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Winter 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 

Books 5 months ago

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 →

Top Three Reads!

Local bookstores and libraries on what they’re reading!

Books 5 months ago

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 →

Book Review Roundup

Oregon authors provide riveting reads

Books 5 months ago

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 →

From Real Eugene to Magical Realism

The Eugene Trilogy, by Dan Armstrong   

Books 5 months ago

 Thank goodness for local writers! I read them wherever I live. When I moved to Eugene I read the local writers I knew about, Ken … Continue reading →

Winter Reading

Books to gift or curl up with on dark December evenings 

Books 1 year ago

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 →

Cold Nights, Warm Pages

As the nights get colder, curl up with a good local book

Books 2 years ago

Sure we hate the time change — leaving the office to dark rainy streets is depressing. But our spirits lift a little bit at the thought … Continue reading →

A Disruptive Force

Mat Johnson on the power of speculative fiction and his latest novel, Invisible Things

Books 2 years ago

“I love science fiction, but I don’t write it,” says Mat Johnson, University of Oregon Philip H. Knight chair of the humanities and author of Invisible … Continue reading →

What You’re Reading

Take a look at recommendations from local book pros 

Books 2 years ago

Eugene Weekly writers are big readers, so periodically we put a little blurb in our Slant column about What We’re Reading. And, of course, Winter … Continue reading →

Not Just Books

Will O’Hearn sees the city’s library providing help and a mecca for all

Books 2 years ago

Growing up in Fairfield, California, during the 1990s meant visiting the library on Fridays for Will O’Hearn. His earliest memory: repeatedly going with his mother, … Continue reading →

Q&A with ‘Misfit’ Author

Casey Parks talks about reporting, writing and inner narratives

Books 2 years ago

The best books are the ones we don’t want to end. This is how I feel about Casey Parks’ recently published book Diary of a … Continue reading →

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