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David Pupa will be the guest at the annual ‘Luncheon with a Special Author,’ sponsored by the Back Mountain Memorial Library, on April 21.
https://www.mydallaspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_David-Pupa.jpg.optimal.jpgDavid Pupa will be the guest at the annual ‘Luncheon with a Special Author,’ sponsored by the Back Mountain Memorial Library, on April 21.

DALLAS — The Friends of the Back Mountain Memorial Library will host their 28th annual Luncheon with a Special Author at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 21 at Appletree Terrace, Newberry Estate, Dallas.

The guest speaker will be Pennsylvania native and author David Pupa.

David was born in Wilkes-Barre and is currently a resident of New Jersey having lived in England, Germany and Italy as a child. He is a graduate of Seton Hall University with a degree in accounting and finance. His career took him to Wall Street as a financial advisor.

In 2002, he decided to make a career change, and soon received his masters degree in social work from Marywood University and has received his clinical licensure. He has a private practice as a psychotherapist on the New Jersey shore where he resides with his wife, Lisa.

“The Magician” is his first novel, and he is working on his second.

The event will begin with a time for hospitality at 11 a.m. This year’s menu will be a buffet luncheon including an appetizer table, an entrée table with a wide variety of meats and vegetables, assorted salads, breads and muffins, and will be topped off with a dessert bar featuring ice cream with assorted toppings and several varieties of pastries.

The cost is $27 with all proceeds to benefit the library. Tables of eight are encouraged and may be reserved. Checks should be made payable to the Back Mountain Memorial Library and received at the library at 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, PA 18612 by April 14. Invitations will be mailed to previous attendees.

Information provided by the Back Mountain Memorial Library.