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The celebrated journalist, historian, activist and onetime Portlander gives a revealing and triumphant talk in the Oregon Historical Society's Hatfield Lecture Series.
February 2, 2025Richard W. Etulain
Some literary historians consider the book the most important novel of the Pacific Northwest written during the 19th century.
January 30, 2025Amy Wang
Patrons designed promotional logos for the library and, during a “Library Love-In,” wrote postcards about what the library means to them.
January 28, 2025Karen Pate
The awards, to be given April 28, will recognize authors in seven categories, as well as two Portlanders who have improved the state's literary landscape.
January 28, 2025Amy Leona Havin
This month brings Hannah-Jones, author of "The 1619 Project," to Oregon, as well as appearances by poets Ross Gay and Judith Barrington, among others.
December 30, 2024Amy Leona Havin
Authors giving readings this month include Erica Berry, Marat Grinberg, Judith Barrington, and Sen. Ron Wyden.
December 29, 2024Amy Leona Havin
A new home for Literary Arts, a new poet laureate, some major library remodels, an overflow of book festivals and a shelf full of new books by Oregon writers put a shine on the literary year.
December 24, 2024Amanda Waldroupe
Most challenged books in Oregon have LGBTQ themes or authors; proposed legislation would make it illegal to censor books about protected classes.
December 23, 2024Amanda Waldroupe
Libraries have ordered more copies to keep up with the sudden demand to read books that some would ban.
December 22, 2024Amanda Waldroupe
The most common reasons for book challenges include unsuited to age group; LGBTQ content; depicts sex, nudity, abuse; or contains profanity, according to the State Library of Oregon's 2024 report.
December 20, 2024Amy Leona Havin
Josephine Woolington, Waka T. Brown, Nora Ericson, and Daniela Molnar offer suggestions ranging from picture books, to poetry, to a monthly letter of romantic, erotic stories.
December 7, 2024Karen Pate
Portland's 40-year-old nonprofit hub of all things literary celebrates the opening of its new eastside headquarters and bookstore.
December 5, 2024Amy Leona Havin
The 91-year-old also wrote a novel, "The Fort Showalter Blues," based on his experience in the Army.
December 3, 2024Amy Leona Havin
Festive events include opportunities for book shopping, The Moth Mainstage, and a story time for pups.
November 23, 2024David Bates
The 2024 releases include a novel, poetry, nonfiction, and memoir.
November 17, 2024Richard W. Etulain
The poetic satire pitted Democrats against Whigs in a story of a judge willing to break laws to fulfill his outsized political ambitions.
November 4, 2024Amanda Waldroupe
Hope and wonder for the world were shared themes in conversations with a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, an “Atlas Obscura” editor, and an expert on mushrooms.
November 3, 2024Amy Wang
Crowds attending Saturday's celebration of reading listened to author panels, shopped in a book fair, and watched illustrators draw chimeric animals from children's prompts.
November 1, 2024Amanda Waldroupe
The editor of "Atlas Obscura: Wild Life," discusses the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, biodiversity, and a bug that lives on the open ocean.
November 1, 2024Fran Gardner
The author of the “Miss Peregrine” series of books about peculiar children will discuss “The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry,” his first foray into Sunderworld.
October 31, 2024Brett Campbell
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble and Literary Arts team up in a concert of original jazz inspired by Oregon books
October 31, 2024Amy Leona Havin
The Linfield University professor has written poetry, novels, essays, and memoir. "Working with language and story somehow gets me back into the way I need to be," he says.
October 30, 2024David Sarasohn
The Washington Post reporter refuses to be discouraged. “Undoing bias is hard,” he says. “These kinds of reforms take years and years and years.”
October 29, 2024Amy Wang
The two-time Oregon Book Award winner says she initially drew inspiration from her three sons. Seeing them coming of age was “almost like a revisiting of that time when I learned to love books.”
October 28, 2024Amy Wang
Amanda Bullock, the festival’s lead curator, explains how featured books are chosen, and festival volunteers talk about the fun of being “in the real mix of it.”
October 27, 2024Amy Leona Havin
More than 100 writers and interviewers will talk about books -- fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, graphic novels, and books for children and young readers -- during the Nov. 2 festival.
October 27, 2024Brian Libby
Mike Vos discusses the journeys and breakthroughs leading to his new photography book, "Somewhere in Another Place."
October 22, 2024Bob Hicks
Book review: The Portland writer's new book of essays is a fascinating mix of memoir and social observation, from Willamette Valley fields to Pablo Neruda's footsteps and more.
October 12, 2024Susan Grace Banyas
A conversation with the keynote speaker at this year's Astoria Creative Writing Festival Oct. 18-20 about his novel set amid Finnish immigrants in Astoria and Southwest Washington.
October 2, 2024Amy Leona Havin
An air of mystery, intrigue, and languid sensuality runs through the 14 linked essays by the celebrated Portland writer.
