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Jan

4

2021

Reading by Threes: What to Read with “Deep River” by Karl Marlantes

Sweeping immigrant story of the first logging industries and labor unions in the Pacific Northwest.  The Overstory by Richard Powers and Barkskins by Annie Proulx would make good bookends to this saga. –Sandy, Grass Roots Books & Music, Corvallis, OR Can you think of some other good reading bookend recommendations? We’ll go next: Some books about resilient women– Educated, …

Aug

18

2020

Viewers Love “Lovecraft Country”

Sunday night marked the debut of “Lovecraft Country,” an HBO series based on Seattle author Matt Ruff‘s novel of the same title. The series is produced by a stellar team that includes Misha Green (who wrote the first episode) and Jordan Peele. Here’s the summary of the show: Based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the …

Jul

1

2014

Fire and Hemlock

Is It a Keeper?
Books That Earn Their Shelf Space

When you read a lot, you often have to ask: What do I keep? Which of these books do I love just a little bit more than the others? My rules for the keeper shelf are fluid and constantly changing. There are usually a few authors and series that enjoy “automatic keeper” status at any …

Jan

14

2014

Ruth Ozeki

What They Are Reading

I’ve been doing a lot of book touring recently, which means that I often live out of one small carry-on suitcase for weeks and even months at a time. In many ways I quite like this. I can step away from the clutter that is my real life and pretend that I am a monkish …

Nov

5

2013

Jason Vanhee

Booksellers, All

Sherman Alexie proposed a couple months ago that authors should work a day at a local indie bookstore, recommending titles and just in general getting out there and supporting books and the favorite local stores that sell them. Handselling–putting a book into a reader’s hand and selling them on it–is what he’s talking about, and …

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