Journalist Lori Tobias has covered the Oregon coast for the last 20 years, writing about small towns, fishing, tourism, crimes, good time...

  Another week, another stack of books that found their way to my house. How about you? What new books came your way? A Time to Build: From ...

  The Green Years by Karen Wolff is the story of Harry Spencer, a boy growing up in South Dakota in the 1920s, who has to find his own path...

  BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS Time to get cozy with a Victorian novel! I’ve been looking forward to Victober since last October! Who else?  U...

  It's raining in Portland and it's raining books here at my house! I'm not complaining. Rainy days and good books go hand in ha...

  BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS Welcome back for another week of sharing the opening sentences (or so) from the books that have captured our at...

  Make Russia Great Again by Christopher Buckley (2020, Simon & Schuster ) Christopher Buckley took a break from writing satire to wri...

  BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS Do you get in a nonfiction mood in the fall? I do! It must be a vestige of some back-to-school impulse. I feel ...

  Burn Down This World by Tina Egnoski (2020, Adelaide Books ) Tina Egnoski's new novel, Burn Down This World , centers on Celeste and...

Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan is the captivating title of Deborah Reed's new novel.  Violet Swan is a famous abstract artist livi...

  This week for Mailbox Monday, I have a couple of armchair travel books, courtesy of Exploring Wine Regions . I was more than happy to look...

  Create Beautiful Food at Home by Adrian Martin ( MercierPress ) Adrian Martin is a young, popular Irish chef. His new cookbook, Create B...

  BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS Another week, another Book Beginnings on Fridays!  And here in Oregon, it looks like another disaster on the ho...

  Fall is the season for new books, pandemic or no pandemic. Book launches may be on Zoom and getting a signed copy might be tricky. But new...