Joyful Love, Joyful Activism
Author George Lakey is at Tsunami Books March 9
If it seems that George Lakey has been at every pivot point of social change in the United States since the 1950s, that’s because it’s … Continue reading
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Across The Line From Shadow To Sunlight
Poignant stories of college basketball's integration abound on the eve of ‘March Madness’
Many of the names from Across The Line flow freely in my memory, be it as a once-voracious reader of sports journalism and history or … Continue reading
Smith Family to Close Campus Bookstore
No employees are to lose jobs as the business consolidates downtown
Smith Family Bookstore has existed as a campus icon for 45 years, giving students the option of walking an extra block down 13th Avenue to … Continue reading
Remembering Richard Brautigan
One of Eugene’s briefly famous writers is to be the subject of a new book
He was a meteor. He was an author of such works as Trout Fishing in America, In Watermelon Sugar and The Hawkline Monster, wedged between … Continue reading
Once in a Blue Moon
A beloved niche bookstore in Eugene will soon close its doors for good
As of September, Eugene will have one less independently owned bookstore. In its place will be an expanded liquor store. Blue Moon Books owner Dona … Continue reading
Grunt, Gulp, Bonk, Spook, Stiff and More
Writer Mary Roach will visit the Eugene Public Library for a Q&A and book signing
When science writer and humorist Mary Roach started her journalism career, she reported on health, medicine and the human body. “Science is the world,” Roach … Continue reading