The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is pleased to welcome local author Ashley Cowger to Harrisburg for a book signing on her new work, On the Plus Side. This event is free and open to the public. Books must be purchased through the Midtown Scholar Bookstore to enter the signing line.

About the Book:

"'What happened next?' That's what everyone always asks. 'Did you break up or what? Did you have the baby?' All I can tell you is there is a plus side and a minus side to every choice you make. And fleas come back months after you think you've taken care of the problem."-Rachel (former paid intern)

"I loved my son. That's what you don't see in his version of the story. Did I approve of his lifestyle? No, no I did not. But that doesn't mean I didn't love him. The thought that it ever occurred to him to wonder, it hurts more than you can understand." -James Bannister (dead dad)

"My brother is an asshole. Why Ashley would want to tell a story from his perspective is beyond me. It would've been better to tell the story from Griff's perspective, or mine. Isn't it obvious that Greg doesn't know what he's talking about?" -April (sister)

"It happened. It shouldn't have, but it did. If I could take it back, I would. I guess that's all there is to say." --Beth (mother)

About the Author:

Ashley Cowger (she/they) is the award winning author of two short story collections: On the Plus Side ​(Galileo Press) and Peter Never Came (Autumn House Press). Their short stories and essays have been published in numerous journals and anthologies. They earned their MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and their BA in English from Northern Arizona University. They are an Assistant Teaching Professor at Penn State Harrisburg. They live in Pennsylvania with their kiddo, husband (the poet Damien Munoz Cowger​), keeshond, cats, and collection of stuffed animals.