June 23rd,  6:30 p.m.  

Garden Home Community Library, Portland, OR

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June 28th,  1:00 p.m.  

Cedar Mill Library, Portland, OR

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What Makes a PNW Book? Place as a Character in Storytelling

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• The Pacific Northwest has always had a personality of its own—moody skies, funky neighborhoods, and stories hiding in the rain. Local authors Cindy Brown  and Jennie Bricker explore how setting can shape every aspect of a story: tone, character, and even plot. Whether you’re a reader who loves to recognize real places in fiction or a writer hoping to bring your settings to life, this event will show how “place” becomes one of a story’s most powerful characters. Featuring discussion, interactive exercises, audience Q&A, and readings from Brown's Echoes of the Lost and Bricker's Thirsty Creek, mysteries deeply rooted in Oregon.