Local Author Saturday

Join us for this FREE event as three Bend-based authors will be at Roundabout Books from 12:00pm – 2:00pm to talk about their books. Authors will be seated around the store to talk about their books at your convenience. Books will be available for purchase and signing. 

International speaker, violinist, and author Diane Allen is a global authority on the flow state. She is known for her experiential Keynotes, Training, and Coaching programs that go Beyond Engagement™, featuring her three-step Flow Strategy™ system, which empowers people to get into their flow state, be in their genius, and love what they do.

Jana Zvibleman is the poet laureate of her backyard, which lies amidst the Oregon mountains. A storyteller by heredity, she has collaborated with sculptors, painters, actors, buskers, and a flugelhornist. She bursts into story anywhere from on her couch to a river path; she’s even been featured on The Moth mainstage. Jana is also a photographer, essayist, artist-on-the-loose, playwright, and teacher of writing and other life-saving techniques. Her work can be found in literary journals, chapbooks, anthologies, magazines, and t-shirts. Her previous books include The Bad Mothers, 2017, and Bruyote Tales, 2018. She illustrated Ever Take the Train to Nowhere? by Phil Rubio, 2019. Her name is pronounced: J (as in J) ana (rhymes with bandana); ZWEE bel mn.

Moe Carolin-Anderson, MA, is a Visual & Ceramic Artist, Writer, Reiki Practitioner, Life Coach, Sound Healer, Intuitive Guide, and Teacher. In this small book of poems, Moe Carolin-Anderson explores the complex emotions of losing a loved one. Bold, anecdotal, and often humorous, these poems reflect the unexpected ways in which the author found herself contemplating the lessons and revelations that only Death can bring. She hopes that those navigating the grieving process will find solace in her words and learn to dance again.