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Every Sunday—and sometimes in between—WW writer John Minervini brings you the latest in book reviews, author Q&A's and Portland literary gossip. Click here to join the Tome Raider mailing list.
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Every Sunday, WW writer John Minervini brings you the latest in book reviews, author Q&A's and Portland literary gossip. Click here to join the Tome Raider mailing list.
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Featured Stories “The thing is, you can’t assume anyone gives a damn about an author talking.” That’s Dave Weich. It’s an interesting thing for him to say, considering he’s the dire ...   More

Special Section Hippo Hardware1040 E Burnside St., 231-1444, hippohardware.com.[NEW TO YOU] When Hippo founders Steven Miller and Stephen Oppenheim started selling junk out of a pickup in 1976, terms like “arch ...   More

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Today, Literary Arts announced the finalists for the 2008 Oregon Book Awards (OBA's). Winners will be announced in conjunction with Wordstock at a ceremony on Sunday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fields Ballroom at the Portland Art Museum. Click here to get your tickets.

Now you know all the important stuff. But since you're here anyway, why not join me and engage in a little shameless speculation about the finalists for the Ken Kesey Fiction Award? Because all genres are created equal, but some genres are more equal than others. (For finalists in mamsy-pamsy disciplines like More

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Every now and then, WW writer John Minervini takes a break from breathlessly current book reviews, author Q&A's, and literary gossip to read something a little…older. Why not? After all, it's cheaper than TV.    More

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Every Sunday, WW writer John Minervini brings you the latest in book reviews, author Q&A's and Portland literary gossip. Click here to join the Tome Raider mailing list.

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By now you've heard that Portland has been chosen by the US Mint as one of four cities in which it will pilot efforts to encourage use of the new $1 coins.

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Every Sunday, WW writer John Minervini brings you the latest in book reviews, author Q&A's and Portland literary gossip. Click here to join the Tome Raider mailing list.


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