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SR Books March 2015.Pdf Sunriver Books & Music March 2015 Newsletter Craig Johnson returns Friday May 15th for his latest in the Walt Longmire Series, Dry Bones! Sign up early to attend! The Sunriver Stars Community Theater will be presenting "“Follow That Rabbit" (a version of "Alice in Wonderland’) on March 20 and 21 at 6:30 and March 22 at 2. All performances are at SHARC. $10 ages 13 up, $8 for 12 and under. Limited tickets available! Come and watch 28 children ages 2-16 from Bend to La Pine perform in this fun musical! Sunriver has a beautiful facility in the SHARC. In the past year we have been honored to share some very talented authors. Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire series, appeared for two of his latest books, Any Other Name and Wait for Signs. Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain and A Sudden Light., gave a presen- tation on Valentine’s Day. Here are a few pictures from the events, the photographer is Dr. Sue Dougherty (a bril- liant veterinarian specializing in internal medicine). Dr. Dougherty also takes amazing pictures of wildlife and can take cool pictures of your dog by appointment. Garth Stein Craig Johnson Encore’s Rebellion Our Flashman July 19th 2002—January 31st 2015 Thank you to everyone who stopped by, sent cards or e-mailed to express sympathy and regret, it is a comfort to know our Flashy’s amazingly sweet, fun loving nature made him so many friends. We wanted to share some images of our boy. During this painful period we would appreciate no questions about our personal loss. March 6th at 7:00 PM in Bend High the Deschutes Public Library presents one of my favorite authors, Ann Patchett, as part of their Author, Author series. Purchase tickets online from Deschutes Public Library. Ann Patchett is an author of great range and power. She has long been a defender of Independent Bookstores and joined our ranks with the creation of Parnassus Book Store in Nashville Tennessee. If you wish to support local Independent Bookstores, purchase her books at at sev- eral locations in Central Oregon before the library event: Sunriver Books & Music in Sunriver, Paulina Springs Books in Sisters or Redmond. In celebration of the library’s March event, I wanted to share information on a few of Ann Patchett’s novels. My favorite of Ann Patchett’s novels is Bel Canto, winner of the Pen Faulkner Award. The story begins with an Opera Diva, a song, a powerful captain of industry from Japan, and a birthday party. The night goes horribly wrong when terrorists burst into the room. Roxanne Coss, the famous Opera Diva, enchants both captive and captor through the beauty of her music. Relationships are formed along tenuous lines, time stands still for a brief magical time. Patchett has written a brilliant story that delves into the changing relationship of captors and captives with compassion and insight. Her writing is absolutely luminous. State of Wonder is a complex tale pervaded with moral ambiguity. Vogel pharmaceutical’s star researcher has gone rogue down in the Amazon. She hasn’t checked in with headquarters in two years, just kept spending the money and staying out in the jungle. Anders is sent to fetch her back to the head office, where her progress can be monitored. His two week project stretches into months then the horrible letter arrives disclosing his death and burial in the jungle. Details are brief. His widow wants to know how he died, why he died. The head man at Vogel wants his star researcher brought back under control. Marina goes to the Amazon for her boss and the widow of her friend. The answers she finds may not be the answers she sought. At every turn she will have moral choices to make. Run is a celebration of family. Bernadette grew up expecting to have a big, boisterous family. Doyle loves his young wife, he happily looks forward to a home full of children. Sullivan, their first son, is named after her uncle, a priest. Undaunted by Bernadette’s failure to have more children, they adopt two African American babies, Tip and Teddy. Bernadette’s death devas- tates her family, leaving the children motherless. Doyle takes comfort in raising their sons, teaching them to be interested in the world. He devises trips to the seashore and Walden Pond. Doyle’s dearest wish is for his sons to follow him into politics, to be passionate about making a contribution to humanity. One snowy evening he drags his sons to hear a speech. Tip steps in front of a car and is pushed to safety by a woman. She saves Tip but is seriously injured. Their lives change forever. Run is about family, belief, race relations, and what we expect from each other. I liked this family. Upcoming Author Appearances Saturday April 11th 2015 Slayed On The Slopes and Meet Your Baker by Kate Dyer Seeley Saturday May 2nd 2015 New Hikes In Eastern Oregon by Bill Sullivan Friday May 15th 2015 at the SHARC Craig Johnson presents Dry Bones. June 6th 2015 The Home Place by Carrie La Seur Saturday July 18, 2015 Jane Kirkpatrick, Phil Margolin, and Greg Nokes. Join us to enjoy these fabulous authors! Hearing an author speak clarifies and enriches the reading experience. Author readings are free with refreshments served and drawings for prizes. Call or e-mail Sunriver Books & Music to attend and be entered in the prize drawings. Space may be limited for some events. Check our web site, Sunriverbooks.com, for changes and additions. Author Jane Kirkpatrick has long been active in helping others, from leading walks in Sunriver to benefit Habitat for Humanity to be- ing involved in humanitarian issues in Africa. Here are a few words from Jane. "Before I left for 12 days in Burundi, East Africa, Deon recommended a few titles that I purchased and read. The Baking Cakes in Kigali, Strength that Remains, Running the Rift. The latter I'd read several years ago never dreaming I'd one day be standing on the places mentioned in that book about a runner during the genocide. My journey - with three other women - was to listen to the stories of the Batwa people, the most marginalized of all the tribes in Burundi. They lived for generations in the rain forests but when the silver-back gorillas were protected, the Batwa people were displaced. They were moved out to places like cemeteries or marginal land without identity cards. So they can't marry, get birth cer- tificates for their children, buy land, afford school uniforms for their children and they can't vote. First Presbyterian Church in Bend had been fund-raising since before Christmas hoping to fund the purchase of Identity cards for one village. But after visiting, we decided we needed to fund three villages clus- tered together and two hours from the capital. Back we came with hope in our hearts to raise $10,000 more dollars by March 1 so that 611 people will be able to vote in the May election. If you're so in- clined, African Road, a non-profit who has been working in Burundi with the Batwa for several years, is our partner and they are accepting donations on behalf of the Burundi ID project. www.africanroad.org/make-a-donation/. You may also write checks to First Presbyterian Church and be sure to put Burundi ID in the memo line. It was an extraordinary journey and a great reminder of the many amenities we take for granted and how resilient a people can be despite extreme poverty. I have many stories to tell not the least is how powerful books are for introducing us to other worlds. PBS has produced a series, Grantchester, based on the Sydney Chambers mysteries written by James Runcie. Sydney is a Cannon in the Church of England in a small town, Grantchester, near Cambridge. The first book in the se- ries is Sydney Chambers and the Shadow of Death. As a clergyman Sydney is expected to spend his time officiating at weddings and funerals, writing sermons, counseling his congregation, and in general leading a rather blameless life. Unfortunately he keeps getting tangled up in investigating crime. It is handy that his chess playing buddy is a detective. The series is set in the years after WWII. Sydney bore arms in the conflict and has a grasp for what is really important in life. Harshly judging is clearly not in his character. He faces controversy with a tolerant, kind view. Mystery fans will like the intriguing plot lines and interesting characters. Jan Karon fans will also enjoy the series, as Sydney shares a gentle nature with Karon’s Father Tim. Part way through the first book in the series Sydney is given a dog by a lady friend. Sydney is pretty sure he does not want a dog. The puppy thinks otherwise, and much to the dismay of the housekeeper, has soon installed himself as Sydney’s book companion, thoroughly convincing the cleric that a dog is a good friend and necessary to a happy life. In the PBS series James Norton plays Sidney. I suggest reading the books first. Thus far they are Sydney Chambers and the Shadow of Death, Sydney Chambers and the Perils of the Night, Sydney Chambers and the Problem of Evil, and on May 19th Sydney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins. New Releases Nancy Nelson Recommends. The Love Song of Miss Quennie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce.
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