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Fishtrap Reads: The Jump-Off Creek by Molly Gloss

Weekly Events and Discussions Online and In-Person
February 15 to March 22, 2023

This winter, join us as we read a great work of literature together during Fishtrap Reads: The Jump-Off Creek by Oregon author and a Fishtrap favorite, Molly Gloss. The Jump-Off Creek is the unforgettable story of homesteader Lydia Sanderson and her struggles to settle in the mountains of Oregon in the 1890s. The book gives readers an intimate look at the hardships of frontier life and a courageous woman determined to survive.

Throughout February and March, Fishtrap is providing free books and resources to schools, libraries, and community centers in Wallowa and Union Counties. Plus, we’re hosting weekly public events and discussions online and in-person, so you can join us where ever you are!

 

Click here for a list of resources to support The Jump-Off Creek.

Schedule of Events

Molly Gloss is the author of several novels including The Jump-Off Creek, The Dazzle of Day, Wild Life, The Hearts of Horses and Falling From Horses, as well as the story collection Unforeseen. She writes both realistic fiction and science fiction, and her work has received, among other honors, a PEN West Fiction Prize, an Oregon Book Award, two Pacific Northwest Booksellers Awards, the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, and a Whiting Writers Award. A fourth-generation Oregonian, she lives in Portland

Molly is available to speak to libraries and organizations, and as the keynote event for Common Reads. Lecture topics have included, among others, the art and craft of writing, the western mythology in American culture, and the roles of women in the literature of the West. Her novels have been selected for Everybody Reads by large cities (Seattle), small cities (Hood River) and rural communities (the Palouse).

Visit the author’s website.

Thanks to our Fishtrap Reads Sponsors and Partners:

Fishtrap has presented Fishtrap Reads or an NEA Big Read program every winter since 2006 as a way to bring a great work of literature to our communities by providing public events, discussions, and free books to Wallowa and Union County schools, libraries, and the general public. Fishtrap has partnered with several organizations to bring Fishtrap Reads to our communities including Art Center East, Cook Memorial Library,  Eastern Oregon University Library, and the Historic Union Community Hall. The program is supported locally by Community Bank and The Bookloft.