The Frankfort Community Public Library will host a virtual edition of Hoosier Storytellers featuring author Larry McCoy next Monday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. for a chance to hear about experiences in journalism.
McCoy spent his childhood near the Clinton County Fairgrounds and was frequently found playing baseball at the fairgrounds nearly every summer day on the diamond fashioned by his older brother Jim.
McCoy wrote about his experiences growing up in Frankfort in his book, “I Should Have Married My World History Teacher: Confessions of a Hoosier Class Clown,” which is appropriately named due to his designation as the Frankfort High School Class Clown in 1955.
After high school, McCoy graduated from Indiana University and began his career in journalism where he worked as a writer and editor for outlets in Chicago, New York and Munich. Following 10 years at Radio Free Europe, McCoy returned to the United States in 1980, settling down with his wife, Irene, in Long Island.
“I Should Have Married My World History Teacher” is McCoy’s fourth book, and attendees for the virtual Hoosier Storytellers can expect a colorful discussion of the book alongside his others, such as “Did I Really Change My Underwear Every Day?,” which explores growing older, “Everyone Needs an Editor (Some of Us More Than Others),” which explores his life in the news industry, and “Grandma Told Me to Never Believe Anything Grandpa Says,” which explores his passion of bonding with his grandkids.
McCoy’s interview for the program with host Michael Clossin will last around an hour, and the audience will be able to submit questions via Zoom. The library team stated that the Zoom link will uploaded to myfcpl.org closer to the date of the program.
