One of my favorite illustrators, Melissa Castrillon, brings vibrant and whimsical art to the story of one little one wandering through the beautiful natural world. In celebration of mother nature, slowing down, and being thankful. –Molly, Paulina Springs Books, Sisters, OR Discover treasures for the little ones and the not-little ones in your life at …
From Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, OR: Hi All, We’re trying out something new this holiday season, and we hope you’ll join us! Since hearing about it a few years back, we’ve been big fans of the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod – and we’ve been looking for a good excuse to gather with our community here at the …
Historian Timothy Snyder has succinctly yet vigorously broken down in twenty short lessons the detailed steps we must take to resist the abuse of power by those claiming to be the majority voice. This is not merely in regard to the current political tone, but historically includes the misuse of authority to keep and marginalize …
Paulina Springs Books of Sisters, OR, announced the Sisters Festival of Books. The three day celebration of the literary culture of Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, featuring local, regional, and national authors and occurring across multiple venues will take place from Friday, October 18, 2019 to Sunday, October 20, 2019 in Sisters, OR. Proceeds …
It’s a fact that I hear about once a year, promptly forget, and am then shocked all over again every time I hear it: the deepest tunnel humans have ever drilled only goes one half of one percent (0.5%) to the Earth’s core. That’s a whole lotta mystery down there. Just as mysterious, in my …
Spokane author Nisbet always seems to find the most interesting bits of untold NW history to write about, from explorer/naturalists David Douglas (The Collector), cartographer David Thompson, to the natural history of the Columbia River Gorge (I loved Visible Bones). In The Dreamer and the Doctor he continues that thread with the story of John …
Being as new to the Pacific Northwest as I am, I’ve been studying up on my local history. I’m glad that I put A Deadly Wind on my list (It doesn’t hurt that I’m also a fan of disaster narratives in general). Not just a well researched and well written account of this once in …
Eugene-based writer (and Paulina Springs favorite) Bob Welch, with the assistance of his subject, has written a fascinating accounting of the path Dick Fosbury, he of “Fosbury Flop” fame, took to becoming an Olympic champion in the high jump. More than a biography, it is a snapshot of the time and place in which Dick …
Oleg Gordievsky grew up in the Soviet Union, the son of a KGB agent. His brother became an agent. And then, so did Oleg. Being a bright young fellow, he eventually began to question the totalitarianism of Communism. After a posting in Denmark exposed him further to Western books, classical music, the freedom to move …
When are scarecrows truly creepy? When it is close to Halloween! And– when they stalk children and seem to have been making people disappear for over a hundred years. But I get ahead of myself. Eleven-year-old Ollie finds a distraught woman threatening to throw a book into a raging river. Ollie saves (steals) the book …
