January 31, 2029 10:40 a.m. 

Roseburg Public Library invites the community to an evening with award winning Oregon author Victor Lodato on Thursday, February 13th at 6:30 p.m.

A city release said Lodato will share his latest work, “Honey: A Novel”, which was recently named a finalist for Literary Art’s Oregon Book Awards in the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction category.

“Honey,” is Honey Fasinga is the daughter of a New Jersey mob boss who fled her family for college and Los Angeles, where she worked at an art house. Now in her 80s, she is back home, coming to terms with her biological family and creating a found family.

The first 20 attendees to the library program will receive a free, hardcover copy of “Honey”, courtesy of Friends of the Roseburg Public Library. Lodato will offer a limited number of his books for cash-only sale.

The program will be held at the library located at 1409 Northeast Diamond Lake Boulevard, and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Roseburg Public Library staff at 492-7050 or email: library@roseburgor.gov.