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The Latest News
**The latest: Jon’s The Lost Diary of Gil Stanford — now available in hardback and paperback — reveals new depths in The Towpath mythology by exploring one enigmatic character’s hidden past and bridging the original novel with what’s to come. This haunting, standalone “found artifact” invites both longtime fans and new readers deeper into the Valley’s unsettling lore.
Deeper Into THE TOWPATH Universe…
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“Jonathan Walter Delves Deeper Into The Towpath Mythology With New Companion Novella, Now in Hardback and Softcover” — EIN Presswire
“Jonathan Walter, Acclaimed Author, Expands The Towpath Universe With Companion Novella ‘The Lost Diary of Gil Stanford’” — EIN Presswire
“Jonathan Walter’s ‘The Towpath’ Surges to the Forefront as Time-Travel Fiction Once Again Explodes in Popularity” — EIN Presswire
“Jonathan Walter Gripping Time-Travel Thriller 'The Towpath,' Explores Love and Consequences: The Past Never Forgets” — EIN Presswire
“NE Ohio Author Spins Spooky Tale With Local Twist” — WAKR Akron
“Akron-Summit Public Library to host talk with author of time-travel thriller ‘The Towpath’” — Cleveland.com
“Time travel and history collide in ‘The Towpath’” — Cleveland.com
“Local author features towpath, national park as backdrop for novel” — ScripType Publishing
Author Interview: “‘The Towpath’ by Jonathan Walter” — Reading Nook
“Local author pays homage to Northeast Ohio parks in debut novel” — Cleveland.com
“‘The Towpath’ is a time-travel thriller set in Ohio” — Akron Beacon Journal
reviews
Review: “The Towpath by Jonathan David Walter” — Briar’s Reviews
Review: “The Towpath: A Time Travel Suspense Thriller” — Coffee Book Couch by Ava
Review: “The Towpath by Jonathan Walter” — SFF Insiders
“The Towpath Review” — Jorah Kai, Book Reviewer
Review: “The Towpath: A Time Travel Suspense Thriller” — Exclusive Magazine
upcoming Events
Black Friday author extravaganza
Meet and greet Northeast Ohio authors on Black Friday and find your next favorite read!
buckeye book fair
Jon will be at Buckeye Book Fair on November 1, 2025, signing copies of THE TOWPATH and talking all things Ohio history and legends.
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