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H.D. Duman’s newest novel, WolfScape, will go live at the end of this weekend on September 8th. It will also be featured in the New York Times, on Sunday, September 8th. It garnered a four star review with The US Review and Books. It will also be entered in the Eric Hostetter Awards. WolfScape will…
T.L Cooper has released her newest book of poetry, The Gift of Grief. “Grief doesn’t feel like a gift until one day it does. Grief becomes the link that allows us to hold our memories tight, embrace the lessons learned, and move forward without losing our connection to those who have impacted our lives. Learning…
Linda Caradine’s new memoir, Lying Down with Dogs, published by Unsolicited Press, has garnered early success. It has been shortlisted in Memoir Magazine’s competition and again for the Written in the Northwest Spruce Award. Caradine will next be at the Oregon State Fair Author Table on September 1. After that, she will be participating in…
The Water Factor, a Rightfully Mine Novel, is a 2024 International Firebird Book Award winner for best dystopian novel and a Literary Titan Gold Medal recipient for best thriller. It is a confronting eco-thriller showing environmental devastation in an age of water scarcity. The book opens dramatically in 2039 with James Hokama Byrne, grandson of…
Interview by Kathleen Colvin We’re delighted mystery writer Mia P. Manansala will be the Saturday night keynote speaker at the 2024 Willamette Writers Conference. We asked Mia about her thoughts about publishing, as well as her love of cooking, which plays a prominent role in her series, Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries. WW: When you approach…
Award-winning indie author Julie Mathison will be speaking at Bloomsbury Books in downtown Ashland on Monday, July 29th at 7 p.m. about the pros and cons of indie vs. traditional publishing. Mathison came to independent publishing after years of pursuing the traditional dream, securing a top agent, making the rounds to the “Big Five” of…
Travel through the depth of loneliness and the grace of caregiving. Coping is not a conventional “how-to” guide with medical insights; instead, it astonishes readers with the vivid portrayal of human kindness amidst tears, anger and unexpected laughter. Coping is a book of true stories about a diverse group of caregivers where caring and conflict…
Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop, the first book in Emmeline Duncan’s Halloween Bookshop Mystery, comes out on July 23rd from Kensington Cozies. The first in a new Pacific Northwest-set mystery series inspired by the real “Halloweentown!” Bailey Briggs adores her year-round Halloween-themed town of Elyan Hollow, Oregon. But when she takes over her grandfather’s…
Chanticleer Ashland Writers Retreat: Crafting Personal Essay for Publication “Join veteran workshop presenter Melissa Hart for an inspiring four-day retreat, Aug 29th through Sept1st. Learn to craft personal essays for publication in beautiful Ashland, Oregon, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Through daily exercises and insightful craft talks, identify topics, craft essays for magazine and…
In this psychological thriller, a mysterious vigilante abducts powerful abusers and exposes them in a twisted “Show Game.” “Show Game is not only a high-octane thriller, it’s an urgent and timely reckoning for the sins of the past. A thriller crackling with heart and soul.” —Jahmal Mayfield, author of Smoke Kings You can find Show…
