“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, …
We asked the booksellers at Eagle Harbor Book Company to document Jonathan Evison’s kick-off event for his recently released second novel, West of Here, for which the fanfare and uniformly rave reviews from booksellers have reached such high pitch, it almost feels like a parody. Jane Bowman, the store’s events manager, sent us this account of …
The “official” Chamber of Commerce website for Port Bonita, Washington states: Port Bonita’s rich and unique cultural heritage can still be felt in its convenient downtown shopping district, alive with friendly shops, flowers and outdoor art. And though a stroll through downtown may seem like the most genuine way to sense Port Bonita’s beginnings, there is only …
Jonathan Evison carries a lot with him. Lucky for us, he frequently puts it all down and heads into the woods. It’s not that we don’t want him around. On the contrary, Evison is the kind of guy who puts others in a good mood just being in the same room. But like many of …
We haven’t yet read West of Here by Bainbridge Islander Jonathan Evison, but we have to say it’s got one of the prettiest websites we’ve seen. The book is getting a huge buzz in advance of it’s February publication by indie-hit-maker Algonquin. Evison has been loyal to indie booksellers since they helped promote his sweetheart …
Jonathan Evison’s 2008 novel, All About Lulu (Soft Skull Press), is a funny and sweet first crush of a book about a boy’s mostly unrequited love for his stepsister and a cast of quirky characters with their own obsessions (from body building to poultry). With help from some adoring indie booksellers, many of them on …
