The former Portlander's new book is both a memoir and a tutorial on the craft of writing.
November 5, 2025Amy Leona Havin
The founder of Freedom Reads, a nonprofit that puts libraries in prisons, says "sometimes one book will change your life.”
November 5, 2025Fran Gardner
Vang uses the saola — a gazelle-like creature hunted for eons by the Laotian Hmong — to braid strands of history, memory, ecology, and hope.
November 4, 2025Amy Leona Havin
The Spokane writer talks about journalism, paranoia, and being a hopeful satirist.
November 3, 2025Amy Wang
The National Geographic podcaster and author’s diving journey led to an exploration of her identity as a Black American descended from Africans seized by slave traders.
November 2, 2025David Sarasohn
The Harvard professor and prolific author argues that the daunting odds against amendment have prompted reformers to work through the courts or legislation.
October 29, 2025Ellen Clarke
Poet Willa Schneberg and photographer Jim Lommasson enlisted 20 senior poets for the project, a Cover to Cover event combining a reading and slide show.
October 29, 2025Amy Leona Havin
More than 100 writers and interviewers will discuss fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, graphic novels, and books for young readers during the Nov. 8 festival.
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