We’ve spent this past week discussing how Portland authors, publishers, bookstores and book clubs will benefit from the new Reading Local, but now we’d like to take a few moments to tell you, the readers, the folks that make up the heart of this community, and the crew that keeps it beating, what you can [...]
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Welcome to the New Reading Local!
Welcome Neighbors to our Literary community building site! So glad to have you visit us and we hope you enjoy your stay. Some things may still be under construction, but we’re working hard to make the new site work for you. We want to share books with you and we feel the best way to [...]
Pacific Northwest Reader Spotlight #11
Editors Note: In celebration of the release of The Pacific Northwest Reader, Gigi Little has been spotlighting essays found in The Reader on her blog ut omnia bene, and has graciously agreed to re-post these spotlights here on RLP. The PNW Reader is only available in independent bookstores, with proceeds benefiting the American Booksellers Foundation [...]
Something Wicked-Awesome this way Comes! Part 1
Reading Local Portland has some exciting news coming down the bend and we can’t wait to share it with you. This summer and fall is going to be the biggest yet for RL and we want you to be a part of it. We can’t tell you how much we appreciate your attention and time. [...]
Rose City Reader: Author Interview with Liz Crain
RLP: Liz Crain is an Editor at Hawthorne books, and yes it’s true RLP totally has a crush on Hawthorne Books. What? Gilion at Rose City Reader offered up this wonderful interview to repost here on RLP and we are most grateful. Liz talks about her new book “Food Lover’s Guide to Portland” in this [...]
Confessions of a Book Nerd: To Be Read
I ‘ve decided to start this new series to simply talk about my experiences as a reader. In truth I encourage you to share your experiences either by contributing to RLP or even commenting below. My goal is to try and write a new piece for every Wednesday, to strike up conversation and to discuss [...]
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
It looks like the Portland literary world is taking a break for Memorial Day weekend, so I think we’ll take advantage of that by taking a break of our own and getting out and enjoying this lovely Portland weather… I’ll have the abbreviated calendar of next weeks events up tomorrow evening. Until then, keep on [...]
Review: “My Name is Mary Sutter” by Robin Oliveira
[ My Name is Mary Sutter | Robin Oliveira | Viking | $26.95 ] I like historical fiction, I like romance, so I was looking forward to reviewing an advance copy of My Name is Mary Sutter, which is both. It did not disappoint. This is the debut novel of Robin Oliveira, an RN hailing from Seattle, Washington. [...]
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