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Writing saved her: Lidia Yuknavitch

Author Lidia Yuknavitch’s experiences with addiction, grief, mental illness and motherhood shape her work The first time I saw Lidia Yuknavitch speak, it was at Powell’s Books. Of the speakers that night, only Yuknavitch was unknown to me. As the last syl ...

29 Jun 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
It is a lot of people’s story

In her debut novel, Northwest author Megan Kruse explores family and queerness from three perspectives Megan Kruse came of age as a queer youth in quasi-rural Washington – outside of Tulalip to be exact. And like many youths, she gravitated toward Portlan ...

6 Mar 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
The otherworldly and utterly Portland Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin started writing when she was five and has been publishing her work since the 1960s. Throughout her career, she has delved into some of the most insightful, political, ecological and socially important topics of our time. She has created ...

14 Aug 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar