The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock This profound young adult novel, written by a fourth-generation Alaskan, examines the 70’s-era culture of so many small towns in that part of the world, where domestic violence, alcoholism, child abuse and poverty are still the highest in the nation. The story is told in alternating …
Here is an indulgent gift (for yourself or those Vonnegut fans you know) that you may not be able to pass up. Organized by subject, a concept unique to most short story collections, Vonnegut’s prodigious writing (this title is 900 pages!) is organized by such topics as War, Women, Science, Romance, Behavior, and more. –Watermark …
Eggers has created a thoughtful–and at times darkly humorous–idea novel that aspires to challenge the all-encompassing corporate rule of the present day, in the way that Orwell confronted the authoritarian state of the previous century. The Circle is an amalgamation of several recognizable tech/marketing/social media companies, which is led by corporation’s “3 Wise Men,” seemingly …
I have had the worst time coming up with something to write about this month. I started three or four different drafts on different topics, only to abandon them because I got bored with myself. And then I realized that there’s something that’s been bothering me for a while and I need to get it …
“On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines – And Future is written by Karen Ellott House, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has been visiting the kingdom for more than 30 years. Saudia Arabia is a country of great importance to the world, but one that most people know little about, one of the last …
Thanks to Spokane author Shann Ray for kicking off our series of NW authors writing about their favorite indie bookstores with this tribute to Elliott Bay Books. It makes a trifecta of tributes for Ray, who wrote earlier this year for the Tin House blog about his hometown store, Auntie’s, and the first bookstore he …
“Day after day, middle-aged American consultant Alan Clay and his young IT team sit in a tent in the Saudi Arabian desert, waiting for King Abdullah to show. Their company has prepared a holographic presentation in hopes of winning the bid to supply technological infrastructure to the King’s un-built city. This is the backdrop for …
Bend’s literary non-profit The Nature of Words has opened a literary-arts themed boutique at its Storefront Project in downtown Bend and invites local artists to contribute their stuff. The shop features journals, word games, books and souvenirs from The Nature of Words literary festival. The Storefront Project is based on 826 Valencia, Dave Eggers’ creative writing program …
