To celebrate the official launch of Stevan Allred’s A Simplified Map of the Real World, Portland author Robin Cody posed a few questions (and made some insightful comments). Pull up a chair, maybe even pour yourself a beer, and enjoy these two as they chat about points of view, literature, nature, and where Stevan got …
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 …
Oregon coast writer Art Spinella, author of the Drago Mystery Series, is increasing his reach and his book sales around the country with a simple technology: Skype. “Book reading clubs are a great source of paperback sales for both the book store and the author,” Spinella says. “I love book signings, but sometimes it’s just …
