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Feb

2

2024

Illustrated self-portrait of Chandler O'Leary

Celebrating Chandler O’Leary: A Slideshow from the Publisher of the Recipient of the 2024 PNBA Book Awards Committee’s Special Recognition

The 2024 PNBA Book Awards Committee recognized the life and works of late author and artist Chandler O’Leary, whose books included 2023 bestseller On Island Time, The Best Coast, and Dead Feminists, a 2018 PNBA Award Winner. Chandler’s publisher, Sasquatch Books, created a slideshow that will be presented at the Book Awards virtual celebration on Zoom Feb …

May

9

2023

1

remark

Remembering and Celebrating
Chandler O’Leary

From family of friends of Chandler O’Leary, through her website:  “Our dear friend Chandler passed away on April 2 from sudden and severe pneumonia. She was just 41 years old, and leaves behind an astonishing body of work as an author and artist[. . . ] “In her short life, she filled countless sketchbooks and …

Apr

11

2023

Illustrated self-portrait of Chandler O'Leary

Honoring Chandler O’Leary, Beloved Artist, Author, Traveler, Friend

From the family and friends of Chandler O’Leary: Our dear friend Chandler passed away on April 2 from sudden and severe pneumonia. She was just 41 years old, and leaves behind an astonishing body of work as an author and artist. In her short life, she filled countless sketchbooks and created public art and signage, …

Jan

19

2022

Dispatches from Anarres:
Tales in Tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin
edited by Susan DeFreitas

Dispatches from Anarres: Tales in Tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin is a marvelous collection of short fiction imbued with the fiery independence and far-reaching vision of Le Guin. It’s lovely to see such passion persisting in Pacific Northwest storytelling. –A Good Book, Sumner, WA Explore literary legacies with books from A Good Book and …

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