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Some Upcoming Events to Put On Your Calendar!
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Join us for a fascinating Bigfoot conversation with
Dr. Robert Michael Pyle!
Sunday September 24 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM
He'll be talking about the re-release of his phenomenal book
"Where Bigfoot Walks", which covers his extensive research in the
wilderness "Dark Divide" area between Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams, and much, much more. This new edition includes recent updated material. There will be time after the talk for some Q&A and book signing.
This event is in partnership with the Clark County Green Neighbors Program.
More info at: https://clarkgreenneighbors.org/event-calendar/where-bigfoot-walks-by-robert-michael-pyle/2020/
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She's BACK!
Saturday October 14 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Death on Tap Release Party
Ellie Alexander is back with a brand new series, set in the Bavarian-themed town of Leavenworth, Washington. Come meet Ellie and celebrate the new series with us! Have a beer and get your book signed while you're at it!
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Release of Monster, Human, Other
Saturday September 23 | 1:00PM - 3:00PM
We're excited to welcome Vancouver author Laurel Gale for the release party of Monster, Human, Other on September 23rd at 1pm.
Kirkus says “Sympathetic and winning, Isaac and Wren star in alternating, fast-paced chapters until they come together for the exciting conclusion."
The author will be reading from the book, discussing it and answering questions. She'll be available to sign copies as well!
This is a middle grade novel aimed at ages 8-12. All are welcome!
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Vintage Books is excited to welcome local mystery author Sheila Simonson!
Saturday September 30 | 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Sheila Simonson is the author of sixteen published novels, ten of them mysteries. We will be celebrating the release of her current mystery Call Down the Hawk, which is set in the Columbia River Gorge and is a tale of failed fathers and feuding neighbors.
She will be talking about “People from Places You Know: How the story's setting can shape, and in some cases generate, characters.” Sheila is an accomplished mystery writer and welcomes readers and writers alike.
Sheila Simonson taught English and history at Clark College until she retired to write full time. She is the mother of a grown son and lives with her husband in Vancouver WA. She is currently working on an historical novel about the impact of the G.I. Bill of Rights on colleges in this country.
The author will be available for Q&A and to sign copies of her book.
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Behind the Scenes of Mystery Writing
Saturday October 07 | 1:00PM - 3:00PM
BEHIND THE SCREAMS er, SCENES of MYSTERY WRITING…with young adult authors Sheryl Scarborough, Kelly Garrett and K.C. Held!
Vintage Books is excited to host three fabulous mystery authors Saturday, October 7th at 1pm for a discussion with Q&A and book signing!
Don't miss your chance to meet Sheryl Scarborough, author of To Catch a Killer; K.C. Held, author of Holding Court and Kelly Garrett, author ofThe Last to Die.
These young adult titles are enjoyed by adults as well and all are welcome to this free event!
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Any questions about attending can be directed to vbwritersgroup@gmail.com
To Come:
-- October 8th is Mollie Hunt and Changing the World Through Fiction: Introducing altruism without using soapbox rhetoric (or putting your reader to sleep.)
Mollie is the author of the Crazy Cat Lady cozy mystery series, a non-cat mystery, and a short cat-fantasy story. Mollie is a member of the Oregon Writers’ Colony, Sisters in Crime, and the Cat Writers’ Association. This year she won a CWA Muse Medallion for her blogpost series, “Life Stages”. Mollie lives in Portland with her husband and a varying number of cats.
Signed copies of her book will be available for purchase.
Come with questions, a passion for writing, & something to take notes with. These workshops are free & open to the public.
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-- November 12th Barb Herkert is discussing Crafting a Life: The Art of Writing Picture Book Biographies.
December and January we will be breaking for the holidays.
Past Sessions:
-- January 2016 Carolyn J. Rose on The Importance of Opinion, Attitude, and Style
-- February 2016 Kate Dyer-Seeley on How to Find an Agent
-- March 2016 Mary Elizabeth Summer on Diversity Matters: How to Write From the Other Perspective
-- April 2016 Cindy Brown on How to Be Funny on the Page (even if you're not in real life)
-- May 2016 Phoebe Rose on First Pages: Grounding the Reader, Strong Pacing and Killer Hooks
-- June 2016 Paula Stokes, Fonda Lee, Mary Elizabeth Summer and Jennifer Bosworth on a panel about writing.
-- July 2016 - Break
-- August 2016 Jane Elder Wulff on The Art of Interviewing: Listening for Story.
-- September 2016 Hannah Dennison on Taking the Mystery out of the Mystery: Jump-start your novel!
-- October 2016 Angela Sanders on Writing a Series: Five Things I Wish I’d Known
-- November 2016 Erik Wecks on Creating Authentic Characters
-- December 2016 Christine Fletcher on I Couldn't Put It Down! Using Conflict to Hook Your Readers.
-- January 2017 Dan Strawn and Researching for Historical Fiction--Pit falls and Strategies for New Writers.
-- February 2017 was Margaret Pinard and Don't Be Captain Obvious: How to Find and Deliver Essential Details for Setting
-- March 2017 - Kelly Garrett and Candace Robinson on Social Media 101: How to Build Your Online Presence as an Author.
-- April 2017 is Curtis Chen & he's going to talk about Give a Little, Take a Little, Let Your Heart Break a Little: The Story of Critiques.
-- May (7th) 2017 is Laurel Gale and How to Plot Your Novel: Outlines versus synopses, how to ask the right questions to develop an idea in to a full plot, and basic plot structure.
-- June 2017 is Sheryl Scarborough on The Art of the Details: Facts Vs. Flavor
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Who Picked this Book? Book Club will discuss
Sleeping on Jupiter
October 15th at 3pm
October 15th
Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy
November 19th
19th Wife by David Ebershoff
December 17th
Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali
January 21st
War Dances by Sherman Alexie
February 18th
Down These Mean Streets by Piri Thomas
March 18th
March by Geraldine Brooks
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Young at Heart Book Club will discuss
This Monstrous Thing October 1st at 1pm
November 12th at 1pm
Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
December 10th at 1pm
Twelve Days of Dash and Lily by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
January 14th at 1pm
Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes |
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Book Showcase
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| Author Daniel Mathews covers the plants, animals and geology with 800 color photographs |
"Wonderfully engaging. . . . Bryson is a keen observer of what’s amusing, ironic and absurd." -USA Today |
"Such a great way to commemorate the day of protest and hope that was held around the world!"
- Kari |
We have signed copies of Robert
Michael Pyle's Books!
If you missed the event, we still have some signed copies of his books!
 
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We have signed copies of Rinker Buck's books:
"The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey" and "Flight of Passage"
 
And David Baker's book: "Vintage"
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