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Announcing the Mid-Valley Author Celebration and Reading in June

Join us as we celebrate our members’ publishing successes for the year! This is our chance to mingle, enjoy some light refreshments, and hear from eight Willamette Writers members, who will read from their recently published works. Event: Thursday, 5 June, 2014, from 7-9:00 pm at Tsunami Books Suggested donation: One book for kids or…

2014 CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium 1-3 May

PEN/Faulkner Award Winner Karen Joy Fowler to headline the 2014 CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium: “Family, Animal, Story” May 1 – 3 You’re invited to the third annual CSWS Northwest Women Writer’s Symposium — “Family, Animal, Story” — a 3-day symposium on women writers held on the UO campus and at the downtown Eugene Public…

THE SPIRIT WRITINGS by Lisa Borja Now Available

THE SPIRIT WRITINGS is a new historical fiction series by Lisa Borja. The stories follow the adventures and romance of Ava Godfrey, once lonely and ever-reluctant psychic. Now available for Kindle are: Book 1: Beyond Pleasant End Book 2: Say Yes Book 3: Remember Visit www.TheSpiritWritings.com for book synopses, special offers, author information, and fun…

Available Now: HOME SWEET ROAD by Anthony St. Clair

Trust & Travel Collide in Ireland While living in Ireland in 2000, Eugene author Anthony St. Clair spent a few days in the small town of Clifden. Now his travels combine with a fascinating cast of complex characters and an epic storyline in a new novella. Home Sweet Road is the second Rucksack Universe book.…

Free Literary Events at Eugene Public Library, March 2014

All events are free and open to the public. More information: 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library THE BIG READ 2014: THE GREAT GATSBY These events are part of The Big Read: a Eugene/Springfield community celebration of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in…

Terry and Tiffany Jacobs Release MERMAID DROWNING

Available Now: Mermaid Drowning, Terry Jacobs and Tiffany Jacobs Evelyn has a husband who adores her, three wonderful children, a fulfilling career, and a past which harbors a secret she denies even to herself. After ten years of a perfect marriage, Evelyn’s husband, Sam, discovers her secret within the pages of a forgotten journal. Overwhelmed…

Benefit for the Oregon Poetry Association (OPA), Sept. 24

Barnes & Noble, Eugene, Oregon, presents a Student Poetry Open Mic and double book launch for local Eugene poets C. Steven Blue & Laura LeHew. The Sept. 24 event benefits the 2014 Oregon Student Poetry Writing Contest, sponsored by the Oregon Poetry Association. Where: Eugene Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Center, 541-687-0356 When: Tuesday,…

Available Now: THE MARTINI OF DESTINY, by Anthony St. Clair

“Buoyant with a unique humor, twist and focus on international travel. It went down quick and I loved every moment” — From a ★★★★★ Amazon review One drink changed the world A special martini gives courage to a doubting man, a ghost doesn’t pay for his pints, a destiny-slinging bartender questions everything, and the world…

CHARLES SCHWAB AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, by Wayne Pierce, Available Now

In this nonfiction book, author Wayne Pierce begins his story by describing his romantic relationship with a woman he eventually learns is Charles Schwab’s former fiancee. According to the author, Schwab becomes obsessed over his former lover and engages in many months of harassment, stalking, and blackmail. When the author reports Schwab’s illegal activities to…