Cold Nights, Warm Pages
As the nights get colder, curl up with a good local book
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
Books
A Disruptive Force
Mat Johnson on the power of speculative fiction and his latest novel, Invisible Things
“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
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
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
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
Walk Out the Door
This should be a powerful book launch and signing event. To start, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in three women and … Continue reading
A Writer’s Intuition
Unleashed, Cai Emmons’ latest novel, is an account of heightened senses
When Eugene writer Cai Emmons talks about her writing process, her language is physical — even athletic. In conversation about her forthcoming novel, Unleashed, set … Continue reading
Entering an Undead World
Award-winning graphic novelist talks about her new work set in ‘The Walking Dead’ zombie universe
How do you make stories about the undead fresh? If you’re behind The Walking Dead, which began as a TV show in 2010 and has … Continue reading
Book Binge
Eugene-area writers have been on a roll in the past year. We check in on some of their recently published work
Perhaps there’s something in the air. Maybe it’s all that pandemic isolation. Or just possibly Eugene really is a great city of the arts and … Continue reading
The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo
Music can remind us of both the minute moments and the benchmarks of our lives. In his new book, The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in … Continue reading