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SUMMARY:Heal Your Mental Disorder: The Doctors' Step-by-Step Program for Conditions from Dementia to Schizophrenia with Author Ambuja Rosen
DESCRIPTION:Thursday October 30th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nAmbuja Rosen presents her new book Heal Your Mental Disorder: The Doctors’ Step-by-Step Program for Conditions from Dementia to Schizophrenia. \nReaders are invited to join the many thousands of people who  have been cured of mental disorders. Ayurveda\, the oldest known  system of medicine\, has been curing people for thousands of  years\, without side effects.   \nIn this hands-on manual\, a psychiatrist and six other doctors  explain how to remove the plaques that cause mental disorders— with gentle therapies like herbs and minerals. Scientists have  found plaques like these on the brains of Alzheimer’s and autism  patients.  \nIt’s a simple science: Everything is cause-and-effect. Remove  the cause\, and the effect goes away. Babies aren’t born with  schizophrenia or panic attacks. Something causes these  disorders: trauma\, bad diet\, etc. The program in this book  removes the cause\, and the effect—the disorder–disappears.   \nThe main doctor in the book\, Jaya Ramanuja Raju\, has trained  thousands of doctors. He says\, “I’ve cured thousands of people  of schizophrenia\, Alzheimer’s\, and other mental disorders. All  their symptoms went away. And if they were taking psychiatric  drugs\, they no longer needed them.” He estimates that at least  sixty percent of his mental patients are cured.  \nThis program cures many people of addiction\, too. When they  listen to healing music\, meditate\, or do massage\, for example\,  they make their own pleasure chemicals (like endorphins). They  get so much pleasure that way that they don’t need the alcohol  or drug “high” anymore.   \nThe doctors in the book also recommend:  \n\nA healthy diet \nPositive thinking \nPurification procedures (to remove plaques) \nAromatherapy\, sound therapy\, and color therapy \nExercise \nLifestyle changes \n\n…and more.  \nReaders can fill out a questionnaire to get a customized plan.  \nThere are also chapters of counselling\, and physical health  problems. The author cites hundreds of studies to back up the  doctors’ points.  \nAnd many people share their stories of how they were cured of  mental and physical disorders.  \nThis book is for healthy people too. It will keep them safer  from Alzheimer’s and other health problems. We now know that  heart disease can be prevented with lifestyle changes; mental  disorders can be prevented that way too.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/heal-your-mental-disorder-the-doctors-step-by-step-program-for-conditions-from-dementia-to-schizophrenia-with-author-ambuja-rosen/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dusty Roads: Meet the Hidden Figure Who Really Ignited the Women’s Movement
DESCRIPTION:Monday November 3rd  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nTake a trip back to the “Golden Age of Air Travel” with Elaine Rock’s lively slideshow through the 1950s–70s. Relive glamorous (and sometimes outrageous) uniforms\, memorable in-flight meals\, and the cultural shifts that transformed workplace rights. Hear the inspiring story of Dusty Roads—a stewardess\, union leader\, and one of the first female lobbyists to Congress—whose persistence challenged ageism\, sexism\, and unfair airline policies\, including marriage bans for women only and firing them at age 32. Her efforts throughout her career changed those rules and opened new employment doors for both women and men nationwide. Gloria Steinem put it simply to Dusty: “I should be thanking you for everything you’ve done. You’re the one who started it all!” \nBonus: Elaine will offer attendees a door prize: a free copy of the PBS American Experience “Fly With Me” DVD\, in which she and Dusty are featured. She will also provide handouts on What Women Couldn’t Do in the 1950s and ’60s and Expectations Imposed on Men in the 1950s and ’60s.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/dusty-roads-meet-the-hidden-figure-who-really-ignited-the-womens-movement/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sharon Mehdi talks about her new book  "The Messages"
DESCRIPTION:Thursday November 6th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nWhat if a voice calling herself Our Lady of Chartres told you the world was in trouble? What if she said our only hope is to forgive\, and it is up to you to tell the world? \nWhat if you said you’re a Methodist and Methodists don’t believe in voices? \nSo she gave you a sign. A really BIG one\, What then?
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/sharon-mehdi-talks-about-her-new-book-the-messages/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Rooster Princess and Other Tales: Jewish Stories Repopulated with Spunky Heroines\, Wise Women\, Brave Crones and Powerful Prophetesses
DESCRIPTION:Monday November 10th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nJoin us to celebrate a groundbreaking new book! \n In The Rooster Princess and Other Tales: Jewish Stories Repopulated with Spunky Heroines\, Wise Women\, Brave Crones and Powerful Prophetesses\, women take center stage. \nIn this innovative collection\, we’ve left plots and lessons intact\, while substituting  the leading male characters with females.  Local authors Debra Gordon Zaslow and Deborah Rosenberg will talk about the process\, tell stories\, and sign books.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/the-rooster-princess-and-other-tales-jewish-stories-repopulated-with-spunky-heroines-wise-women-brave-crones-and-powerful-prophetesses/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:AshlandTrails.com: The Book: Jackson County Edition with Trail Maniac Jim Falkenstein
DESCRIPTION:Thursday November 13th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nJim Falkenstein is a local trail maniac who has scoured Jackson County for every day-hike he can find. From 2 mile interpretive strolls to an 18 mile mountain bike ride around Applegate Lake\, Jim is always looking for variety. Don’t worry\, he is not an ex navy seal training to be a ninja warrior. He is 61 years old dad that could lose 20 lbs. All of these trails are “normal people friendly.” (wife’s note – change ‘All’  to ‘Most’) \nIn his book AshlandTrails.com: The Book: Jackson County Edition there are over 100 local trails from Union Creek to Grants Pass to Applegate and\, of course\, Ashland. In addition to maps and directions and trail descriptions there are QR codes for each trail. These QR codes connect your smart phone to the website www.AshlandTrails.com. \nThat’s right\, a book that connects to a website! And a website that has… Trail Videos. Jim declares that he is the originator of the Trail Video. Every trail in his book and on his website has a Trail Video with the driving\, parking\, and hiking directions. Imagine that if instead of an algorithm\, AllTrails had a soul. \nThis presentation at Bloomsbury Books on November 13th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm covers 18 trails in the Applegate Valley area. From the Sterling Mine trails over to the French Gulch area and the Bigfoot Trap. Then to the Thompson Creek area for Greyback Mountain and up to the Enchanted Forest. There will be slides and maps and stories and… a free raffle! \nMaybe you’ve seen Jim On The Trail on SOPBS or stumbled across his YouTube videos @AshlandJim or his facebook page Ashland Trails. Whether you already know his work or have never heard of him before\, this hour at Bloomsbury Books  will be a fun\, high-energy hour with plenty of very useful trail information specifically for the Applegate Valley and… from a real\, local\, human being. \nLooking forward to meeting you.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/ashlandtrails-com-the-book-jackson-county-edition-with-trail-maniac-jim-falkenstein/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jennifer Greer presents her new mystery - A Twisted Place
DESCRIPTION:Monday November 17th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nJournalist Whit McKenna and M.E. detective Katie Riggs pair up once again when a long forgotten serial killer returns for the hunt. McKenna’s news articles bring the killer too close to home and Riggs finds forensic evidence leads to a dead end. \nOn a snowy Christmas Eve journalist Whit McKenna is called to cover a murder. Friend Katie Riggs\, medical examiner detective\, is already at the scene of an apparent vigilante killing. Next to the body is an old tree house with a haunting history that leads Whit down a long-forgotten trail to a newly awakened serial killer. Katie is following the recent murder of a teenage girl that inexplicably ties to the vigilante’s victim\, but nothing is as it seems. Now another teen has been murdered\, and the forensic clues lead to a dead man. \nJennifer Greer has a degree in English literature and journalism and worked as a crime reporter for the Fresno Bee. She lived in London studying art and literature\, then traveled into the war regions of Croatia and wrote an award-winning article on the women and children refugees. \nHer debut novel\, A Desperate Place\, sold over 10\,000 copies the first year and received top reviews from Publishers Weekly\, Mystery Scene Magazine\, Seattle Book Review\, Red Carpet Crash\, Jeffery Deaver –bestselling author of the Bone Collector\, Southern Oregon Magazine\, 21st Century Reviews and more.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/jennifer-greer-presents-her-new-mystery-a-twisted-place/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:John Michael Keating will be talking about and signing copies of his book\, Double Vision\, Waking Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Monday November 24th 7:00 to 8:00 pm\n\nCalifornia artist and writer John Michael Keating will be talking about and signing copies of his book\, Double Vision\, Waking Dreams\, on Monday\, 24 November at Bloomsbury.\n\n\nThis beautiful book of watercolors and oils is about visions and stories about them. There are landscapes\, cityscapes\, and dreams from Reykjavik to Barcelona to San Francisco and beyond. And stories about the images\, with references to William Blake and Rilke\, Virgil\, and Juan Ramón Jiménez.\n\nJoin us for an hour of sights and insights into the world of an unusual artist.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/john-michael-keating-will-be-talking-about-and-signing-copies-of-his-book-double-vision-waking-dreams/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pamela Dehnke will be speaking about the latest book in her Court Reporter Mystery Series\, Merry Mayhem
DESCRIPTION:Monday December 1st  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nPamela Dehnke will be speaking about the latest book in her Court Reporter Mystery Series\, Merry Mayhem. It’s Christmas time in Santa Monica\, California\, and Addie Henkey\, Court Reporter\, has found herself in yet another hair-raising adventure as she reports the depositions in a 24-year-old cold case: the murder of Irv Castle\, Attorney at Law. Vietnam vet Francis LeTour testifies that Castle was suicidal\, and Castle’s family suspects that LeTour agreed to help him end his life. Was it LeTour who fired the fatal bullet? Castle’s wife was having an affair and was pregnant at the time of the murder. Could she have killed Castle in order to take control of the law firm and the money? Adding to the mayhem\, Addie’s scheming sister\, Missy\, has been kidnapped. Did Missy fake her own kidnapping to extort money from her father\, or is she being used as a pawn in a much larger scheme?  \nPamela Dehnke grew up in Santa Monica\, California\, which is the setting for her Court Reporter Mystery series. She enjoyed a career as a court reporter in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas. Upon retiring in 2014\, she purchased Nightingale’s Bed and Breakfast here in Ashland—a town she already knew and loved from many childhood visits—and began her new career as a novelist. She is the author of The Court Reporter Mysteries\, including the prequel\, Wrong Place\, Wrong Time; Book 1 in the series\, The Court Reporter Always Gets the Last Word; and Book 2\, Upon Further Examination; as well as Cabin 12\, a Sorority Sisters Mystery; and The Diary of An Extraordinarily Ordinary Woman. She is also the author of the popular blog Women of a Certain Age. Visit Pam at pamdehnke.com.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/pamela-dehnke-will-be-speaking-about-the-latest-book-in-her-court-reporter-mystery-series-merry-mayhem/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Kimberly Carlson Aesara will discuss her new novel Unwrapping Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Thursday December 4th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nKimberly Carlson Aesara will discuss how Christmastime led her to write a book with several characters seeking much of the same things: community\, hope\, and love. \nUnwrapping Christmas begins with a bold retelling of the original Christmas story. Then it tells the contemporary story of several individuals and families as they struggle to find meaning and community and love during the Christmas season. While it is a story told from several points of view\, each character is led to helping or knowing Josiah\, a twelve-year-old boy who gets lost in the mountains near Leavenworth\, Washington\, while watching his neighbor Gabriel’s dogs\, Blitzen and Vixen. As Josiah is forced to survive in subfreezing temperatures\, his father questions himself. Does he have the wherewithal to save his son when he wasn’t able to save his beloved wife from cancer? Finally\, it is Gabriel\, a famous classical guitar player\, who weaves all the stories together. Music\, like love\, touches all\, even the reader. Unwrapping Christmas is a story that holds hope as people reach for community and love during the Christmas season.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/kimberly-carlson-aesara-will-discuss-her-new-novel-unwrapping-christmas/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Paul Bannick presents his new book - Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers
DESCRIPTION:Saturday December 13th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nWoodpeckers are the heart of North American forests in many ways. Their distinctive drumming sounds out a familiar rhythm\, while their presence supports owls and a myriad other creatures. They have evolved in ways that make them ecologically critical to forest health\, serving as keystone species in a variety of wooded habitats across the continent. \nIn this new presentation\, Paul explores  the often secret lives of woodpeckers from Alaska’s boreal forests to the oak woodlands of the West and Midwest and from the ribbon of Ponderosa Pine habitats that stretches from British Columbia through much of the Western states until they transition in southern Arizona to the Sierra Madre pine-oak that forms the spine of Mexico. Paul also explores the diversity in arid ecosystems straddling the US-Mexico border and the wet tropical habitats from Florida through the Caribbean Islands and southeastern Mexico. \nThrough first-hand experiences\, more than 200 never-before published photographs and the latest science\, Paul examines woodpeckers in every season: their courtship and nest selection in spring; life in the nest during summer; fledging and gaining independence in autumn; and the challenges of surviving the winter. \nPaul also takes a closer look at the most important woodpecker habitats in North America and what we can do to protect them. \nPaul is both the author and photographer of five books  including two best-selling bird books\, Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls and The Owl and The Woodpecker\, Encounters with North America’s Most Iconic Birds as well as “Snowy Owl: A Visual Natural History” and “Great Gray Owl: A Visual Natural History” \nPaul’s photography won awards from several prestigious contests\, including those hosted by Audubon Magazine and the International Conservation Photography Awards.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/paul-bannick-presents-his-new-book-woodpecker-a-year-in-the-life-of-north-american-woodpeckers/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rhiannon Theurer Talks about her book "The Neurodivergence Skills Workbook for Teens"
DESCRIPTION:Thursday January 8th   7:00 to 8:00 pm\n\n\n      Join Rhiannon Theurer\, local psychotherapist and author of The Neurodivergence Workbook for Teens\, for a discussion on neurodivergence. More and more people are exploring this empowering framework to better understand how their brains and bodies work. But understanding that you are neurodivergent is only the first step. How do you cope in a world that can be both too much and too little for your senses and emotions? How do you affirm yourself in a world that is often not supportive? Rhiannon’s new workbook draws upon Dialectical Behavior Therapy to offer concrete tools to help teens embrace their neurodivergence\, handle difficult emotions\, and improve relationships with others — while creating a life that is meaningful for you\, on your own terms. The workbook is also useful for parents\, teachers\, and clinicians who want to better understand neurodivergence.\n\n\n     Rhiannon is a neurodivergent licensed marriage and family therapist who has worked with teens and adults in a variety of settings\, from crisis work to schools. She runs a private therapy practice in Ashland.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/rhiannon-theurer-talks-about-her-book-the-neurodivergence-skills-workbook-for-teens/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:At The Ashland Library - The Water Remembers - with author  Amy Bowers Cordalis
DESCRIPTION:Saturday January 10th  3:30 to 5:00 pm in the Gresham Room at the Ashland Library\n\nJoin Amy Bowers Cordalis to learn about her new book\, The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family’s Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life. Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event\, courtesy of Bloomsbury Books. \nThe mighty Klamath River and its salmon are the lifeblood of the Yurok Nation in Northern California\, who have called the Klamath Basin home for millennia and have lived just as long in harmony with their environment. The health of the Klamath River and the people who have always lived there was severely impacted in the 20th Century by the construction of four dams along the Klamath\, denying fish access to hundreds of miles of historical habitat and resulting in increased water temperatures and toxic algae pollution\, which killed hundreds of thousands of salmon. For generations\, Amy Bowers Cordalis’ family has been at the forefront of the fight to remove the dams and restore the Yurok Nation’s rights to the River\, with her work as General Counsel for the Yurok Tribe directly resulting in the removal of all four dams in 2024 – the largest dam removal project in world history. \nA stunning blend of memoir\, activism\, indigenous history\, and family tradition\, The Water Remembers speaks passionately to environmental justice and conservation\, as well as responsible stewardship. Cordalis propels readers through generations of her family’s struggle\, where she learns that the fight for a survival is not only about fishing—it’s about protecting a way of life and the right of a species and river to exist. \nAshland resident Amy Bowers Cordalis is a mother\, fisherwoman\, attorney\, and a member and former General Counsel of the Yurok Tribe—the largest tribe in California.  Formerly a staff attorney at the Native American Rights Fund\, she is the currently the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Ridges to Riffles Conservation Indigenous Group\, a nonprofit representing Native American tribes in natural and cultural resource matters where she works on advancing tribal sovereignty\, water rights\, fisheries\, and the undamming of the Klamath River. She is also the recipient of the UN’s highest environmental honor\, Champion of the World Laureate\, and has been named to the second annual TIME100 Climate list (2024)\, featuring the 100 most influential leaders driving business to real climate action. Cordalis has received awards for her work from The Equator Prize\, Conscious Media\, the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development\, and Rachel’s Network. She’s a popular speaker at Stanford\, University of Oregon\, and University of Montana \nThis event is free to attend\, and we anticipate a full house so plan to arrive early to claim your seat.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/at-the-ashland-library-the-water-remembers-with-author-amy-bowers-cordalis/
LOCATION:Ashland Library\, 410 Siskiyou Blvd\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260112T190000
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SUMMARY:Local Author Robin Ann Martin talks about her new novel The Lake Story
DESCRIPTION:Monday  January 12th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nJoin author Robin Ann Martin to learn about how writing a book can become a journey of transformation and relationship building. She will share her own story about magical twists in the writing process. With the creation of this novel\, she transmuted a childhood trauma of sexual molestation into a fictional story designed to help others to recognize the healing power of story when told to a listener with real empathy.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/local-author-robin-ann-martin-talks-about-her-new-novel-the-lake-story/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T200000
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SUMMARY:UNFINISHED:  The Role of the Artist in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Emmy-award winning composer Lucas Cantor Santiago
DESCRIPTION:Monday  January 19th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nFor most of his career\, the Emmy Award–winning composer and producer Lucas Cantor Santiago was a self-described luddite. Technology\, he felt\, was moving too fast\, transforming the world and the arts with no regard for the cost in tradition\, hard-won human wisdom\, and tried-and-true methods of mastery. \nThat changed\, however\, when Cantor Santiago was commissioned by Huawei\, one of the largest technology companies in the world\, to collaborate with artificial intelligence and finish Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony—a successful experiment that attracted international attention. Creating music in collaboration with a machine led him to question his long-standing assumptions about what music is\, what technology does\, and how the two have evolved together over the course of human history\, from the first bone flute to today’s landscape of constant innovation and change. \nDrawing on Cantor Santiago’s extensive experience in the arts and tech worlds and his ongoing experiments with AI-powered music-making\, Unfinished is an engaging and refreshingly optimistic meditation on the role of technology in music and the arts. What is the current state of the art? How did we get here? Where do we go now? This book provides an informed perspective on what is lost but what we also gain when we bring our machines ever further into the creation of art in its many different forms. \nLucas Cantor Santiago is a composer\, producer\, multi-instrumentalist\, and Emmy Award winner. He has collaborated on projects with Lorde\, The Wu-Tang Clan\, Spike Jonze\, Michel Gondry\, Warner Music\, DreamWorks\, Disney\, NBCUniversal\, Fox\, Netflix and many others. His music can be heard on the radio\, on television\, and in major feature films. \n 
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/unfinished-the-role-of-the-artist-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence-by-emmy-award-winning-composer-lucas-cantor-santiago/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with authors Mark Novak and Barry Vitcov
DESCRIPTION:Thursday January 22nd  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nMark Novak is a writer who works primarily from the San Francisco/Bay Area. He holds an M.A. in Creative Writing and Poetry from San Francisco State University. His work has been featured in the “Monterey Poetry Review\,” “Miserere Review\,” “Lothlorien Journal of Poetry\,” and “Bards West\,“ His work\, ‘The Vagabond Quothe Shakespeare’ was the 6th place finalist in the Writer’s Digest National Poetry Awards (2017). He is both a voice talent for readings and a contributing writer for the poetry database\, Voetica.com. His chapbook\, ‘Sonnets For Agnodice’ was recently picked up by Finishing Line Press in their annual 2025 Open Chapbook Contest\, and is due to be published by their publishing house in May of 2026. \nBarry Vitcov lives in Ashland\, Oregon with his wife and exceptionally brilliant standard poodle. His poetry and short stories have appeared in a variety of publications\, including: “EAP: The Magazine\,” “Literary Yard\,” “The Scarlet Review\,” “Fiction on the Web\,” “Labyrinth\,” “Mobius Blvd.\,” “Black Sheep\,” “Dark Horses\,” “Jefferson Review\,” and “The Rapids: An Art & Literature Journal of Southern Oregon.” He has had four books published by Finishing Line Press\, a collection of poetry\, “Where I Live Some of the Time” (2021); a collection of short stories\, “The Wilbur Stories & More” (2022); a chapbook collection of poems “Structures” (2024); and a novella “The Boy with Six Fingers” (2025). In addition to his chapbook “Boychik Poems\,” FLP will be publishing a collection of short stories “Unknown & Other Stories” in early 2026.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/poetry-reading-with-authors-mark-novak-and-barry-vitcov/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260123T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260123T200000
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SUMMARY:Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg
DESCRIPTION:Friday January 23rd  6:30 to 8:00 pm \nRick Fröberg was an accomplished artist and musician born in Southern California who spent most of his early creative years in San Diego before moving to New York\, and then back to San Diego toward the end of his life. While juggling both of his creative outlets\, he established a meaningful\, urgent\, vital\, and powerful platform. Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg represents the many chapters and layers of his visual art practice. All of the different bodies of work he made are examined in detail–presenting the viewer with a well-rounded survey of his life’s work\, mostly in chronological order. \nOne of the most compelling and fascinating aspects of this volume is the physical progression of Fröberg’s line work and brushstroke\, and his eventual adaptation to digital means. His artwork was often featured on the record covers of his own bands\, as well as other groups he met on the road\, and much of his early work also appeared on posters\, flyers\, ads\, skateboard graphics\, logos\, and T-shirt designs\, before eventually progressing to illustrations in magazines\, books\, and newspapers. Fröberg’s paintings\, drawings\, etchings\, and prints were also shown at art exhibitions throughout his career. \nPlenty for All is the first look at his visual artwork in book form. It will be of great interest across the globe to his many fans (he played in a range of popular bands\, including Pitchfork\, Drive like Jehu\, Hot Snakes\, and Obits). Fröberg’s work has become very influential\, and an inspiration to quite a large group of people in both the art and music worlds. He is sadly missed and mourned\, but this volume will no doubt further his creative legacy. It includes short essays by curator Rich Jacobs and musician/artist Sohrab Habibion. \n  At this event there will be a panel discussion followed by a short musical set. Featuring:\n\n\nSohrab Habibion (Obits\, Savak)\nJohnny Temple (Girls Against Boys)\nAlexis Fleisig (Girls Against Boys)\nBobby Arellano (Bonnie Prince Billy)\nJodie Jean Marston\nCraig Wright
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/plenty-for-all-the-art-of-rick-froberg/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T200000
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SUMMARY:MaryAnn Shank discusses her book "Sor Juana\, My Beloved"
DESCRIPTION:Monday January 26th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nSor Juana\, My Beloved won the Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Book of the Year\, 2025 Finalist\, awarded by the International Latino Book Association. \nSor Juana Ines de la Cruz\, the brilliant 17th century Mexican nun\, the poet\, the philosopher\, the dramatist\, fell passionately in love with the Viceroy’s wife. Yet\, when she dared to challenge the Archbishop of Mexico\, he threw her before the Inquisition\, where she stood\, alone. \nSor Juana was both mystical and profoundly human. Her poetry\, her passion for Maria Luisa\, and her fearless defiance of ecclesiastical authority make her more than just a historical figure; they make her a timeless icon of courage\, artistry\, and love. Sor Juana’s poetry and dramas are still studied today\, 400 years later\, especially her mystical poem “First Dream.” \nChallenging the lies that build up around an icon like Sor Juana is no small undertaking. Tonight we discover the Why and Wherefor\, and delve into the love that commanded Sor Juana’s imagination for decades. \nMaryAnn was pleased to discover that Sor Juana had been raised near Guanajuato\, Mexico\, Ashland’s sister city\, making Sor Juana’s writings even more personal. \nMaryAnn Shank\, a 15-year resident of Ashland\, regrets only that she didn’t come to Ashland sooner. This vibrant environment has inspired her writings in poetry and novels\, where she has won awards and accolades in both disciplines.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/maryann-shank-discusses-her-book-sor-juana-my-beloved/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T200000
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SUMMARY:Sweet Revenge (Ghostly Ashland Shakespeare Mystery series) with Author Glenn Hill
DESCRIPTION:Monday February 9th\, 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nWhen chocolate turns lethal\, ghosts—and secrets—refuse to stay buried.\nA week of chocolate tastings. A charming Oregon town. And absolutely no plans to solve another murder. William Mills and real estate dynamo Carol Lindsey arrive at the Ashland Chocolate Festival hoping for indulgence\, relaxation\, and perhaps a little romance. \nBetween wine pairings\, theatrical events\, and far too much chocolate\, this is supposed to be a peaceful getaway. But when a famously competitive chocolatier falls ill—and is later found dead in a most unfortunate chocolate-related accident—the festival takes a troubling turn.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/sweet-revenge-ghostly-ashland-shakespeare-mystery-series-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:20260214T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T160000
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SUMMARY:At The Ashland Library - "The Women of Ukraine" with Christopher Briscoe
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 14th 3:00 to 4:00 pm \nIn his latest book\, photojournalist Christopher Briscoe shares the lives of extraordinary women through interviews and firsthand encounters. Come hear these accounts from the author along with photos and stories from his time on the frontlines of Ukraine. \nCopies will be available to purchase courtesy of Bloomsbury Books.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/at-the-ashland-library-the-women-of-ukraine-with-christopher-briscoe/
LOCATION:Ashland Library\, 410 Siskiyou Blvd\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T200000
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SUMMARY:Bloomsbury Books Reading Hour
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday February 18th 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-books-reading-hour/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260223T200000
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SUMMARY:The Lab: Experiments in Writing Across Genre with author Matthew Clark Davison
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 23\, 2026\n7:00–8:00 PM \nMatthew Clark Davison (co-author\, with Alice LaPlante\, of The Lab: Experiments in Writing Across Genre) will join us at Bloomsbury Books for an interactive author talk for writers\, readers\, and anyone curious about creative process. \nTurning Obsession into Art with Aesthetic Force \nNovelist\, memoirist\, and educator Matthew Clark Davison will talk about how great writing doesn’t begin with form—it begins with obsession. But how do we transform raw obsession into work that stuns\, unsettles\, and compels? How do we move beyond explanation toward aesthetic force—the power that makes art unforgettable? \nDrawing on ideas from Sarah Lewis on aesthetic force\, along with generative exercises from The Lab\, Davison will explore how fiction\, memoir\, and hybrid work thrive on contrast\, specificity\, and tension between what we think is beautiful and what truly moves us. The evening will include an overview of the book’s interactive prompts and practical ways to use experimentation to push your work forward. \nAll levels and genres welcome. \nMatthew Clark Davison is the author of the novel Doubting Thomas (Amble Press\, 2021)\, named a “Must-Read Book by Queer Authors” by Esquire\, and the co-author\, with bestselling writer Alice LaPlante\, of The Lab: Experiments in Writing Across Genre (W.W. Norton\, 2025). Together Davison and LaPlante recently co-founded The Lab Creative Writing\, where they help writers reconnect with their passions and obsessions\, deepen the aesthetics of works-in-progress\, and discover the meaning and shape of their narratives through retreats\, online workshops\, one-on-one mentoring\, and their craft book. His essays and stories have appeared in numerous literary magazines and journals\, including The Atlantic Monthly\, Guernica\, and LitHub. He is Emeritus Faculty in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/the-lab-experiments-in-writing-across-genre-with-author-matthew-clark-davison/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260309T200000
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SUMMARY:Becoming a Transformative Leader from the Inside Out: A Guide for Educators with Renee Owen
DESCRIPTION:Monday March 9th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nDr Renee Owen discusses why and how we need to rethink public education in America. Our educational system is a reflection of society\, and vice versa. SOU Professor of Leadership and author of Becoming a Transformative Leader from the Inside Out\, talks about how we need to transform our educational system\, from the inside out.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/becoming-a-transformative-leader-from-the-inside-out-a-guide-for-educators-with-renee-owen/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T200000
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SUMMARY:Behind The Badge with author Scott Fleuter
DESCRIPTION:Monday March 16th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nScott Fleuter had it all. A successful career\, a perfect marriage\, and great kids. Then he plummeted from a police chief at the top of his game to a hopeless addict chewing opioid meds to chase the high and stave off withdrawals. \nTake a shocking\, and sometimes darkly funny\, journey through Scott’s life of trauma\, addiction\, recovery\, and hope. Witness his reckless childhood go from Norman Rockwell to Lord of the Flies. Enter the violent world of police work\, where multiple injuries lead to his spiral into addiction and depression. \nExperience an unflinchingly honest roller coaster ride of shame as he wanders the freezing halls of a detox center clad only in a backless hospital gown\, or lines up for the daily pee test at a 90-day drug rehab. \nLearn the lessons embedded in Scott’s life story as seen through the lens of a fictional psychologist. \nBenefit from practical tips and techniques that helped Scott endure drug withdrawals\, crippling panic attacks\, and severe depression.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/behind-the-badge-with-author-scott-fleuter/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260330T200000
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SUMMARY:Miscalculated Risks: Attacked\, Crippled\, Paralyzed\, Drowning\, Unconscious and Freezing in The Wild (Just Not All at Once) with author Michael Cooper
DESCRIPTION:Monday March 30th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nIn its action-packed\, often-comical pages\, Miscalculated Risks recounts how Cooper’s increasingly dangerous ventures far into wilderness landed him in dire situations: Mortally wounded in a Mexican jungle\, twenty roadless miles from the nearest medical facility. Half-drowned and severely hypothermic on an isolated Oregon river\, shooting sixty-nine miles of rapids during a weeklong blizzard. Deathly sick and out of water in sun-scorched desert . . . \nRetelling the near-fatal adventures in Cooper’s own words\, Miscalculated Risks introduces a mix of unforgettable characters: The superhuman mill worker and the ADHD-tormented tax assessor\, Cooper’s quirky cohorts on over thirty mountaineering ascents. And the charismatic hippie\, offbeat national park ranger and reckless journalist who join Cooper on thirteen daring expeditions on foot through five trackless deserts—including to places where nobody in recorded history had gone before.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/miscalculated-risks-attacked-crippled-paralyzed-drowning-unconscious-and-freezing-in-the-wild-just-not-all-at-once-with-author-michael-cooper/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T183000
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SUMMARY:Amy Bowers Cordalis author of The Water Remembers at SOU Stevenson Union
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday  April 7th  5:00 to 6:30 pm at SOU Stevenson Union \nJoin fisherwoman\, attorney\, and Yurok Tribal Member Amy Bowers Cordalis to learn about her family’s multi-generational struggle to preserve the health of the Klamath River\, along with the people and animals who depend on the river\, as told in her new book\, The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family’s Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life. \nThe mighty Klamath River and its salmon are the lifeblood of the Yurok Nation in Northern California\, who have called the Klamath Basin home for millennia and have lived just as long in harmony with their environment. The health of the Klamath River and the people who have always lived there was severely impacted in the 20th Century by the construction of four dams along the Klamath\, denying fish access to hundreds of miles of historical habitat and resulting in increased water temperatures and toxic algae pollution\, which killed hundreds of thousands of salmon. For generations\, Amy Bowers Cordalis’ family has been at the forefront of the fight to remove the dams and restore the Yurok Nation’s rights to the River\, with her work as General Counsel for the Yurok Tribe directly resulting in the removal of all four dams in 2024 – the largest dam removal project in world history. \nA stunning blend of memoir\, activism\, indigenous history\, and family tradition\, The Water Remembers speaks passionately to environmental justice and conservation\, as well as responsible stewardship. Cordalis propels readers through generations of her family’s struggle\, where she learns that the fight for a survival is not only about fishing—it’s about protecting a way of life and the right of a species and river to exist. \nAshland resident Amy Bowers Cordalis is a mother\, fisherwoman\, attorney\, and a member and former General Counsel of the Yurok Tribe—the largest tribe in California.  Formerly a staff attorney at the Native American Rights Fund\, she is the currently the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group\, a nonprofit representing Native American tribes in natural and cultural resource matters where she works on advancing tribal sovereignty\, water rights\, fisheries\, and the undamming of the Klamath River. She is also the recipient of the UN’s highest environmental honor\, Champion of the World Laureate\, and has been named to the second annual TIME100 Climate list (2024)\, featuring the 100 most influential leaders driving business to real climate action. Cordalis has received awards for her work from The Equator Prize\, Conscious Media\, the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development\, and Rachel’s Network. She’s a popular speaker at Stanford\, University of Oregon\, and University of Montana \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Institute for Applied Sustainability at Southern Oregon University\, SOU’s Community Resilience and Leadership Student Fellows Program\, Jackson County Library Services\, and Trout Unlimited. \nIt will take place at Southern Oregon University’s Stevenson Union and is free and open to all. Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event\, courtesy of Bloomsbury Books.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/amy-bowers-cordalis-author-of-the-water-remembers-at-sou-stevenson-union/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T200000
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SUMMARY:Hollywood Payback: A Thriller with author Jon Lindstrom
DESCRIPTION:Thursday April 9th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nA struggling Hollywood actor falls into a life of crime in this highly anticipated second novel from Hollywood Hustle author and four-time Emmy Award nominee Jon Lindstrom. \nTwenty years ago\, Jake Ferguson threw his life away. Once a promising Hollywood actor\, he crashed and burned the usual way: with coke\, booze\, and pills. When that path reached its inevitable end\, he made a desperate choice\, and an innocent woman was killed. Before being convicted and shipped to Folsom Prison\, Jake agreed to testify against his own partners-in-crime as the star witness for the prosecution. \nNow Jake’s reentering society–coming home to an LA he no longer recognizes and to a life that has lost all meaning. Then he meets Carla\, a waitress who understands him better than he expects\, and he begins to believe deliverance may be possible after all. Until one night\, a murder is committed right in front of him\, and Jake knows he’s been set up. \nWith authorities closing in and more lives on the line\, there’s only one way out\, for himself and for the people he cares about: revenge. \nFans of Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben won’t be able to resist this unputdownable crime novel from USA Today bestselling author Jon Lindstrom. \nA four-time Emmy nominee\, Jon Lindstrom can be found in studio movies\, independent films\, and literally thousands of hours of TV\, working with several A-list directors and alongside many of Hollywood’s biggest names. An award-winning filmmaker\, Jon’s films have won multiple film festival accolades. His writing has won recognition at the Launchpad Prose Competition twice and several top screenplay competitions. For several years\, he was the drummer for the High Lonesome\, scoring two hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Jon divides his time between Los Angeles and New York City.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/hollywood-payback-a-thriller-with-author-jon-lindstrom/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T200000
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SUMMARY:Eight Poets Read from Just Imagine: Oregon Horizons—An Anthology of Poems by Oregon Poets
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 16\, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm \n This new poetry anthology celebrates the vistas of Oregon—geological\, historical\, and personal. Join poets Alma Rosa Alvarez\, Steve Dieffenbacher\, Dan Kaufman\, Gary Lark\, Amy Miller\, Lex Runciman\, Pepper Trail\, and Vince Wixon as they read their own poems and poems by other Oregon poets from this unique collection of poetry from all over the state. \nAlma Rosa Alvarez is a professor of English at Southern Oregon University where she primarily teaches U.S. Ethnic Literature. Steve Dieffenbacher’s books include The Sky Is a Bird of Sorrow\, At the Boundary\, Universe of the Unsaid\, and Intimations; he lives in Medford. Dan Kaufman’s work has appeared in many literary journals; he lives near Jacksonville and facilitates the monthly “Open-Mic-Without-A-Mic” at the Talent Library. Gary Lark’s most recent collections are Coming Down the Mountain\, Easter Creek\, and Daybreak on the Water. Amy Miller’s most recent books are Astronauts\, which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award\, and The Trouble with New England Girls. Oregon Book Award winner Lex Runciman’s most recent book\, Unlooked For\, was published by Salmon Poetry (Ireland) in 2022; Light in the Evergreens will be published later this year. Pepper Trail’s collection Cascade-Siskiyou: Poems was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award\, and he has recently completed a new collection\, Wild / Flower: Poems of the Oregon Flora. Vince Wixon’s poetry books are Laying By\, Blue Moon: Poems from Chinese Lines\, The Square Grove\, and Seed\, and he has coedited four books by William Stafford.
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/eight-poets-read-from-just-imagine-oregon-horizons-an-anthology-of-poems-by-oregon-poets/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T200000
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SUMMARY:Poetry and Prose Reading with local authors Marianne Werner and Barry Vitcov
DESCRIPTION:Monday April 20th 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nMarianne Werner’s \npassions are travel and nature; she journeys to distant places and often writes about or photographs her adventures.  A retired English teacher who lives in Ashland\, Oregon\, she has published poetry\, articles\, and photos in varied local and national literary magazines and newspapers\, including Empirical\, Watershed\, San Miguel Literary Sala Solamente\, Pilgrimage\, River Poets Journal\, Flyway\, Minerva Rising\, White Pelican\, Written River\, Earth Island Journal (online)\, Camas\, The Sun\, and Ashland Tidings.  She also has self-published two collections of photos and poems\, Simple Images and Moments\, in addition to two books of poems\, Findings and Wait.  Her most recent work is The Society of Trees. \nBarry Vitcov \nis a retired educator having spent a 45-year career as a middle school English teacher\, school administrator\, leadership coach\, and adjunct university professor. He lives in Ashland\, Oregon\, with his wife and exceptionally brilliant standard poodle. His poetry and short stories have appeared in a variety of publications\, including “EAP: The Magazine\,” “Literary Yard\,” “The Scarlet Review\,” “Fiction on the Web\,” “Labyrinth\,” “Mobius Blvd.\,” “Black Sheep\,” “Dark Horses\,” “Jefferson Journal\,” and “The Rapids.” Finishing Line Press has published six books: a collection of poetry\, Where I Live Some of the Time (2021); a collection of short stories The Wilbur Stories & More (2022); a poetry chapbook\, Structures (2024); a novella\, The Boy with Six Fingers (2025). a poetry chapbook\, Boychik Poems (2026)\, and a collection of short stories\, Unknown & Other Stories (2026).
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/poetry-and-prose-reading-with-local-authors-marianne-werner-and-barry-vitcov/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poet Michelle Latvala in Conversation with Emily Strong talking about Michelle's Book of Poetry "Between Latitudes"
DESCRIPTION:Thursday April 23rd 7:00 to 8:00 pm\n\nJoin Michelle Latvala  in conversation with local writer Emily Strong about Between Latitudes\, a book that bridges Alaska’s boreal wilds and inner worlds with poetry on place\, ancestry\, resilience\, and climate. “These poems dazzle the senses. Michelle Latvala’s intimate writing is unadorned with sentiment\, tangible in lyrical description\, and fiercely honest. You feel as though you\, too\, are there living in the wilderness\, taking measure of your life\, and feeling the wildness of your own heart’s experiences.” – Phillip Moffitt\, former editor of Esquire. \nEmily Alexander Strong is a local therapist whose personal essays have been published in the anthologies\, “Its a Girl”\, “A Cup of Comfort for Dog Lovers” and the Berkeley based magazine\, “Bark”.  As a mental health provider\, Emily loves how Michelle’s poetry is imbued with a deep mindfulness and evolutionary perspective.   Emily is thrilled to be in conversation with Michelle; exploring her deep connection to the dual latitudes that she calls home. \n\nMichelle Latvala is the author of Between Latitudes (Green Writers Press). She is faculty for poet David Whyte’s Institute for Conversational Leadership on Whidbey Island\, served as Executive Director of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in northern California for a decade\, and founded Insight Outside\, which integrates writing and meditation programs in wild places. Michelle migrates thoughtfully between responsibilities in California and Alaska\, where she built a cabin at the same latitude her Finnish ancestors inhabited for centuries in the shared circumpolar boreal forest. www.michellelatvala.com @michelle.latvala
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/poet-michelle-latvala-in-conversation-with-emily-strong-talking-about-michelles-book-of-poetry-between-latitudes/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry with Sarah Maclay and Hari B Parisi
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday April 29th  7:00 to 8:00 pm \nNightfall Marginalia (What Books Press)\, a 2023 Foreword INDIES Finalist for Poetry\, is Sarah Maclay’s fifth collection\, and her fourth chapbook\, The H.D. Sequence—A Concordance (Walton Well Press)\, came out in 2024. Her poems and essays\, recognized by a Yaddo residency\, a City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship\, the Tampa Review Prize for Poetry and a Pushcart Special Mention\, have appeared in APR\, FIELD\, Ploughshares\, The Writer’s Chronicle\, The Best American Erotic Poems\, Poetry International\, where she served as Book Review Editor for a decade\, and elsewhere. “Fugue States Coming Down the Hall\,” produced at Oberlin and the Beyond Text Festival at Beyond Baroque\, appears in Scenarios: Scripts to Perform. A Montana native\, she’s taught creative writing at USC and LMU\, offers periodic workshops at Beyond Baroque and is producer/host of  Poetry.LA’s “The Poetry of Night.” Her poems are also the basis for a sequence of classical art songs\, “Identity Had Gone\,” by composer Kostas Rekleitis. \nHari B (Kate) Parisi’s poems have been published in numerous journals\, including Cola Literary Review\, Terrapin’s “What the House Knows”an anthology\, and Poet Lore. She is the author of three volumes of poetry\, including her chapbook She Speaks to the Birds at Night While They Sleep\, winner of the 2020 Tebot Bach Clockwise Chapbook Contest. She has been selected to attend residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts and the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences. Her early years were spent in the then\, small town of Redmond\, Oregon\, in view of the towering Cascades\, surrounded by lakes\, rivers and vast juniper and pine forests. After living in Los Angeles for over forty years\, she has now returned to her home town. Her poems bring the reader into the places and times of her life experienced in these contrasting environments\, always touching on both the connection and the isolation that is the human condition. \n 
URL:https://bloomsburyashland.com/event/poetry-with-sarah-maclay-and-hari-b-parisi/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books Ashland\, 290 East Main Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
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