It’s Day 11 at 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List, and we’ve got Jonathan Case, who writes and draws books in Portland, as a member of Periscope Studio, the largest cooperative of comics creators in America. His first book, Dear Creature, came out this fall from Tor/Macmillan to critical acclaim, local and beyond. Case …
How is it Day 10 already? Here’s Jane Kirkpatrick, who has a huge fan base in the NW for her historical women’s fiction and a new contemporary novel that shows off her sharp wit. Kirkpatrick shops at Sunriver Books and Music; the Book Stop and Waucoma Books both in Hood River; Time Enough Books in Ilwaco; …
We’re all excited that Eowyn Ivey’s debut novel, The Snow Child, will be published Feb. 1 by Reagan Arthur Books/Little, Brown & Co. When Ivey’s not writing books, she’s selling them at Fireside Books (Palmer, Alaska), where she says she loves this time of year especially. “Much of my time is spent greeting old friends …
Our Day 8 list-maker, author/illustrator Johanna Wright (Bandits, The Secret Circus), says she’s been painting snow scenes and ice-skating rabbits for her upcoming book Bunnies on Ice (Roaring Brook, 2013) since summer. “So I’ve actually been in a holiday frame of mind for a long while now,” she writes. “Holiday music and Christmas-themed audio books …
Day 5 of 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List brings us a decidedly Western list from Echo, Oregon (pop. 700) author Pamela Steele, whose first novel, Greasewood Creek, was recently released by Counterpoint Press. Steele has been the recipient of Fishtrap and Jentel Arts fellowships. Paper Bird, her poetry collection, was published by Wordcraft …
Day 4 here for 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List, and we’ve got Laurie Frankel, who had the idea to pair some of her favorite books with other gift items, which makes us want to crowd under that umbrella with her and go shopping. Frankel lives in Seattle’s Central District with her husband, her three-year-old son, …
Today, lucky readers, is Day 3 of 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List. Brian Doyle Day! Doyle was the first author to submit his list to us—within hours of our asking. That stream of consciousness thing he does, that’s for real. He even provided his own headline. He wrote his bio, too: “Brian Doyle …
It's Day 2 of 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List, and we've got a lively and versatile list from Boise author Anthony Doerr. In addition to being an eloquent book recommender, Doerr is the author most recently of Memory Wall, which was a New York Times Notable Book, winner of The Story Prize, and winner …
