The UO Duck Store threw a party for UO alum William Ritter. He was recognized as 2015 PNBA Book Award Winner for his novel published by Algonquin Young Readers, Jackaby. The event featured a reading and signing as well as the award plaque presentation. photos by Laura White of the UO Duck Store
“Absurdity colors Joseph Heller’s writing. It’s fitting then, that his genius with words—the trait that makes him more interesting than the blurb on the back of a book—hides the fact that at life he was no genius. His famous friends and privileged lifestyle are dazzling to read about, but at least one of the author’s …
“For those of you who like to explore other cultures and other places, this story of a 12-year-old girl whose family struggles to survive in a Nigerian village that has been colonized by Western oilfields is a MUST READ. Blessing, the child narrator, has been torn from her father and her modern life in Lagos …
“This is a literary novel whose sublime language, deep wit and surprising plot twists make it well worth how challenging it can be to deal with foreign names, both of place and characters. In 1799 a young Dutch accountant goes to Japan to earn his fortune with the Dutch East Indies Company so that he can marry …
“I love a good Northwest novel. This one is set in the fictional town of Port Bonita on the Olympic Peninsula and intercuts stories from two time periods, 1890 and 2006, each with its own cast of fascinating Northwest characters. Wonderfully funny in spots, it nonetheless asks serious questions about our relationship to the land, …
