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North Bend

Shannon Riggs, winner of the Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for her book, Not In Room 2004, reads at the North Bend Public Library in January, 2008. She was joined on the tour by Alison Clement, Paul Merchant and Ben Saunders. Tour Partners: North Bend Public Library, Claire`s Books

Klamath Falls

Paulann Petersen meets with audience members after a reading at the Klamath Falls library on May 24th.

Roseburg

Keith Scales reads from his play "What Mad Pursuit" at the Roseburg Public Library on May 23, 2007.

Tour partners: Friends of the Roseburg Public Library, An Association of Writers, Quality Inn

Ashland

Scott Nadelson talks with an audience member at the May 25, 2007 reading at Southern Oregon University in Ashland.
Tour partners: Hannon Library, Southern Oregon University Bookstore, Bayberry Inn

Lincoln City

Oregon Book Awards authors George Aguilar, Edwin Battistella, Gina Ochsner (pictured here) and Floyd Skloot read on April 13, 2007 at noon at the Driftwood Public Library.

Tour partners: Driftwood Public Library Foundation, Book End Books

Astoria

Tom Blood, winner of the Stafford/Hall Award in poetry, reads at the Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria in April 2008. The tour also included Oregon Book Awards authors Monica Drake, Susan Fletcher and Kristian Williams.

Tour partners: Cannery Pier Hotel, Cannon Way Books

Baker City

Charles D`Ambrosio read at the Crossroads Art Center in Baker City in May, 2008, with Robert Hill, Jeff Lee Manthos and Lee Montgomery.

Tour partners: Baker County Library, Betty’s Books, Crossroads Art Center, Geiser Grand Hotel, Mad Matilda`s

Bend

Bend is the home of the very first Oregon Book Awards author reading, at Broken Top Resort in 1998. The most recent visit featured Karen Karbo, Michelle McCann (pictured), Scott Nadelson, and Lisa Steinman in April 2005.

Tour partners: Arts Central, The Art Station, Deschutes County Public Library, Paulina Springs Books, Pine Ridge Inn, Mt. Bachelor Village

Burns

Oregon Book Awards authors have read many times at the Harney County Library, most recently in April 2005 with Karen Karbo, Michelle McCann, Scott Nadelson (pictured) and Lisa Steinman.

Tour partners: Harney County Library, Friends of the Harney County Library, Book Parlor, Silver Spur Motel

Corvallis

Oregon Book Awards authors read at the Corvallis/Benton County Public Library in October 2001 and 2002; the latter reading featured K.P. Burke, Joe Millar (pictured, in Eugene), Carolyn Miller and Sara Ryan.

Tour partners: Corvallis/Benton County Public Library, Grassroots Books, Shaniko Inn

Elgin

Oregon Book Awards authors read at the Opera House in August 2000, which featured William Ashworth, Diana Coogle, Susan Fletcher and Clemens Starck (pictured).

Tour partners: Eastern Oregon Library Association, Sunflower Books, Fishtrap, Blue Mountain Forum

Enterprise

Oregon Book Awards authors David Axelrod, Tracy Daugherty and Dick Weissman read at Fishtrap in August 2007

Tour partners: Fishtrap, Book Loft

Eugene

The Oregon Book Awards Author Tour visited Eugene in January 2008. Authors on the tour included Alison Clement (pictured), Paul Merchant, Shannon Riggs and Ben Saunders.

Tour partners: Eugene Public Library, Lane Literary Guild, University of Oregon Bookstore

Klamath Falls

Oregon Book Awards author Paulann Petersen talks to audience members after a reading at the Klamath Falls library in May of 2007. Other readers included Scott Nadelson and Keith Scales.
Tour partners: Friends of the Klamath County Library, Quality Inn

La Grande

In August 2007, David Axelrod, Tracy Daugherty and Dick Weissman (pictured) read at the Cook Memorial Library in La Grande.

Newport

In April 2007, Floyd Skloot (pictured here), Gina Ochsner, Edwin Battistella (inset photo) and George Aguilar, Sr. read at the Newport Library.

Tour partners: Newport Public Library, Canyon Way Bookstore, Sylvia Beach Hotel

North Bend

Oregon Book Awards authors have read many times at the North Bend Public Library, most recently in April 2007 with Andrew Bernstein, Kristin Kaye, Geronimo Tagatac and Matt Yurdana (pictured).

Tour partners: North Bend Public Library, Friends of the North Bend Public Library and Motel 6

Portland

Oregon Book Awards hosted two readings in Portland -- once at Powell`s and once at the Multnomah County Central Library.

Roseburg

Oregon Book Awards author Keith Scales reads from his play "What Mad Pursuit" at the Roseburg Public Library on May 23, 2007. Paulann Petersen and Scott Nadelson also read.

Tour partners: Douglas County Library, Friends of the Douglas County Library, Waldenbooks, Sleep Inn, A Community of Writers

Salem

Oregon Book Awards authors have read at the Salem Public Library’s stately Loucks Lecture Hall in December 2001, March 2004 and February 2006, which featured Kassten Alonso, Maura Conlon-McIvor, Kathleen Dean Moore (pictured) and Michael Strelow.

Tour partners: Salem Public Library, Friends of the Salem Public Library, Jackson’s Books, Phoenix Grand Hotel