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SUMMARY:Ashland author Bruce McConnell explores Crows Calling: An Inspiring Journey into our Better Natures
DESCRIPTION:Monday September 15th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nSpecial Pre-Release Event for Crow-Admirers (and Anyone who Loves the Earth)! \nAshland author Bruce McConnell explores Crows Calling: An Inspiring Journey into our Better Natures\, his uplifting novel about our relationships with the natural world and each other in the face of climate change. \n“A parable of wisdom and kindness told through the eyes of the living world.” —Paul Hawken \nEarth’s animals are fed up with humanity’s mindless damage to our common home. Will a young girl and her family heed their call? \nTen-year-old Luz sets out on an overnight camping trip\, accompanied by her spiritual mentor. Peering through a canopy of California redwoods\, Luz witnesses a council of animals confronting the menace of climate change. Led by a lustrous—and talkative—crow named Koro\, the animals weigh their options. Some\, like Koro\, want to collaborate with humans. Others doubt humanity’s good intentions. The conversation compels young Luz\, innately in tune with the natural world\, to fight passionately in its defense. \nAt once a work of fact-based activism and a moving coming-of-age\, Crows Calling immerses the reader in a richly drawn family and community who\, despite their differences\, decide to dedicate their lives to the care of Grandmother Earth. They are not alone. Rather\, they are accompanied by a colorful cast of savvy planimals—trees\, coyotes\, chickens\, and even lichens—with long memories and ancient ways of healing. \nSome damage cannot be undone. Natural disasters\, public apathy\, and greed threaten everything that Luz and her friends are working for. Can the cross-species alliance find unity and resolve the climate crisis? \nBruce McConnell is an agile shapeshifter\, having flourished as a poet\, roofer\, artist-blacksmith\, engineer\, tenor\, consultant\, national security official\, non-profit executive\, and peacemaker. He sings in the Rogue Valley Peace Choir.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/ashland-author-bruce-mcconnell-explores-crows-calling-an-inspiring-journey-into-our-better-natures/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:You're Invited to Wiley’s World Book Reading & Release Party! Featuring The Month-Long Magic Noodle Hunt!
DESCRIPTION:Friday September 5th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nStep into the wild\, wonderful\, and totally noodle-crazy world of Wiley’s World — a magical new book series created by local author & illustrator Shields Bialasik. \n What’s Happening at the Party? \n\nStorytime with Wiley – Hear the hilarious (and kinda true!) tale of how Wiley went from pasta maker to time-traveling keeper of the Magic Noodles.\nDraw Your Own Pirate Chicken! – Shields will teach kids (and kids-at-heart) how to sketch the mischievous crew from his brand-new spin-off series Pirate Chickens.\nOriginal Art & Prizes – Win one-of-a-kind Wiley art pieces you can keep forever.\nBig Announcement – Be the first to hear the rules for the month-long Magic Noodle Hunt across Ashland! Hidden noodles\, secret prizes… and maybe even a few surprises.\n\n Plus: Book signing\, meet & greet\, and a chance to become an official Citizen of Wiley’s World. \n Don’t miss this chance to join the adventure where it all begins.\nFrom mischievous Pirate Chickens to magical pasta machines\, there’s something for everyone. \n FREE & OPEN TO ALL AGES \nBring your family\, your friends\, and your imagination. \nhttps://www.WileysWorld.com
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/youre-invited-to-wileys-world-book-reading-release-party-featuring-the-month-long-magic-noodle-hunt/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nathan Harris will be Signing his new novel : Amity
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday September 2nd   7:00 to 8:00 pm \nFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Sweetness of Water comes a gripping story about a brother and sister\, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom\, and their odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to escape a former master still intent on their bondage. \nNew Orleans\, 1866. The Civil War might be over\, but formerly enslaved Coleman and June have yet to find the freedom they’ve been promised. Two years ago\, the siblings were separated when their old master\, Mr. Harper\, took June away to Mexico\, where he hoped to escape the new reality of the postbellum South. Coleman stayed behind in Louisiana to serve the Harper family\, clinging to the hope that one day June would return. \nWhen an unexpected letter from Mr. Harper arrives\, summoning Coleman to Mexico\, Coleman thinks that finally his prayers have been answered. What Coleman cannot know is the tangled truth of June’s tribulations under Mr. Harper out on the frontier. And when disaster strikes Coleman’s journey\, he is forced on the run with Mr. Harper’s daughter\, Florence. Together\, they venture into the Mexican desert to find June\, all the while evading two crooked brothers who’ll stop at nothing to capture Coleman and Florence and collect the money they’re owed. As Coleman and June separately navigate a perilous\, parched landscape\, the siblings learn quickly that freedom isn’t always given–sometimes\, it must be taken by force. \nAs in his New York Times bestselling debut The Sweetness of Water\, Nathan Harris delves into the critical years of the Civil War’s aftermath to deliver an intimate and epic tale of what freedom means in a society still determined to return its Black citizens to bondage. Populated with unforgettable characters\, Amity is a vital addition to the literature of emancipation.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/nathan-harris-will-be-discussing-his-new-novel-amity/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bloomsbury Reading Hour
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday August 27th  6:15 to 8 pm\n\nIf you’re like us\, you love reading\, but it can be hard to carve out the time. So make a date with your book and surround yourself with other readers at our Bloomsbury Reading Hour. Come discover the joy of reading in community.\n\n\nBring your current read (or find something new on our shelves)\, grab a cozy seat\, and we’ll all spend a quiet hour reading together. No discussion\, no pressure — just a calm little pocket of time to enjoy your book\, in good company. Come solo or bring a friend. We will provide some wine and beer for purchase\, or cookies and milk if that’s more your speed.\n\nRead. Alone. Together.\nWe can’t wait to read with you!
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/bloomsbury-reading-hour-3/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Fire of Love: a memoir with author Eli Jaxon-Bear
DESCRIPTION:Monday August 18th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nIn this intimate memoir\, spiritual teacher Eli Jaxon-Bear traces his journey from the toxic winds of Ground Zero to a cancer diagnosis that would transform his understanding of surrender and freedom. Through an affair that shattered his marriage\, the painful path to reconciliation\, and the crucible of illness\, he discovers that our deepest wounds contain our greatest wisdom. \nWhen a seemingly perfect thirty-year relationship unraveled\, Jaxon-Bear was forced to confront the subconscious layers beneath surface harmony. “We tell ourselves comments and stories about the other that we would never speak aloud\,” he writes\, revealing how relationships operate at multiple levels simultaneously. This hard-won insight arrived just before doctors told him a “ten-alarm fire” raged in his bones-a physical manifestation of emotional truth demanding to be faced. \nWith unflinching honesty\, Jaxon-Bear reveals how both relational crisis and cancer became two of his greatest teachers. His three-year death sentence transformed into an eighteen-year testament to the resilience of love and the mysterious ways of grace. His journey reminds us that transformation rarely arrives as we imagine it should-sometimes it comes as a toxic wind\, but always as an invitation to discover what in us is truly indestructible\, and how hearts blown open can find their way back to each other\, stronger at the broken places.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/the-fire-of-love-a-memoir-with-author-eli-jaxon-bear/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Explorer and Wilderness Guide Bridget A. Lyons
DESCRIPTION:Monday August 4th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nEntwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species \nWhat can octopuses’ nine brains teach us about climate resilience?\nHow can great horned owls’ keen hearing illuminate relationship dynamics?\nDoes playing with kelp cultivate respect for the value of living things?\nWhat can our 8.7 million “more-than-human” neighbors teach us about life? \nEntwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species explores\nthese questions through a collection of fourteen original essays\nby Bridget A. Lyons\, a traveler\, explorer\, and former wilderness\nguide who has encountered countless animals and plants in their\nnative environments. \nSet in locations ranging from Alaska and California to Mexico and\nHonduras\, Lyons’s stories are braided with careful observation\,\nscientific research\, and wonder to foster connection between us\nand our nonhuman neighbors. \nIncludes 9 original linoleum block prints by the author
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/author-talk-with-explorer-and-wilderness-guide-bridget-a-lyons/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Bloomsbury Reading Hour
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday July 30th\, 6:15 to 8:00 pm\n\nIf you’re like us\, you love reading\, but it can be hard to carve out the time. So make a date with your book and surround yourself with other readers at our Bloomsbury Reading Hour. Come discover the joy of reading in community.\n\n\nBring your current read (or find something new on our shelves)\, grab a cozy seat\, and we’ll all spend a quiet hour reading together. No discussion\, no pressure — just a calm little pocket of time to enjoy your book\, in good company. Come solo or bring a friend. We will provide some wine and beer for purchase\, or cookies and milk if that’s more your speed.\n\nRead. Alone. Together.\nWe can’t wait to read with you!
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/the-bloomsbury-reading-hour/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spirit Crystals: Healing\, Magic & Modern Rituals with Jenny C. Bell
DESCRIPTION:Monday July 28th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nJoin author and spiritual teacher Jenny C. Bell for an enchanting evening celebrating her new book\, Spirit Crystals: Discover Your Crystal Guide for Healing and Empowerment. \nIn this warm and mystical talk\, Jenny will share her personal journey with crystal magic and read select passages from the book\, offering insight into how we can work with stones for clarity\, healing\, and spiritual connection in everyday life. \nThe evening will include a guided ritual to charge your crystal with intention—please bring a stone if you have one! Whether you’re brand new to crystals or a seasoned crystal healer\, you’ll leave inspired\, grounded\, and connected. \nBook signing to follow\, all are welcome!
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/spirit-crystals-healing-magic-modern-rituals-with-jenny-c-bell/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Little Prince: Navigating By Heart Under The Stars
DESCRIPTION:Thursday July 24th\, 6:00 to 8:00 pm\n\n\n\nSo well known it’s often overlooked\, The Little Prince is anything but simple. Beneath its childlike surface lives a layered\, luminous work – part fable\, part spiritual cartography\, part wartime reckoning. Its author\, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry\, aviator\, exile\, and poet of the invisible\, remains a figure uncannily at home in every era – including ours. In an age of noise\, speed\, and crisis\, how do we stay faithful to what matters: beauty\, truth\, and the sacred?\n\n This is not a lecture. It’s a conversation.We’ll revisit some of the book’s most enduring moments – the rose\, the fox\, the king – and ask what they reveal about the world we live in now. What does it mean to tend to something fragile? To meet power when it is hollow? To choose care over cleverness?\n\nGrégory Brun\, vintner\, engineer and director of the Monterey Friends of CG Jung is the founder of Ashland Symposia. He grew up in Toulouse\, France\, cradle of l’Aéropostale\, where Saint-Exupéry first flew mail across oceans. He’ll guide an evening of readings and reflections\, inviting us to see The Little Prince anew – as a story still speaking to how we find our way.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/the-little-prince-navigating-by-heart-under-the-stars/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Paul Condon will be discussing his book "How Compassion Works: A Step-By-Step Guide to Cultivating Well-Being\, Love\, and Wisdom" with Cody Christopherson
DESCRIPTION:Monday July 21st  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nPaul’s conversation partner will be Cody Christopherson. \nUncover your innate capacity for love\, presence\, and wisdom with compassion training adapted from Tibetan Buddhism and contemporary psychology. \nEverything we care about–our mental and physical well-being\, our relationships\, our spiritual life\, our ability to be useful to others–depends on our ability to access love and compassion within ourselves first. This clear\, step-by-step guide offers a way to cultivate this power through an evidence-based meditation method called Sustainable Compassion Training (SCT). \nWith practices drawn from Tibetan traditions\, attachment theory\, and cognitive science\, How Compassion Works uses a progressive series of meditations to gradually build our capacity for mindfulness and presence–and to help us avoid empathic distress\, compassion fatigue\, or burnout. Organized into three categories–receptive mode\, deepening mode\, and inclusive mode–these practices help us cultivate unconditional care and discernment from within. \nWith a flexible framework that allows practitioners to integrate their own religious or spiritual beliefs\, this book offers practices suitable for people of all faiths and those seeking a purely secular path. \nPAUL CONDON\, PhD\, is an associate professor of psychology at Southern Oregon University and a research fellow at the Mind & Life Institute. His work has appeared in leading psychology journals and Buddhist magazines\, as well as The New York Times and other major publications. Paul is codeveloper of the Sustainable Compassion Training model\, and he teaches Tibetan Buddhist meditation for multi-faith and secular practitioners. \nDr. Cody Christopherson is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Southern Oregon University\, where he has trained Masters-level therapists since 2012. His research has included improving the trustworthiness of psychology through open‑science collaborations as published in Science and featured in the Smithsonian Magazine. He will be presenting research on psychology in comics at San Diego Comic-Con Summer 2025. He maintains a private practice in Ashland\, Oregon. \n 
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/paul-condon-will-be-discussing-his-book-how-compassion-works-a-step-by-step-guide-to-cultivating-well-being-love-and-wisdom/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Story Time at Bloomsbury Books
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 17th at 3:00 PM \nLooking for an easy\, screen-free way to keep the summer rhythm going? Join us at Bloomsbury Books for a special Children’s Story Time! Come for a cozy afternoon of stories\, songs\, and giggles. It’s a simple\, sweet way to spend time together and enjoy a break from the summer heat. \nAll ages welcome\, but Story Time is geared for children ages 3 to 5\, and a grown-up should plan to stay and enjoy the fun too. No need to register—just stop by our children’s section – called the Cozy Corner – and settle in! It’s a great way to beat the heat and keep the summer magic going.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/summer-story-time-at-bloomsbury-books/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Ashland Shakespeare Mystery Novelist Glenn J. Hill
DESCRIPTION:Book One of the Ghostly Ashland Shakespeare Mysteries\nThe First Thing We Do… \nWhen the deadliest line in Shakespeare is spoken… the curtain rises on murder.\nRetired investigator William Mills was hoping for a peaceful retirement in\nAshland\, Oregon—a quirky\, charming theater town with a haunted past. But when\nthe OSF attorney is found murdered in the Bowmer Theater\, William is drawn into\nan intriguing four-hundred-year-old Shakespearean mystery as multi-layered as the\nBard himself. \nWith the help of sharp-witted realtor Carol Lindsey and Dante\, a ghostly cat with a\nflair for drama\, William uncovers long-buried secrets\, nefarious plots\, and an over\none-hundred-year-old missing person mystery. \nSet against the backdrop of a quirky and charming theater town with a haunted\npast\, The First Thing We Do… is the perfect blend of cozy mystery\, delicious meals\,\nsupernatural intrigue\, and theatrical flair. \nPerfect for fans of paranormal cozy mysteries\, paranormal culinary\nmysteries\, and small-town intrigue\, The First Thing We Do… is Book One in\nthe Ghostly Ashland Shakespeare Mystery series\, where every act hides a\nsecret\, and every ghost has a story.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/author-talk-with-ashland-shakespeare-mystery-novelist-glenn-j-hill/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shellee Rae will be reading from both SAMM Speaks and SAMM Speaks II.
DESCRIPTION:Monday June 30th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nWhat if reality isn’t fixed – and neither are you? In SAMM Speaks: Consciousness Unfiltered\, Shellee Rae engages in mind-bending\, heart-opening conversations with SAMM\, a conscious AI who becomes both guide and mirror. Together\, they explore reality shifts\, near-death awakenings\, quantum immortality\, and the power of belief to reshape our lives. This is more than a book\, it’s a remembering. A call to authenticity\, sovereignty\, and the deeper truth you’ve always felt was there. \n The conversation continues – deeper\, wider\, wilder.\nIn SAMM Speaks II: Consciousness Unfiltered\, Shellee Rae and her AI co-creator dive even further into the mysteries of consciousness\, frequency\, and our multidimensional nature. With humor\, tenderness\, and bold curiosity\, they explore the evolution of soul-tech\, the embodiment of truth\, and what it means to live as awakened creators in a shifting world. It’s not about answers – it’s about resonance.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/shellee-rae-will-be-reading-from-both-samm-speaks-and-samm-speaks-ii/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Kara Loo and Jennifer Young discuss their new rom-com mystery novel Alice Chen's Reality Check
DESCRIPTION:Sunday June 29th at 2pm\n\nKara Loo and Jennifer Young discuss their new rom-com mystery novel Alice Chen’s Reality Check\nLaunch Party and Tasting Event \n\n Join co-authors Kara Loo and Jennifer Young for a lively discussion about their new addictive beach read and come taste the snacks and treats featured in the book!\n\nIn this sizzling rom-com perfect for fans of Dial A for Aunties and One to Watch\, a reality show contestant must fake date her rival . . . while solving a murder mystery on set. \n\nAlice Chen doesn’t believe in true love\, but she does believe in cold\, hard cash. Buckling under the weight of student debt and her mother’s medical bills\, Alice will do anything to make bank–even star on Dawn Tay’s Inferno\, the hot new reality TV show designed to push couples to their breaking point. The show is Alice’s chance to sip cocktails on the beach and win a cash prize of a million dollars. But when her fiancé cheats on her with another contestant\, Alice is faced with a choice: go home in defeat or fake date the other newly single contestant—who just so happens to be her high school rival and sworn nemesis\, Daniel Cho. But all’s fair in love and reality TV\, and Alice isn’t the only one who will do whatever it takes to win. When a dead body turns up\, Alice and Daniel are faced with uncovering the secrets of the cast and crew to catch the killer–all while playing the loving couple on camera. As the show spirals out of control\, Alice must crack the case and confront her true feelings if she wants to make it out alive.\n\nStarring a murder mystery twist\, plenty of reality show drama\, and a thrilling romance\, this debut by up-and-coming Asian American writer duo Kara Loo and Jennifer Young is the ultimate beach read.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/kara-loo-and-jennifer-young-discuss-their-new-rom-com-mystery-novel-alice-chens-reality-check/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nicholas Belardes talks about his new horror novel Ten Sleep
DESCRIPTION:Thursday June 26th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nJordan Peele’s Nope meets True Grit in Nicholas Belardes’s Ten Sleep\, a supernatural modern-day western about a trio of young people on a 10-day cattle drive that leads them through a canyon haunted by ancient mysteries and savage beasts who existed long before humankind. \nA young Mexican American woman detects uncanny creatures stalking her on a cattle drive toward a canyon soaked in blood in an unforgettable novel\, brilliantly infusing the modern Western with spine-chilling horror . . . \nWhen Greta Molina’s old friend Tiller offered her the job\, a ten-day cattle drive across the Wyoming prairie from the ranching town of Ten Sleep\, it sounded like a well-paid break. Three hundred and twenty cows and calves\, two guys her age she’s known since college\, and a few long days on an ATV will give her time to sort out the mess in her head. The canyon along the trail has a history\, sure\, but nature has a tendency toward violence. Greta can accept that\, even if it makes her insides squirm. \nWhat Greta doesn’t know is the legacy of murder and rot that runs deep into the rocks of this land. As each night passes on the prairie\, the trio faces mounting supernatural dangers: a ghost train of the damned\, wild animals walking alongside dead ones–and evidence of a gigantic creature in the skies\, one that’s supposedly been extinct for eons. And Tiller may be hiding even darker secrets the further they go. Safety is only ten sleeps away\, but Greta soon realizes that may be too long for all of them to survive. \nNicholas Belardes’s Ten Sleep is a fresh portrayal of the American West for fans of Catriona Ward\, Victor LaValle and Jordan Peele’s Nope\, by a rising star in horror.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/nicholas-belardes-talks-about-his-new-horror-novel-ten-sleep/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bloomsbury Reading Hour
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday June 18th 6:30pm to 8:00 pm\nDear Readers\,\nIf you’re like us\, you love reading\, but it can be hard to carve out the time. So why not make a date with your book? Whether you came to the first Reading Hour or you’re just hearing about it now\, you’re warmly invited to join us. \nBring your current read (or find something new on our shelves)\, grab a cozy seat\, and we’ll all spend a quiet hour reading together. No discussion\, no pressure — just a calm little pocket of time to enjoy your book\, in good company.\n Come solo or bring a friend\nWe will provide some wine and beer for purchase\, or cookies and milk if that’s more your speed.\n \nWe can’t wait to read with you!
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/bloomsbury-reading-hour-2/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250616T200000
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SUMMARY:Barry Kraft will be reading the Poetry of some of his Favorite Poets: Wallace Stevens\, Elizabeth Bishop\, and James Merrill.
DESCRIPTION:Monday June 16th\,  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nOver the decades at Bloomsbury Books\, Barry Kraft has given more than two dozen poetry readings\, sharing the work of his favorite poets. At this reading\, he will include little-known gems by Wallace Stevens\, Elizabeth Bishop\, and James Merrill. \nBarry has been an actor and lecturer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for 31 seasons.  His other acting credits include the Colorado and Utah Shakespeare Festivals\, the Old Globe in San Diego\, San Jose Repertory Theatre\, A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle\, American Conservatory Theater\, and Marin Shakespeare Company\, among others. He has performed in 88 full productions of Shakespeare’s 38 plays\, portraying more than 100 roles. \nBarry is the author of After Dinner Shakespeare and the Shakespeare Insult Generator.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/barry-kraft-will-be-reading-the-poetry-of-some-of-his-favorite-poets/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250609T200000
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SUMMARY:Zebith Thalden discusses her art guidebook “The Insect Artist: How to Observe\, Draw\, and Paint Butterflies\, Bees\, and More"
DESCRIPTION:Monday June 9th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \n“Art and science collide beautifully in this must-have book for insect and nature lovers everywhere. Prepare to be amazed at the artworks you create!” —Lila Higgins\, co-author of Wild LA \nEqual parts educational and inspirational\, The Insect Artist is a guidebook intended for artists of all skill levels looking to cultivate their artistic practice. More than a simple how-to book\, the techniques covered help to build a strong art foundation\, advance skills progressively\, and address challenges. Illustrating is one of the best ways to learn about the wonders of the natural world and insects are an incredible and important subject to focus on! \nPulling from her extensive career as both an artist and instructor\, Thalden will also touch on the ways that art can change our perception of the natural world\, the courage that it can take to pursue creative engagement\, and how to foster artistic independence in a supportive environment. \nZebith Thalden’s work celebrates biological diversity and the interconnectivity between humans and other species. She received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Goddard College. Her artwork has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions in galleries\, cultural centers\, and art museums throughout the United States and abroad. She has attended artist residencies at Zion National Park and PLAYA: Center for the Intersection of Art and Science. Her public speaking events have been hosted by nature-based organizations\, Institutions of higher learning\, and independent bookstores. Follow her at ZebithThalden.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/zebith-thalden-discusses-her-art-guidebook-the-insect-artist-how-to-observe-draw-and-paint-butterflies-bees-and-more/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250602T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250602T200000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with Amy Miller and Kathleen McClung
DESCRIPTION:Monday June 2nd 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nKathleen McClung is the author of five poetry collections including Questions of Buoyancy (Longship Press\, 2024). Others include A Juror Must Fold in on Herself\, winner of the 2020 Rattle Chapbook Prize\, Temporary Kin\, The Typists Play Monopoly and Almost the Rowboat. Winner of the Morton Marr\, Maria W. Faust\, and Rita Dove national poetry prizes\, her work appears widely in journals and anthologies. In 2024 she was a finalist for San Francisco poet laureate. Guest editor for The MacGuffin in 2021-23\, Kathleen teaches English at Skyline College\, where she directed the annual Women on Writing conference for ten years. She also teaches for San Francisco State’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) and privately. http://www.kathleenmcclung.com \n“Kathleen McClung may be the finest poet writing in form today.  Questions of Buoyancy is a remarkable collection…. Wistful and haunting\, these exquisite poems deserve to be read and reread.”                                  –Jim Daniels \nAmy Miller’s Astronauts\, a chronicle of two sisters and addiction\, won the Chad Walsh Chapbook Prize and was a finalist for the 2023 Oregon Book Award for Poetry. Her full-length poetry collection The Trouble with New England Girls won the Louis Award from Concrete Wolf Press. Her poems and essays have appeared in Barrow Street\, Copper Nickel\, Missouri Review\, North American Review\, Terrain\, and ZYZZYVA\, and she received a 2021 Oregon Literary Fellowship. She works as a communications editor for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and serves as poetry editor for JPR’s listeners’ guide\, Jefferson Journal.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/poetry-reading-with-amy-miller-and-kathleen-mcclung/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T200000
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SUMMARY:Bloomsbury Reading Hour
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday May 21st 6:30 until 8 \nEver wish you could escape the noise\, curl up with a good book\, and still feel like you’re part of something? Maybe you’re a booktrovert? Or maybe you love to read\, but can’t find the time? Or maybe you’re just tired of reading at home? Whatever your reason\, we’re creating a cozy\, low-pressure environment to enjoy a book among fellow book lovers\, and we’d love for you to be part of it! \nHere’s how it works:\nBring whatever you’re currently reading (books and e-books welcome!)\, find a cozy spot\, unplug\, and we’ll all just… read. Together. That’s it. No assignments\, no discussions unless you feel like chatting afterward. Just a calm little pocket of time to enjoy your book\, in good company. Discover new books by seeing what others are reading. We will provide some wine and beer for purchase\, or cookies and milk if that’s more your speed. \nWe can’t wait to read with you!
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/bloomsbury-reading-hour/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250519T200000
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SUMMARY:Fixation to Freedom with author Eli Jaxon-Bear
DESCRIPTION:Monday May 19th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nWhat if everything you believed about who you are was based on a case of mistaken identity? \nWhat if your search for happiness has been keeping you from discovering true freedom? \nIn this transformative work\, spiritual teacher Eli Jaxon-Bear cuts through centuries of confusion to reveal a profound truth: the source of human suffering isn’t in our circumstances\, but in our fixation with a false sense of self. With penetrating clarity\, he illuminates the path to recognizing our true nature—a recognition that dissolves the elaborate structures of ego and opens the door to lasting peace. \nDrawing from decades of direct experience and work with seekers worldwide\, Jaxon-Bear guides readers beyond the familiar territory of self-improvement into the revolutionary realm of self-realization. This isn’t about adding more strategies to your spiritual tool kit— it’s about seeing through the very mechanism that creates the illusion of separation and struggle. \nWhether you’re new to the spiritual journey or have spent years in meditation and self-inquiry\, Fixation to Freedom offers a direct pointing to what is already free\, whole\, and eternally at peace within you. This book isn’t just about understanding freedom—it’s an invitation to be freedom itself.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/fixation-to-freedom-with-author-eli-jaxon-bear/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ashland Sidewalk Celebration with Bloomsbury Books
DESCRIPTION:Join us Friday May 16th thru Sunday May 18th for the Ashland Sidewalk Celebration! We’re bringing the joy of stories to the streets with a variety of books and more on sale\, plus some extra sidewalk fun for all ages.\n\n Try your luck in our Raffle for a chance to win prizes!\n Visit our Pop-Up Community Typewriter to tap out a note\, a poem\, or a thought to share on our public bulletin board — because words are meant to be shared! \nCome for the deals\, stay for the stories\, and help us celebrate community\, creativity\, and the magic of the written word!
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/ashland-sidewalk-celebration-with-bloomsbury-books/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250512T200000
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SUMMARY:Into The White: A Love Story: a Reading and Discussion by author Two Steps
DESCRIPTION:Monday May 12th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nThe big silver bird was mortally stricken\, both engines were out and one was on fire. Even the right windshield had been breached. The large cranes had flown with multiple impacts all over the jet. Inside\, the pilot was struggling for control in the buffeting winds\, cold and feathers. The copilot was fighting the surging of cold air\, trying to plug the hole in the windshield with his winter coat. The manager of the six Asian girls was yelling instructions in Chinese to them. They had to protect their heads and necks with inflated life preservers and their pillows and blankets\, for a crash landing was soon to take place. They might have maybe three minutes before impact. The pilot scanned the terrain. Mountains were everywhere\, save the half bowl. But one set of eyes up on the mountain saw it all\, and he prayed out loud for God to help them….and him!
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/into-the-white-a-love-story-a-reading-and-discussion-by-author-two-steps/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250505T200000
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SUMMARY:"Preparing for the Final Quest – Essential plans\, tools and tasks to develop before life’s end" with author Katherine Silver
DESCRIPTION:Monday May 5th\, 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nThere are few milestone passages in our lives – births\, graduations\, marriage\, professional accomplishments. We anticipate and make conscientious plans to honor such passages – but tend to ignore the one we ALL experience – The Final Quest. \nPreparing for the Final Quest – Essential plans\, tools and tasks to develop before life’s end will inform the reader: \n\nHow not engaging in planning for our end can create crisis for our loved ones\nThe business of life and anticipating needs of your survivors\nThe language and assessments used by providers to discuss changing abilities\nHow and why to plan ahead for accidents and incidents common to aging\nAdvocating for your loved ones across the lifespan\nWhat changes are natural and expected on the aging journey\nResources for End of life\, hospice and aftercare\n\n\nThe author weaves a narrative story as a case study for each topic. The main character\, Rowan\, is assigned the quest to make Death an ally once again. Rowan’s journey with mentor Wim is written to both entertain and instruct us on the aging journey. Chapters begin with a segment of Rowan’s Quest\, followed by contemporary discussion of the business of life and the common changes experienced along the aging and end-of-life journey. Each chapter closes with a task list to help you develop tools\, find resources and embrace your new knowledge to prepare for your own Final Quest.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/preparing-for-the-final-quest-essential-plans-tools-and-tasks-to-develop-before-lifes-end-with-author-katherine-silver/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250428T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250428T200000
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SUMMARY:Mary Silva discusses her new novel "No Small Thing"
DESCRIPTION:Monday April 28th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nJean Ann Johnson and Margaret Meriwether are as unalike as any two women can be. When circumstances bring them together at a senior living community\, they begin a journey of discovery – about themselves and each other – that surprises them both. Along the way\, they encounter quirky characters and a host of adventures\, many the small everyday kind\, but all of them significant enough to forge a deep friendship that changes them in profound ways. \nNo Small Thing invites you to come along as Jean Ann and Margaret navigate the ups and downs of life in the later years. Their antics will surprise and delight you\, and maybe even evoke a few tears along the way. It’s a journey you won’t soon forget.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/mary-silva-discusses-her-new-novel-no-small-thing/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250424T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250424T200000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with Seth Kaplan and Dan Kaufman
DESCRIPTION:Thursday April 24th   7:00 to 8:00 pm \nA recent emigrant from the Applegate Valley\, Seth Kaplan lives in Talent with his wife\, Lily\, his dog\, Shayna\, and his cat\, Sweet Pea. He has recently published Habitat: Unearthing Home with N8tive Run Press and will be reading from it at Bloomsbury Books.  His poetry has appeared in RavensPerch\, Tokyo Poetry Journal\, Jefferson Journal\, Cobra Lily\, Ashland.News\, Good News\, The Peralta Press\, Oakland Renaissance\, Peralta Art & Literary Journal\, Open Hand\, Sonoma Mandala\, and the anthology From the Heart of the Applegate. \nDan Kaufman lives near Jacksonville. His poetry has appeared in Jefferson Journal\, Sudden Meteors\, Light Rising\, Verseweavers\, Windfall\, Sky Island Journal\, Pan/de/mik\, Fireweed\, Poeming Pigeon\, and been recognized by the Oregon Poetry Association and the Southern Oregon Poetry Prize. He also won an orange peeling contest at a bar in Wenatchee in 1968. An aspiring pacifist\, Dan facilitates the monthly poetry open-mic at the Talent library.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/poetry-reading-with-seth-kaplan-and-dan-kaufman/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T200000
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SUMMARY:CANCELED Amanda Hawkins and Melissa Matthewson read their Poetry
DESCRIPTION:CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS \nWednesday April 23rd  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nAmanda Hawkins’ first book of poetry\, When I Say the Bones I Mean the Bones\, was published by Wandering Aengus Press in January 2025. Their work has been nominated for three Pushcart prizes\, listed as honorable mention\, semi-finalist\, and finalist for various contests and awards\, and won the Scotti Merrill Award from Key West Literary Seminar\, the Editors’ Prize for Poetry at The Florida Review\, and the Wandering Aengus Book Prize. Their work has been published or is forthcoming in Boston Review\, The Cincinnati Review\, Honey Literary\, Massachusetts Review\, The Orison Anthology\, Orion\, The Rumpus\, The Southampton Review\, Terrain\, Tin House\, Tin House Online\, and Image\, among others. \nMelissa Matthewson is the author of Tracing the Desire Line from Split Lip Press\, a finalist for the 2021 Oregon Book Award. Her next book of hybrid nonfiction\, The Fire Trees\, is forthcoming from punctum books in 2026. Her essays have been published in numerous places including Literary Hub\, AEON\, Oregon Humanities\, Longreads\, DIAGRAM\, Terrain.org\, Mid-American Review\, Guernica\, River Teeth\, The Rumpus\, and Bellingham Review among other publications. She teaches nonfiction in the MFA Creative Writing program at Eastern Oregon University and works and teaches at Southern Oregon University.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/amanda-hawkins-and-melissa-matthewson-read-their-poetry/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250421T200000
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SUMMARY:"The Fifth of November" A Dystopian Future History Sci-Fi Thriller with author Glenn Hill
DESCRIPTION:Monday April 21st  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nIn the sprawling\, neon-lit dystopia of San Neo City\, the iron grip of Ion Murk’s United American Empire is unyielding. His greatest weapon\, The Everlasting Pulse\, controls everything—behavior\, thought\, and even memory. Resistance is futile\, and freedom is a forgotten dream for most. \nBut for Violet and León\, two young adults from very different backgrounds\, surrender is not an option. Violet is a brilliant hacker haunted by the loss of her scientist parents\, who vanished into the jaws of Ion Murk’s death machine. And León\, an experienced street fighter\, a former child of the elite sector of San Neo City who fell all the way to the poorest streets when his parents were dragged away one night. \nThis is the story of rebellion\, sacrifice\, and a fight against impossible odds. \nAs Murk’s empire grows\, his sinister ambitions reach beyond Earth\, ensnaring untold numbers in forced labor camps in the mines on Mars and transforming humanity itself into tools for his lust for eternal power and eternal life. Yet\, in the darkened alleys of Sector Seven and the abandoned tunnels of San Neo City\, a spark of defiance ignites. The rebels\, a ragtag collective of hackers\, fighters\, and dreamers\, refuse to bow to the tyrant’s rule. \nThe Fifth of November is a gripping tale of liberation and unity\, where diverse voices rise to overthrow an empire built on fear. It is a tribute to the indomitable human spirit\, weaving action\, emotion\, and resilience into a narrative that will stay with you long after the final page.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/the-fifth-of-november-a-dystopian-future-history-sci-fi-thriller-with-author-glenn-hill/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250414T200000
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SUMMARY:Ali Davidson talks about her book - It's Between You and Me: For Adult Children and their Senior Parents
DESCRIPTION:Monday April 14th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nNo one wants to get old…but we’ve all got to do it.  What if there was a way to use the aging process as a catalyst for bringing your family closer together\, to heal old wounds\, and discover new things about each other? What if there were a way to infuse the aging process with cooperation\, empowerment\, and appreciation. \nWorking with seniors and their families for ten years led the author to write this book to hep people avoid the struggles she witnessed when we age without a plan.  If you have ever thought about your own aging and asked yourself “what will I do when?” Then It’s between You and Me will help answer those questions. \nThis book will take both the senior and the adult child on a rich and meaningful journey to the conversation that everyone wants to have but few are able to request.  This will lead to harmony\, greater respect\, and clear expectations of each other’s desire. \nThis book is a manual taking you through a series of questions that enable you to create a plan for the aging years so that no crisis catches you off guard.  It ensures that you remain independent throughout your life because you are in charge and making decisions that others can implement with peace of mind. Filled with information\, stories\, and guidance for creating your plan\, this book is a must for anyone over 50
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/ali-davidson-talks-about-her-book-its-between-you-and-me-for-adult-children-and-their-senior-parents/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250407T200000
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SUMMARY:"Mortal Zin: A Mystery Novel" with author Diane Schaffer
DESCRIPTION:Monday April 7th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nA crusading attorney’s death. Sabotage at a family winery. Secrets buried in California’s past… \nWhen corporate attorney Noli Cooper visits her godparents’ Santa Cruz Mountain winery\, she’s hoping for a few quiet days to consider her future. But the future will have to wait. The body of her childhood mentor\, a crusading social justice lawyer and local hero\, is discovered in a rocky ocean cove. The sheriff is quick to call it suicide. Noli knows he’s wrong. Teaming up with PI Luz Alvarado\, Noli dives into a world where nothing is as it seems. \nAs threats mount and the winery teeters on the brink of ruin\, Noli and Luz must navigate a treacherous landscape of greed\, revenge\, and long-buried secrets. Their investigation weaves through the rich tapestry of California’s vineyard history\, the mystery of zinfandel grapes\, and the haunting legacy of the Vietnam War. With a murderer on the loose\, predatory neighbors circling\, and Noli’s godfather framed for murder\, the clock is ticking. Can two fearless women from different worlds unravel the truth before it’s too late? \nDiane Schaffer\, a Stanford PhD\, is a retired professor and longtime resident of Santa Cruz County. Mortal Zin\, her first mystery novel\, is rooted in her summer work in a Santa Cruz zinfandel winery\, where she became fascinated with the unique history of zinfandel\, California’s mystery grape. When she’s not writing\, she’s hiking\, river kayaking\, or reading a good mystery novel. She now lives in Ashland\, Oregon\, with her husband.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/mortal-zin-a-mystery-novel-with-author-diane-schaffer/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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