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 John Weeks, author of Nature's Quiet Conversations (Syracuse University Press)
Booksigning and discussion with the renowned Central New York naturalist
Weeks is widely recognized as a biologist, botanist, environmental educator, artist, author and commentator. His weekly radio essays have been heard for twenty-four years on the region's public radio station, WRVO.
Central New York yields some of the most outstanding natural areas in the state, from the Finger Lakes to the Adirondacks; its locales have offered an eclectic haven for environmentalists and scientists for decades. In this book, Weeks not only provides personal reminiscences but a comprehensive view of the region and the distinctive environmental conditions and features that have marked and altered the landscape from pre-WWII to the present.
 Concinnity - Oswego's unique female vocal ensemble
Performing music for the holidays
Be part of LATE NIGHT MADNESS in
Historic Downtown Oswego.
Participating shops will be open until 11:00pm.
Stop by and listen to the sounds of Concinnity while you take advantage of extended shopping hours downtown.
Enjoy refreshments and late night specials!
a river's end reading
Featuring local authors and musicians
presenting new and daring work
This installment will feature familiar faces such as Jackie Lalande, Matt Shenko and John Hamm, as well as Mark Mazzoli performing poetry with accompanist Mark Chwalek. This reading will be recorded for an upcoming CD project inspired by the enthusiasm shown by the community.
 Come meet Elizabeth Blakely, Canada's "Potato Queen," author of The Original, the Incredible Potato: A Cookbook and History (Isis Moon)
Elizabeth has recently settled in Oswego. Please join us for a cooking demonstration and booksigning. By the end of the evening, I expect that we will be crowning Elizabeth as Oswego's "Potato Queen"!
 Booksigning for the release of
Rebekkah's Journey - A World War II Refugee Story
Written by Ann E. Burg; Illustrated by Joel Iskowitz
(Sleeping Bear Press)
In 1944 a vacant army base in Oswego, New York became the temporary home of over 900 men, women and children who had fled Europe towards the end of World War II. With little more than the clothing on their backs, Rebekkah and her mother are just two of the many refugees who come to live in the camp. Adjusting to a strange new world and a new language, Rebekkah puts aside her own fears to try and recreate tiny bits of home for her mother. A fictional story based on the real-life experiences of surviving refugees, Rebekkah's Journey shares the illuminating story of one refugee's arrival on America's shores.
 The Truth is Out There: Christian Faith and the Classics of TV Science Fiction
- Tom Bertonneau & Kim Paffenroth (Brazos Press)
Join us for a discussion and booksigning with Tom Bertonneau.
Think of Rod Serling meeting St. Augustine!
 Join us for an evening of acoustic guitar
and vocals provided by
Matt Wood and Gina Holsopple
Their CD is available at the river's end.
 Reading by Oswego State Professors Linda Loomis and Leigh Wilson from a new anthology, Fresh Water: Women Writing on the Great Lakes; Alison Swan, editor. (Michigan State Univ. Press)
 Betsy Burton, author of The King's English
Discussion and booksigning
Betsy Burton, owner of The King's English bookstore in Salt Lake City, has been a bookseller for nearly thirty years, and a passionate book lover all her life.
Filled with wit, passion, and a strikingly independent message, Burton's story will delight booklovers of all kinds. An avid reader and lover of literature, she is passionate about keeping independent bookstores alive and well in the world. She was named bookseller of the year in 2001 by Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association, has done countless book reviews for radio, television, and print media, and writes for and edits The Inkslinger, a literary newsletter.
 Booksigning by Christopher Kennedy Lawford, author of Symptoms of Withdrawal
After the bookstore signing, Mr. Lawford will appear at The American Foundry in Oswego as a special guest for the 35-year celebration of Farnham Family Services. For ticket information, call Farnham at 342-4489.
 Oswego YMCA presents the 6th Annual Harborfest Kids Fun Run
sponsored by the river's end bookstore
Registration forms available at the bookstore and Oswego YMCA.
GET FIT AND LITERATE!
 The brothers are back!!
If you missed them in February, we have scheduled a special return engagement. Please join Tom & Jerry Caraccioli for a booksigning of Striking Silver: The Untold Story of America's Forgotten Hockey Team
 Joan Loveridge-Sanbonmatsu
Reading & booksigning of her new release Imperial Valley Nisei women: Transcending Poston
Imperial Valley Nisei Women centers on the oral histories of second generation Japanese American women from Imperial Valley, California who were interned at Poston 1, Arizona during World War II. Inspiring stories of five remarkable women document their courage and determination in confronting physical and emotional hardships, racial and gender discrimination, language barriers and wartime “concentration camps” in the United States, not to be confused with the death camps in Europe in WW II. Resettlement after camp meant extreme losses of property and finances.
Mabel Kawashima Ota, Mary Shigematsu Hoshizaki, Mary Mitamura Sanbonmatsu, Yoshiko Mitamura Kodama and Ruri Tsuchiya Ishimaru tell abut their lives before camp, how they transcended Poston and moved on in their lives giving us all messages for future generations.
Come hear the music of
Gina Holsopple and Matt Wood
Acoustic guitar, bass & vocals
 Rafe Martin
Booksigning & reading from his newest release Birdwing
(Scholastic)
 Robert Emmet Long
Discussion & booksigning of Liv Ulmann Interviews, edited by Long
Tim Delaney, author of
Seinology: The Sociology of Seinfeld
Booksigning
A river's end reading
in honor of National Poetry Month
Featuring Poetry by Rachel Guido deVries, JoEllen Kwiatek, Katie Riegel,
Joan Loveridge-Sanbonmatsu, & Ira Sukrungruang   
 
 Richard H. Sivers, author of The Mystic Vision-
The Search to Find God
Discussion and booksigning
For the author, it has been a thirty-five year battle with himself to come to grips with the reality that God has given him the gift of visions and the ability to interpret these visions.
Professor S. Irfan Habib
Discusses Islam & Modernity
Dr. Habib is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at SUNY Oswego and from the National Institute of Science, Technology & Development Studies in New Delhi, India.
 Jody Fiorini & Jodi Ann Mullen, authors of Counseling Children and Adolescents through Grief and Loss
Booksigning
A portion of the book sales will benefit Camp Rainbow of Hope, a bereavement camp for children ages 7-12 held at Camp Hollis, Oswego.
 Miriam Grace Monfredo, author of North Star Conspiracy
Booksigning
An Evening for (Book) Lovers - Celebrating and Sharing Their Passion
Love may come and love may go, but you can depend on a love of books to be eternal. That simple and glorious fact will be celebrated Tuesday, February 14, at the river’s end bookstore.
The public is invited to join an assembly of unashamed, self-proclaimed booklovers at 6:00 P.M. Readers will include Mark Cole, Richard Zakin, John Sheffield, Heidi Conland, Winfield Ihlow, Bill Reilly, and Jackie Lalande, Mark Mazzoli, and Banna Rubinow. As in previous years, readers have selected the poems, stories, or essays they’ll be presenting.
“Love is indeed a many-splendored thing,” said Bill Reilly, owner of the river’s end bookstore, “but we all know that it can be problematic at times. The love of books is never unrequited. A book will never betray you, hog the covers, use your razor, or forget your anniversary.”
“Seriously, this community has an amazing number of passionate booklovers,” he added. “We really enjoy hosting an event that enables them to socialize with like-minded folks and listen to other booklovers reading aloud selections on love.”
Refreshments will be served!
Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli, authors of Striking Silver: The Untold Story of America's Forgotten Hockey Team
Booksigning
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