November 18, 2025
Will and Ruby with a timeline of Annie Bloom’s Books’ story.
Treat yourself to this interview with Annie Bloom’s Will and Ruby. It’s less than 18 minutes long, and it’s professionally produced by Oregon artist Leif Olsen, who also composed the music, as part of theliferecording.com. Olsen records the life stories of parents, grandparents, widows, and widowers—then sets them to original music—because no one’s story should go untold. And now he’s done a bookstore!
Annie Bloom’s Books has been an important part of the Portland, OR literary scene since 1978.
As Olsen puts it, “[…]hear Will and Ruby’s thoughts on the history of Annie Bloom’s, why books are dangerous, and what the rise in horror and romance says about our society.” Enjoy!
