern-day Appalachia.<br \/>During the presentation, Scott will share stories from his time writing while answering questions about his books and writing process.<br \/>The Princeton Public Library is located at 698 E. Peru St. The event is free and open to the public. <br \/>For more information, call 815-875-1331 or visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/princetonpl.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/princetonpl.org\">website<\/a>.<br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network<br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxPTUllUG1JRXlUclktaWhkTjlxb2JDX0w4Qm1jaENCSDZtSmpwcE5mb3RPSUE3YTRPTDZpWjd1aXVMeDR3VUZvWnotVzdRcnQ5M3ZjV3pKdW5Nd1NlTWhfTDF0ZkZ0R2RwekxhRnFlcE1CZlFrRmlGamFIVTR1OVBVQXlrbDU3RzUxYW5vNDNneVMzcHBLYVJ2TXpnbW5xS1lDUWVmUlVLUmNra1d4ak9fNllXeTAyU0FkV2Rr?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield native and author Gene Scott will return to the area for the first time since 2017 to present his latest book at the Princeton Public Library. 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