{"id":60931,"date":"2026-03-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=60931"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:00:21","slug":"alumna-author-to-present-novel-at-lancaster-area-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/alumna-author-to-present-novel-at-lancaster-area-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumna author to present novel at Lancaster-area reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Melodie Miller Davis &#8217;75 <\/strong>will share readings from her latest book, <em>A Place in the Fold<\/em>, at Landis Homes, a senior living community near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, April 9, at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The novel is about a pastor and wife who are dealing with family issues, Davis said. It carries a clear faith message. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copies of the novel will be on sale at the event for $10. Her other books will also be available to purchase for $2 or $3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">黑料正能量 the author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Davis was a dedicated <em>Weather Vane <\/em>staffer while at 黑料正能量 and graduated with an English degree. She worked for Mennonite Broadcasts Inc., now known as MennoMedia, in Harrisonburg for 43 years before retiring in 2018. She has written 12 books, mostly nonfiction. When her daughter challenged her to &#8220;write what people like to read: fiction,&#8221; she endeavored to write her first novel. <em>A Place in the Fold <\/em>released in November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is the recipient of 黑料正能量&#8217;s 2005 Distinguished Service Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melodie Miller Davis &#8217;75 will share readings from her latest book, A Place in the Fold, at Landis Homes, a senior living community near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, April 9, <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/alumna-author-to-present-novel-at-lancaster-area-reading\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Alumna author to present novel at Lancaster-area reading<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":302,"featured_media":60932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[266,17562,356],"tags":[5753,18085,18322,10602,8381,18389,18930,18931,11971],"feature":[17427,17426,17241,17422],"class_list":["post-60931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-digest","category-language-and-literature","tag-alumni","tag-author","tag-books","tag-english","tag-lancaster","tag-landis-homes","tag-melodie-miller-davis","tag-readings","tag-weather-vane","feature-emu-home-page-feature","feature-myemu-feature","feature-news-feature","feature-news-landing-page-main-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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