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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 …

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19

2012

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remarks

How a Book Can Set You Free

Tipped off by an email from my editor at Trinity University Press, I went to the post office and got my hands on the first copy of my memoir, 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared. I took the book out of the padded envelope at the post office, and had to …

Mar

6

2012

28 Books per Patron Can't be Wrong

We were blown away to read that Portland’s Multnomah County Library system has the second highest circulation in the country, behind only New York City. Almost 20 million items last year! Unfortunately, the red ribbon does nothing to alter the fact that two-thirds of the library’s operating budget is due to expire this spring. There’s …

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