ABOUT THE AUTHOR - DANA KING


Dana King was born in New Kensington PA; the building is no longer a hospital. He spent the first four years of his life living in an apartment in Arnold PA; that building has since burned to the ground and is now a vacant lot. Dana grew up in Lower Burrell PA, which is still there, though everyone is nervous when he comes to visit. The first memory he can attach to a time and place is riding in the car to the new house on October 13, 1960, as Bill Mazeroski hit the home run that won the World Series.


A classically-trained musician, Dana holds a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (no, not the other one), and a Master’s in Trumpet Performance from New England Conservatory, where he studied with Charles Schlueter of the Boston Symphony. 

ABOUT THE BOOK - WHITE OUT


It’s been a tough winter in Penns River and things aren’t getting any better. A major snowstorm looms as a police officer shoots and kills a man after a bar fight. There are four complicating factors:


1. No weapon is found on the dead man.

2. The cop is Black; the victim is white.

3. The victim is not just white; he’s a white supremacist.

4. A national leader of the movement wants to use Penns River to set an example and create a martyr for the cause.


Fellow travelers from several neighboring states converge on the town for the funeral as an even bigger snowstorm roars in with them.