Amanda Coplin was born in Wenatchee, Washington. She received her BA from the University of Oregon and her MFA from the University of Minnesota. A recipient of residencies from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and the Omi International Arts Center at Ledig House in Ghent, New York, she lives in Portland, Oregon. …
Our Face Out today is for an intriguing new novel by San Francisco author Josh Mohr (excerpt here). Jonathan Evison calls Mohr the “bard of the underbelly,” and, true to these wastrel-ly ways, he did get kicked out of an event at a recent buy flagyl online bookshow in Portland, though it wasn't his fault …
“For fans of Charles Baxter, this collection of new and previously published short stories embodies all that we’ve come to expect from Baxter: lovely writing, sharp dialogue, themes of isolation, Midwestern locales and a thoroughly enjoyable read. The beauty of short stories is that you can savor them over time, like a literary dessert before …
