The Robleda Company has published a new novel set in the Bend, Prineville, Portland and Sunriver area telling the story of a widely despised man found dying on his back deck by the hero of the book Dan Martinez, an intense young man with no training in detective work and only a limited knowledge of…
Central Oregonian Don Senecal has published a book that was specifically created to benefit those with physical disabilities and challenges such as age, weight and health-related challenges such as balance control, tremors, difficulty in moving, amputations and general restrictions of performing “normal” exercises one would encounter in a structured gym or training regimen. Exercising Between…
The Clockwork Purple Volume 1 book launch will be held at Dudley’s Bookshop Café August 11 at 1pm. This unique anthology features a collection of short stories by local authors from the Bend Creative Writers group. Six authors will each read one selection and be available for autographs. Clockwork Purple features a collection of 68…
The Clockwork Purple Volume 1 book launch will be held at Dudley’s Bookshop Café August 11 at 1pm. This unique anthology features a collection of short stories by local authors from the Bend Creative Writers group. Six authors will each read one selection and be available for autographs. Clockwork Purple features a collection of 68…
Poet and author Ellen Waterston announces released her fourth poetry title, Hotel Domilocos, published by Moonglade Press. A launch party was held on Thursday, June 22, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bend, celebrating the release with a reading, signings and refreshments. Hotel Domilocos includes poems set in Costa Rica and Central Oregon, as well…
Saturday, July 1, 1-4:30pm, 2pm presentation in Schoolhouse Finding the pioneer spirit, Jane Kirkpatrick’s writing truly makes her readers stop and realize how important our faith and friendships, relationships are in life. For fourty years, Kirkpatrick has opened the door to create stories with history in places we know in Central Oregon. She relates, with…
Naseem Rakha of Silverton, Oregon has been chosen as the winner of the 2017 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. Her winning proposal, Searching for the Soul of Creation, was chosen by the judges for its quality of writing, unique perspective and meaningful contribution to the body of desert literature. Rakha will be honored at a reading…
Rick Steber, writing from Prineville, has more than 40 titles under his belt and sales of over a million books. Rick is the only Oregon author to have won the prestigious Western Writers of America Spur Award — Bend Western Novel. He is a keen observer of the changing American West and he articulates these…
Romance Writers of America announce the novel Now That It’s You by USA Today Bestselling author Tawna Fenske has been named as a finalist in the Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance category of the 2017 RITA awards. The RITA, the highest award of distinction in the romance publishing industry, recognizes excellence in published romance…
Deschutes Public Library presents the 14th annual celebration of A Novel Idea…Read Together, the largest community read program in Oregon. A Novel Idea brings together thousands of Deschutes County residents to read, discuss and attend a variety of free cultural and author events at the Library’s six branches and at partnering businesses. With this year’s…
