Winter Reading – Fiction
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. Penguin Press, $26. Poet and author Ocean Vuong’s mother died Nov. 2 at age 51, after a … Continue reading
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Winter Reading – Essays
Oregon’s Ancient Forests: a Hiking Guide by Chandra LeGue. Mountaineers Press, $26.95. Buy this book as a Christmas present for your favorite hiker, or that … Continue reading
Winter Reading – Nonfiction
Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview and Other Conversations Melville House Publishing, $16.95. I was mad when I picked up the new book Anthony Bourdain: The … Continue reading
Winter Reading – Memoirs
Little Weirds by Jenny Slate. Little Brown and Company, $27. In her first memoir, actress and comedian Jenny Slate fosters a garden of strange and … Continue reading
A Good Week In Prison
The small things matter once you’re inside
By OMike A good week in prison? I know what you are thinking: That’s an oxymoron if you have ever heard one. To be honest, … Continue reading
This Very Moment
How do you get help for a friend who can’t handle addiction on his own?
By Michael 2 At this very moment, I am mad at my friend “Tommy.” Two things that you should know about me: I seldom … Continue reading
Best Photographer
1. Athena Delene AthenaDelene.com. 2. Bob Williams BobWilliamsPhotographer.com. 3. Ashley Morris AshleyMorrisPhoto.com.
Best Journalist
1. Rick Dancer Rickdancer.com. 2. Camilla Mortensen Editor, Eugene Weekly. 3. William Kennedy Freelancer, Eugene Weekly.
Best Event Venue
1. Cuthbert Amphitheatre 2300 Leo Harris Parkway. 541-762-8099. TheCuthbert.com. 2. WOW Hall (Community Center for the Performing Arts) 291 W. 8th Avenue. 541-687-2746. WOWHall.org. 3. … Continue reading
Best Animal Advocates
1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Road. 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org. 2. Northwest Dog Project P.O. Box 51266 NorthwestDogProject.org. 3. Luvable Dog Rescue P.O. Box 50367. LuvableDogRescue.org.