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Kimberly King Parsons

Sep

9

2025

Sisters Festival of Books Friday Sept 12- Sunday Sept 14, 2025

Sisters Festival of Books is a multi-day celebration of literature and storytelling in the Pacific Northwest. Taking place in beautiful Sisters, Oregon and occurring across multiple venues, SFOB celebrates all things literature and storytelling – from workshops to poetry & story slams to author events and meet & greets…and even the opportunity to attend a …

May

2

2025

Congratulations, 2025 Oregon Book Award Winners!

We celebrated the finalists when they were announced in February, and now we celebrate the winners. From Literary Arts: Literary Arts is thrilled to announce this year’s Oregon Book Award winners! Winners were announced live at the 2025 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony, hosted by Omar El Akkad, at Portland Center Stage at The Armory on Monday, April 28, …

Feb

7

2025

2025 Oregon Book Awards Finalists announced

Literary Arts announced the finalists for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards. Congratulations! The winners of each category will be announced live at the 2025 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony, hosted by Omar El Akkad, at Portland Center Stage at The Armory on Monday, April 28, 2025. Tickets are available here.   SPECIAL AWARDS In addition to recognizing …

Oct

25

2024

2025 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist

For the first time, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) unveiled its Book Awards Shortlist live on the show floor at the association’s Fall Tradeshow, Sept. 30, 2024. These honorees are now being promoted throughout PNBA’s 160 store membership. Selected by an Awards Committee of independent booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska, the …

Jun

17

2024

We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons

This novel came into my life when I needed it most. Kimberly King Parsons was able to write something that balances the darkly hilarious and the deeply heart-wrenching aspects of life so incredibly adeptly. She subtly slips undeniable universal truths onto each page as her characters grapple along to the soundtrack of grief and complicated …

Jan

28

2020

Literary Arts Announces
Oregon Book Award Finalists

Literary Arts has announced the finalists for the 2020 Oregon Book Awards. The Oregon Book Award winners will be announced live at the 33rd annual Oregon Book Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 27 at Portland Center Stage at The Armory. Omar El Akkad and Elena Passarello will host the ceremony. Tickets are available for this …

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