Ever since freshman year of high school, when I was first introduced to the likes of Great Expectations and The Ox-Bow Incident, talking about books—for me—has always come a close second to actually reading them. So, in December, I boarded a plane in Philadelphia to live every bibliophile’s dream: selling books. I couldn’t have felt …
I met with Peter Brown Hoffmeister in his element, on an overcast summer Monday at the Columns, the basalt rock climbing area of Skinner Butte Park in Eugene, Oregon. You can find Hoffmeister there upwards of one hundred days a year, either with his family or the students he teaches in the Integrated Outdoor Program …
Peter Brown Hoffmeister’s debut memoir, The End of Boys, is not an easy read. A boy shouldn’t cower from his family. He shouldn’t feel that every system exists to break him down. He shouldn’t be driven into darkness by a voice in his head. And just as sure, he shouldn’t have half a chance to …
