Cool and Hot
Q&A with celebrated PNW writer Debra Gwartney
When Eugene Weekly gave me the chance to do a piece for this year’s Winter Reading issue, I knew exactly whom I wanted to talk … Continue reading
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CH-UT-ZP-AH
Sen. Ron Wyden’s book It Takes Chutzpah won’t work unless you use it
By Grace Mangali At 6’4, all in the legs, Sen. Ron Wyden’s dream seat is not in the cushy chairs of a congressional meeting or … Continue reading
Local Bookstores to Feed Your Soul
Looking at Eugene bookstores and what they have to offer
Cozying up with a good book, a hot drink and a blanket is something of a lost art. So too is turning to books for … Continue reading
Journalist and Senator
Years of research on the often untold legacy of Richard Neuberger
A “forgotten figure” is how author Stephen Forrester describes Richard Neuberger, the Oregon journalist and senator who confidently brought his democratic views to this then-conservative … Continue reading
Book Fair!
Eugene book festival celebrates 25 years
The Authors & Artists Fair is bringing 52 authors to Eugene for an autograph party on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Lane Events Center. Admission … Continue reading
Winter Reading
Book nerds, unite!
Ursula Le Guin, Ken Kesey, Beverly Cleary, Cheryl Strayed, Barry Lopez, William Stafford, Chuck Palahniuk … Oregon is and has been home to literary luminaries, … Continue reading
Full Person, Fuller story
Local author spotlights the bright lives of people with Down syndrome
Years ago, Melissa Hart took her brother Mark to a bar on Halloween day in Eugene. They were drinking beer and Mark was dressed as … Continue reading
A Long Journey For ‘At Large’
Henry Alley reads from his latest novel Oct. 25 at Tsunami Books
There’s a soft spot in Henry Alley’s heart for a person scrambling through hard times. It was evident in the author’s six previous novels, and … Continue reading
‘Free Food’ and Eugene’s Hippie Cuisine
Cookbook is part memoir, part recipe guide to the food culture that defines funky Eug
Andrew Barton remembers the cheddar bagel at Humble Bagel with unusual specificity. The now-defunct shop sat on the corner of the Sundance building on 24th … Continue reading
Don’t Shoot!
Journalist and professor Peter Laufer highlights how journalists are under attack
In the early 1970s, Peter Laufer’s family home was set on fire in an arson attack, resulting in his mother’s legs being severely burned. “It … Continue reading