For readers who prefer madcap to claptrap, quixotic pranks to neurotic angst, Poe Ballantine is a literary tonic: Bittersweet, potent, and peculiarly entertaining.
California Calling split my heart open and reminded me how much immigrations matter, how much we all carry the traces of other worlds.
Frank Meeink’s book is a candid and captivating story of upbeat transformation of a raw racist into a courageous citizen which has much to teach all of us. Don’t miss it!
True Portland is more than a travel guide, it’s a curated experience.
Jenny Forrester has hit the mother lode.
Brief items of interest concerning our books and authors
Marissa Korbel interviews Natalie Singer, author of California Calling: A Self-Interrogation, for The Rumpus
It was the cover that first piqued my interest in Natalie Singer’s debut memoir, California Calling: A Self-Interrogation. The wide, bright, concentric, circles in rainbow colors, the sans serif typography, and the subtitle promising “a...Forward
Poe Ballantine interviewed by Ken Jones, Host of Between the Covers, KBOO
Host Ken Jones talks with Poe Ballantine, author of the new book Whirlaway: The Great American Loony Bin, Horseplaying & Record-Collecting Novel, published by Portland’s Hawthorne Books.
Poe has published seven books and hundreds of stories and...Forward
OTHERPPL with Brad Listi interviews Poe Ballantine
Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today’s leading writers. All episodes—hundreds of them—are available for free. Listen via iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, or right here on the web. Better yet:...Forward
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Posted by Liz Crain on 29 June 2017
Recently I spent a good amount of time watching the great PBS food series The Mind of a Chef. The show typically sticks with one chef for several episodes — shadowing them at their restaurant(s)...Forward
Posted by Liz Crain on 27 June 2017
Wow. What a party. Thank you so much to everyone who came out for our Hawthorne Books + Media Surf/Bridge Lab + Reverent Nat’s Hard Cider True Portland: The Unofficial Guide for Creative People book...Forward
Posted by Liz Crain on 02 February 2017
I had the extremely good fortune to be invited to speak at Tokyo’s first annual Fermentation Future Forum (F3) a couple of weeks ago. The forum was organized by cultural luminary Teruo Kurosaki and...Forward
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