Columbia River Peace Corps Association Supports RPCV Writers
Bill Stein (Niger 1990-93) President of the Columbia River Peace Corps Association sent out a notice on upcoming meetings with RPCV authors. Bill and his group are supporting our writers. Thanks, Columbia River! Monday, December 6, 2010: Tinker, Irene: Crossing Centuries: A Road Trip Through Colonial Africa (2010). The website now contains transit directions to Irene Tinker’s home in the Mirabella Portland. Wednesday, January 12, 2011: Moritz Thomsen (Ecuador 1965-67) Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle (1969). Note that this book was earlier slated for discussion in February. Mid-February 2011 (date TBA): Peter Hessler (China 1996-98): River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (2001). Peter Hessler will be at Powell’s City of Books on 2/15 reading from his latest book, Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory (2010), and he’s graciously offering to meet with us some time during his Portland visit that’s not booked by his publicist. We’re . . .
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