HOOD RIVER — Join local author Gabriel Urza in celebration of his gripping new novel, “Silver State.” Urza will stop by the Hood River Library on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. for an in-depth conversation with award-winning writer Sierra Crane Murdoch.

HOOD RIVER — Paging all poets: The Indian Creek Poetry Walk has released a “Call for Poems,” inviting local artists to submit their work for possible inclusion in an April 2026 trailside gallery of nature-themed writing.

HOOD RIVER — Waucoma Bookstore welcomes Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Trey for a book signing of “Becoming Little Shell.”

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TROUT LAKE — “When you get into it, it starts telling itself,” said Marjorie Burns, retired English professor living in Trout Lake, on her middle reader fantasy “The New Cadets,” published April 15, 2024, by The Gabbro Head Press. It’s the first in a series titled “The Dream Rangers,” with the sequal off to the publishers already.

HOOD RIVER — On Nov. 14, Hood River Valley High School’s (HRVHS) Bowe Theater will feature “Shizue: An American Story,” presented by the Portl…