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David James Duncan

Jul

27

2018

Brian Doyle

OPB Shares September 2017 Brian Doyle Memorial

From Oregon Public Broadcasting July 14, 2018 This week on “State of Wonder,” some of the Northwest’s most prominent writers come together to share stories and memories of the man the “New Yorker” called “the Portland sage.” It’s hard to imagine a more quintessentially Northwest writer than Brian Doyle. He was not from Oregon, but he …

Jun

19

2012

Open Spaces: Voices from the Northwest, edited by Penny Harrison

From David James Duncan and William Kittredge to Kathleen Dean Moore and John Daniel, to William Ruckelshaus and Bruce Babbitt, this is a wonderful anthology of thoughtful pieces on issues public and personal from the heart of the Pacific Northwest. For more info, visit Open Spaces or University of Washington Press.

Dec

22

2010

Those of Heart and Will: The Story Behind the New Rick Bass and David James Duncan Collaboration

We asked Rick Bass and David James Duncan to tell us about their new collaboration, The Heart of the Monster, a half fiction/half non-fiction advocacy book whose proceeds go to All Against the Haul. Bass and Duncan have joined All Against the Haul in protesting the construction of a permanent industrial corridor along rural roads in …

Dec

15

2010

A Pipeline Runs Through It?

David James Duncan and Rick Bass, two Montana authors who are practically royalty for their contributions to the Northwest canon, have teamed up with photographer Frederic Ohringer to publish an advocacy book in the mold of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee and Walker Evans. The Heart of the Monster: Why the Pacific Northwest …

Aug

20

2010

"The River Why" Hits the Big Screen

Carl Lennertz at HarperCollins calls The River Why by Montana’s David James Duncan “one of my favorite novels of all time.” Carl is, among other things, an editor at HarperCollins. He knows his books. We do, too, and we agree with Carl. In 1984 the independent booksellers of the Northwest gave Mr. Duncan an Award …

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