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History has been about survival of the friendliest, explains Dutch author Rutger Bregman

Bregman is certain humans are not as bad as we fear we are — and he’s written a book, ‘Humankind: A Hopeful History,’ to prove it Rutger Bregman, understands it’s hard to be optimistic about humanity at the moment: We’re in the throes of a global pandemic ...

24 Aug 2020 - Thuy On
‘Touching the Jaguar’: John Perkins on his new book and envisioning a better future

The author of “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” discusses how we can collectively harness this moment to transform our economy John Perkins is a well-known author among readers of two seemingly divergent genres. Among his more political-minded readers, ...

9 Jul 2020 - Emily Green
Portland author preserves a snapshot of cool jazz

Robert James Campbell died homeless, leaving behind a treasure-trove of photographs from a transitional era of jazz in New York. Jessica Ferber’s new book reveals the story he captured. Portland is almost synonymous with coffee shops. So it shouldn’t have ...

28 Apr 2016 - Brian R. Page
Portland author's dream a long time in the making

Harold Johnson, a longtime teacher and poet, aspired to write a novel. Decades later, his goal has come to fruition. Last fall, Portland poet Harold Johnson launched his novel at Broadway Books, and a standing-room-only crowd filled the Northeast Portland ...

28 Apr 2016 - Martha Gies
Author Shaka Senghor 'writes his wrongs,' offers inspiration to inmates

After nearly two decades behind bars, much of it in solitary confinement, the Detroit author has turned his experience into a lesson of redemption Shaka Senghor describes his younger self as a “young drug dealer with a quick temper and a semi-automatic pi ...

3 Apr 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Jennifer Chambers writes about remarkable Oregon women — and is one

The author, experiencing traumatic brain injury and a rare genetic disorder, shares stories of visionaries Jennifer Chambers is drawn to remarkable Oregon women, and so she writes about them. It’s no coincidence; she is one herself. Her most recent book, ...

19 Feb 2016 - Suzanne Zalokar
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
Growing up black in the increasingly white neighborhoods of Northeast Portland

Portland-raised author Renee Watson talks about her new young adult book, "This Side of Home" Author Renée Watson grew up in Portland and lived through the gentrification of her Northeast neighborhood. In 1990, more than 30 percent of Portland’s ...

4 Mar 2015 - Sarah Hansell
Mitchell S. Jackson remembers Portland's "Residue Years"

The author of “The Residue Years” talks about his memories of Portland, where his book is the 2015 Everybody Reads selection from the Multnomah County Library “It’s cold!” says Mitchell S. Jackson. “It’s really cold in Brooklyn.” Indeed. But in his native ...

3 Mar 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
Children of the core; Jesse Hagopian discusses his new book on the drawbacks of standardized testing

If you’re not in some way involved with public schools, you may not be aware of the explosion of standardized testing in schools over the past 10 years. Preparing for and taking these tests has significantly affected teaching and learning on all levels in ...

28 Jan 2015 - Mike Wold