This fantastic new cheese-making cookbook from Portland’s own northwest indie crafter is so easy to use it’s almost hard to believe. Almost. I’ve made yummy cheese from the step-by-step photo recipes in it several times now, thanks to Claudia’s simple, encouraging instructions. This book boasts 16 varieties of fun cheese recipes to try, all in one hour …
Did you see Bend, OR author Jane Kirkpatrick on Book TV from C-SPAN Book TV? She was interviewed at her house about her book, Homestead. Author Tom DeWolf was also interviewed and local historians regarding Bend/Central Oregon. The interviews are on the C-SPAN website.
Writing groups. Some of us love them. Some of us hate them. I would never have completed my novel, The Gods of Second Chances, without having collaborated with fellow writers almost every week. Our group sets the expectation for me to bring pages. Spot on critiques led to multiple revisions of my manuscript. But while …
Congratulations to Oregon author Karen Spears Zacharias, who received the prestigious Weatherford Award for Fiction for her debut novel Mother of Rain! The award is presented annually by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association to works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry which best illuminate the challenges, personalities and unique qualities of the Appalachian South. …
Fishtrap, a non-profit dedicated to “promot[ing] clear thinking and good writing in and about the West,” is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday March 15 in Portland to support its programs for writers, such as its annual Summer Gathering. The fundraiser’s theme is “Fishtrap Sampler.” Hear “literary bites” from Brian Doyle, Teresa Jordan, Robin Cody, Kim …
I first met Kevin Sampsell back in 1994. I doubt he remembers the day, but for me it was significant. I was standing at the counter of Conant and Conant booksellers, a now defunct independent bookstore in Portland and scene of my first post-collegiate job, and a guy walked in holding a stack of shiny …
My family is a knot tied loosely around the Merrimack River in Massachusetts, five generations living within driving distance of Sunday dinner. I’m the exception, a continent between me and my nearest relative. I’ve always lived away. Since college I’ve moved more than twenty times, five of them cross-country, and I’ve lived in eight states. …
What do you get when you combine the art of creative writing with the experiments and explosions of a mad scientist’s laboratory? A one-of-a-kind writer’s workshop guaranteed to give your writing the same jolt of electricity Dr. Frankenstein gave his monster. Join award-winning author and teacher Amy Korst for a three-day writing workshop like no …
Portland’s novelist Amanda Coplin, whose debut The Orchardist was also just awarded the Washington State Book Award for fiction, was named one of the National Book Awards authors’ 5 under 35 honorees. Now in its the eighth year, the National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 program honors five fiction writers who are among the best …
Have you ever wondered what the NTSB is and/or what it does? I did. I just finished Crashers, the first book in a series by Portland, OR author Dana Haynes that answers many questions about the NTSB and its “Go Teams.” (“Crashers” is the nickname for the “Go Team.”) In this first of at least …
