Book Review Roundup
Oregon authors provide riveting reads
Secret Bend, Oregon: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure by Joshua Savage, Reedy Press. $27. Unlike your typical travel guide, in Secret Bend, … Continue reading
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Top Three Reads!
Local bookstores and libraries on what they’re reading!
Second Hand Prose Picks 100 West 10th Avenue, in the lobby of the Eugene Public Library. FriendsEugeneLibrary.org. My Beloved Monster by Caleb Carr. Little, Brown … Continue reading
Fallen Water: Where Zen Meets the Wild
Inspired by a meditation session, environmental activist Tim Ream’s debut novel explores the intersection of Zen Buddhism, compassion and nature through the story of a fugitive seeking refuge
Sitting cross-legged on a cushion in a Buddhist monastery, Tim Ream had an unexpected thought that interrupted his typical meditation routine: the idea of writing … Continue reading
‘More Than Just a Bookstore’
Prosed Books, a diverse-authors-only bookstore, opens its doors Nov. 16
Eugene has an array of independent bookstores within city limits, but none so far have filled one specific niche: diverse-authors-only. That’s where Prosed Books comes … Continue reading
All About the Books
Writers, artists and more head to Florence for its Festival of Books Sept. 28
Bibliophiles unite! Storytellers, authors, illustrators, artists and readers alike are invited to indulge in a day of 40 exhibitors, presentations from two special speakers, five … Continue reading
Fiction Communicating Science
Local author addresses climate change in telling the mysterious story of a recently widowed woman navigating issues of responsibility and denial
In a field like science that favors men and traditional learning techniques, author and scientist M Jackson challenges these standards. “I’m really, really passionate about … Continue reading
A Wounded Deer Seeking Refuge
Author Charlie J. Stephens talks about their debut novel at the downtown library August 8
The grand expanse and grace of nature is an oasis for Smokey, and they need it. Smokey most of all wants the comfort and safety … Continue reading
Book People at the Fair
Tsunami Press presents its second publication at the Oregon Country Fair
Scott Landfield’s doctor told him he could live to be 100. Good thing, too, because the 70-year-old owner of Tsunami Books feels like he’s just … Continue reading
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
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