A James Ball Naylor scholar has recently published two excellent books concerning a Morgan County doctor, prolific author, and talented poet. The Final Test - A Biography of James Ball Naylor, is a scholarly biography of Naylor’s life. Theresa Marie Flaherty conducted some of her research at the Kate Love Simpson Morgan County Library, examining and organizing our extensive Naylor collection. Vintage Verse, the other book, is a one-of-a-kind collection of verse put together by Naylor’s daughter Lucile from old family scrapbooks of poems not included in any of his other published volumes. It is the first in a Tribute Series to Naylor. She has contributed a copy of both books to our library. I am sure that many other Ohio libraries will be interested in purchasing copies of her books about this important early twentieth century Ohio author. Dr. Naylor's autobiographical novel, Ralph Marlowe, was a 1901 best-seller. Some of his other novels include The Kentuckian, In the Days of St. Clair, Sign of the Prophet, as well as numerous volumes of collected verse, such as Golden Rod and Thistle Down, Songs From the Heart of Things, and A Book of Buckeye Verse.