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Winter Reading

Fallen Water: Where Zen Meets the Wild

Inspired by a meditation session, environmental activist Tim Ream’s debut novel explores the intersection of Zen Buddhism, compassion and nature through the story of a fugitive seeking refuge 

Books 10 months ago

Sitting cross-legged on a cushion in a Buddhist monastery, Tim Ream had an unexpected thought that interrupted his typical meditation routine: the idea of writing … Continue reading →

Top Three Reads!

Local bookstores and libraries on what they’re reading!

Books 10 months ago

Second Hand Prose Picks 100 West 10th Avenue, in the lobby of the Eugene Public Library. FriendsEugeneLibrary.org. My Beloved Monster by Caleb Carr. Little, Brown … Continue reading →

Book Review Roundup

Oregon authors provide riveting reads

Books 10 months ago

Secret Bend, Oregon: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure by Joshua Savage, Reedy Press. $27. Unlike your typical travel guide, in Secret Bend, … Continue reading →

From Real Eugene to Magical Realism

The Eugene Trilogy, by Dan Armstrong   

Books 10 months ago

 Thank goodness for local writers! I read them wherever I live. When I moved to Eugene I read the local writers I knew about, Ken … Continue reading →

Winter Reading

Books to gift or curl up with on dark December evenings 

Books 2 years ago

By EW staff and other readers As journalists we know the way to being a good writer is by being a good reader. And we … Continue reading →

Cold Nights, Warm Pages

As the nights get colder, curl up with a good local book

Books 3 years ago

Sure we hate the time change — leaving the office to dark rainy streets is depressing. But our spirits lift a little bit at the thought … Continue reading →

A Disruptive Force

Mat Johnson on the power of speculative fiction and his latest novel, Invisible Things

Books 3 years ago

“I love science fiction, but I don’t write it,” says Mat Johnson, University of Oregon Philip H. Knight chair of the humanities and author of Invisible … Continue reading →

What You’re Reading

Take a look at recommendations from local book pros 

Books 3 years ago

Eugene Weekly writers are big readers, so periodically we put a little blurb in our Slant column about What We’re Reading. And, of course, Winter … Continue reading →

Not Just Books

Will O’Hearn sees the city’s library providing help and a mecca for all

Books 3 years ago

Growing up in Fairfield, California, during the 1990s meant visiting the library on Fridays for Will O’Hearn. His earliest memory: repeatedly going with his mother, … Continue reading →

Q&A with ‘Misfit’ Author

Casey Parks talks about reporting, writing and inner narratives

Books 3 years ago

The best books are the ones we don’t want to end. This is how I feel about Casey Parks’ recently published book Diary of a … Continue reading →

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