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 …
What a month September is for the Pacific Northwest! We have the Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival on September 7 in Redmond, WA thanks to Brick & Mortar Books, and then the following weekend is the Sisters Festival of Books September 13-15 in Sisters, OR, thanks to the hard work of Paulina Springs Books and the …
Poet E.J. Wade interviewed Oregon novelist Karen Spears Zacharias. E.J.: Karen, you are the author of several books including the bestselling Will Jesus Buy Me a Doublewide, Mother of Rain, Burdy, A Silence of Mockingbirds, After the Flag Has Been Folded, and The Murder Gene. We love your books, dauntless stories about women who navigate …
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 …
