Once known for his comedic acts on stage and over radio waves, Craig Wood recently published
his first book, A Legacy in Time (Byers Publishing, 2007).
Craig Wood, 42, spent the past few years writing the science-fiction novel in between drawing
a comic strip and stints on local radio stations. He got his inspiration to write from his admiration of books written by
authors like H.G. Wells.
The book follows August Clark who can’t remember much about his early life: his childhood,
even the past decade. He feels out of place in the 20th Century, but doesn’t know why. August is an antiques dealer
who is especially interested in clocks and is surprised to find a secret journal hidden inside a grandfather clock once owned
by a relative who mysteriously disappeared. As he reads the journal, the words and sketches seem familiar to him and he feels
the need to visit the home of his great-grandfather. What he finds inside this old, vacant home could explain his neurosis
and change his life forever.
Wood,
a native of Boyds Mills, has worked for several local radio stations over the past two decades. He did celebrity impressions
for the Jeff Walker Show on WKRZ, the Chris Star Show on WDNH, and also had his own early morning show on Q102. Wood, 42,
relied on his repertoire of more than 100 celebrity impressions for his standup acts at local resorts that included the former
White Beauty Resort at Lake Wallenpaupack. Within the past few years,
he shared his talents with the University of Scranton's WUSR radio station and created the comic strip What a Life for the Moscow
Villager.
The book was designed and illustrated by Lucas Weidner, a graduate of Penn State University's
graphic design program. Weidner, of Phoenixville, has designed several books that have received critical acclaim including
Sea Stars and Polar Bear, Arctic Hare (Boyds Mill Press, 2006). He is also an accomplished musician who plays guitar with
the Honesdale-based Arnie’s Milk Truck. Currently, he works as a graphic designer for The Goddard School, Philadelphia.
A Legacy in Time
can be found at local bookstores, libraries, or through Byers Publishing at byerspublishing@aol.com.
Byers Publishing,
founded in 2005, is committed to publishing and promoting local poets and writers. Based in Wilkes-Barre, it produces manifest magazine a literary journal that featured works by local
writers. The online version of manifest can be viewed at http://manifestmag.tripod.com.
For more information or to schedule an interview with Craig Wood, please contact Jim Byers,
President and Executive Editor of Byers Publishing, at 570.822.1962 or byerspublishing@aol.com.
