The just released book, The Rescued Dog Problem Solver, by Tracy Libby features Maty, the three legged disc dog, who gives back to the community that saved her life. The story demonstrates how Maty helps break the barriers associated with pet and human disabilities, and reaches thousands in her role as the Humane Society of…
Literature in Central Oregon
Flannel John’s Cookbooks for Guys
What are “cookbooks for guys?” According to author Tim Murphy they are “simple recipes men can make fast because we’re lazy and we’re hungry …whether we admit it or not.” That’s was the concept of the first book. Two and half years later what started as a collection recipes for cooking-impaired friends at deer camp…
Know Africa at Deschutes Public Library Throughout March
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent. The community is invited to explore this immense and diverse land throughout March with Deschutes Public Library. The library will host a range of free lectures and events all month long, including West African drumming, North African history and culture, traditional African oral arts and storytelling,…
Bestselling Author Garth Stein Visits Central Oregon with New Book, A Sudden Light
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Seattle author Garth Stein will be visiting Bend, Sisters and Sunriver to promote his new novel, A Sudden Light, this February. Stein, known for his international bestseller, The Art of Racing in the Rain, returns with a multi-generational family saga that is steeped in the fantastical history of…
Vía Láctea Enters Second Printing
Ellen Waterston, poet and author who will conduct her sixth Todos Santos writing retreat in February, announces the second printing of her verse novel, Vía Láctea: A Woman of a Certain Age Walks the Camino, a fictionalized account of Waterston’s 2012 pilgrimage on Spain’s Camino de Santiago. Vía Láctea has garnered praise from poets…
Fractured Fairy Tales & Myths with Judith Montgomery & Suzanne Burns
What if Gretel stayed in the forest? What does Death do on vacation? Come to the dark and delicious side of the folk stories you know and love with Bend poets Suzanne Burns and Judith Montgomery, guest readers at December’s Second Sunday. Second Sunday has often featured two poets reading together, but the pairing of…
Know Exploring at Deschutes Public Library
The Deschutes Public Library invites the public to bring their sense of adventure and desire for intrigue this November as they go exploring. From westward expansion to deadly ascents, they will look at our fascination with discovery throughout the month of November with a series of Know Exploring events and programs. All programs are free…
Central Oregon Writers Guild – A Celebration of Writing
Expect to be entertained at the Central Oregon Writers Guild’s annual contest awards evening. A Celebration of Writing will be October 18 at 7:30pm with winning writers from throughout the state reading short works of fiction, nonfiction, mystery/detective, memoirs, science fiction/fantasy and poetry. The event is the highlight of the Central Oregon Writing Guild’s…
Stellar Author Line-up Marks Third Season of Author! Author! Literary Series
With two successful seasons under its belt—both of which received an enthusiastic response from the community—the Deschutes Public Library Foundation announce the line-up for its 2014-15 Author! Author! literary series. JESS WALTERThursday, September 25, 2014 | 7pm | Bend High School AuditoriumNew York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins. Walter is the author of eight…
Books & Miniature Things
by JEFF SPRY Cascade A&E Feature Writer Bend artist Kelley Salber has a fascination with all things miniature. An explorer of art and words her whole life, her tiny bookshelf treasures are custom-crafted to her client’s reading desires and youthful dreams. No two of these intriguing miniaturized masterpieces are alike, being carefully created with painstaking…