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 Kevin Caraccioli, author of Sail Away and Fly Away - The Adventures of Kevin Bonbevin Series
Booksigning
Meet Kevin Bonbevin, not quite seven, who sets out to sail to Spain. Follow his adventures on the sea as he meets Virgil, the talking sea turtle and Dave the dolphin.
Caraccioli, a child welfare attorney, lives in Oswego with his wife, Pamela and his sons Jack and Matthew, the inspiration for his stories. The river's end will donate 20% of book sales to Foster Adoptive Parent Association of Oswego County (FAPAOC).
Join us for an evening with David Sedaris
at the Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
 Purchase your copies of When You Are Engulfed in Flames in advance or you will have the opportunity to purchase Sedaris's books from us at the Landmark before and after the event. An autographed copy makes a great gift!
Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Chains (Simon & Schuster)
Finalist for National Book Award!!
Booksigning
 Be bound to nothing but your freedom. At the start of the Revolutionary War, Isabel is sold to a cruel Loyalist family even though her former owner had promised her her freedom. Shipped to New York, Isabel still hopes for a day when she and her sister will belong to no one. She meets Curzon, who convinces her that the only way to freedom is to help the rebels by spying on her new owners. Faced with the choice of working for or against the British, she chooses to side with herself and work with anyone who can help her. (For ages 10 & Up)
 Laurie Halse Anderson is the author of several wonderful picture books and numerous highly acclaimed novels, including Speak and Fever 1793. Visit Laurie at writerlady.com
Immediately following the bookstore signing, Laurie will be at the Oswego Public Library's 2nd Annual Author Night Fundraiser
7:00 pm
American Foundry, Oswego
The library event is made possible with funds from New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Grant program, a State Agency and the Cultural Resources Council a Regional Arts Council. Major sponsors include Simon & Schuster, At&T, P&C, Wayne Drugs, and the river's end bookstore.
 Tibetan Buddhist Monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery
will show the special ritual of the Green Tara Empowerment of Peace
Suggested donation: $15
Come be a part of this unique experience. To learn more about the history and educational components of the Gaden Shartse Cultural Foundation, visit www.gadenshartsetour.org.
SUNY Oswego Alums & Prof Emeritus at the river's end
Discussions & booksignings
 Harry Nash, author of Three Good Men (Ontariolina)
at 5:00 pm
The book is a fascinating look at three gentlemen who influenced Nash's life. He describes in vivid detail his relationship with these men and how their words and actions impressed him and helped make him what he is today.
“Recently I have had the time to think about a lot of things,” said Nash, a retired education professor from SUNY Oswego. “I began thinking about my past and what has brought me to this point. I reminisced about people I met along the way who have been helpful and influential. I identified three men who I thought were the most significant in my life; my father, Harold L. Nash; a former professor, Dr. Martin H. Rogers; and my friend and colleague, Professor John J. Readling. As the memories of them came rushing back to me I began writing them down.
 Michelle Sutton, author of It's Not About Me (Sheaf House) at 6:00 pm
Annie has it all. She's attractive, graduated with honors, was accepted at the college of her choice, has supportive parents, good friends, and a steady boyfriend who loves her. Yet the focus of her life is to please everyone and not make any waves. Her reputation means everything to her. But one night Annie's world is shattered. As she fights to put the pieces of her broken life back together, against her will she is caught in a war between two brothers, both of whom claim to have her best interests at heart. Who will Annie choose?
Kay Benedict Sgarlata, author of The Class of '60
(Pyramid Publishing) at 7:00 pm
The Class of '60 reawakens the memories of the twelve million Americans born in the early 1940s, coming of age in the '50s, and graduating from high school in the JFK era. This unique memoir, representative of 'Anytown USA', unravels these classmates' lives to present; their experiences in marriage, raising children and struggling to put them through college, divorce, careers, the civil rights movement, health concerns and the technological explosion. If you long to recall a time of innocence and relive the experiences of the last half of the 20th Century, read The Class of '60 and you are there.
 Dan Roche, author of Great Expectation: A Father's Diary (U of Iowa Press)
In Great Expectation, Dan Roche gives a man's perspective on what it means to start and expand a family relatively later in life. Through a series of diary entries in turns humorous, angst ridden, and full of hope and joy, Roche describes his own thoughts and concerns during the nine months of his wife's pregnancy.With sincerity and a mature wit, Great Expectation stands as a wise recounting of nine months’ time, with all of its chaos and charms, and offers a fresh perspective for first-time and veteran parents alike.
Dan Roche is an assistant professor in the Department of English at Le Moyne College, in Syracuse, New York. He is also the author of Love’s Labors: A Memoir of Marriage and Divorce. His essays have appeared in the North American Review, Under the Sun, the Journal, and sportsjones.
 Children's Board of Oswego presents
a special evening with Laurie Halse Anderson
Come talk to Laurie about Fever 1793! Perfect for grades 5 through 9.
 Banned Books -- Aloud and Proud!
Help us celebrate the glorious right to read with our annual Banned Books Reading. Because students are the ones who suffer most when books are banned from library shelves, this year we’re gathering an all-student roster to read excerpts from banned and challenged books.
 Yet another river's end reading
Featuring local writers and musicians
Don't miss this opportunity to witness regional writers, musicians, and artists presenting new and daring work. Featured readers: Jackie Lalande, Mark Mazzoli, Queen Victoria,Tim Nekritz and Stu; featured musician: Mike Hunyh and featured visual artists Caetano and Missy Valenzuela and Nicole Johnson.
 Robert Emmet Long, author of Truman Capote, Enfant Terrible (Continuum)
&
Oswego Film Group's showing of the 1966 documentary With Love from Truman (Maysles Films, Inc.)
Long will discuss his newest release (his 50th publication!) as well as this rare documentary. Copies of Truman Capote are now available at the river's end!
 Midnight release of Christopher Paolini's Brisingr, Book 3 of The Inheritance Trilogy (Knopf)
Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.
 Norman O. Keim, author of Our Movie Houses: A History of Film and Cinematic Innovation in Central New York
(Syracuse University Press)
Discussion & booksigning
Norman O. Keim, with David Marc, provides a highly readable and richly detailed account of the origins of American film in Central New York, the colorful history of neighborhood theaters in Syracuse, and the famous film personalities who got their start in the unlikely snow belt of New York State. Lavishly illustrated, this book will be treasured by both film buffs and Central New Yorkers.
Keim was founder and director of the Syracuse University Film Studies Center and adjunct professor of film studies from 1973 to 1985. He created Film Forum, a weekly presentation of art films in the university’s Gifford Auditorium and the Regent Theatre from 1967 to 1980.
 Tom Zoellner, author of Heartless Stone (Picador)
Discussion & booksigning
If you think all books on the diamond business are the same, this book begs to differ. It’s impossible to write about diamonds without talking about DeBeers, but Zoellner also takes us to the blood-free mines in Canada and Australia, the diamond cutting factories of India and how diamonds affect cultures around the world.
 Tom Zoellner has worked as a contributing editor for Men's Health magazine and as a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. He is also the author of the forthcoming book Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Reshaped the World (Viking 2009) and the co-author of An Ordinary Man (Viking, 2006), the autobiography of Paul Rusesabagina, whose actions during the 1994 Rwandan genocide were portrayed in the movie Hotel Rwanda. He lives in New Hampshire.
 Release Party for Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn, the 4th and final book in the Twilight Saga
Come dressed for the occasion! (Costume contest)
Edward wants your blood! (Refreshments will be served)
To be part of the party, reserve your copy of Breaking Dawn today! If you prepay for your copy, you will be on the faster-moving line at midnight!
 A river's end reading
Featuring local writers and musicians
Regional writers, musicians, and artists presenting new and daring work. Musicians will include John and Ted Collins, Mark Wahl and Mark Warner, with new written work read by Jacqueline Lalande, Nick Mazzeo, Mark Mazzoli, June MacArthur and Stu. Art by Maryanne Donahue will be on display. Always a special and unique evening!
 Oswego YMCA presents
the 8th Annual Harborfest Kids Fun Run
sponsored by the river's end bookstore
Registration forms available at the bookstore and Oswego YMCA. You must pre-register ($2 fee). The first 100 entrants will receive a T-shirt!
GET FIT AND LITERATE!
 Tom Coffey, author of Blood Alley (Toby Press)
Discussion & Booksigning
New York in the 1940s was a wide-open town. In the city of Swing Street, Frank Costello, and the Stork Club, everything was for sale, including its people. Into this arena steps Patrick Grimes, a World War II veteran who works the graveyard shift for The New York Examiner, one of the city’s brassiest tabloids. Late one night, Grimes learns that a watchman has found the body of a young woman in a squalid section of tenements and breweries by the East River, and races over to investigate. The victim turns out to be Amanda Price, the eldest daughter of one of Manhattan’s wealthiest men. Grimes can’t help but wonder what would draw such a woman to that part of town. The watchman who found her is arrested for her murder, and confesses, but Grimes is convinced it’s a forced confession and the man is truly innocent.
 Tom Coffey is a writer and editor with an extensive background in journalism. A graduate of the Newhouse School of Communi- cations at Syracuse University, Tom has been a reporter and editor for some of America’s leading newspapers. A staff editor at The New York Times since 1997, he has also worked for New York Newsday, The Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and The Miami Herald. Tom has been a member of the Mystery Writers of America since 1999. Visit the author's website at www.bloodalleynovel.com
 Mike Langan, author of Dark Horse (Five Star Mysteries)
Discussion & Booksigning
Dark Horse, Langan’s first novel, is about a lawyer who must run from the police and catch a killer, when he is framed for the murder of his campaign manager during the middle of his judicial campaign. The novel features numerous scenes in well-known central-New York locations, including the Onondaga County Courthouse, Armory Square, the Carrier Dome, the New York State Fairgrounds, Skaneateles, and the Turning Stone Casino.
 Langan practiced white collar criminal defense for three years in Washington, D.C. He left D.C. to join the Trial Department of Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC, in Syracuse, where he practiced for three more years. Mike Langan lives in Fayetteville, NY with his wife and two daughters. Visit www.mikelangan.com
 Love's Old Sweet Song and The Devil in the Water
Two stories by Mark Cole
Read by Banna Rubinow and Mark Cole
In Love's Old Sweet Song, set in the 1940s, a young woman rebels against her parents' wishes and dares to take romance into her own hands. The Devil in the Water is the account of an unusual wager: a man consents to spend a night in a Pasadena cottage in order to gain entrance to an exclusive club, a club that seems to understand his deepest fears.
Cole is the Chairman of the Theater Department at SUNY Oswego's School of Communication, Media and the Arts. His play The Glass Coffin was produced by the Theater and Music departments in December 2007. Banna Rubinow, a bookseller at the river's end bookstore, has degrees in theater from the Interlochen Arts Academy and Brandeis University. She has recently begun recording audiobooks with Full Cast Audio in Syracuse. In 2006 Rubinow and Cole paired for a reading of Cole's The Day the Performance Artist Came to Town.
A river's end reading
Showcasing some of Oswego’s finest writers and edgiest musicians
This river’s end reading will mark three years of Oswego writers, musicians, and artists presenting new and daring work. The lineup will include return performances from the history of the readings, including Emil Christmann, Timmy Gallogly, John Hamm, Jackie Lalande, Richard Mosher, Victoria Pennington, a duet by John Collins and Sean Langeuin, and visual art by Nicole Johnson. This will be the last reading hosted by founder Mark Mazzoli before he departs Oswego. Come wish him well as he heads off to the big city. Always a special and unique evening!
 E.M. Crane, author of Skin Deep (Delacorte Press)
Discussion & Booksigning
If all the world’s a stage, Andrea Anderson is sitting in the audience. High school has its predictable heroes, heroines, villains, and plotlines, and Andrea has no problem guessing how each drama will turn out. She is, after all, a professional spectator. In the social hierarchy she is a Nothing, and at home her mother runs the show. All Andrea has to do is show up every day and life basically plays out as scripted. Then one day Andrea accepts a job. Honora Menapace–a reclusive neighbor–is sick. As in every other aspect of her life, Andrea’s role is clear: Honora’s garden must be taken care of and her pottery finished, and someone needs to feed her dog, Zena. But what starts out as a simple job yanks Andrea’s back-row seat out from under her. Life is no longer predictable, and nothing is what it seems.
E.M. Crane is the winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First Young Adult Novel. She lives with her husband and daughter in Sackets Harbor, NY, where she is a full-time writer. Visit www.emcrane.com
E.M. Crane surrounded by Oswego High School English teachers. Autographed copies of Skin Deep still available!
 the river’s end bookstore’s 10th Anniversary!
Come celebrate with us.
Enjoy refreshments and visual highlights of the past 10 years.
 Laurie Halse Anderson returns to the river's end for a booksigning of the paperback release of Twisted
(Penguin, Ages 12 and up)
 Known for her keen insight into and honest portrayal of adolescent life in her young adult novels, in Twisted Laurie Halse Anderson blends both serious issues and humor – much like real life – and reveals her authentic insight into the power struggles of high school society. A refreshing change from all of the downbeat and insubstantially fluffy teen fiction cramming the shelves, both male and female readers will be captured by Tyler’s pitch-perfect, funny voice, the surprising narrative arc, and the thoughtful moral dilemmas that are at the heart of all Laurie's award-winning and best-selling work. Visit www.writerlady.com
 CD Release Party
Gina Holsopple and bass guitarist Matt Wood return to the river's end to introduce their latest collection on their new CD Unless. Visit the music of gina holsopple.
 Dawn Gilbert, author of How Donkey Became Great with illustrator Julia Blunt (Lulu)
Discussion & Booksigning....and a visit with Donkey!
Based on a true story of a donkey rescued from a terrible fate. Donkey, aka Eeyore, was adopted by a loving family and struggled to fit in. Follow donkey's quest to become great and stand out in his barnyard home. A story to show that to be great you only need to be yourself.
 Frank Cammuso & Jay Lynch, authors of Otto's Orange Day
Discussion & Booksigning
Two master cartoonists collaborate to bring all the fun and magic comics can offer to early readers. Otto's Orange Day is from the new collection of TOON Books, the first high-quality comics designed for children ages four and up. When Otto the cat meets a magical genie, he knows just what to wish for....
Frank Cammuso, who drew Otto's adventure, lives in Syracuse, New York, where he is the award-winning political cartoonist for the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Jay Lynch, who wrote Otto's story, was born in Orange, NJ (honest, ORANGE, NJ!) and now lives in upstate New York with his wife, his dog, and way too many cats. He is the founder of Bijou Funnies, one of the first and most important underground comics of the Sixties.
Two Central New York authors will discuss and sign their newest releases.
Wallace Auser, author of Dissing God: The Myth of Religious Neutrality in a Secular Progressive Culture (Living Ink Books)
Charles Bailey, author of In The Shadow of the Cross (iUniverse)
 Dissing God is written for the thinking Christian who passionately cares about the political and legal direction the nation is taking and is tired of being asked to be an intellectual schizophrenic. It will give Christians the tools to hold their own in the public dialogue when they base their political decisions on their fundamental beliefs.
 In a matter of seconds, author Charles L. Bailey, Jr.'s childhood innocence was destroyed. At the tender age of ten, Bailey became a victim of continuous sexual abuse by his family's Roman Catholic priest. In the Shadow of the Cross details Bailey's personal journey of recovery. With candid and shocking details, Bailey reveals how his ill-treatment forever destroyed his innocence and robbed him of identity and faith.
A river's end reading
Showcasing some of Oswego’s finest writers and edgiest musicians
In celebration of National Poetry Month, this month’s river’s end reading will include poetry by familiar local faces as well as new ones accompanied by local musicians. April 17th is also the Academy of American Poets first national Poem in Your Pocket Day. So if you are planning to attend, put a poem in your pocket in case you feel like sharing.
The river’s end reading series was started to give promising up-and-coming writers, musicians, and visual artists a chance to present their new work to the Oswego community.
A cappella!!
 Enjoy the vocal sounds of Ball in the House
Ball in the House is a tour de force of vocal sound that must be heard and seen to be believed. This five-man, pop/R and B "mouth band" hails from Boston, Massachusetts, where they live and operate out of when not touring on the road. Originally formed as a quartet by founder and current vocal percussionist Jon J., Ball in the House has gone through numerous phases and changes on its way to becoming one of the best-known and most-loved acts in the a cappella community today.
Their latest CD, Granite Ave will be available for purchase. For more information about the group, visit www.ballinthehouse.com
 Rachel Guido deVries, author of Teeny Tiny Tino’s Fishing Story (Bordighiera Press)
with illustrator Deborah Sorrentino
Discussion & Booksigning
Rachel Guido deVries is a poet and fiction writer. She is author of Tender Warriors and two books of poems, Gambler's Daughter and How to Sing to a Dago. Her poetry, fiction, and essays are anthologized in several collections. Rachel currently is a poet-in-the-schools in upstate New York and teaches creative writing through the Humanistic Studies Center of Syracuse University.
 John Shaffer, author of Winifred's Well
(Cold Tree Press)
 Mary LeClair, Justin White & Susan Keeter, authors of Three 19th-Century Women Doctors
(Hofmann Press)
Discussion & Booksigning
History is brought to life by local authors with the publication of these two new books. Shaffer's research began with a postcard image of a statue of the Celtic St. Winifred with her sword. Thus began his journey for the physical and spiritual sources of St. Winifred's Well, a healing well that predates Lourdes by seven centuries. Winifred's Well is illustrated with original and historical images from the author's collection.
Three 19th-Century Women Doctors profiles the biography of three extraordinary women: Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor, Mary Walker, Civil War surgeon and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, and Sarah Loguen Fraser, one of the nation's first African American women doctors. According to Post-Standard columnist Dick Case, "The three women. . . persisted against huge odds, mostly having to do with gender. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time."
 Robert Molinari, author of Joyce's Ark: On Its Journey to the Rainbow Bridge (Xulon Press)
 Joyce's Ark is a heart-warming true story of one woman and her love of God and animals. Over the span of 35 years, she has cared for, nurtured and loved over 70 animals. This is a love story that will make you laugh and cry and marvel at her grit and determination.
Robert Molinari is a retired development and public relations director for several major nonprofit organizations, one of which was a zoo society. He is a nationally-known development workshop trainer and motivational speaker who has lived with his wife, Joyce, on a 17-acre farm in upstate New York for the past 25 years. She is a retired middle school English teacher.
A river's end reading
Showcasing some of Oswego’s finest writers and edgiest musicians
The river’s end reading series was started to give promising up-and-coming writers, musicians, and visual artists a chance to present their new creative work to the people in the Oswego community.
Featured readers will include Emil Christmann, Candice Granata, John Hamm, Jackie Lalande, Nick Mazzeo, and Viktoria Pennington. Mark Chwalek will join Mark Mazzoli to perform poetry accompanied by acoustic guitar. There will also be exciting visual art on display by Nicole Johnson and Michael Peterson.
 An Evening for (Book) Lovers
Our annual Valentine's Day event has attracted a wide variety of readers over the years. For the first time, an area celebrity will enliven the evening. Jeff Kramer, wry and witty columnist at The Post-Standard, will read a selection from John Kennedy Toole's outrageous satire A Confederacy of Dunces, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1981.
Readers have been selected from our community to read prose and poetry of their own choosing, occasionally of their own composition, all of it on the theme of love in its many and varied forms. As in the past, some bookstore staff members will be part of this evening’s reading. The event will last about an hour, leaving plenty of time for other Valentine's Day celebrations.
 Lisa Walpole, author of First Crush (AuthorHouse)
Booksigning
Walpole presents her debut novel as an alternative to novels dealing with controversial issues. In her warm-hearted novel for young adult readers, Walpole captures commonly universal teen issues. Inspired by her attendance at a Catholic high school in her home town of Oswego, NY, and her professional teaching experience at Pulaski High School, Walpole set out to write a novel as an alternative to focusing on such controversial issues as suicide, drugs, cutters, date rape, and abuse.
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