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Guest Post: Why I Volunteer for Wordstock

This is a guest post from Katie Shaw, one of the Wordstock Volunteer Coordinators, on...

By Gabe Barber
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Your Guide to the New Reading Local: Portland [w/Video]

Thank you very much for visiting the new Reading Local: Portland! There are a host...

By Gabe Barber
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Reading Frenzy Sends Out SOS, 10 Ways You Can Come to the...

Chloe Eudaly, Reading Frenzy‘s faithful proprietress, sent out a message to friends and supporters today...

By Gabe Barber
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Where Does Powell’s Books Go From Here?

I’ve held off on commenting about the recent layoffs at Powell’s Books because I wanted...

By Gabe Barber
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My Picks for the 2011 Oregon Book Award Winners

The 2011 Oregon Book Awards finalists and fellowships were announced at the Elizabeth Strout Portland...

By Gabe Barber
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Interview: Lev Grossman on “The Magician King,̶...

Lev Grossman is the author of New York Times bestsellers The Magician King and The...

By Shawna Harch
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5 Reasons Why Portland Is the Best Place to Start a Small...

March is Small Press Month, which in my biased opinion should just be renamed “Portland...

By Gabe Barber
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Get More Out of Your Writing in the Basement

“Fiction writing workshops often emphasize the positive: how to find your muse and write inspirational...

By Michelle Rae Anderson
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Want to Start Your Own Micro-Press? Kevin Sampsell has So...

Kevin Sampsell, author/publisher/bookseller/husband (congratulations!), has a great piece on The Center for Fiction website aboutwhat...

By Gabe Barber
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Pinch Provides a Retrospective on their Relationship with...

If you’ve ever held a Hawthorne Books release in your hands, you know that they...

By Gabe Barber