A surreal journey across the ages, a mind-bending road trip. In his September 2017 essay, “Study the Executioner,” for NWBookLovers.org, Portland author and artist Keith Rosson talked of how history, as a subject of interest, was largely lost on his youthful version. “Droll. Too large in its scope and breadth to really grasp.” But something changed …
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 …
For The Register-Guard APPEARED IN PRINT: SUNDAY, OCT. 25, 2015 The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association recently convened in Portland for its annual trade show, bringing together the region’s booksellers, representatives from the publishing world and 100 local, national and international authors. As one of the show’s hosts, I’m surrounded by literary action during the show’s …
“Portlander Kevin Sampsell’s hometown serves as the backdrop for his new novel about two recently split 30-somethings and parents trying to build a new life together. This is Between Us is five chapters, each encapsulating a year in the life of the relationship and developing family. The story is presented in a journal style somewhere …
“This is the kind of book you want to read out loud. You can almost hear Garrison Keillor’s voice as you do that. And, yeah, Keillor read two of Goodrich’s dispatches on his ‘Writers Almanac’ program in April. In one of them, “Wild Geese,” Goodrich watches birds fly overhead while he is picking pole beans …
Silverton author Naseem Rakha and her PNBA Award-Winning The Crying Tree were featured in last Sunday’s Register Guard column The Local Shelf. Rahka is a geologist turned National Public Radio correspondent turned novelist whose powerful story is even more powerful when she reads it out loud.
