Monarch Landing Naperville Resident Becomes Author

[{"insert":"Kathie Bennett, a Monarch Landing resident, decided to use retirement in a different way than most. She let the freedom of retirement lead her to publishing her first novel, \"The Next Great Discovery: A Heartland to Hometown Mystery – Book 1.\"\n\nBennett always had a love for writing, starting in fourth grade and following her through high school for the school magazine to press releases and brochures for the Chicago District Golf Association. But it wasn't until she became a resident of the senior living community in 2023 that she decided to start writing her first book.\n\nHer writings began as an autobiography which included her life experiences of living in different states, owning an art glass studio and living on a boat in California. She then thought no one would want to read about her life so she scrapped the autobiography and used her life experiences as material for her novel.\n\n\"The Next Great Discovery\" is about a small-town reporter who leaves town with a detective to investigate the deaths of her cousin and another victim. Bennett completed the book in four months and held a presentation and book sale and signing at Monarch Landing. She donated the proceeds to the Monarch Landing's Benevolent Care Fund. \n\nKathie's book is available in ebook format and print on Amazon, Authorhouse, and Barned and Noble.\n"}]