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• A Side Bar with Lawyer Terrence P. Dwyer

  • When
    Saturday, February 21, 2026
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Please join us on Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. PT with Terrence P. Dwyer as he discusses the many legal issues writers have to face, from copyright laws to the pitfalls in setting up an independent publishing company. He founded Legal-Eaze for Writers.

  Terry Dwyer, retired from a 22-year career with the New York State Police, is a professor and attorney teaching legal studies at Western Connecticut State University.

  He is also an author and a playwright. He wrote three textbooks, the most recent being Homeland Security Law: Issues and Analysis and he is a featured columnist for Police1.com. His new play Depositions premiered in Scranton, PA and his new book The Badge Between Us was recently published.

  

  Visit Terry at TerrencePDwyer.com

  
  

  
  

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• Crime Time at Pleasant Pheasant

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    Sunday, March 08, 2026
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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    1059 Court St. Suite #109, Woodland, CA 95695

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  Please join host Chris Dreith on Sunday, March 8th at 2:00 p.m. for our Crime Time hour with local crime writers as we discuss the trials, tribulations, and joys of the writing process. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or struggling through your first draft, it’s a great chance to network with fellow writers and maybe get a few questions answered. Enjoy the company of others who can’t resist the lure of (fictional) crime!

  Pleasant Pheasant has graciously offered to host our meeting, and we’re sure you’ll enjoy browsing their shelves. We will also be continuing the conversation at one of the wonderful nearby eateries if you'd like to join us!

  Space is limited so please register if you plan on attending.

  
  

  Pleasant Pheasant Bookstore

  1059 Court Street

  Suite #109

  Woodland, CA 95695

  530-722-6077

  
  

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• Meet The Author with Claire M. Johnson

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    Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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  Please join us on Tuesday, March 10th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. PT as Claire M. Johnson discusses her newest novel, City Lights, with our own, Jennifer Morita.

  
  

  Claire M. Johnson's first novel, Beat Until Stiff, was nominated for the 2003 Agatha Award for Best First Novel and was a Booksense pick. Fog City, my noir crime novel set in Prohibition-era San Francisco featuring Maggie Laurent, P.I., was published in 2024 from Level Best Books. In 2025, Fog City was nominated for the Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel from the Private Eyes Writers of America and was the winner of the Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery by Mystery Readers International. This book is the first in the Fog City Noir series. The second book in this series, City Lights, was published in 2025 and has been nominated for a the 2026 Lefty for Best Historical Mystery. The third book in this series, Crookedest Street in the World, will debut in June 2026. Shifting gears, her historical fiction novel, For Thee, is a first-person narrative of Pauline Pfeiffer’s marriage to Ernest Hemingway. This novel won the gold medal from The Florida Writers Association’s Royal Palm Literary Award, and will also be published in June 2026.  You can find out more at:
  

  www.clairemjohnsonwrites.com

  www.facebook.com/claire.m.johnson.98

  www.instagram.com/clairejohnson414

  
  

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