Winter Reading
Eugene Weekly’s annual cold weather roundup of the books that make us warm
Did you read something you loved this year? Did you read something that made you cry or pissed you off? We did. Year after year, … Continue reading
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A Growing Tsunami
Starting with Ken Babbs’ newest work, Tsunami Books is venturing into the publishing business
An Irish fiddle plays over the radio as Tsunami Books owner Scott Landfield talks about his recent venture into the publishing industry. Surrounded by counterculture … Continue reading
Listening and Waiting
Maxine Scates explores change and constancy in nature in her new book My Wilderness
“When I first moved here, ferns grew six feet high,” Eugene poet Maxine Scates says in a phone interview. “The ferns are all gone now. … Continue reading
A Final Chapter
A Eugene writer makes life beautiful in the face of fatal illness
When Eugene novelist Cai Emmons was diagnosed last winter with bulbar-onset ALS, a fatal condition with no known cure, she and her partner, Paul Calandrino, … Continue reading
The Sweetness of Success
University of Oregon alum’s debut book chosen by Oprah for book club, became a New York Times bestseller
The hives came shortly after Nathan Harris’ editor told him there was big news about his debut book, The Sweetness of Water. His mind went … Continue reading
Escaping the Future
Eugene sci-fi author touches on climate change, corrupt governments and the coming apocalypse in the second book in his four-part series
The Foreseeable Future, the second book in the SEEDER series from Eugene-based sci-fi author Howard Libes, is a gripping and well-paced expansion of the universe … Continue reading
Winter Reading Bookstore Recommendations
Eugene's bookstores share what's hot this year
Looking for a good book but want to hear from the pros? Eugene Weekly reached out to Eugene’s bookstores to hear what our favorite bookworms are … Continue reading
Nerdy Nonfiction
Win At All Costs: Inside Nike Running and Its Culture of Deception by Matt Hart. HarperCollins, $29.99. Even the most noble athletes don’t train naturally, … Continue reading
Travel
Pacific Crest Trail: From the California Border to Canada by Jordan Summers. Wilderness Press, $29.95. For anyone who has ever remotely thought about hiking the … Continue reading
Literary Fiction
Jack by Marilynne Robinson. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27. This is the fourth in a series that began with Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set … Continue reading