Ted Bernard, an Athens County author, is launching his new book Beyond Late-K at Whites Mill on Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 3:15-5:15 pm. He will be joined by illustrator Alexa Miller for the launch and book signing. 

His first novel, Late-K Lunacy, told the story of university students learning about social and economic collapse in the classroom and in life. Beyond Late-K, its sequel, weaves together 10 Ohio Valley stories in the decades leading up to the 2060s as people struggle to sustain their families and communities without modern technology.

Ted Bernard’s previous nonfiction books The Ecology of Hope (as a co-author) and Hope and Hard Times tell about the journey of American communities, including Athens and the Monday Creek watershed, pursuing collective sustainability.