“Keyes is one of my favorite authors. Her books always entertain me, and her writing is smart and clever. For most of this novel, we follow the stories of a group of people who live in the same building, living their very separate lives. A sassy and mysterious spirit follows them throughout, eventually bringing them …
“In this graceful memoir of her life as the youngest daughter of famous author William Styron (Sophie’s Choice, Darkness Visible, The Confessions of Nat Turner), Alexandra Styron delicately introduces us to her father within his family and private life. Careful not to disgrace or over-reveal this legend of the literary world, the younger Styron brings us …
“When Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his partner, Brent Ridge, went apple-picking in upstate New York, they didn’t expect to end up buying a two-hundred-year-old mansion and becoming weekend farmers; savvy business owners of Beekman 1802, which sells locally crafted goods; and hosts of their own reality TV show. Their unexpected adventure provides endless material for Kilmer-Purcell’s …
“I’d never read a word of Neruda until a customer came in to order a copy of his complete poems. Out of curiosity I picked up Full Woman, a slimmer volume, and found that I loved Neruda’s prose-poems. In his odes to everyday objects such as salt or his suit, he employs extraordinary imagery, made …
“As a kid, fairy tales weren’t my favorites. These have changed me. Each voice is distinct. Stories from around the world are re-explored by Aimee Bender, Joy Williams, and Corvallis’ own Marjorie Sandor, among others. ‘The Color Master’ delves into the creation of color in cloth, something Bender loved in the fairy tale ‘Donkeyskin’ that …
