Caroline Miller talks about her memoir, “Getting Lost to Find Home,” with Avvy Mar, host of KBOO radio’s show “Between the Covers.” Due to be published in November 2023, the book’s early reviews from best-selling authors like Anne Hillerman and Rebecca Morris have stirred the public’s interest. During the hour-long program, Mar probes further into…
Submissions are open now for Discover Beaverton, an anthology of poetry, flash fiction and creative nonfiction, and art highlighting the uniqueness of Beaverton, Oregon. The Lucky Jefferson literary magazine, along with local guest editor Katherine Quevedo, are looking for submissions from writers and artists with a connection to Beaverton, whether you live in the area…
Willamette Writers calls on many fantastic authors and writers to make each year’s issue of the Timberline Review a success, and we would be swamped by the sea of submissions if it weren’t for our editors. It is fortunate, then, that we have someone as passionate about poetry as Suzy Harris. Suzy’s passion was made…
Intense Story-telling Studded with Surprises Fuze announces its latest release, a literary thriller by Molly Best Tinsley! Things Too Big to Name plunges into the mind of Professor Margaret Torrens when her planned rural retirement unravels and she’s forced to confront the life choices she’s made since the death of her musician husband years before.…
Judith Elliot McDonald will be reading from and signing copies of her debut novel Feargus on Saturday, December 7 in the Community Room of the Oregon City Library, 606 John Adams Street, Oregon City, from 2 to 4 pm. McDonald is a published playwright. Feargus is a deeply moving multi-themed literary tale of a beloved,…
His first appearance will be in Manzanita, the setting for much of the book. He’ll be there in conjunction with the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay. His second event will be in Seaside, the location of CASCADIA’s prologue. He’ll be part of a conversation with Bonnie Henderson, author of THE NEXT TSUNAMI. The details:…
Growing young men is much like tending a garden. Retired judge Neal Lemery does both, working as a volunteer mentor in a youth prison. The author of Mentoring Boys to Men: Climbing Their Own Mountains, he continues his musings and observations about building community and enriching the lives of young men, by being present in…
Wander, a novel by Lori Tobias, launches August 29 from Red Hen Press imprint Boreal Books. Wander is a tale about love, loss and betrayal set in the frigid wild of Alaska, where a young news reporter faces the winter alone, discovering too late that the biggest threat lies not in the harsh landscape around…
It’s nearly that time of year; half-way through summer when the seeds you sowed last spring are starting to bear fruit. Tomatoes are blushing, cucumbers are ready for pickling and green beans are weighing down the trellis. Or maybe you were sowing a different kind of seed? The kind that needs a fertile mind in…
Award-winning author Warren Bull’s new short story collection No Happy Endings has been released by Avignon Press. One definition of noir is “no happy endings.” Don’t expect any last minute reprieves. They aren’t going to happen. Dark desires spiral inexorably down toward disaster. Bad choices lead to dangerous consequences. A sucker never gets an even…
