Award-winning author and McKeesport native Evanovich to return home for fundraiser

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Historical fiction novelist Mila Evanovich, recipient of the International Impact Award for Historical Fiction — History and Military for her debut novel “No Bread Tomorrow,” will returning to her hometown for an evening of storytelling, history, and resilience.

Evanovich will appear at 7 p.m. May 29 at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Hall, 901 Hartman St., McKeesport, for a fundraiser to benefit the Shadeland Children’s Camp of the Serbian Orthodox Eastern Diocese located in ...

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