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Indie Author of the Week!

Lynn Slaughter


Lynn Slaughter is addicted to the arts, chocolate, and her husband’s cooking. After a long career as a professional dancer and dance educator, Lynn earned her MFAin Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She is the award-winning author of five young adult romantic mysteries: MISSING MOM, DEADLY SETUP, LEISHA’S SONG, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU, AND WHILE I DANCED, as well as an adult mystery, MISSED CUE.  She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where she’s at work on her next novel and serves on the board of Derby Rotten Scoundrels, the Ohio River Valley chapter of Sisters in Crime.


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Book signing Event

Ric Stuecker

Saturday, July 26, 12-4 PM

- Shepherdsville Location


Ric Stuecker is a prize-winning writer and poet living with his wife, Barbara, in Louisville, Kentucky. Ric has taught English, creative writing and social studies at Saint Xavier High School, the Saint Francis School (Francis Parker School) in Louisville and as an adjunct professor at Indiana University Southeast. A nationally known consultant in positive youth development, his books for teachers and youth workers, psychologists, and social workers published by the Research Press are used in schools and communities throughout the nation. He is an author with John Hunt Publishing, Kelsay Books, and Next Chapter Publishers. His essays, poems and stories have been published in nationally recognized journals.


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Rooted and Rising

a gathering of firsts

Saturday, July 26, 1-3 PM

-Shepherdsville location


Join us for a live literary gathering honoring the firsts that shape us— first books, first titles, first voices, and first places.


THE SALT RIVER Local Arts Collaborative & The James Baker Hall Foundation’s Kentucky Writers on the Road Series presents:


G. Wesley Houp, Winner of the first James Baker Hall Book Award and

Amy Roblero Perez, Kentucky’s first Youth Poet Laureate

Holistic Fair

Saturday August 2, 12 - 5 PM

-Shepherdsville Location


Discover a world of wellness at our upcoming Holistic Fair! Explore a variety of healing modalities offered by skilled vendors—each ready to help you rejuvenate, restore, and find balance. No admission is required, and services are available on a walk-in basis. Try as many vendors as you like for a nominal fee per session and experience the vibrant energy of holistic healing.


Evan Myers book signing event

July 26, from 12-4 PM

-LaGrange Location


Evan Myers is an independent author, high school English teacher, and wrestling coach working in southern Indiana. He loves books, combat sports, and nachos. When he’s not in the classroom or on the wrestling mats, he writes action & adventure fiction.

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***FREE EVENT***

Holy Fire Reiki Healing Circle.  August 3, 4-6 PM

-Shepherdsville Location

Mystic Bliss Reiki is performing a Reiki Healing Circle - Come experience Holy fire Reiki in a group setting.  Relax and enjoy guided meditation while receiving Holy Fire Reiki

Pixie Drops will be available in both locations August 12.  

Pixie Drops are pockets

Pixie Drops are pockets full of wonder.  Each edition has a theme, and the first one is Pockets Full of Starlight.  Every pack includes five collectible 5X7 flash fiction cards, each with a short story built around the word starlight.


This debut edition features indie authors J. Eric Calvert, Mark Mortland, Jessica Lindsey, Leah Pugh and Rebecca Zadorozhnyy.

 

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There will be a Holistic Fair at our Shepherdsville Location the first Saturday of every month thru the end of the year.   Mark your calendars!


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