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Delve Readers Seminar Online: A Universal History: Selected Short Stories of Jorge Luis Borges

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

This Delve takes place online with Zoom teleconferencing. Participants will receive instructions for how to log on to the Zoom meeting. Born in 1899, Jorge Luis Borges devoted his life to literature, exploring far beyond the previously-held boundaries of fiction, and this devotion shifted not just our understanding of language, but of our consciousness. As he once said, “This world is so strange that anything may happen, or may not happen.” One never knows what they might find within his masterful prose. The fiction of Borges dissolves and reconstructs itself as you venture from its first page to its last. A story that begins in a wine cellar might end with a reach toward the limits of the universe, a conversation between two old friends…

$75

Delve Readers Seminars Online: Free 90 minute Discussion on Paul Auster’s In the Country of Last Things and Jose Saramego’s Blindness

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

A free 90-minute online Delve discussion on Paul Auster’s In the Country of Last Things and Jose Saramego’s Blindness. The discussion is limited to 16 people and pre-registration is required. Registered participants will receive information on how to sign on to the Zoom meeting. Led by Delve guide Ivonne Saed. Participants are encouraged to come prepared to discuss the following questions, and to bring their own as well. Reflect on Saramago’s social critique and the way he writes about the blindness epidemic as a representation of the different roles and attitudes people take in times of crisis. The Last Things: What are the objective and non-objective things that can become the last in uncertain times? Is the cooperation in the different “societies” of the novel nihilistic or auspicious?…

Free

Historical Fiction Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The Books Around the Corner Historical Fiction Book Club will be community led and meets monthly on the first Friday of every month at 4PM. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our historical fiction loving customers (RSVP is not required). Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on May 1st for our Historical Fiction Book Club. We will discuss Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys About the book: Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories. Each one born of a different homeland; each…

Free

Southern Oregon Online: Writing and Marketing Short Pieces with Sheila Bender

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Get Flashy - Writing and Marketing Short Pieces with Sheila Bender Flash nonfiction, flash fiction and flash series have gained traction in the publishing and literary worlds over the last years with iStories, New York Times Tiny Love Stories, Brevity, A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction, and anthologies such as Flash Fiction Funny, Flash Nonfiction Funny and You Have Time for This. The form, you may recognize, has been around for decades, even centuries, though not named flash. If you've been wondering about short pieces and how to get them published and marketed, join us at our online chapter meeting with author Sheila Bender. Sheila will discuss some of her favorite work from many sources and exercises for developing one's own flash pieces, sometimes by…

Free

Spring 2020 Online: Short Story Crash Course

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

A four week online fiction class. Draft a short story in four weeks.  Each week’s session in this asynchronous online class combines generative writing to help cultivate ideas for plot and character with workshop feedback to assist in developing story arc, structure, and sensory details.  By the end of the month, you will have completed the first draft of a short story and created a plan for revision. This class will take place online, using Wet Ink, a popular online platform for classes. Registered students will receive a link to access the class four days before it starts. Please note: Wet Ink is different from Zoom for online classes in that there is not a “live” option. Students do not “attend” class at a set…

$180

Delve Readers Seminars Online: Clarice Lispector: The Passion and Água Viva

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

This Delve takes place online with Zoom teleconferencing. Participants will receive instructions for how to log on to the Zoom meeting. In The Passion According to G.H., Clarice Lispector offers us a story where very little happens, but where the transformation of the protagonist—alongside the reader—is a path with no return. A trivial, almost insignificant event leads to a deep philosophical reflection of the character’s life and her mysterious inner self. “It’s with such profound happiness.” Those are the first words of Água Viva, an in-depth narrative about time, life, death, dreams and creation, where a stream of consciousness gives meaning to the protagonist’s surroundings. Both novels are placed in the threshold of the author’s existential thoughts, where silence is also a powerful means of…

$110

Virtual Book Launch: Trespassers by Local Author Breena Bard

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

"Gabby Woods is looking forward to another summer vacation at her family's lake house, even though she would rather bury herself in a mystery novel than make new friends. But soon Gabby meets Paige, a snarky kid from Chicago, and they get caught up in a local mystery: the sudden disappearance of a glamorous couple and the extravagant lake house they left behind." St. Johns author Breena Bard will read an excerpt from her new graphic novel, then show the kids how to make their own 3-panel comic strip, and give them a chance to ask a few of their own questions. Pre-order a copy of Trespassers between now and May 6, and get 10% off any additional in-store graphic novel. Please call to check…

Free

Romance Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The Books Around the Corner Romance Book Club will be community led and meets monthly on the first Thursday of every month at 5PM. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our romance loving customers (RSVP is not required). Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on May 7th for our Romance Book Club. We will discuss The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver About the book: Two lives. Two loves. One impossible choice. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of…

Free

World-Building for the Real World: Strategies for Fictionalizing

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

World Building in the Real World: Strategies for Fictionalizing the World We Live In with Bill Cameron ** World building isn't just for science-fiction and fantasy. It's just as important for fiction set in our everyday world. I'll discuss strategies and potential pitfalls when using the settings we know (or want to know) in our fiction. ** When he’s not tending his chickens, W.H. Cameron shapes unruly words into captivating people caught in harrowing situations. As Bill Cameron, he’s the author of the critically-acclaimed Skin Kadash mysteries, and his YA mystery PROPERTY OF THE STATE was named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016: Teen. His latest, CROSSROAD, introduces prickly apprentice mortician Melisende Dulac as she navigates a new landscape that’s both alluring and…

Free

Variety Show on Zoooooom

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a virtual show. Performers: Doug will share some Portland history. Jeb Sherill will read from his works. And more! Please consider contributing to this live virtual event with an optional cover fee here: https://www.rosecitybookpub.com/shop/optional-cover-fee-for-virtual-events-5-suggested

Free