Thrity, Giffels finalists for Ohioana Awards

Former BJ columnist Thrity Umrigar’s novel, “The Secrets Between Us,” is a finalist for the 2019 Ohioana Book Awards in the fiction category.

Former BJ columnist David Giffels’ book, “Furnishing Eternity,” about helping his father build a casket for dad, is a finalist in the non-fiction category.

Winners will be announced in July and the awards will be presented at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Thursday, October 17.