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They've only just started! It's thrilling, and you can still join! T.C. O'Leary's Literary Society has two books clubs, both open to everyone. Monday nights the group reads Ulysses and Tuesday nights the group explores a variety of Irish literature. This famous Gothic horror novel is the latest endeavor.
Cleo, orphaned in the wake of an alien invasion, left behind the life she knew to fight for the future of Earth. Now she and Alex, the shapeshifting rebel alien posing as her father, make a fearsome team in a guerrilla war against the invaders. But Cleo's past is about to come back to haunt her: An adversary she thought she'd seen the last of is out for revenge, determined to ruin Cleo's life and destroy the trusting relationship Cleo has built with her alien "dad." Join creators Matt Mair Lowery and Cassie Anderson to celebrate Lifeformed: Hearts and Minds, the second book in their creator-owned Lifeformed series! Snacks, signing, friends, PARTY. Be there! Kids especially welcome.
We will discuss All the Better Part of Me by Molly Ringle. At 7:30 we'll be Skyping the author! It's an inconvenient time for Sinter Blackwell to realize he's bisexual. He's a twenty-five-year-old American actor working in London, living far away from his disapproving parents in the Pacific Northwest, and enjoying a flirtation with his director Fiona. But he can't deny that his favorite parts of each day are the messages from his gay best friend Andy in Seattle--whom Sinter once kissed when they were fifteen. Choosing the right role to play has never been harder. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club.
Literary Arts is proud to present an evening with Margaret Atwood, acclaimed novelist, poet, literary critic, and activist. Join us as we celebrate the publication of The Testaments, Atwood’s hugely anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, coming September 10, 2019. Atwood will be in conversation with award-winning journalist and Oregon author Omar El Akkad. The appearance of Atwood’s acclaimed dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale in 1985, and the current Emmy-award winning television series based on the novel, have created a cultural phenomenon. Interviewed live on stage by Omar El Akkad, the conversation will span the length of Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works, and why she has returned to her seminal story, 34 years later. Join us for an unmissable and intimate evening…
We will discuss Tales of Sombre Tones by Sean Walter. Lock the doors, close the blinds, and settle in with this anthology of illustrated horror stories. Velvet dark imagery leads readers into haunting tales that will stay long after the lights have gone out. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club. Author, Sean Walter, will join us at 6:30pm for a Q&A session!
Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ("Ryn") only cares about two things: her family and her family's graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don't always stay dead. Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Sky in the Deep in Emily Lloyd-Jones’s bewitching historical horror novel for teens, The Bone Houses (Little, Brown) – perfect for fans of Holly Black.
Join us for kids’ storytime. Today we’re reading If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen.
Author Amanda Jackson will be at Green Bean Books to share her picture book My Shape is Sam on Saturday, September 28th at 1pm What's it like to be a square peg in a round hole? Sam wants to do more than what other Squares do in this sweet story about defying outward expectations. A signing will follow the reading!
Prerequisites: • Previously enrolled in nine month novel intensive with Laura Lampton Scott or Gina Ochsner or • Previously enrolled in “Writing a Novel in 8 weeks” or • Instructor permission (email Susan at susan@literary-arts.org) for information) September 29,2019; October 27,2019; December 8,2019;January 26,2020; February 23,2020; March 29,2020; April 26,2020; May 17,2020 Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (8 meetings) Instructor: Laura Lampton Scott This class meets once a month from September to May. This will be your monthly dose of accountability, inspiration, and honest airing of challenges we face when working on book-length work. Each writer will have the opportunity to workshop pages of their novel in progress. Laura Lampton Scott’s work has appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Tin House and the Guardian online,…
In his masterful new collection of short fiction, Joe Hill – bestselling author of The Fireman and Strange Weather – dissects timeless human struggles in 13 relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including “In the Tall Grass,” one of two stories cowritten with Stephen King, basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix. Full Throttle (William Morrow) is a darkly imagined odyssey through the complexities of the human psyche. Hypnotic and disquieting, it mines our tormented secrets, hidden vulnerabilities, and basest fears, and demonstrates this exceptional talent at his very best.