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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 why she decided to volunteer for this years festival,...

By Gabe Barber

Interview: Lev Grossman on “The Magician King,...

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

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

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

5 Reasons Why Portland Is the Best Place to Start a Sma...

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

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10 Ways You Can Support Broadway Books, or any Independen...

Broadway Books recently posted about the state of their store, and if you care about the fate...

By Gabe Barber
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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 is the...

By Gabe Barber
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Today 10-30: Spare Room Presents Patrick Playter Hartigan...

If you’re promoting an upcoming Portland literary event, and would like to be considered for our daily...

By Shawna Harch
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Today 10-28: Diane Wakoski & Matthew Dickman at The O...

If you’re promoting an upcoming Portland literary event, and would like to be considered for our daily...

By Shawna Harch
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Five Questions: Shannon Wheeler, Author of “Too Muc...

We’re constantly perusing our Portland literary directory looking for interesting folks to feature in our weekly “Five...

By Shawna Harch
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Five Questions: Peter Rock, Author of “My Abandonme...

We’re constantly perusing our Portland literary directory looking for interesting folks to feature in our weekly “Five...

By Shawna Harch
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New Release: “A Simple Machine, Like the Lever̶...

If you’re a Portland author, poet, publisher, comic, zinester, or literary journal, and would like to be...

By Gabe Barber
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New Release: “Cream of Kohlrabi” by Floyd Skl...

If you’re a Portland author, poet, publisher, comic, zinester, or literary journal, and would like to be...

By Shawna Harch
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Essay: “Launch” by Teresa Bergen

This is an original essay submission based on the prompt “Launch,” in celebration of the launch of...

By Gabe Barber
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Fiction: “Seriously Cool” by Cara Holman

This is an original fiction submission based on the prompt “Launch,” in celebration of the launch of...

By Gabe Barber
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Review: "The Losing Role" by Steve Anderson

The Losing Role is a WWII espionage story from the German point of view, based on an...

By Gilion Dumas
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My Three Favorite 2010 Releases From Portland Authors

I was contacted recently by Alison Hallett, the Portland Mercury Arts Editor, to see if I would...

By Gabe Barber