BOOK THOUGHTS Arches Bookhouse, Portland, Oregon I'm curious if my fellow book bloggers prefer new books or used books? Probably 90% of ...

A box of books from Powell's Books was the highlight of my week last week! What new books came to your house? Do any of these catch...

I'm up later that morning at the crack of ten. . . . I look out at the gray skies and mist as I sip my first cup of joe. Secondhand...

I got my first book from Audible last week. What books came into your house last week? Secondhand Smoke by M. Louis. This is the second...

Finally! The white tile got here. Now the final kitchen dominoes can fall.  This week is was install tile, grout tile, caulk bottom of tile,...

I can think of dozens of reasons I buy used books, including the availability of out-of-print titles, price, and the happy feeling I...

I celebrate my birthday. I prefer to stretch the celebration out for as many days as possible, take time off work, maybe go on a trip...

Wildness is as much a perception as reality. -- Wild in the City: Exploring the Intertwine: The Portland-Vancouver Region's Network of...

My sister is here visiting from Germany, where she's been living and working for the past year and a half. She's a chef in Bavaria, ...

Second Glance Books is a terrific used bookstore and a real gem in a city that prides itself on independent bookstores. Owner Rachelle c...

One of Portland's many blessings is Forest Park, a swath of green on the city's western flank, covering over 5,100 acres and conta...

The annual Grant High School Used Book Sale is this week. Donated books are for sale to raise money for the school library. Here are th...

  Liz Crain tapped into Portland’s do-it-yourself ethic and agricultural abundance to write her Food Lover's Guide to Portland , an inf...

Liz Crain is the author of the brand new, must-have book: The Food Lover's Guide to Portland . I have been dreaming about this book ...

Celia Donnelly comes from a long line of strong women with bad luck in husbands. Unfortunately for Celia, she has to learn of these famil...

There is a line around the Portland metropolitan area called the Urban Growth Boundary – a controversial land use tool designed to contro...

"That's what I crave: meaningful places.  No one like a convert -- poor li'l L.A. boy, I'm a big fan, an aficionado, of t...

Portland Noir is a collection of original short stories that is all over the map -- if the map is of the Rose City. The stories are set ...

"She's  a touch thick, not quite shed of her winter fat, but she wears her flesh with oblivious self-assurance.  I have no doubt ...

"I wonder how people think of Portland from the outside." -- From the Introduction to Portland Noir , edited by Kevin Sampsell...