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The first annual "Portland Book Week," organized by independent bookstores across the Portland-Vancouver metro area, will celebrate the area's literary community.

This episode of the Talking Earth, hosted by dan raphael, features sets from Dr. Mindy Nettifee, Tony Ardizzone and Marc Zegans. There's a bonus triptych from James Yeary, and dan will read some dianne seuss and Stephanie Burt. So much in just 58 minutes.  Tony Ardizonne is the author of five novels and three collections of short stories. His award-winning fiction has been

This week's Talking Earth features Portland poets John Brehm, Mimi German and Larry Beckett. dan raphael is your poetry DJ. 

Portland author Anne Broyles discovered the late labor artist and was inspired to write a new children’s book.

On today's episode, we welcome Dian Greenwood, author of the new novel About the Carleton Sisters from She Writes Press. After studying both writing and counseling psychology in San Francisco, Dian now lives and writes here in Portland, and works as a family therapist. Which seems to me to be an ideal job for a fiction writer.

Portlanders love independent bookstores and Saturday, your favorite bookstores will love you back.

Ideas for your sweetie from every Portland quadrant, from vegan doughnuts in Hollywood to pain pillows in Multnomah Village to hand hooks in the Pearl

Indie booksellers report crowded stores, and solid sales after Thanksgiving.

Known for store-specific, unique curation, Pacific Northwest bookstores are flavored by their local environs.

Take it from the pros—these books will get the creative juices flowing in the kitchen.