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Come hear me do a reading from my book, One Nation Under Song: My Journey through Grief, Joy, and America at the Rose City Book Pub. Singing and general merriment to follow.
We welcome L. Kris Gowen to the store on Wednesday, February 27th, at 7 pm to read from her memoir One Nation Under Song: My Karaoke Journey Through Grief, Joy, and America. Kris Gowen had a successful career, a wonderful partner, a strong circle of friends ... and then tragedy struck. Faced with the death of her best friend, she turned to something that brought her joy: karaoke. With a half-formed plan and a need to sing, she took off on a 17,774-mile karaoke road trip through America, singing in bars, American Legions, and Eagles Lodges, experiencing the country with people who sometimes had nothing more in common than a love of cheesy '80s tunes. Along the way, she reconnected with old friends, made new…
L. Kris Gowen has a prosperous career, a loving partner, a strong circle of friends … until tragedy strikes. She turns to karaoke: a source of joy. With a half-formed plan and a need to sing, she takes off on a 17,774-mile karaoke road trip through America. She reconnects with old friends, makes new ones—and heals. Each time Kris takes the microphone, she sheds a little more grief, stepping into a world where everyone is accepted simply for singing a song they love. In One Nation Under Song: My Karaoke Journey Through Grief, Joy, and America, readers gain an insider’s look at the unique culture of karaoke while riding and singing along with the author on her once-in-a-lifetime journey. In Digging Up New Business: The…