Weekend Roundup: March 2-8

Just in cased you missed it here are some of this past weeks (March 2-8) best posts from those covering or contributing to Portland’s literary scene:

From Bookmarks:

-A conversation with Oregon City writer Jeffrey St. Clair
-Reviews Portland writer Patrick deWitt’s new novel Ablutions

From PDX Writer Daily:

-Start a new Facebook Roundup to be posted every Friday at “high noon”
-A “Local Writer” takes on PDXWD’s novel in a month challenge
-Interviews with Sean Wilsey (State by State editor), Millard Kaufman, and Kirsten Collins (Literary Arts Podcast Producer)

From Powells Books Blog:

-Edward Humes explains why he had to write Eco Barrons
-Guest blogger Kyria Abrahams sets the record straight
-Some special contributors keep tabs on our new Oval Office resident
-Matt Love resurrects One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, the novel

From Paperfort:

-Finds out what a good writing day entails for Debra Gwartney
-Profiles fellowship recipient Serena Crawford

From The Omnivorous Alphabet:

-Profiles Writer-In-Residence Natalie Serber
-Original work by Vanessa Hancock of Madison High, and Jennie Cha of the ACT Roosevelt Campus

From An Embarrassment Of Riches:

-Helen takes a chance

From Bookbroads:

-Announces the best-selling fiction at Broadway Books thus far in 2009
-Recap a great night with Tony Wolk and “Illinois Doug”

From The Writer’s Dojo:

-Nancy Flynn stumbles across Stephen King’s memoir On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
-Dana Speer discusses the “coordinates of optimism”

From Rose City Reader:

-Looks like she belongs to a very vibrant and engaged book group

From The Book Pirate:

-Finds a video from MacMillan about how books are made