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This is Between Us

December 11, 2013

this is between us

  This is Between Us is an intimate look at the minutia that comprises a relationship. And not in that lovey-dovey, fictional way but in the real, confusing, tedious, painful way. Author Kevin ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, Pacific Northwest, Portland, Tin House

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

March 29, 2013

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

  Oftentimes when a book is filled with such outrageous, politically incorrect, hilarious humor it can become one note. Thankfully, when handled by a gifted author with the ability to create ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, family, humor, Little Brown and Company, Pacific Northwest

The Orchardist

March 6, 2013

The Orchardist

It’s already been said but bears repeating: Amanda Coplin’s The Orchardist is a stunning debut; the story of a plot of land and the people who shape it while it shapes them. When William Talmadge is ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, family saga, Harper, historical fiction, Pacific Northwest

Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors

November 12, 2012

In 2011 the realm of sketch comedy was turned on its ear through the wacky genius of Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen. In a small Pacific Northwest town called Portlandia they birthed a roster of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Grand Central Publishing, humor, Pacific Northwest

Sometimes a Great Notion

September 17, 2012

sometimes

When I learned that Ken Kesey grew up in Oregon I thought I was long overdue to read one of his books. I had seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and didn’t think I needed to revisit that subject so I ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, classics, family saga, literary, Pacific Northwest, Penguin

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