“Among other things, Nathaniel Philbrick wrote In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, which was a National Book Award winner and covered an event that was an inspiration and backdrop of Herman Melville’s classic Moby-Dick. I’ve never read Moby-Dick, and it is unlikely I would read as much into the …
“This novel is set in Sage Meadows, a small town suspiciously like Sisters (okay, it is Sisters, albeit a fictionalized version). Julia is leaving Portland to start a bookstore in the vacation town she’s always dreamed of living in. Accompanied by her two dogs, Frick and Frack, Julia, at 39, is single, childless and feeling …
“I am a HUGE fan of William Joyce’s (Dinosaur Bob, The Leaf Men, Santa Calls, among others) so I was most happy to see he had a new book out! Joyce tells the story of how our moon was once really an sailing ship inhabited by humans, giant Glowworms, Moonmice, Lunar Moths, and a cast …
“Henkes has been a favorite author of mine since I discovered his picture book Chrysanthemum. His books are always rich with language. Junonia is a lovely book of reflection about a girl as she turns 10 years of age. Alice is an only child and used to life going her way. She isn't spoiled but …
After managing a food coop for 25 years, Brad Smith moved to the small central Oregon tourist town of Sisters and bought its indie bookstore, Paulina Springs Books. “I wanted to enter into a new business industry, but I knew it would have to be something I could feel a palpable connection to the broader community,” …
“On a whim I took this book home to read and found I couldn’t put it down. Gail Caldwell and Caroline Knapp were introduced by a mutual friend. They had so much in common: writing, drinking (in the past), athletic competitiveness, dogs, and their love of books. For several years this amazing friendship ran deep …
“Addy is the daughter of a single mother living in a pre-World War I English village. To supplement the family income, she must leave school and work as a housekeeper. To make matters worse, Addy’s peers all shun her for being an illegitimate child. When Addy travels back in time to the 13th century, it …
