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Welcome to OCWW CONNECT, your resource for member-led social, educational and cultural events that go beyond our weekly workshops. From remote meetups, coffee and conversations and lunch and learns to evening social gatherings, field trips and open mics, CONNECT is OCWW's link to the greater creative community.    

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    • December 19, 2024
    • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Secret World Books, 1774 Second Street, Highland Park
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    The book we're pumping is

    A Viennese Waltz

    Join Pump Up The Volume for an in-depth craft discussion with author Tom Sundell on bringing his romantic, eerie and suspenseful novel, A Viennese Waltz to the page.

    Protagonist Zoltan Vajda, the quiet cafe waiter with a hidden past will be our tour guide through a series of secrets, fears and  longing in  1912 Vienna, at a place and time of thrilling and yet frightening change. Forced to confront the darkness he's kept at bay for so long, he'll have to decide whether to risk everything to protect those he's come to care for.  Deftly handled in Tom’s economical yet heartfelt prose, it all adds up to a compelling read that will no doubt give you pause to consider the links between the world of A Viennese Waltz and our own.

    Our host for the event, Secret World Books, is an absolutely delightful new indie bookstore offering everything from novels to books of poetry to zines and comics. The store will have a limited number of copies on hand for pick up, or you can order via the links below. 

    BIO:  Thomas Sundell is the author of A Viennese Waltz and A Bloodline of Kings (published by Crow Woods Publishing and, in Greek, as Philip of Macedon by Minoas SA), along with twenty-six other novels and novellas, including Massachusetts in Rebellion
    and
    The Con
    sultant.

    He has also published two anthologies of short stories and flash fiction, titled Views of Imagined Lives

    Tom is a joy to converse with on all topics literary. If you haven't the pleasure yet, you can get psyched for our chat by visiting his website of elegant storytelling asundellwritings.wordpress.com. 

    Questions, comments? Please contact Book Club Chair Liz Fox.

Past CONNECTS

December 09, 2024 RAGDALE WRITERS' RETREAT
October 20, 2024 CELEBRATE RAGDALE NEXT
October 19, 2024 PUMP UP THE VOLUME FOR DOWN THE STEEP
September 07, 2024 OCWW AUTHORS @ PRINTER'S ROW LITFEST 2024
May 30, 2024 END OF SEASON LUNCHEON
May 21, 2024 Critique CONNECTION
March 20, 2024 PUMP UP THE VOLUME FOR BERNADINE'S SHANGHAI SALON
March 18, 2024 CONNECT: Book Club Mixer - Featuring Rebecca Makkai
February 27, 2024 CONNECT @ OCWW's Micro Memoir OPEN MIC
January 30, 2024 Literary Roundtable: Share Your Favorite Writerly Resource
December 12, 2023 CONNECT at THE BOOK STALL with Kelly Farmer and Friends
November 06, 2023 PUMP UP THE VOLUME for BeatNikki's Cafe
October 02, 2023 CONNECT at Bookends & Beginnings - Meet Eula Biss
September 28, 2023 CONNECT for Coffee and Conversation
August 23, 2023 COOKIES & CONFLICT - POETRY SLAM AT BOOK STALL
August 16, 2023 RAGDALE: PICNIC on the PRAIRIE
May 25, 2023 KELLY McMASTERS AUTHOR EVENT
May 25, 2023 END OF YEAR LUNCHEON
April 30, 2023 MEANINGFUL CONFLICTS~ LAUNCH PARTY
April 18, 2023 CONNECT - Tuesday Roundtable Read at AVLI
April 16, 2023 CONNECT - READING YOUR WORK ALOUD WITHOUT FEAR
March 21, 2023 CONNECT - Rebecca Makkai at THE BOOK STALL
February 26, 2023 CONNECT - Lessons in Chemistry from THE BOOK STALL
February 21, 2023 CONNECT - Roundtable Read at AVLI
January 29, 2023 CONNECT - IMPROV THEATRE AT THE DEN
January 25, 2023 CONNECT CRAFT TALK - FIND A PLACE FOR YOUR WRITING - AND GET PAID
December 18, 2022 HOLIDAY THEATER MEET & MINGLE


 

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