Raised a Racist
A narrative of racism, and of redemption
Some years ago, I read a Washington Post story about R. Derek Black’s journey from white nationalist wunderkind to antiracist. I was intrigued because first, … Continue reading
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Spraying Words on the Page
Graffiti, Eugene’s alternative zine, is a little bit of everything
“In Graffiti anything goes,” says founder and publisher Don Root. Root is right. Similar to the art you’ll find spray-painted under an overpass, Graffiti is … Continue reading
Return to the River
Author David James Duncan speaks on author Barry Lopez, his recent novel Sun House and relationships between people and the environment at Upstream, a fundraiser for McKenzie River Trust
“Much of what I know about integrity, constancy, power and nobility I’ve learned from this river,” author Barry Lopez once wrote of the McKenzie River. … Continue reading
A Conversation with David James Duncan
A conversation with about 'Going to See,' Barry Lopez and the connections between writers and people
You wrote one of the essays in Going to See, essays on Barry Lopez’s influence on the writers’ work. He died in the months after … Continue reading
Renaissance Man
No matter what role he is currently taking on, poet Matthew Dickman is constantly creating
When Matthew Dickman was a sophomore in high school, like many of us did at that age, he had a crush who he wanted to … Continue reading
Winter Reading
Books to gift or curl up with on dark December evenings
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
The Journey To Preserving History
Author Diane Wilson comes to the Eugene Public Library August 6 to talk about her book ‘The Seed Keeper’
There have been opportunities throughout the summer to pick up a free copy of the novel to read and keep as well as community conversations … Continue reading
Booked at the Fair
Oregon authors offer their work at the Lane County Fair
Many of the 27 Oregon authors appearing at the Lane County Fair July 19 to 23 will be bringing books that have been published within … Continue reading
Finding Beauty
Q&A with Easy Beauty author and two time Pulitzer-Prize finalist Chloé Cooper Jones
Chloé Cooper Jones’ memoir Easy Beauty is a hit with critics and audiences alike, and in early May was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Jones … Continue reading
A Trip To Eugene to Talk About the Northwest
Author Josephine Woolington, former reporter for The Register-Guard, is at Tsunami Books June 24
The words flow easily. There is an intuitive sense of wonder for all that we take for granted in the Pacific Northwest as well as … Continue reading