The writer will be one of many at this weekend’s festival. This Saturday, April 14, the 12th annual Ohioana Book Festival will welcome readers from across the state to the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square. The fest features roundtable discussions, book signings and meet-and-greets with about 120 writers and illustrators in genres including poetry, essays, nonfiction, young adult, memoirs, fantasy and photo collections. David Selcer’s genre of choice is mystery. Like several other local writers—three of whom were covered in the April issue—Selcer sets his books against the backdrop of Columbus, where he’s lived since 1970. Once a partner at Baker and Hostetler, he also keeps the subject of his stories close to home with his Buckeye Barrister mystery series about a fictional lawyer’s thrilling legal cases. On Saturday morning from 10:45 to 11:30, Selcer will be part of a panel on the greatest fictional detectives based in Ohio, which will take place in the Sheraton’s Legislative Room A. He praises Ohioana for acting as a springboard for Ohio authors to get much-needed publicity for their books. “Writing a book is half the battle; getting people to know about it and read it is the other half of the battle,” Selcer says. “And Ohioana really helps.” He gave us a little more insight into his writing style and his books.