Category Archives: Books
Fund a Children’s Book, Help a 2-Year-Old Boy
The amazing Shasta Kearns Moore–author, journalist and mom of identical twins–has written an innovative children’s book, and she needs your help to produce it. Dark & Light: A love story for babies features engaging black-and-white images and an uplifting story … Continue reading
Your Dream Book Reading
What’s your dream book reading like? Mine is pretty darn close to Kristy Athens’ Get Your Pitchfork On! event at Powell’s Hawthorne last Thursday. First of all, it was Powell’s, Portland’s legendary independent bookstore. The Hawthorne location specializes in home and garden topics–perfect … Continue reading
Success Story: Matt Love Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Stories about the Oregon Coast Filming of a Paul Newman Movie
Matt Love, arguably the most important documentarian of Oregon’s social history, has just released a new book about the filming of Sometimes a Great Notion. Sometimes a Great Movie: Paul Newman, Ken Kesey and the Filming of the Great Oregon Novel focuses … Continue reading
Interview: ‘Pitchfork’ Author Kristy Athens Digs into the Rural Experience and Offers Stories, Tips and How-Tos
Reading Kristy Athens’ new book is like settling in for a long fireside chat with an old friend. In Get Your Pitchfork On!: The Real Dirt on Country Living, she tells you everything she knows about rural life while peppering … Continue reading
Random Act Of Kindness Blitz!
Kindness is contagious. I see that all the time in this writing community. We respect each other’s thoughts about the writing process, discuss challenging scenarios and act as beta readers. Even commenting on someone else’s post is a lovely kindness! … Continue reading
Editing and the Chicago Manual of Style
I recently finished line editing a novel for a writer friend of mine. It was so exciting to work on her story in a professional capacity. And it gave me a reason to do something that was long overdue: buy … Continue reading
The Hunger Games–the Book Versus the Movie
I finally read THE HUNGER GAMES last week in anticipation of seeing the movie this past Friday. What surprised me most about the cinematic interpretation was its point of view. I won’t share any spoilers, but if you want to … Continue reading
Want to Read Jane Austen in Miniature?
I kept close tabs on the release and reviews of flipback books when they were launched by Hodder & Stoughton this past June. Since then, a few new exciting developments have occurred. First, and perhaps most interestingly for those of us … Continue reading
