Tag: Animals
Posted on September 12, 2022
by Author Melissa Crandall
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A bit ago, round about the time I received my concussion, I also received an inquiry from the book lovers/promoters at Shepherd.com about whether I’d like to promote ELEPHANT SPEAK by also helping to promote the work of others. I did a bit of… Continue Reading “Attention Writers and Readers: Introducing Shepherd.Com”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Authors, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Nonfiction, Writers, WritingTags: Animals, Biography, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Nonfiction, Shepherd.com, Writing
We’re a (very) short three weeks and four days from the beginning of Loganberry Books’ Author Alley gatherings. For three Saturdays in a row, the good people at Loganberry Books will bring together up to 30 area authors to talk about their work. Each… Continue Reading “Three Weekends of Writers”
Category: Animals, Appearances, Authors, Books, Elephant Speak, Loganberry Books, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Roger Henneous, Washington Park Zoo, Writers, Writing, ZooTags: Animals, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Loganberry Books, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Writing
Please pass the word along to your reader friends near and far. We’re bound to have a fun time talking about elephants, not to mention all the other stuff that crops up. Hope you’ll join us in September at the Thompson Branch of Geuga… Continue Reading “Coming Soon to an Ohio Near You”
Category: Animals, Appearances, Authors, Biography, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Roger Henneous, Writers, WritingTags: Animals, Biography, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Writing
There isn’t a lot known about Cindy the elephant. Born in Thailand, she was exported to the US at a young age (likely too young to be away from her mother), bought by this person and that, and eventually wound up at Point Defiance… Continue Reading “Cindy”
On June 5, I received an email from Sharon Glaeser at the Oregon Zoo. In part, she wrote: “I have a tribute to Roger to share with you. We finally published our long-term study on our bulls … In our long list of thanks… Continue Reading “Bit of Pleasurable News”
…to the staff and patrons at Estacada Library in Estacada, OR for the opportunity to be the kick-off presenter for the 2022 Adult Programming. I appreciate all who attended, eager to learn more about my friend Roger Henneous and his remarkable elephants through my… Continue Reading “A Hearty “Thank You””
Category: Animals, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Estacada Library, Oregon Zoo, Roger HenneousTags: Animals, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Estacada Library, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Roger Henneous
Hey, everyone. When COVID-19 struck and changed all our lives, the lovely folks behind the Newburyport Literary Festival were convinced it spelled the end of this year’s event. NOT SO! Just check out their website, Newburyport Literary Festival to find out about all the wonderful options.… Continue Reading “Newburyport Literary Festival Goes Virtual TODAY!”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nature, Newburyport, Newburyport Literary Festival, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Publishing, Reading, Wildlife, Writers, WritingTags: Animal Books, Animals, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nature, Newburyport Literary Festival, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Publishing, Reading, Wildlife, Writers, Writing
By the end of our day at the zoo–and walking around Portland, window-shopping and stuffing ourselves with great food–I was more toast than human. We’d planned on driving the three hours of Bend, OR that night, but Ed and I were both so wrung… Continue Reading “World Tour – The Final Two Days”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nature, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Roger Henneous, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Wildlife, Writing, ZooTags: Animal Books, Animals, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nature, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Roger Henneous, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Wildlife, Writing
I’m sorry to have been away for a couple of days. Like the rest of you, I’m dealing with the Corvid-19 threat as best as possible, but refocusing my efforts into wiping down surfaces, taking an inventory of what we have, what we need,… Continue Reading “World Tour – Intermission”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon ZooTags: Animals, Elephant Sanctuary Tennessee, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Music, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, PAWS/ARK 2000, The Elephant Sanctuary
As the ELEPHANT SPEAK launch date approaches, I thought I’d give everyone a run down for the month of March (so far): March 4 – KATU “Afternoon Live” appearance (to air between 2-3 pm) BOOK LAUNCH – Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside Street, Portland,… Continue Reading “March Events”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Bank Square Books, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Publishing, Reading, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Wildlife, Writers, Writing, ZooTags: Animal Books, Animals, Appearance, Bank Square Books, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Reading, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Writing
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