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Crazy Eights Author Tour comes to Seaside Beach Books, Seaside Public Library host Oregon authors Submitted photo Costumed kids are once again invited to ride the Haunted Astoria Riverfront Trolley at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Ride the Haunted Trolley Old 300 invites kids to wear costumes ASTORIA — The Astoria Riv- Halloween erfront Trolley will once again hold its annual Halloween Night Run 1ight Run for local kids. Costumed children of all ages are invited to join the trolley operators, also in cos- tume, for a special Halloween journey. Old 300 will be deco- rated as a haunted trolley, and as a special treat, professional storyteller and author Melissa Eskue Ousley will tell timely stories. Eskue Ousley is author of The Solas Beir young adult fantasy trilogy; the third book, “The Sower Comes,” was released this summer and is available at local bookstores. Eskue Ousley is working on a new novel, “Sunset Empire,” which blends mythology and fantasy with Astoria’s history and culture, including an angry ghost, Astoria’s underground tunnels, and the 1922 ¿re. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 Columbia River Maritime Museum 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria 503-325-6311 847-921-7535 All ages Free The trolley will arrive at the Columbia River Maritime Mu- seum trolley stop at 6:30 p.m. Saturday Oct. 31 and make a complete round trip, taking approximately one hour. The event is free, but donations are accepted. For more information call the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce at 503-325- 6311, or call Paul at 847- 921-7535. SEASIDE — The Crazy Eights Author Tour will come to the Seaside Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. The tour is sort of like speed dating with authors. A pool of 27 award-winning Oregon authors divide up into groups of eight, hit eight ven- ues in eight Oregon towns this fall, and each author speaks for eight minutes about their books and their writing life. Oregon author George By- ron Wright came up with the idea for the tour on a road trip. The intention was to stimu- late more interest in Oregon’s writing and publishing com- munities by connecting them with readers, booksellers and libraries in an exciting way. The ¿rst tour took place in the fall of 2012. It was fast and furious and audiences loved it, as did the authors. “The tour is totally volun- teer,” said Wright. “It has been the generosity of the authors along with the eagerness of booksellers and librarians that has made it work. Our authors are passionate about support- ing independent bookstores, libraries and our communities of readers.” This year, the tour stops in Albany, Beaverton, Corvallis, Cottage Grove, Eugene, Sa- lem, Seaside and Stayton. This year’s Seaside tour Crazy Eights Author Tour 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 Seaside Public Library 1131 Broadway, Seaside Free stop is co-sponosred by Beach Books, which will be selling the authors’ books at the event. The authors scheduled to visit Seaside are: Dan De- Weese, Molly Gloss, Lauren Kessler, Jane Kirkpatrick, Craig Lesley, Susan Hill Long, Barbara Corrado Pope and Karen Spears Zacharias. Dan DeWeese’s story col- lection “Disorder” was the inaugural pick of the Oregon Book Club. His novel “You Don’t Love This Man” was nominated for an Oregon Book Award. He is editor-in-chief of Propeller, a web magazine of books and culture, and over- sees the magazine’s publishing imprint, Propeller Books. Molly Gloss is a fourth-gen- eration Oregonian who lives in Portland. She is the author of ¿ve novels, including “Wild Life” and “Falling From Hors- es.” Her work often concerns the landscape, literature, my- thology and life of the Amer- ican West. Her awards include an Oregon Book Award, two Paci¿c 1orthwest Booksellers Awards and a Whiting Writers Award. Lauren Kessler is a (semi) fearless immersion reporter who combines lively narra- tive with deep research to explore everything from the wild west of the anti-aging movement to the stormy seas of a mother-daughter relation- ship. Her new book, “Raising the Barre: Big Dreams, False Starts and My Midlife Quest to Dance the 1utcracker,” chronicles her journey to re- claim the daring of her girl- hood by dancing the world’s most popular ballet with a professional company. Jane Kirkpatrick’s works include “Homestead,” a mem- oir of leaving suburbia to live LOCAL’S SPECIAL: EVER YON E ZIP S $ FOR TH E P R IC E OF A KID ! 69 each Saturday & Sunday • November 7 & 8 Reservation s Requ ired • L im ited A vailability 92 111 H IGH L IFE R OAD • W AR R ENTON F OR M OR E I NFO C ALL 5 03.8 61.98 75 B OOK ONLINE AT : W W W . HIGHLIFE - ADVENTUR ES . COM 10 | October 29, 2015 | coastweekend.com Submitted photo The authors visiting Seaside Public Library on the Crazy Eights Author Tour are, from left, top, Dan DeWeese, Molly Gloss, Lauren Kessler and Jane Kirkpatrick; bottom, Craig Lesley, Susan Hill Long, Barbara Corrado Pope and Karen Spears Zacharias. on Starvation Lane and 23 historical novels based on the lives of actual women. Her honors include the Western Heritage and 1ational Cow- boy Hall of Fame Wrangler award for “A Sweetness to the Soul,” also noted as one of the best books about Oregon pub- lished between 1800-2000. From Eastern Oregon, Craig Lesley has published four novels, a memoir and 27 short stories. Lesley has re- ceived fellowships from the 1ational Endowment for the Arts and the Oregon Coast Literary Award for Best 1ovel about small town Oregon. Af- ter retiring from Senior Writer in Residence at Portland State University, he teaches in the low-residency Master of Fine Arts program at Paci¿c Uni- versity. Susan Hill Long’s mid- dle-grade novel “Whistle in the Dark” was named a Pub- lishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and a Bank Street Best Book and won an Oregon Book Award. Her next novel for young readers, “The Mag- ic Mirror,” will be published in 2016. She lives in Portland with her husband and two daughters. Barbara Corrado Pope has written three critically ac- claimed historical novels set in late 19th-century France: “Cpzanne’s Quarry,” a ¿nalist for an Oregon Book Award, “The Blood of Lorraine” and “The Missing Italian Girl.” This March, her 10-minute play, based on an incident in 1980s Poland, was performed at the 1orthwest Ten Play Fes- tival in Eugene. She is retired from the University of Ore- gon, where she taught history and women’s studies. Karen Spears Zacharias is the author of ”Mother of Rain,” winner of the Weather- ford Award for Best in Appa- lachian Fiction and a ¿nalist for the Crook’s Corner Book Prize. A former Tri-City Her- ald reporter and columnist, Zacharias’ work has been featured on C11, 1ational Public Radio, and The Diane Rehm Show. “Burdy,” the se- quel to “Mother of Rain,” was released in September.
