*On July 23, 2022, Blue Cactus Press will release a fiction and romance novel, Where Rivers Change Direction by L. Bundrock, during Tacoma Pride month. * [image: Where Rivers cover color.png] Set on the slopes of the continental divide, in a place the Blackfeet call the backbone of the world, *Where Rivers Change Direction *is the awakening story of a woman who cannot remain bound to one place or identity. Tana McCabe, a white woman, falls in love with Colette Little Crow. Her coming out as a late-blooming Gay woman is messy, painful, and full of fumbles only surpassed by those of her evolving family. Tana’s love with Collette ultimately cleaves her heart in two and she must decide whether to try to piece it all back together, or cross geographic and cultural divides to start over. *Where Rivers Change Direction* explores the meaning of home, the consequence of our choices, and the complicated influences - some centuries old - that pull us in one direction or another. *On Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 11a.m.,* Blue Cactus Press will host an in-person book launch and reading in celebration of the publication of *Where Rivers Change Direction*. The book launch will be held at Alma, in the outdoor patio space, located at 1322 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA. The event includes a short reading from the book, an audience-led Q&A with the author, and a book signing. The event is part of Alma’s Pride festivities. Participants will have the option to purchase food and drink at the event. A portion of proceeds from book and drink sales will be donated to Oasis Youth Center, a support center dedicated to the need of LGBTQ youth in Pierce County. *For more information about the book and author, contact Christina Vega at bluecactuspress@gmail.com <bluecactuspress@gmail.com>. To order a copy of the book, head to bluecactuspress.com <http://bluecactuspress.com>. *