Event

First Person: Authors Talk

First Person: Authors Talk is an interview show featuring conversation about all things writerly. Each month, Host Heather Hirschi interviews a local writer live on the KALA stage, with questions from the audience and a few surprises. In September, we welcome Fall with guest Deborah Reed, novelist and owner of Cloud & Leaf Bookstore in Manzanita. A few years ago, Reed bought the well-loved bookstore and is now a vibrant contributor to the Coasts literary community.

Reed is the author of seven novels, including most recently, Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan and The Days When Birds Come Back, both published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She taught novel writing at the Hellenic American University in Athens, Greece, and the UCLA extension program in Los Angeles. Reed also was the co-director of the Black Forest Writing Seminars at Albert-Ludwig University in Freiburg, Germany. She now splits her time between the Oregon coast and Berlin.

COVID - 19 SAFETY: We are offering a limited capacity event, with socially distanced table seating. Vaccination cards and Masks required, please. KALA Performance Space is equipped with a ventilation system and ceilings fans.

KALA is located at 1017 Marine Dr. in Astoria. Doors open at 7:30pm. Show at 8pm. Cocktails available. 503.338.4878.