Cannon Beach Library hosts Matt Love
Hear about his two latest books at Northwest Author Series
CANNON BEACH — Matt Love, a
noted Oregon author, will be the
speaker at the Cannon Beach Li-
brary’s Northwest Author series
scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 10.
This event is held at 2 p.m. at the
library and is free to the public.
Love will focus on his two re-
cent books, “Of Walking in Rain”
and “Rose City Heist.” The latter
is a true crime tale of the biggest
jewelery theft in Portland history,
a crime in which Matt Love and
his friend became the chief sus-
pects. No one was ever arrested
in the case, the jewelery never
recovered. The statute of limita-
tions on the crime, grand larceny,
quila, a substitute teacher who
free to confess what really hap-
pened. His confession is called
“Rose City Heist: A True Crime
danced like Uma Thurman, the
Harvey Scott statue in Mount Ta-
bor Park, a fry cook named Tony,
and much more.
The story unfolds in the lan-
guid era when Portland wasn’t a
coffee or dog or bike or quirky
Jewelery and Almost Rock and
Roll.” And it’s all true, meaning
a long time to tell this incredible
the rainy season, Love decided to
write a book about what it means
to live in one of the rainiest plac-
es on earth. He calculates that 1.5
tons of rain have fallen on him
during his 16 years living on the
Oregon Coast.
writing the book it occurred to
had no idea where it was going.
The plot of “Rose City
Heist” involved Magic Johnson,
history of Portland in the early
’90s,” said Love. “What a gold-
en time then, and what a short
strange trip it was for me that one
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Astoria author Matt Love will speak at the Cannon Beach Library’s next Northwest Author Series.
have the modest ambition to write
the greatest book on rain in the
history of Oregon,” he said. Three
months later, Love produced a
unique volume about rain that has
very little to do with weather and
everything to do with life.
Love is the author/editor of
10 books about Oregon, and in
2009 was awarded the Oregon
Literary Arts Stewart H. Hol-
brook Literary Legacy Award
for his contributions to Oregon
history and literature. He lives in
Astoria teaches at Astoria High
School.
schedule is:
and Valerie Laken;
events in preparation for the
guided study that follows.
Students leave the residency
paired with a professional
writer who responds to their
reading and writing through-
out the semester, encourag-
ing and inspiring emerging
craft and voice.
Mary Helen Stefaniak;
Marvin Bell, Carolyn Co-
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dra Alcosser, Craig Lesley
and John McNally;
Steve Amick, Eduardo Cor-
ral and Mike Magnuson;
ton and Porter Shreve;
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ney.
The authors in the reading
series also teach at the resi-
participate in workshops,
lectures, classes and other
Astoria library celebrates a month of sci-fi
ASTORIA — Astoria Public
Library is celebrating science
D ow ntow n A storia’s
M ost Respected
A partm ent Com plex
Since 1969.
summer drought in recorded Or-
leave out a thing or make any-
Seaside hosts Pacific University reading series
Illah
ee
A partm ents
Love’s preceding book, “Of
Walking in the Rain,” is com-
plementary to the “Heist” book.
January with activities serv-
An Astoria com m unity-oriented M M I a ccess point
W e a re your Asto ria
M ed ica l M a rijua n a source for
ing all ages. To kick off the
month, the public is invited
to attend a free showing of a
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brary any time before to vote
on the movie selection.
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age fans, the library will host
Saturday, Jan. 17. The party
• H igh-gra d e, livin g orga n ic flow ers
• D a bbin g oils a n d con cen tra tes
• E d ibles, cook in g bu tter a n d oil, a n d hon ey
• Tin ctu res a n d ca psu les
• Top-ra ted va porizers a n d a ccessories
• W eekly specia ls!
crafts, snacks and entertain-
ment.
The library’s book dis-
cussion group will have the
opportunity to discuss two
alternate history novels:
Frien dly, person a lized service • 10% discou n t for vetera n s
in the High Castle” and Mi-
chael Chabon’s “The Yid-
dish Policemen’s Union.”
The discussion group will
O n the w eb a t: thefa rm a cy420.co m
2911 M a rin e D rive • Asto ria 503.325.3276
in Writing program, contact
director Shelley Washburn
at 503-352-1532 or visit
pacificu.edu/as/mfa
start at 5:30 p.m. Wednes-
day, Jan. 21.
January’s events take
place at the Astoria Pub-
lic Library, located at 450
10th St. The events are
free and open to the pub-
about library programs
and services, call 503-325-
7323, email to comments@
astorialibrary, or visit the
library’s website at www.
astorialibrary.org
The Astoria Public Li-
brary is a department of the
city of Astoria, providing
residents living within the
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plore ideas, engage minds,
Astoria Public Library is an
active and responsive part of
the community.