We don’t see HOW you could have gotten enough of I&PG’s authors yet, so here are a few opportunities to see two of them read in the next few weeks:

*Thursday, January 28, 2010*
Viva Las Vegas will be reading from her Dame Rocket Press title Magic Gardens for the Gray Skies Reading Series in Olympia, Washington.
TIME: 8 p.m.
PLACE: Swing Wine Bar & Cafe (825 Columbia Street SW; Olympia, WA 98501)
PRICE: Free & open to the public

*Wednesday, February 3, 2010*
Oregon Literary Review co-hosts First Wednesdays, a series of readings, performances, and wine-tasting at the Blackbird Wine Shop, 4323 NE Fremont (Portland), 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. This show is for ages twenty-one and over.

Ana Callan will read from her poetry collection Duet with Hummingbird (Three Muses Press). Other readers presenting are Alissa Nielsen, Lauren Schmidt, Bennett Huffman.

CONTACT Julie Mae Madsen at maemadsen@gmail.com for more information.

Bowler Hat Comics announces Schoolhouse Supplies as the recipient of donations from Bowler Hat’s December Charity Challenge. With several copies of Kid Beowulf and the Blood-Bound Oath and Visibility going to Schoolhouse Supplies, Bowler Hat Comics calls this experimental challenge a success and looks forward to doing it again next December.

Schoolhouse Supplies connects members of the community with students in over 130 schools throughout the Portland Public School district. To learn more about this organization and how you can support their efforts, please visit their site at schoolhousesupplies.org.

Bowler Hat Comics is pleased to announce that preview pages for all Bowler Hat titles can now be read at bowlerhatcomics.com. This includes a sneak peak at the forthcoming title, Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland. To learn more, or better yet, to read the previews, head on over!

Publisher Jen Weaver-Neist is very pleased to announce that copies of Magic Gardens: The Memoirs of Viva Las Vegas have been selling like hotcakes, and a reprint is in the works for February!

Give My Love to Everybody: Letters from a World War II Soldier will also require a reprint in the next few months, and we’re planning a celebration for Memorial Day in May. Stay tuned for details, as we’d love for you to join us for an all-ages, veteran-friendly event, complete with music of the times, and swingin’ food and drink to match.

Copies of DRP’s first title, Hate Mail, are also available just in time for Valentine’s Day, so please contact us directly for a 50% discount during the month of February (shipping not included): sales@damerocketpress.com or 503.232.0103.

February is going to bring some reorganization to Dame Rocket’s site as well. We’ll give you all the latest in next month’s newsletter.

Until then…

A new year and a new vision—and it’s time for Three Muses Press to shine once more. During the past six months since Ink & Paper Group’s relocation and reorganization, TM’s publisher, Linda M. Meyer, has channeled much of her time and energy into behind-the-scenes business, all the while supporting Dame Rocket Press’s 2009 releases, Give My Love to Everybody and Magic Gardens, and Bowler Hat Comics‘ spring 2010 release, Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland. The dust has settled, our new books are gaining ground, and Linda is eager to get back to her literary love, Three Muses Press.

So what’s ahead? Website revamp, blog updates, refreshed marketing plan, and a new release schedule. Stay tuned…

“It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.”

~ Mother Teresa

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti this past month, we hope you’ll keep in mind that there are many ways to help the people there—even if it’s in thought and the sending of important healing wishes.

If you are in a position to donate your time and/or funds, however, please consider assisting MERCY CORPS (an organization right here in Portland) to continue its critical outreach efforts worldwide.