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Wednesday July 7th at 7 pm – Poet, editor, and writing teacher Sandra Dorr will be here to read from her latest collection of poems, Desert Water (Lithic Press). Sandra has encouraged and inspired writers for twenty-five years. She worked as an editor and writer in New York in the 1980s before moving to Portland and then to Colorado, where she completed an MA in creative writing. She has taught at Lewis & Clark College, Linfield College, Portland State, Pacific College, and the University of Wyoming. In the 1990s she directed the writing program at WSU's Vancouver campus. Sandra has also been an NPR commentator and has written two books on women’s health and travel. Poems in this collection won The Writer/Rosebud’s New Discovery Prize, a Salt Hill prize, and first prize in the Colorado Poetry Society’s open contest, among others. Sandra currently lives with her family in western Colorado in a house they built on the edge of canyon wilderness, where she is working on a novel.
Tuesday July 13th at 7 pm – Naseem Rakha will be here to read from her novel, The Crying Tree, which has just been published in paperback by Broadway Books (not the store but a division of Random House). This book is the story of Irene and Nate Stanley and their two children, Bliss and Shep, who have just relocated to the tiny town of Blaine, Oregon, where Nate is the new deputy sheriff. Just as the family is settling in, a horrible tragedy occurs. Fifteen-year-old Shep is brutally shot to death in the family home. The aftermath of this murder is the bulk of the story. Nate retreats into a brooding silence, Irene finds comfort in alcohol, and Bliss is left to raise herself. In a desperate move to heal her grief, Irene writes an angry letter to Shep’s killer, Daniel Robbins, who is spending his entire adult life on death row. To her surprise, he answers her letter and the two begin a secret correspondence that will last years and become the sustaining force in Irene’s life. But as the day of Robbins’s execution draws near, all of the shocking secrets that the Stanley family have been living with for years come out. This is a novel that exposes the fault lines and cracks that appear when unthinkable tragedy turns a family upside down. It is also an original and unforgettable story of forgiveness, redemption, and the transformative power of love.
Tuesday July 20th at 7 pm – Please join us for a reading and reception in celebration of the Spring 2010 issue of Oregon Humanities! Each issue of this wonderful magazine, which is published tri-annually, is a stunning collection of essays, photography, art, and criticism that is gathered around a particular theme. The theme for the Spring 2010 issue is “Look.” Contributors include Scott Nadelson (“Go Ahead and Look: In Praise of Forbidden Looking”), Rich Wandschneider (“Modern Gladiators,” an essay about football and how it has changed), and Christine Dupres (“Seen Though Not Heard,” an essay about a Klickitat basket). This is a party to introduce the magazine’s new format. (We think it looks great!) We’ll have light refreshments plus short readings by contributors Scott Nadelson, Gregory Nokes, Christine Dupres, and Karen Karbo.
Tuesday July 27th at 7 pm – It’s a celebration of poet Vern Rutsala this evening as we dip into a very special issue of Hubbub, a magazine of poetry that is published annually. This new issue is dedicated to Vern and includes his poetry as well as poetry, criticism, and essays about his life and work written by other folks. Editors Lisa Steinman and Jim Shugrue have put together a stellar issue, with contributions by Dorianne Laux, Carlos Reyes, Maxine Scates, Marvin Bell, Henry Carlile, Barbara Drake, Paulann Petersen, and many others. We expect many of these contributors to be with us for our celebration of All Things Vern, and of course the man himself will grace us with his presence. All attending contributors (including Vern) will read at this event. It’s going to be a wonderful evening, and we hope to see you here!
Friday July 16th through Sunday July 18th – It’s the annual Summer (Sidewalk) Sale on Broadway! This streetwide sale is always a lot of fun, and bargains are to be found at every participating business. For our part, we’re offering a nice selection of books for $4 each, or three for $10, while they last. Also, for these three days only, we’ll have all of our gardening books and cookbooks on sale for 20% off the retail price. Such a deal! Now is the time to grab some great summer reads for very little money. And that gardening book or cookbook you’ve been hankering after is just waiting for you to take home.Plus, free ice cream and music as a bonus! Information on participating merchants can be found shortly at www.nebroadway.com.
