Readers’ Favorite Review of The Recalcitrant Project

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The Recalcitrant Project by Lauren Lynne sets the bar high when it comes to technological horror in young adult fiction. Elise Andrek is a brilliant student programmer living in a dystopian 2034. After the Third World War, a universal way of living was established that took away civil liberties. The citizenry is convulsing with civil unrest, and those who do not conform to the established system undergo reconditioning and a system of eradication for uncooperative citizens. This is how Elise gets involved in the Recalcitrant Project, where she designs a game that the government uses to kill 3,787 students. She joins a resistance group, the Recalcitrants to shut the game down permanently and to put everything behind her. As a fugitive from an oppressive government, her goal to stop the game will put her and the people she cares about in harm’s way.

Lauren Lynne is a keen observer of the dynamics of what makes a good thriller. A heavy burden is placed upon Elise, who is too young and innocent to be placed in a difficult situation when all she wants is to live a peaceful life. The Recalcitrant Project immediately triggers your expectations of a gripping dark thriller, as it establishes a clear setting and background story from the first chapter. What makes this tech thriller even more spine-tingling is the feasibility of its premise. In a world that is beginning to embrace virtual reality in gaming, how can we dismiss the idea that such technology will not be used by future technocrats as a weapon of mass destruction? This is not your average YA dystopian theme. It is a bold prediction of what the future might become. If Hollywood is into adapting YA books for the big screen, this one should be on the top of their list.

The Little Minces – Available September 26, 2019

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The Little Minces, Lauren Lynne’s first children’s book, available September 26th. Preorder your copy today!

It is a time of kings and wizards. It is a time of pie… mincemeat pie, that is. This is the story of Scamper, the mince, and his adventures in a magical kingdom. It is a tale of fleeing and hiding and of solving your problems in a way that helps everyone. It is about making friends in places you don’t expect and sharing your ideas to make your corner of the world a better place.

Available from: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Little-Minces-1-Lauren-Lynne/dp/1543979130

Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-little-minces-lauren-lynne/1133202792

Author Visit with Chris McGarry

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What is your favorite place to eat? 

CM – Boston Pizza

What is your favorite junk food vice?

CM – I don’t usually eat bad foods. But, if I’m going to cheat once a week, I will indulge in a hamburger and French fries, pizza or ice cream.

Do you have a favorite book or film?  

CM – Red Dawn and First Blood are among my favourite films of all time.

Any movies that you really want to see?

CM – I’m looking forward to seeing Rambo: Last Blood when it comes to theatres in September.

What’s on your reading list right now?

CM – Right now, I am reading We Own Tonight by Corinne Michaels.

Besides writing and reading, what is your most favorite thing to do?

CM – I really enjoy swimming and lifting weights as well as photography and travelling.

What do you look for in a book when you sit down to read for fun?

CM – The main things I look for in a book before sitting down to read it is a good, well-structured story, lots of action and excitement.

Who are your favorite authors?

CM – My favourite authors are James Wesley Rawles, Matthew Bracken and James Patterson.

What 5 words would you use to describe yourself?

CM – Hardworking, energetic, adventurous, kind, and assertive.

When you walk into a bookstore, where do you head to first?

CM – I usually head to the travel or fiction section of the book store.

Do you have a job other than being an author?  If so, what is it?

CM – I have a couple of jobs. I do labor work as well as freelance writing and work once a month as an invigilator for a college in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

What has been the strangest thing that a reader has asked you?

CM – In all honestly, my mind draws a blank when I think about that one.

What are some of your favorite genres to read and to write?

CM – My two favourite genres to write in are crime fiction and dystopian, post-apocalyptic military thrillers. I am also looking to expand into nonfiction in the near future.

What do you do when you are not writing?

CM – When I am not writing, I am usually working at my other jobs or doing odd jobs around the acreage I live on.

Please tell me about your novel. 

CM – The most recent novel I have written is called Innocent Rage. In this story, Don, an easygoing architect from New Orleans, is falsely accused of murdering his wife. After he’s sent to prison, he devises an elaborate escape plan to break out and track down those responsible for framing him.

What do you listen to when you write?  

CM – I need complete quiet when I’m writing. Therefore, I don’t listen to anybody.

Which is your favorite character in your book and why?

CM – I would have to say the main character, Don Gregory. I believe he has a great personality and refuses to be a pushover.

Dream big… Your book has been purchased to be turned into a movie script and you have been asked to list the people you would most like to play each role.  Who do you choose?

CM – That’s a tough question. As far as modern actors go, Ryan Reynolds might be a good fit to play Don. Perhaps Jennifer Lawrence or Brie Larson could play his wife, Helena.

What else do you have in the pipeline?

CM – At present, I am writing the first book in a duology about a future United States torn apart by civil war.

What genre do you consider your book(s)? 

CM – Innocent Rage is crime fiction.

How did you come up with the title? 

CM – The name just popped in my head one day out of the blue.

How long did it take you to write this book?

CM – It took me about four months to write Innocent Rage.

If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your first book? 

CM – My first book, Unforeseen Fury, was written in 2011. I would definitely change many things about the story, simply because I was a newbie at the time and didn’t write as well back then as I do now.

What was one of the most surprising things you learned while creating your book(s)?

CM – I have learned that the entire writing process entails more than simply writing a book. There is editing involved, as well as research and finding a good cover artist. Then there’s the marketing and promotion side, which is another matter entirely.

Did you have any teachers in school that encouraged you to write? What was their advice?

CM – A teacher I had in Grade 6, Mrs. Linda McGuire, inspired me to write. To this day, she is the best English teacher I’ve ever had.

Interview of Jason Foss

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Meet Jason Foss, blogger and author.

Want Jason’s book? Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/Hourglass-Jason-Foss-ebook/dp/B00LNQ2X8M

Want to visit Jason’s blog? Go here: http://empowered-individuals.blogspot.com

1) What is your favorite film? Jerry Maguire

2) Any movie that you really want to see? Bumblebee

3) Please tell me about your novel.  “The Hourglass” is about a character by the name of Jake Trust.  In college, he was the captain of the basketball team and very popular.  However, as soon as he graduated he has a regular office job like everybody else.  Out of frustration he reaches out to his best friend Josh and asked him to gamble with him.  If they WIN they can save their money and figure out what else they can do with their lives.  If they lose at least they gave it a shot.  Jake had no idea that Josh used to have a gambling problem. 

4) Which is your favorite character in your book and why?  Jake Trust is my favorite character in my book because he has a big heart and all these great ideas but he also feels stuck at a job that doesn’t appreciate him.  He takes a lot of risks and it can hurt or help a lot of people depending on what happens from his choices.  To carry that burden and take those chances for the better good of him and his friends makes him my favorite character.

5) How did you come up with the Title?  This is a quote of mine in the book that answers why I came up with the Title The Hourglass. “Hey, mom the hour’s over, look at the hourglass!” She smiled.  “Very smart son, and remember you’ll never get that hour back.  Don’t waste your time being angry at the little things.  Don’t wait to enjoy your life.  Do it now.  Pretend there’s an Hourglass.  That way you’ll have no regrets.”

6) How long did it take you to write this book?  About a year and a half.

7) What is your favorite motivational phrase?    “The Journey of 1,000 miles starts with a single step!” -Lao Tzu


What’s New

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What’s New?  I’ll tell you! It has been very busy here behind the scenes, where an illustrator is working on my first children’s book, I have finished a new book in the Secret Watchers universe and it is going through the first round of editing. In addition, the amazing team at Wyvern’s Peak is interested in the Secret Watchers series. My heart is full and I am busy, busy, busy to bring you more fun,adventure, and awesome stuff to read.

As always big hugs to my crew, my family, my friends, the team at Wyvern’s Peak, and my fans!  Y’all rock!!!

 

Author Visit at Judson Middle School 5-23-2018

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Dear students of Mr. Wright’s classes,

Remember that you are special. Remember that you are amazing. Congratulations on the completion of your wonderful magazines. Thank you so muh for letting me visit, and for sharing your writing with me!  I’ll talk with you about reading and writing any time. Until we meet again… go be wonderful!

Meet the Amazing Laurie Bell!

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Meet the Amazing Laurie Bell author of The Butterfly Stone – a YA fantasy to be published by Wyvern’s Peak Publishing in 2018!

 

Blood Fever Laurie’s adult sci-fi will be published by Incendia Books in 2018. Also know that she has a few others on the go too… details can be found on her blog. https://solothefirst.wordpress.com

First some fun trivia. What is your favorite junk food vice? Oh, it has to be chocolate… Any kind (I prefer milk chocolate but do enjoy a bit of Dark Mint Chocolate too). Solid chocolate is better than diluted chocolate with fillings (And I’m just not a cake person – shocking I know).

Do you have a favorite book or film? I have a list! Seriously, I have a giant list of favorites that I can pull out depending on my mood. But if you were going to pin me down to ONE film (and why would you do that? You make me want to cry,) I would have to say The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars). It is just the perfect movie.

But come on, allow me two… The Princess Bride. It has EVERYTHING, Love, adventure, action, swordfights, magic, revenge!

I have more…

And as for book… gah… so hard to pick, currently, I would go with The Illuminae Files (By two Aussie sci-fi writers, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff). It’s soooooo good. If you haven’t read it… read the print version (not electronic). The text artwork throughout the book is amazing and in such intricate detail that you want to see the printed page.

Any movies that you really want to see? Marvel’s Black Panther, I cannot wait for this one. And of course, Marvel’s Avengers Infinity War. I’m loving superhero movies at the moment. Guardians of the Galaxy is one of my all-time favorite movies, (that is not Star Wars or The Princess Bride).

What 5 words would you use to describe yourself? Creative, Empathetic, Imaginative, Intuitive, Bonkers – Aussie term 😊

What are some of your favorite genres to read and to write? I love to write and will write in every genre. But I prefer sci-fi and fantasy because there is just so much you can say (and it’s such a fun way to say it). Sci-fi and fantasy can show you the future, what you would like to see, and what you would not like to see. It can tell us who we are, or were, and who we will become, or who we want to be. It can also help us understand the world and people around us. And spaceships and magic… It’s all about the spaceships and magic.

What do you do when you are not writing? When is that? 😊 What is this time you speak of?

Which is your favorite character in your book and why? Such a tough question.

With The Butterfly Stone, I want to say Uncle Donny, or Prince Henry or Grandma…

But it’s Tracey. Tracey is my hero. She is just a kid trying to fit in and get her homework done. Her family is a little bit nuts, school is hard, and she has to deal with friendships and bullies and working for her uncle. Life gets overwhelming and she just keeps on keeping on. And, you know, Magic. She is learning to control her powers too… and then along comes the Shadowman and Tracey has to learn what is important to her and to fight for what she believes in. She makes tough choices and must react to the consequences of those choices and that is what makes her a hero.

How long did it take you to write this book? The Butterfly Stone took about eight months to write the first draft (I work full time so that is writing for about 3 hours a day, (on the train and at lunchtime), then a year of edits, rewrites and changes. I also sent it to my CPs who are wonderful! I totally recommend seeking out a group of writers that you trust to act as critic partners. They read your work and let you know what is working, what is not working, where there are plot holes or missing information or when something is just not described well enough (or too much). They can help with pacing, and flow and characterization. I have a group of three CP’s who I absolutely adore. To have eyes on your book, people who can see what you can’t and who can tell you (in a nice way) what is working/not working is the most valuable help you can get as a writer. I also have valued friends who act as my initial readers. And I have a number of trusted consultants who I can send my manuscript to, those that are in the biz, who can really get to the nitty-gritty of why something is not working.

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? I started writing in grade school (primary school in Australia). I read like a demon… anything I can get my hands on. I left libraries with a stack of books higher than my head every week (this was before smartphones) and wrote down all the stories that overflowed in my head. I have several tubs full of old notebooks with handwritten stories from when I was little. I collaborated with school friends, wrote short stories and long stories and radio plays and everything in between. I don’t think of myself as a writer… it is just ME. I have always written. I love the idea of telling stories, of sharing stories, of sharing ideas and talking about books and creating worlds and characters and making people want to care.

Do you have a specific writing style?  Are you a planner or does the story just flow out of you? LOL, a specific style. Well, I’m not sure if it is a style, more like a general mashing together of everything at the same time! I write my first draft by hand. Usually, after a chapter or two (or before I starting writing if I am really organized) I grab a small notebook (A5) that I call my book bible and start writing up Character Sheets (general characteristics of a character, hair color, eye color etc… and what they like/dislike, who makes up their family and how the character relates to them, same with their friends, work colleagues and love interests). I will write up a character sheet for every one of my main cast. Then on one page, I will map out the start, middle, and end (really rough). I will also add in what my main character wants and a major conflict (or several) and problems to stop them from getting it.

Then over three or so pages, I will roughly map out each chapter in two lines until I have 30 or 40 steps/chapters. Usually by this stage, I also have a general idea of a start (this is usually my idea trigger… how I came up with the story in the first place.) I will then transfer the chapter points to post it (sticky) notes. If I have two or more interweaving stories, or two or more POV then I might use different colored post-it notes.

In a new notebook (A4 hardcover spiral bound) I count out 8 to 10 pages (with my handwriting size this equals around 1500 to 2000 words) and put a little dot in the corner. I also fill the first two pages with all of my plot post-it notes. This is my writing guide. Then I start writing. A chapter at a time (up to my drawn dot). I focus only on that chapter and make it a scene in my head. The scene generally has a set-up, a middle point and an end moment… the point at which I end the chapter (sometimes a cliffhanger, sometimes a reveal, sometimes a precursor to something else happening.)

After ten or so chapters, I go back to my post-it notes and rewrite them… because by this stage the story has changed. It has now become a live beast that has headed off in its own direction. My post-it notes are a way of herding that beast back into a general plot line. At the mid-point or heading into the last ten or so chapters an END has usually popped into my brain. I rewrite my post-it notes again to herd the story beast toward this ending.

Draft two is typing my book into a document, fixing things as I go and locating plot holes or story ideas that have come later in the writing process, especially points that I need to weave back into the story. After a few more drafts I will send it off to my CPs for comments.

What advice do you have for authors looking to find and connect with a wider base of fans? Be yourself. Make conversation, make friends, and talk to people. Support your fans and your friends. Be genuine. Speak your truth.

Don’t only sell your work (and don’t Direct Message ANYONE with your book details.) Show people what you are like and what you like. We all want to know you, not for what you have produced, but who you are. By all means, tell us about your work, but do more than that, tell us about you. Support your fellow writers.

You want people to follow you and your work BECAUSE they already like you. If they follow you because they love your work then terrific… but you want them to hang around, don’t you? I have made some fabulous friends on social media. There is an amazing writing community online. Jump on board and chat to people. Most are not too scary, though some can be a little wild. I love and read their work sure, but I really enjoy the interactions too.

Oh, and don’t be a douchebag. Don’t insult people or their books. It’s just rude.

You can learn more about Laurie Bell and her work at any of the places listed below.

www.solothefirst.wordpress.com

https://www.facebook.com/WriterLaurieBell/

www.twitter.com/Laurienotlori

https://www.wyvernspeak.com/new-page-17

www.wyvernspeak.com

@WyvernsPeak

www.facebook.com/WyvernsPeak

Dear Teachers of 4th through 12th grade students,

Have you considered doing an author study? The team at Wyvern’s Peak Publishing has put some thought into this for you. We invite you to visit Reading Rockets Author Study Tips where you can download their nifty and helpful guide, “Launching young readers READING Rockets: The Author Study Toolkit.”

Set a purpose and goals for the author study. What is your purpose? In our example, we will use author Laurie Bell as a single author for study. You may wish to use the following information to add Laurie to one of several authors that could be chosen from to study. Also, consider using this author study for an extra credit option for a student who was willing to put in some extra effort for a better grade.

Choose an author.  If you are planning to use only one author for a class, we suggest reading aloud from Laurie’s work(s) or having small groups read together. Consider using literature circles for this. We recommend four to six students, if possible so that everyone has a voice. In the Reading Rockets Author Study Toolkit, they encourage choice and we very much agree. Our experience as teachers has taught us that students are much more engaged when they get to choose. This is true even when it is not a completely free choice but say, an opportunity to pick one out of four, they are still more invested than if we choose for them, so it is pretty awesome when you can go the lit circle route and can have five or more authors for students to choose from.

Read and respond to the books. Laurie wrote The Butterfly Stone, a young adult mystery/paranormal novel that takes place in Australia.

Fourteen-year-old Tracey Masters is Mage-kind in a mostly non-magic world. She also works in her uncle’s detective agency and is desperate to be promoted to part-time detective. A mysterious woman with a missing necklace is exactly the kind of mission Tracey thinks will help her achieve her goal.

Chasing down clues with her friends, she uncovers the necklace and finds it creates more problems than it solves. Secrets from Tracey’s family’s past get revealed one by one, putting her friends in danger, and her family in jeopardy. To keep everyone safe, Tracey must find the butterfly-stone necklace before the Shadowman does. Succeed or fail, her friends, her family, her very world, will be changed forever. The magic contained within the stone is powerful, too powerful for Tracey to control. But if she fails to control it, her sister will die.

Decide how many books students will read and how long they have to do this reading. Encourage students to journal their responses to the readings. For the read-aloud option, we suggest some journaling at the end of each read. Some suggested questions to stimulate student thoughts can be found below. Laurie Bell loves to see student comments, answers to questions, and journal entries. She is also someone students may write to. Heck, any of our Wyvern’s Peak authors would love to hear from your students!

 Research the author(s), illustrator(s). You’ll find plenty of information in print and online, and you can ask your school librarian for advice. AND lucky you, we have gathered a ton of Laurie Bell information right here, just for YOU!

Reach out to Laurie Bell if you are interested in a virtual meeting with your class. She is in the +11GMT zone. If it is 2 PM Pacific Standard Time, then it is 9 AM the next day for Laurie. Another option would be a recorded interview that you could then show at any time in your classroom. We believe that giving students the opportunity to talk to an author in person can be fun and motivational.

If you have the space, we like the Author Study Toolkit idea of having a reading corner with other selections by the author(s) available.

Laurie Bell does a weekly writing prompt, at this time, called “Friday Fictioneers.” She also has some short story pieces and advice for writers. (https://solothefirst.wordpress.com) Students may read more of her work here and use her website as a research tool to learn more about her. In addition, Laurie also contributes regularly to the Australia Science Fiction online magazine at www.antisf.com and narrates her stories on their radio show – there are links to all of Laurie’s readings on her blog at

https://solothefirst.wordpress.com/category/my-writing/published-short-stories/

Class work and culminating projects: Culminating projects give students an opportunity to respond to what they’ve learned about an author. Often, these projects involve presentations to the class or to a larger audience composed of parents or other classes.

This extraordinary idea was used in 2016. Laurie Bell worked with some “year 9” young ladies at Haileybury in Melbourne. They used part of an ongoing work, titled The Story, written by Laurie to create a “Book Portal,” which blends computer technology with storytelling or STEM with literacy.

From Laurie Bell’s website: October 19, 2016

Oh my gosh!

I cannot tell you how proud I am of these girls…

Some of you might know that my episodic story – coincidently named “The Story” – was used by the incredibly creative girls from Haileybury College in Melbourne Australia as a part of a STEM/ICT project. They then entered their project into the Young ICT Explorers Competition

AND THEY CAME SECOND in the state!!

And here is the video of their Adobe/STEM journey!!

Learn more here: https://solothefirst.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/the-story-the-video-of-the-stemictadobe-project/

Laurie Bell would also consider acting as judge for short pieces competition. Students could write a short story and Laurie would read them and award a winner. This would be another great culminating activity that could be handled with a virtual meeting to “present” the awards. Depending on school rules, this would be a fun time to share the other short stories students have written and enjoy some of the foods that Laurie eats that are unusual to us here in the United States.

Journal ideas/Questions for students: These could be used for a response journal after read-aloud sessions, for a meeting topic for small groups, or literature circle groups. Some of these questions could be used for whole group discussion to encourage student thought in the areas of empathy, understanding, politics, racism, attitudes, bullying, friendship, family, and celebrity. These ideas could be targeted to what is happening in the classroom, school, community, state, nation, or world at the time. After you have read Laurie’s work, we’re sure you will have many more wonderful questions of your own.

  • Have you been to Australia? How is Laurie Bell’s life like yours? How is it different?
  • Considering how Laurie Bell gets her ideas for books, what are some ideas you now have for a book or books you would like to write?
  • What does Laurie Bell do for a living besides write books? Does that sound like an interesting job? Why or why not?
  • There is more to writing a book than simply writing it. Tell me about Laurie Bell’s process.
  • Does all the work authors put into their projects encourage you or discourage you from writing a book? Why?
  • What would you consider the literary style of The Butterfly Stone to be and why do you think so?
  • How do you feel about The Butterfly Stone?
  • What would it be like for you to live in Tracey Master’s world?
  • Would you want to be Mage-kind or one of the non-magical folks and why?
  • Is Tracey the kind of person that you would like to have as a friend? Why or why not?
  • The butterfly-stone necklace can amplify powers, what do you think about that?
  • What are the Shadowman’s motivations?
  • What are some of the themes in The Butterfly Stone?
  • Have you been bullied? Have you seen a classmate bullied? What could you do? What would you say to the victim? Say to the bully? How would you encourage kids to get along?
  • What kind of magical powers would you want and why?
  • How does the Shadowman make you feel?
  • Should Officer Jameson be treated like a criminal? Why/why not?
  • Take what you know about the characters and write a scene between Tracey and her sister, OR Aunt Gemma and Mom, OR Mom and Uncle Donny (as siblings).
  • Do you know anyone with dementia? How does the scene with Tracey’s Nana make you feel?
  • Family is important in The Butterfly Stone. List all of the different relationships and how they make you feel?
  • Why is Timothy so angry?
  • Think about the choices that Tracey makes. What would you do differently and why?
  • Who would you say is the best friend to Tracey and why? Who do you think Tracey considers to be her best friend and why?
  • Is Uncle Donny a good mentor for Tracey? Why do you think so?
  • If you had Tracey’s abilities what good for your (family or school or community) could you do?

Thank you for joining us! We hope we have given you some ideas and inspired you. If you have questions or comments, we would love to hear from you.

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Make It Count by Tamar Sloan

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Make It Count by Tamar Sloan (young adult, paranormal, romance, friendship, family)

5* Wow. This is a book I had started months ago and set aside after the first few pages. I’m really glad a picked it back up. Casey’s gift/curse or as she and her friend, Em, call it the “gurft” is just that. Casey struggles to find a way to cope with the gurft when she meets the boy of her dreams. The problem is that his number is twenty-one. Can she change it? Should she? As she gets closer to him she does everything she can to save him and shares her wisdom, insights, and lessons she learns along the way through her Blog (which is a really creative way to share what is going on in her head). I really loved how the author included a brief four year fast forward to how Casey is doing in the near future.  If you like this book, I would also suggest “When” by Victoria Laurie. You can also find my review at:  https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2180693935

It’s Red Mitten Bazaar time!

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It’s my favorite time of the holiday season!  We celebrate Christmas at my house but nothing gets the mulled cider flowing like a trip to Canby Oregon’s Red Mitten Christmas Bazaar! The twinkly lights and baking goodies make me happy the moment I walk in the door!  Meet local authors and find wonderful handmade holiday gifts created by local artisans!

For those purchasing one of my books this holiday season, you will receive a link to obtain a free eBook from my new publisher Wyvern’s Peak!  What’s better at Christmas than a gift, right?  Cookies and cheer come to mind too… did I mention that cookies are baked on-site?  Oh! and lunch is served daily too!

Preview night is Wednesday, November 29th from 5 pm to 8 pm.

The Red Mitten Bazaar run from Thursday, November 30th to Sunday, December 10th.

Thursday and Friday’s hours are from 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday hours are 9 am to 7 pm, and Sunday hours are from noon until 5 pm.  SEE YOU THERE!

10100 S New Era Rd, Canby, OR 97013

Author Face to Face Event in Canby Oregon!

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Need a paper copy of one of my books?  Meet me in Canby Oregon for the Autumn Leaves Fall Bazaar!

Autumn Leaves Fall Bazaar Facebook Event Link

and  Autumn Leaves Fall Bazaar Page

Get your home ready for the cooler weather coming soon. School is back in session, Halloween is just around the corner.

Shop for unique, high-quality, handmade gifts. Children’s items, vintage wares, amazing fused glass creations, jewelry, yummy soaps and lotions, home décor and more. Local authors will be available for book-signings throughout show. Support your local authors, crafters and businesses while getting a jump-start on your holiday shopping!

Lunch and goodies available daily.

Open TWO Weekends–Sept 28th thru Oct 1st and Oct 5th thru 8th

Thurs-Fri 10 AM – 6 PM, Sat 9 AM – 7 PM Sunday 12 PM – 5 PM