Carmel, Calif. - 20 January, 2025 - The Carmel Public Library Foundation released a new video of literary detective Vince Emery presenting Literary Luminaries: Six Trailblazing Writers Who Shaped Carmel on Vimeo. The video shows Emery's recent presentation to a full house in Carmel's Harrison Memorial Library, the latest event in the Carmel Public Library Foundation's Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series. Click here to watch Vince Emery's Literary Luminaries: Six Trailblazing Writers Who Shaped Carmel for free. Emery reveals surprises about Carmel and the lives and works of Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Mary Austin, Robinson Jeffers, George Sterling, and Sinclair Lewis. As writers, they found artistic refuge and inspiration in Carmel and they, in turn, revealed its unique charm to the world. How did the lives of these writers—who made national or even international reputations—intertwine and contribute to the life and spirit of Carmel? Vince Emery explores the dramatic creation of literary Carmel using the six writers' own words plus works of art, never-before-seen manuscripts, photos, and other rarities from the Henry Meade Williams Local History Center to illustrate the surprising stories of these authors. The presentation concludes with the unveiling of famous sculptor Haig Patigian's bronze death mask of poet and playwright George Sterling, cast the day of Sterling's 1926 suicide and never before shown in public. For more information, call the Carmel Public Library Foundation at (831) 624-2811, or visit the Carmel Library Foundation's Web site. Click here for information about George Sterling's Babes in the Wood. Click here to learn more about George Sterling. Click here to learn more about Vince Emery. Download high-res graphics and photos for PR use.