Book Signing Events

   A  huge THANK YOU to Marilyn Arthur at Pretzelmaker, 149 S. Oakdale, Medford, OR, for her tremendous support for my recent book signing. The pretzels and Breezers are sooo good. Stop by to taste for yourself.                                                

  Thanks also to all who stopped by to visit and/or buy a book. I appreciate your support.

  My next event will be at the Joni and Friends Family Retreat at Twin Rocks, Oregon, the middle of August. Joni and Friends is a great ministry to the disabled and their families. Check them out at
http://joniandfriends.org



   And a word or two about my book, Three Dead Leaves. It is available from me if you live nearby, from Tate Publishing at http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781618628275 , from amazon.com and barnes&noble.com, or can be ordered through bookstores.



   Saturday, September 15, 2012, from 11 am to 1 pm I will be at Oregon Books, 150 Northeast E Street, Grants Pass, signing books. Stop by even if you already have a copy of my book, say hi, and browse the bookstore.

     Enjoy reading this summer and always!

Summer Reading

Just because you don't have to read for school, summer is a great time to read all sorts of books. Read up on the place you're going to for vacation, learn something new, try a new author, start a new series. The important thing is read, read, read. The world opens up to you when you read. Let your imagination take you to new and faraway places with the books you read.

It's a good book, if I say so myself.

Three Dead Leaves

A Novel

By Elizabeth Slavick Schatz

Is now available online from

Tate Publishing at

http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781618628275

Best Use for a Porch Swing:

READING a great book! Find a classic, something fun, informative, makes you think, or sit with your child and look at a picture book.

Being Thankful

We just celebrated Veteran's Day. Thank you to all those who have served in the armed forces to keep us free.
Next week is Thanksgiving, a day to thank God for all the blessings He gives us.
  
See GardenandPorchSwings.com for beautiful redwood, cedar, and teak garden and porch swings, gliders, and benches. Sit, relax, and count your blessings.

Celebrate Reading During November

In the U.S., during the month of November we celebrate national Literacy Day, Author's Day, and Young Reader's Day. So pick up a book and start reading, help someone who can't read, or write your own story. Books open the world to a reader--learn about history, science, the arts, current events, places near and far, or let your imagination soar as you enjoy a novel--sci-fi, historical novel, literary classic, or mystery. What a gift it is to be able to read! Enjoy a book or two or three this month.

        

What's Your Favorite Autumn Color?

The colors of the Creator are amazing! Such bold, bright, beautiful reds, oranges, and yellows. I like the reddish-oranges.


Yellows are awesome, too. Sit on the porch swing and watch the leaves flutter to the ground.