Not Trump
A Promised Land by Barack Obama. Crown Publishing, $45. A Promised Land reads like Barack Obama is speaking to you — in that unique way the … Continue reading
Books Archive
Mystery and Suspense
Best Laid Plans by Gwen Florio. Severn House, $28.99. Nora Best is about to embark on a great adventure with her husband, traveling the country … Continue reading
Trumpery
Rage by Bob Woodward. Simon & Schuster, $27.95. For all of the books out there on Trump, Bob Woodward’s reporting will most likely be the … Continue reading
“Lamina”
A short story by Eliza Master
Now Johnny’s gone. Tyana texts from the window sill. Her legs dangle outside. She won’t tell Max where Johnny went. An updraft blows her skirt … Continue reading
Master of Horror
Just in time for Halloween, Eliza Master talks about the benefits of a really horrible imagination
The great thing about reading horror stories, Eliza Master says, is that they allow us to explore our darkest impulses without actually having to do … Continue reading
Addicted
A Seattle singer-songwriter faces the music three decades after Cobain
The Seattle music scene of the ’90s that gave rise to a slew of now legendary bands — Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, to name … Continue reading
Essential Reading
Books can guide us through a time of reckoning and awakening
In 2003, at the age of 92, revolutionary philosopher and activist Grace Lee Boggs delivered an impassioned speech titled “These are the times to grow … Continue reading
Show, Don’t Read
Oregon names a new poet laureate. Expect to be energized.
Oregon has a new official poet laureate. On May 4, Anis Mojgani became the 10th poet to enjoy that slightly archaic-sounding title — and the … Continue reading
Trauma and Transformation
Eugene author releases second novel while under quarantine
When Eugene writer Marjorie Celona was working on their (Celona prefers they/them pronouns) first best-selling novel, 2012’s Y, they used money earned from teaching to … Continue reading
Libraries Are (Virtually) Here for You in COVID-19
Here's a round up of the library resources you can access while socially distant
With schools operating virtually, resources may seem scarce but the libraries in our community are helping actively. Here is a list of services being offered … Continue reading