Annie Bloom's Books welcomes Anne Gudger for an in-store reading from her memoir, The Fifth Chamber. Anne will be in conversation with Portland writer Jackie Shannon Hollis, author of This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story.
This Particular Happiness has been selected as one of the 2023 books for the Garden Home Community Library and Jackie will be joining the group for their June discussion. Come take part in the conversation!
Jody Day, founder of Gateway Women, will host Jackie and other childless elders in this virtual fireside chat exploring RENEWAL. What does that mean to you? Do your needs for renewal increase and or change with time and age? This will, as always, be a rich and varied conversation with #NoMoCrones from around the world. Learn more and register for the conversation here.
Come to Powell’s City of Books and join Jackie in celebrating Leanne Grabel’s fabulous memoir, BRONTOSAURUS ILLUSTRATED. Leanne Grabel always brings her all to these events, with music and visuals as well as her powerful writing. Jackie will also read from her own memoir and Jackie and Leanne will join in conversation about the ways we continue to process sexual assault through writing. While it is a tough subject, we bring hope and joy to our stories.
As part of World Childless Week, Jackie will join Jody Day as she hosts eight of the #nomocrones in sharing letters to their younger selves, and offering elder wisdom to those in the new grief of childlessness. These #nomocrone conversations are always energetic, moving, and full of humor. Register for the free webinar here and check the time in your location (12pm PDT).
Jackie will again join #nomocrones from around the world in an important conversation about the labels childless and childfree. We will consider whether age impacts how those without children identify themselves. This event will be hosted by the fabulous Jody Day of Gateway women. Go here for registration. Check the the in your zone.
Jackie will join Margaret Malone, Melissa Leto, Nathan Tompkins and Krista Lee Hanson for this special event sharing writing about grief—all the ways it comes to us, all the ways we meet it. Register for your Zoom link here.
Immerse yourself in books at the Portland Book Festival and stop by Lilla Lit’s booth (32) to say hi and get your hands on signed books from fab Lilla and Literary Bingo alums:
9 AM Katie Grindeland, Sara Quinn Rivara
10 AM Chelsea Biondolillo, Katie Grindeland, Sara Quinn Rivara
11 AM Mary Rechner, Katie Grindeland
12 PM Jackie Shannon Hollis, Mary Rechner
1 PM Jennifer Perrine, Chelsea Biondolillo, Mary Rechner
2 PM Margaret Malone, Armin Tolentino, Jennifer Perrine
3 PM Rachel King, Armin Tolentino, Sara Quinn Rivara
4 PM Armin Tolentino, Rachel King, Jackie Shannon Hollis
As part of World Childless Week (September 13-19), Jackie will join seven other childless elders from around the world to explore the question, “But what is your legacy if you don’t have children?” Jody Day, founder of Gateway Women will guide this important conversation. Link to register coming soon.
As a speaker at the Virtual Childfree Conference, Jackie will be in conversation on two panels:
Childfree Over 50 — 11:30am PST
From Childless by Circumstance to Childfree and Happy — 12pm PST
Join the whole conference, starting at 9:00 am EST . . . or jump on any time. Join here.
Join us by Zoom hosted by the fabulous Annie Bloom’s bookstore! Jackie will be talking with Donna Ward in celebration of the USA release of Donna’s memoir, She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life. Learn more here! Sign up here! Annie Bloom’s will have Donna’s book and Jackie’s book, This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story, available for purchase. Be ready for a deep conversation about the planned and unplanned paths that lead us to who we become. PLEASE NOTE June 7, 2021, 7pm Oregon, USA time, and adjust accordingly.
Join Jackie and seven other fabulous #NomoCrones for 90-mins of wisdom, laughter, and fireside tales to close the year. Hosted by Jody Day, Founder of Gateway Women. Learn more here. The time above is PST, so check your local time!
Jackie will be the November guest author at Courtyard Fountains Power of the Pen Author Series. She will discuss her memoir, This Particular Happiness, explore what makes a life meaningful, and also discuss the way the meaning of our stories shifts and changes over the course of our lives. This will be a virtual Zoom event (details to come).
As part of the award winning Living Well Talk Series sponsored by the Lake Oswego Adult Community Center, Jackie will be in conversation with Nicole Hume. This event will explore the idea of happiness as an ideal we all search for but often fail to notice because it looks different than we imagined.. This event will be offered virtually via Tualatin Valley Community Television, (link coming soon) and also be available for later viewing on YouTube.
For World Childless Week, Jody Day, author and founder of Gateway Women and a World Childless Week Champion invites you to meet 6 inspiring childless elderwomen from around the world. Karen Malone Wright of the NotMom, author Stella Duffy, Maria Hill with Sensitive Evolution, Kate Kaufmann author of Do You Kids: Life When the Answer is No, Donna Ward author of She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life, , and Jackie Shannon Hollis author of This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story. You may register here for this live Zoom webinar which will start at (7:00am Oregon time 10am east coast) and will also be available for later viewing.
Jackie joins the fabulous Kate Kaufmann, author of Do You Have Kids? Life When the Answer is No, hosted by Two Rivers Bookstore. Sign up here to join this video conversation on Crowdcast .
Come on out for food, drink, and get Literary AF (yes as they say,” it means exactly what you think”).
At this private event for members of the University Club of Portland, Jackie Shannon Hollis will read from and discuss her book, This Particular Happiness. Books will be available for sale and signing by the author.
Jackie is delighted to be a part of HomeWord Bound 2020 annual fundraising event for Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH). HomeWord Bound features Northwest authors and includes dinner, a silent auction, book sales and signings. Learn more here.
Jackie and Claire Rudy Foster will join Katharine Coldiron in reading and conversation celebrating the release of Katharine’s new book Ceremonials.
Jackie is delighted to be invited to WordFest for an evening of reading and conversation about her debut memoir, This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story.
Join Jackie for tea and conversation. I will talk about her memoir, This Particular Happiness, writing, libraries and reading. Attendance is limited to 15.
Jackie will be joined at Broadway Books by her niece, Annilee Durfey Hyer, for an intimate conversation about the many ways we create family. Jackie will also read from and sign copies of her book, This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story. Come and join in the discussion.
Jackie will be a guest on OPB’s Think Out Loud, a radio show that talks about "politics and global issues, music and sports, books and the environment — anything and everything that can sustain an hour of live, unscripted conversation.” Look here to find out where to tune in.
Celebrating books and reading, Jolabokaflod Pdx gathers local authors at this special event. Come talk with authors, buy books for the new year, and enjoy entertainment, refreshments and Nordic NW giveaways. Learn more here.
Jackie is delighted to be invited to read at Plonk! Details coming soon on this monthly reading series at Rose City Book Pub.
Jackie is so excited to comes back to her hometown of Condon to share This Particular Happiness. Join her at the public library for a reading, Q&A, and book signing. Details coming soon.
Among the family, staff, and clientele at Edward Wadsworth Salon are several who are involved in the Arts. This event will showcase their work. Jackie will be sharing her book, This Particular Happiness, as part of this special evening. Come meet the artists and authors and share in conversation and refreshments! RSVP. SPACE IS LIMITED!
Support your local independent bookstore and do your holiday shopping on Indies First day as part of Small Business Saturday. Jackie will be celebrating at Broadway Books, signing copies of This Particular Happiness, and talking with readers about a few of the books she read and loved this year.
Jackie will join a webinar hosted by Jody Day at the Gateway Women book club as they discuss Jackie’s memoir, This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story. This is a private event, available through Gateway Women. 10:00 am PST, 6pm UK time.
