Hoffmeister writes a gritty southern gothic novel; even though it takes place in the small town of Pierce, Idaho, the goings-on there would fit snugly in the south. This is technically a young adult book, but so dark it seems a much better fit to tag it as adult literature. Hoffmeister’s characters, cousins Little and …
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 …
It’s Day 7 of 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List, and we give you one of our hometown authors, Peter Brown Hoffmeister, who doesn’t mind being called The Subversive Peter Brown Hoffmeister. His favorite PNBA store is the UO Duck Store, where events coordinator Laura White “does an incredible job of bringing in great writers …
