BOOK NOTES.
Byline: The Register-GuardCORRECTION (ran 10/9/2006): Junction City native Alis Rasmussen, aka science fiction writer Kate Elliott, will read from, discuss and sign copies of her new book "Spirit Gate" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borders Book & Music, at Oakway and Coburg roads. A Book Notes items on Page G4 of Sunday's paper listed an incorrect date.
Kate Elliott to sign books
at Borders on Wednesday
Junction City native Alis Rasmussen, a.k.a. science fiction writer Kate Elliott (`Crown of Stars') comes home this week to launch a national tour for her 17th book at Borders Books & Music, Oakway and Coburg roads.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Rasmussen will read from, discuss and sign copies of "Spirit Gate," (Tor Books, 448 pages, $25.95), the first volume in her new fantasy series about people in a world of fabled cities swept up in the chaos of war.
A 1976 graduate of Junction City High School, she first found publishing success in 1988 with her sci-fi/fantasy novel, "The Labyrinth Gate." The first volume of her "Crown of Stars" fantasy series, "King's Dragon," was a 1997 Nebula Award finalist for best novel.
A graduate of Mills College, Rasmussen lives in Hawaii with her archaeologist husband and their three children.
Oregon poets present
workshops in Waldport
WALDPORT - Three Oregon poets will conduct workshops and give readings Friday and Saturday at Howard Johnson's Bayshore Resort.
Margaret Chula, a teacher of haiku and creative writing at universities in Kyoto Japan and author of several poetry collections, will conduct the workshop `Pas de Deux: The Dance of Haiku and Prose' on the Japanese form haibun.
Author and poet Charles Goodrich, editor of two regional anthologies, will lead the workshop `Every Force Evolves a Form: The Formality of Free Verse.'
And Bill Siverly, co-editor of the periodical "Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place," will present the workshop `Ring Composition and the Poetry of Northwest Place.'
The Fall Poetry Contest winners will be presented by contest chairwoman Mary Hope.
Registration is $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers. For more information, visit www.oregonpoets.org.
Local writer Pat Edwards
collects Lorane history
Pat Edwards recently released a new book, "From Sawdust and Cider to Wine: A History of Lorane, Oregon, and the Siuslaw Valley."
The book is a major revision of the 1987 "Sawdust and Cider: A History of Lorane, Oregon, and the Siuslaw Valley," which was co-authored by Nancy O'Hearn and Marna Hing.
The new edition adds 100 pages to create a 269-page book. It includes family and industry histories, as well as photographs reflecting the past 150 years.
For more information, visit www.sawdustandcider.com.
Jane Kirkpatrick set Friday
at Northwood Christian
SPRINGFIELD - Award-winning Oregon author Jane Kirkpatrick will be speaking and signing books from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Northwood Christian Church, 2425 Harvest Lane, Springfield.
Kirkpatrick is the author of several historical fiction books many about Oregon. The evening includes music, food and prizes.
Tickets are $5, with advance purchase recommended as space is limited. Accommodations are available for hearing-impaired. For information, call 746-2790.
Award-winning author
comes to Tsunami Books
Nina Kiriki Hoffman, winner of the Bram Stoker award, will present a free reading and will sign copies of her book `Spirits That Walk in Shadow' at 5 p.m. Saturday at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St.
Hoffman is author of more than 21 novels and various short stories, including the upcoming novel `Catalyst.' For information, call 345-8986.
Poet Robert Bly will
make local appearances
Poet and activist Robert Bly will present a reading at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, at the Shedd, 285 E. Broadway.
Tickets are $15 and are available at many of Eugene's independent bookstores.
Bly also will have a free book signing and meeting with the public at 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at Tsunami Books.
A Robert Bly book discussion group will take place 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Tsunami Books. His selection of poems, `Eating the Honey of Words' is a good starting point for anyone planning to attend his other appearances.
Thursday's event is free, but space is limited. For information, call 345-8986.
Campus venue changes
for Barry Lopez reading
The Thursday reading and signing of "Home Ground," a new book edited by Barry Lopez and Debra Gwartney, has been moved to a different location.
The 7 p.m. event is now scheduled for the Alumni Lounge at Gerlinger Hall, 1468 University St. 346-4331
Law professor Garrett Epps
will speak on Thursday
University of Oregon law professor Garrett Epps will talk about his new book, "Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War America" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 175, Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate St.
A book signing will follow in the Wayne Morse Commons at the Law Center.
The event is free. For information, call 346-3865.
Expert to discuss utopias
Tuesday at Knight Library
Jim Kopp, an expert on the utopian tradition, will offer an historical tour of Oregon utopias in a talk titled "From Abba's Way to The Zoo: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Oregon's Utopias" at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the
Browsing Room at Knight Library, 1501 Kincaid St.
Since the founding of the Aurora Colony on the Pudding River 150 years ago, Oregon has been the home of nearly 200 documented attempts to establish utopian communities that can be considered endeavors.
Kopp, who is director of the Aubrey R. Watzek Library at Lewis and Clark College, will place these utopian endeavors in the broader context of the utopian tradition, as well as an oratorical framework of viewing Oregon as Eden.
Kopp's talk also marks the opening of an exhibit, "Intentional Communities or Communes" that will be displayed outside the Paulson Reading Room through Dec. 12. Kopp is a 1975 UO graduate of the UO.
- The Register-Guard
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| Publication: | The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) |
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