Chuck Palahniuk walked away with apparently nothing more than a sore neck when his car was struck by a careening semi while the author was pulling out of his driveway east of Washougal, Washington Friday morning. The former truck mechanic has seen the underside of a lot of big rigs, but not laying on their …
After working at St. Helens Book Shop for several years, Lori Cardiff took over for long-time owner Luanne Kreutzer two-and-a-half years ago. (St. Helens, Oregon, is about thirty miles north of Portland.) Cardiff runs the store with a unique perspective, having served as a teacher, a nonprofit fund-raiser, a member of the St. Helens Public Library …
It’s Day 12 and we’re thrilled to present Chuck Palahniuk’s gift list. Palahniuk is a two-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Award (for Fight Club, 1997 and Lullaby, 2003); an author who holds the distinction of causing the most people to faint at readings since Dickens; and the kind of guy who would woo a …
Broadway Books is a timeless Portland gem. It's revered by longtime customers, new customers and fellow booksellers alike for staying vibrant and relevant during a tumultuous time in the book industry. The Book Broads, as the co-owners call themselves on Twitter, are making moves that incorporate the wisdom of their bookselling experience with new technologies …
Hanging out with Chuck Palahniuk can be fun—and potentially good for one’s career. Shelf Awareness has a chocolate Easter Bunny sweet piece on his efforts to introduce his writing group partner Lidia Yuknavitch‘s new memoir, The Chronology of Water, to indie booksellers throughout the country. The two Portland area authors packaged up boxes full of Easter …
Anyone who has read Chelsea Cain’s gory and intense thrillers about serial killer Gretchen Lowell could easily conclude that the author is a sordid woman who has an air of darkness. Anyone who has actually talked with her knows differently. Cain is lively, quick to smile, prone to self-deprecation and at the ready for a …
“I somehow love both country music and new wave . . . that should qualify me for a handicapped parking permit.” Okay, this Chuck Palahniuk quote has nothing to do with this article, but we couldn’t stand waiting to use it in an appropriate (?) manner. The quote does come from the same interview, with his …
