The IPRC is a fantastic place for writers and artists to work and learn the craft of self publishing.

IPRC Events and A Very Minor Prophet

Hawthorne Book authors have hosted events at the IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) in the past and coming up on Saturday May, 19th at 7:30pm, James Bernard Frost will read from his spring 2012 title A Very Minor Prophet at IPRC. In his novel, IPRC is a hub where the characters create and distribute their zines so we thought a book event there would be fitting.

Of course, IPRC doesn’t just play a role in fiction, they have a whole host of events and opportunities for Portland artists. IPRC has helped Portland area writers, self-publishers, and artists achieve their creative goals since 1998. It provides a space to network with other artists and writers and helps with the production and distribution of zines, comics, artwork, and hand-bound books.

This February, IPRC will host workshops focused on binding, letterpress, lino- and screen printing as well as a few guest speakers. Check out their full calendar of events. A few upcoming IPRC events are listed below:

Zines 101
When: Wednesday, February 15, 7:00-9:00pm
Cost: $10 members / $20 nonmembers purchase here.
Summary: Learn the basics of zines: how to do it and why you should and join seasoned zinester Sarah Mirk in making your own practice zine.

Digital Publishing (e-books)
When: Sunday, February 19, 6:00-8:00pm
Cost: $30 members/$45 non-members register by emailing iprcworkshops@gmail.com
Summary: This workshop will lay the groundwork on the different e-book formats and which reading devices support them. You’ll learn how to produce your own e-book files using Microsoft Word and Calibre and get your work into retailers’ digital bookstores.

Guest Speaker: Arthur Bradford
When: Tuesday, February 24, 6:00-9:00pm
Cost: $5 purchase here.
Summary: Arthur Bradford short story author and a director. He has had one book of short stories published, Dogwalker. He has won an O. Henry Award and has had his stories published in Esquire, McSweeneys, Zoetrope, Dazed & Confused, Tin House, and BOMB. He will be giving an intimate talk about his writing process.

The Independent Publishing Resource Center/IPRC
917 SW Oak Street #218
Portland, Oregon 97205
www.iprc.org

Central Multnomah Library (pictured here) is hosting many readings and lectures this winter with authors Kevin Renner, Joe Sacco, and Richard Meltzer.

Snowstorms and downpours, winter has arrived in full force and what better way to get out of the rain and fight off the winter blues than to attend some local literary events. Here is a list of readings, exhibits, and guest speakers going on in upcoming weeks around town. (I’m sure that I’ve left some out so please leave any that you know of in the comments!) In addition to this list, we will soon post events for our spring 2012 title A Very Minor Prophet by James Bernard Frost. Stay tuned!

“The Envious Tooth of Time”: Early Printed Works from the PSU Library Special Collections
When: January 13 – March 23, 2011
Where: Millar Library, 1st Floor Elevator Lobby on PSU Campus
Summary: This exhibition highlights original printed works from the Portland State University Library Special Collections, ranging from the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries.

First Wednesday Guest Speaker- Ed Edmo
When: Wednesday, February 1, at 7:00pm
Where: Oswego Heritage House, 398 10th St., Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Summary: Come hear Ed Edmo, a Shoshone-Bannock poet, playwright, performer, traditional storyteller, tour guide and lecturer, talk about Pacific NW Indian culture and storytelling throughout history.

Writers Talking – Kevin Renner
When: Saturday, February 4, 1-2:30pm
Where: Central Library, Multnomah County Library, U.S. Bank Room, space is limited.
Summary: Kevin Renner speaks about his recently published book. The event will be a lecture with a reading and discussion.

The Moth Mainstage-Walk the Line: Stories of Balancing Acts
When: Tuesday, February 7, 7:30pm
Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Fee: Tickets range between $25 – $60 order at ticketmaster.com
Summary: One of the most loved radio shows returns to Portland for another round of true! Featuring storyteller Lisa Lampanelli and event host Mike Daisey.

Molly Gloss Presentation: “The Community of the Book: Where Writers and Readers Meet on the Page”
When: February 11, 10:00am
Where: Oswego Heritage House, 398 10th St., Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Summary: Portland author Molly Gloss will talk about how her work has been shaped by the books she has read throughout her life; and by her readers, who collaborate in storytelling whenever they open one of her novels.

Writers Talking – Joe Sacco
When: Saturday, February 18, 2-4 p.m.
Where: Central Library, Multnomah County Library, U.S. Bank Room
Note: Space is limited. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program.
Summary: Joe Sacco’s most recent book is Footnotes in Gaza. The event will be a lecture with a reading and discussion.

An Evening with Poet Ger Killeen and Author Brian Doyle
When: February 22, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Streff Gallery in the Shoen Library at Marylhurst University, 17600 Pacific Hwy # 43
Summary: Poet and Gaelic teacher Ger Killeen joins Mink River author Brian Doyle for an evening of reading from their works.

NW Author Series: The Essential Elements of Storytelling with Bill Johnson
When: Sunday, February 26, 3:30-5:30pm
Where: Oak Room – Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070
Fee: $5 dollars at the door
Summary: In this presentation, Bill Johnson will discuss the essential elements of storytelling.

NW Author Series: How to Write Biography with Pamela Smith Hill
When: Sunday, March 18, 3:30-5:30pm
Where: Oak Room – Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070
Fee: $5 dollars at the door
Summary: Biographer Pamela Smith Hill will discuss practical tips for writing biographies and share ideas to help you research fiction or nonfiction and write with confidence.

And please don’t forget Powell’s monthly author readings, book groups, and literary events.

Hawthorne Books publisher Rhonda Hughes with a literary gift that keeps on giving at this year's Small Press Love Fest downtown at Portland's Central Library.

Although we may have been hearing jingly pop renditions of “The Little Drummer Boy” for at least a month already, the final countdown to the holidays is officially here now that we’ve hit December.

So if you’re still struggling to find those unique gifts that don’t involve a dreaded trip to the mall, might we suggest some literary themed presents that nurture the mind and soul and—even better—support small retailers, independent publishers and local authors. Rejoice in presents of the mind!

Books, Books and More Books!

Whether grabbing Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Marriage Plot at your neighborhood independent bookstore or looking for a local author’s debut foray into publishing, options abound in Portland. Here at Hawthorne, our fall titles continue to fascinate and garner praise. David Rocklin’s The Luminist explores the early stages of photography in a haunting historical novel set in 19th century India. Scott Nadelson’s new collection of short stories, Aftermath, explores the space in between loss and acceptance with both humor and heartbreaking reality.

Over at Tin House, our fellow Portland publisher, grab something truly different with their new release Moby Dick in Pictures: One Drawing for Every Page by Matt Kish. The gorgeous and mind-bendingly creative work offers a completely new approach, with images crafted from torn pages, pen and ink, marker, crayon and watercolor—one for each page of the 552-page classic. Or, offer inspiration to the aspiring writer on your list with Tin House’s writer series gift pack, including four books covering topics like plot, crafting essays and insights from other authors.

If you’re unsure about what the discriminating reader in your life might enjoy, there’s always the fail-safe option of a gift certificate to one of Portland’s many independent bookstores. Here’s just a few to check out:

Annie Bloom’s Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
503-246-0053

Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway
Portland, OR 97232
503-284-1726

In Other Words
14 NE Killingsworth
Portland, OR 97211
503-232-6003

A Children’s Place Bookstore
4807 NE Fremont St.
Portland, OR 97213
503-284-8294

Murder by the Book
3210 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97214
503-232-9995

Powell’s
1005 W Burnside St.
Portland, OR 97209
503-228-4651

St. John’s Booksellers
8622 N Lombard St.
Portland, OR 97203
503-283-0032

The Gift of Inspiration

For the spouse who’s longing to write a novel but doesn’t know how to get started, or the blogging best friend who’s stuck in a rut, the gift of a writing workshop could provide the perfect support and inspiration. A wealth of local groups and organizations offer writing assistance, from one-day workshops to multi-week classes. Check out groups like PDX Writers, the Attic Institute, Write Around Portland, and the Writers’ Dojo.

For a regular dose of literary stimulation that arrives conveniently in the mail, give a subscription to a literary publication. From the most well known magazines like The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Ploughshares and Harper’s to local editions like The Portland Review and The Grove Review, nothing delights the reader and inspires the inner author like truly phenomenal writing.

Dinner and a Show

Alright, so the dinner part is optional, but for the best in local literary events, check out the Portland Arts and Lectures series. Sold by subscription only, the lecture series features some of the world’s most influential and celebrated modern authors, historians and journalists. Presented so far this season have been Pulitzer Prize-winners Annie Proulx and Stacy Schiff, with upcoming lectures by journalist and filmmaker Sebastian Junger, best-selling author Abraham Vergese and MacArthur genius grant-winner Chimamanda Adichie. Subscription levels vary, so check out the Web site for dates and prices. Have a very merry (and literary) holiday season!

In late October, Random Order Coffeehouse & Bakery hosted a release party for a newcomer to the Portland literary scene: Cavalcade Literary Magazine. Comprised of fiction, poetry, and photography, the magazine hosts an eclectic mix of voices. It’s powerful, quirky, and poignant.

Putting together a journal has been Cutter Williams’ dream for quite some time. While working part-time at Random Order, sitting on his English degree for a while, Cutter decided to make that dream a reality. He wanted to publish a literary journal, but he didn’t want it to be just a few copies hastily thrown together. He wanted his journal to stand out and he wanted the work to be of literary merit.

Cutter took a self-publishing class at the Independent Publishing Resource Center, taught by Michael D’Alessandro to learn about lit. journal production. He says that Michael was instrumental and that, “The journal should be a testament to that.”

Cutter also had a great deal of help from his friend and co-worker, Jacob Sexton. A graduate student in the Book Publishing Program at PSU, Jacob offered to help edit Cavalcade. Cutter sought advice from Jacob with the layout, asking him questions about InDesign. They spent enough time together working on the journal that eventually Cutter realized he had a partner. “He is essentially half of the publication, in that he helped out immensely with the design and editing.”

Cutter Williams (left) and Jacob Sexton.

Cutter loves the word cavalcade and sees Cavalcade Literary Magazine as supporting a procession of literature in print, as opposed to electronic publishing. While many publishers offer their books in e-versions Cutter stands behind the printed form. He believes that printed books cannot be matched by e-books.

When Cutter began putting the journal together he quickly learned that many of his close friends were good writers. The dream was getting closer to reality. “In this first issue, I reached out to everyone, with a few exceptions. From that, all the work that was given to me was promised to me and not sent elsewhere.”

Most literary journals receive a considerable number of submissions on a daily basis, and Cutter is aware of how taxing it can be to sift through all of them. He is also aware of how easily a submission can be tossed aside. “A great piece of literature that has a couple of grammatical errors may be thrown out after someone reads the first paragraph, just because there is already noticeable editing to embark upon, and a thousand other stories and poems to read.” With the work from his friends, Cutter saw a quality that he felt needed to be published. It was says Cutter, “an opportunity to showcase the work of people closest to me, and they put faith in me to back it up with a well-designed book and exposure.”

The crowd that gathered at the Cavalcade reading was big. (I stood just inside the door of Random Order, leaning in to hear what I could of a few poets reading.) In attendance was a circle of people out to support a friend and his dream. It was a community.

Cutter plans to publish Cavalcade bi-annually. The next issue should be out in the early months of 2012. Keep an eye out for it and check out their website: www.cavalcadelitmag.com.

The Luminist's David Rocklin is coming soon to a city near you!

David Rocklin’s The Luminist launched this Saturday, October 1st and you know what that means — lots of great author events to follow for Mr. Rocklin! Here’s the current lineup.

Coming soon to a city near you!

Sunday, 9 October 2011 :: 2.00 pm — Portland, Oregon
Wordstock Literary Festival | Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE ML King Blvd., Portland, OR 97232 T: (503) 235-7575 :: David Rocklin will read from his debut novel The Luminist.

Sunday, 9 October 2011 :: 4.30 – 5.45 pm — Portland, Oregon
Wordstock | Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE ML King Blvd., Portland, OR 97232 T: (503) 235-7575 :: David Rocklin will teach the workshop The How and Where: On Setting as Character in Fiction.

Monday, 10 October 2011 :: 7.30 – 8.30 pm — Portland, Oregon
Powell’s Books | 3747 SE Hawthorne, Portland, OR 97214. T: (503) 235-3802. :: David Rocklin reads from his debut novel, The Luminist.

Friday, 14 October 2011 :: 7.00 – 8.00 pm — Seattle, Washington
Elliott Bay Book Company | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 Tenth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122. T: (206) 624-6600 :: David Rocklin reads from his debut novel, The Luminist.

Wednesday, 19 October 2011 :: 7.00 pm — Chicago, Illinois
The Book Cellar | 4736-38 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625. T: (773) 293-2665 :: David Rocklin reads from his debut novel, The Luminist.

Thursday, 20 October 2011 :: 7.00 – 8.30 pm — Northbrook, Illinois
The Book Bin | 1151 Church Street, Northbrook, IL 60062. T: (847) 498-4999. :: David Rocklin will sign copies of his debut hisotrical novel, The Luminist.

Friday, 4 November 2011 :: 6.00 pm — Atlanta, Georgia
Jennifer Schwartz Gallery | Brickworks at 1000 Marietta St., Suite 112, Atlanta, GA 30318. T: (404) 885-1080 :: Fall Line Press presents a book signing and reading with novelist David Rocklin, author of The Luminist.

Tuesday, 8 November 2011 — Midgeville, Georgia
Georgia College | Midgeville, Georgia :: David Rocklin reads from The Luminist at Georgia College.

Wednesday, 7 December 2011 :: 7.00 pm — New York, New York
192 Books | 190 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 1011. T: (212) 255-4022 :: David Rocklin reads from his debut novel, The Luminist.

Monday, 12 December 2011 :: 7.30 pm — San Francisco, California
The Make-Out Room with The Rumpus| 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 :: David Rocklin will read from his debut novel, The Luminist.

The Luminist
by David Rocklin
pub. date October 1, 2011
www.davidrocklin.com
www.hawthornebooks.com

The Wordstock hot seat from the 2010 festival.

Only a few weeks away!

We love Wordstock here at Hawthorne Books. We have all sorts of events slated for this year’s festival and I’ve laid them all out for you here. Every year we have a booth at the Book Fair in the main hall and that’s where you’ll find publisher Rhonda Hughes, senior editor Adam O’Connor Rodriguez and myself for a large part of the weekend. Hawthorne Books authors will also be joining us at different times on Saturday and Sunday to chat with folks and sign books too so please come by and say “hello.” See you at Wordstock!

Wordstock readings and workshops with Hawthorne Books authors:

David Rocklin — 2pm Sunday reading with Anna Solomon; 4:30pm Sunday writing workshop the How and Where: On Setting as Character in Fiction.
Scott Nadelson — 1pm Saturday reading with Rahul Mehta; 3pm Saturday workshop In the Beginning: Crafting Compelling Story Openings.
Lidia Yuknavitch — 12pm Saturday panel My Censor Myself with Ben Moorad, Kerry Cohen and Lynn Connor; 11am Sunday panel What’s with America’s Sexual/Literary Hang-up with Steve Almond, Cheryl Strayed and Viva Las Vegas; 4pm Sunday reading with Lisa Wells.
Monica Drake — 1pm Sunday screening and talk about Georgie’s Big Break with Andy Mingo, Brian Lindstrom.
&
Rhonda Hughes, Hawthorne Books publisher — 11am Saturday panel How to Win Over Agents and Editors.
Liz Crain, Hawthorne Books editor — 2pm Saturday panel Every Book is a Start Up.

Wordstock blog posts with Hawthorne Books authors:

Scott Nadelson’s guest blog post and Q&A.
David Rocklin’s guest blog post and Q&A.

Wordstock 2011
October 6-8 at the Oregon Convention Center
www.wordstockfestival.com

In celebration of Hawthorne Books' tenth anniversary ALL Hawthorne titles are only $10 from now until August 1st!

A lot of you received our summer newsletter last week. (If you didn’t and want to receive future newsletters sign up here.) Those of you who got the newsletter already know about this great promotion that we’re doing in celebration of Hawthorne Books’ tenth anniversary — all books are just $10 until August 1st.

We’ve been busy bees getting summer reads packages together for this $10 promotion for the past several days and we’d love to keep the momentum up so if there’s a backlist Hawthorne title that you’ve always wanted to read or a newer Hawthorne Book that’s been on your mind — now’s the time!

Not only are ALL of our books only $10 until August 1st we’re taking care of shipping costs too. So if you pony up $50 you’ll get five new Hawthorne Books reads — no postage! Get them while they’re $10 and help us celebrate ten years of supporting literary arts and important writers, ten years of a vibrant Portland small press, ten years of Hawthorne Books!

Thank you for supporting Hawthorne Books! We couldn’t do it without you!

So many books, so little time...

As a Hawthorne Books intern, a hopeful future book editor, a person with an English degree, and a self-proclaimed bibliophile, it is embarrassing for me to admit, but I don’t always have time for books. Don’t get me wrong, I always have time for books as an idea, as a conversation topic, as a table decoration, but between my busy work schedule, my social life, and my attempts to go to the gym, I don’t always have time to read them.

I am not proud of this. In fact, more times than I can count, I have been poised with the question ‘what book are you reading?’ and have had to stammer my way through some excuse or lie, while the person opposite of me (who will undoubtedly tell me that they were able to get through five Bible-sized books within the last month) looks at me with contempt. I am one of those people, they think. I can’t quote Joyce, I don’t know Russian literature, and I am currently- gasp!- reading nothing.

I am, on paper, a horrible book-lover.

So a few of months ago when a friend of mine invited me to join a book club she had recently started, I said yes, thinking this would be a great way to force myself into being a better reader. If the pressure of a looming weekly discussion weighed over me, I figured, my sheer desire to seem somewhat intellectual would force the pages to turn. And I was right– for book one. But then book two was slow, and book three was boring, and the author of book four seemed like a jerk…and there I was again, not making time for books. And truth be told, I thought about quitting. I thought, maybe I should just stop going; tell them I am too busy for books.

Give it once last chance, my friend pleaded with me (club attendance was dropping dangerously low, turns out a lot of people don’t have time for books), read at your own pace; don’t worry so much about keeping up. Stop, she told me, making reading a chore.

A chore? A chore?! Had I made reading a chore? Yes. I realized I had. I had made reading (before, and during the book club) into this large looming task. READ SOMETHING, I would demand of myself, in the same way I told myself to clean the kitchen and start doing daily sit-ups. I had started to put pressure on myself to be well-read, and in the meantime, forgotten how much I truly enjoyed reading.

And so I took her advice. I stuck with the club. And guess what? I hated book five. I got half way through it and gave up. But that’s OK, my friend told me. Reading, she reminded me, is not about the end goal it is about the process.

And she was right. We started the sixth book, Lit by Marry Karr, last week and though I am still horribly behind everyone else in the club and I still can’t quote Joyce, I am starting to remember why I used to make time for reading, why I chose a life and career that involves literature. And this week’s book club was the best yet, I admitted to everyone I am a S-L-O-W reader, I stopped trying to pretend I was full of insight about every passage, and I just let myself enjoy the story, the company, and the wine, without pretense. So what if only can squeeze in a few pages per night while others can down 300? Who cares if I get bored, or distracted, or put it down and never pick it up again? There is no reading police, and there is no such thing as too busy for something you love. Because when I stopped making reading a to-do, it became enjoyable again.

For more on book clubs in Portland, check out this February Oregonian article.

Let’s face it: we’re lucky to live here. It seems that Portland’s enormously rich literary landscape just keeps expanding, and the latest addition to a long list of amazing industry resources is a brand new community center for the arts. Crow Arts Manor, located in NoPo’s Milepost 5 art community, opened its doors this April 10th.

A non-profit in the tradition of LA’s Beyond Baroque and Seattle’s Richard Hugo House, Crow Arts Manor seeks to promote literary arts, fine and graphic art, and music.

Classes begin this June—college level workshops in writing, fine and graphic arts, comics, and bookmaking. In addition to classes, Crow Arts will host reading and music performances, and is in the process of building “one of the country’s largest collections of literary journals and books from independent presses,” with the goal to have the space open thirty hours a week for the public to come and read. The manor will also feature a gallery space and invite local artists to hang their work.

Sid Miller, the founder and editor of The Burnside Review, serves as the director of Crow Arts Manor. The board of advisors includes many notable Portland literary and artistic figures, including Kevin Sampsell, Paulann Peterson, Paul Collins, and Michele Glazer. Hawthorne connect: instructors include Hawthorne Books authors Monica Drake and Lidia Yuknavitch (hooray!) among many other terrific writers and artists.

Crow Arts Manor believes that on-going arts education should be accessible and that’s why each six-week course is offered at the reasonable cost of $95. As of now, classes are scheduled through the summer, offering unique and often specific curriculum such as Zachary Schomburg’s course, “The Narrative Prose Poem.” You can check out the classes online.

GO CROW ARTS!

Crow Arts Manor
850 NE 81st Ave., #114
Portland, Oregon
www.crowartsmanor.org
info@crowmanor.com

North Portland's The Waypost has some great lit. events coming up this spring.

Spring is in the air! (Well, it will be soon.) Here’s a list of readings and other literary events coming up in the next few weeks that might just get your mind off of the blatant lack of sunshine.

Friday, March 4th at The Alberta Rose Theatre
Doors 6:30pm; Show 7:30pm
Live Wire! Radio presents Wesley Stace, Chrstine McKinley, Grant Lawrence, Kurt Reighly
Musical Guests: The Thermals and Chevrona
Advanced – $18
Day of Show – $20
Reserved Seats (sold online and at box office until 5:30 until day of show) – $30

Friday, March 11th at The Waypost
7pm
Grace Krilanovich reads from her novel, The Orange Eats Creeps.
Jarret Middleton reads from his novel, An Dantomine Eerly.
Schedule of events.
$5 Suggested Donation

Sunday, March 13 at The Waypost
7pm
The Spare Room Writing Collective presents Robert Fernandez, Ish Klein, and Joshua Edwards from The Canarium
Publishing House.
Local poet Dan Kaplan.
$5 Suggested Donation

Sunday, March 13 at the Wilsonville Library Oak Room
3:30-5:30pm
Northwest Author Series presents “Empowering Writers: Produce Yourself, Partner, & Prosper”
with Christina Katz
$5 at the door

Thursday, March 17 at Broadway Books
7pm
As part of their new author series, Comma, Broadway Books presents Brian Doyle and Ger Killeen.
$5 Suggested Donation

Friday, March 18 at The Albert Rose Theatre
Doors 6:30pm Show 7:30pm
Live Wire! Radio presents Bill Rauch, Andrés Dubus III, Matt McCormick
Musical guest: Tony Furtado
Advanced- $18
Day of Show- $20
Reserved Seats (sold online and at box office until 5:30 until day of show) – $30

Thursday, March 24 at The Mission Theatre
7:30pm
Back Fence PDX presents their March Storytelling Show. Amazing storytellers tell true stories
based on the theme of “Broke–Bones, Wallets, & Hearts.”
Reserve tickets for $12.00 or $15.00 at the door.
To reserve tickets and find out more: http://backfencepdx.com/

Sunday, March 27 at The Waypost
7pm
The Spare Room Writing Collective presents poets Barbara Henning and Bill Owen
$5 Suggested Donation

Saturday, April 2 at The Alberta Rose Theatre
Doors 6:30pm Show 7:30pm
Live Wire! Radio presents composer Eve Beglarian and the Third Angle Ensemble, and Emily
Chenoweth
Musical Guests: Rocky Votolato, Ages and Ages
Advanced- $18
Day of Show- $20
Reserved Seats (sold online and at box office until 5:30 until day of show) – $30

Sunday April 17, at the Wilsonville Library Oak Room
3:30-5:30pm
Northwest Author Series presents Fund Your Projects: Grant Writing for the Literary Artist
with Gigi Rosenberg
$5 at the door

Friday, April 29 at The Alberta Rose Theatre
Doors 6:30pm Show 7:30pm
Live Wire! Radio presents Matthew Dickman, Mike Sacks, and Susie Bright
Advance- $18
Day of Show-$20
Reserved Seats (sold online and at box office until 5:30 day of show)- $30

Sunday, May 15 at the Wilsonville Library Oak Room
3:30-5:30pm
Northwest Author Series presents The Short Story: Write It & Sell It in 90 Minutes with Eric M. Witchey
$5 at the door

And, of course, here’s a link to Powell’s readings where you’ll find Hawthorne Books folks often. Stay tuned for more Hawthorne Books spring literary events. We’ll post about them here soon.