North Central State College Mansfield

Name: North Central State College Mansfield — Mindy McGinnis
Start: 2025-09-24T17:00:00-0400
End: 2025-09-24T18:00:00-0400
Location: North Central State College Mansfield Fallerius Building

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
5:00 PM 6:00 PM 17:00 18:00

North Central State College Mansfield Fallerius Building 2441 Kenwood Circle Mansfield, OH, 44906 United States (map)

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Mansfield OSU/NCSC campus, in room 164 of the Fallerius building.

Ohio author, Mindy McGinnis, will discuss her novel "A Madness So Discreet" and the treatment of brain injuries and mental illness in the 1890s.

Author Mindy McGinnis shares the research behind her Edgar Award-Winning Gothic historical thriller, "A Madness So Discreet." McGinnis will discuss how doctors treated brain injuries in the 1890s and the different aspects of care for the mentally ill (for better or for worse) including the infamous psychosurgery known as a lobotomy. McGinnis will also delve into a brief history of the Athens [Ohio] Lunatic Asylum, the setting for the novel.

Mindy McGinnis is the author of multiple novels that span many genres. From historical to fantasy, contemporary to gothic thriller, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us.