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Little Green Book Launch Party Sunday!
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We’re all getting pretty excited over here counting down the days until the book launch party for Loretta Stinson’s Little Green. It’s fantastic to have a book launch party precede all sorts of great coverage from the likes of Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, The Rumpus, ForeWord Reviews and then some. When it comes down to it ...Read more.
Little Green Pub. Date TODAY! Frank Meeink in Portland this Week!
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Although publication dates are sometimes a bit slippery with books (you’ll often find titles on shelves a week to three weeks before pub. date) it’s still a momentous occasion for the writer and the publisher. Today Loretta Stinson’s Little Green is officially out in the world. We are very happy and so are a lot ...Read more.
Little Green Gains Ground
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It’s been busy at Hawthorne Books this spring and that’s not going to stop this summer. Loretta Stinson’s debut novel Little Green, with an introduction by Robin Givens and accolades from Debra Gwartney, Cheryl Strayed, Gina Oschner and other renowned writers comes out in less than a month — June 1st pub. date — and ...Read more.
Katie Shaw Goes to AWP’s Annual Conference
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Before I began working as an intern at Hawthorne Books, I bought tickets to attend this year’s AWP (The Association of Writers & Writing Programs) annual conference mid-April in Denver with some of my peers from Portland State University’s publishing program. Ooligan Press, the student-run press connected to the publishing program, wasn’t going to have ...Read more.
Fresh Air & AWP Conference
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“And I remember looking up at God and saying, ‘God, maybe there’s something wrong. Maybe you’re right. Maybe on the black, Asian and Latino issue, maybe we are all equal.’”
The above quote is from Frank Meeink’s interview with Dave Davies on Fresh Air Wednesday, April 7th. The thirty-minute interview covered Meeink’s abusive upbringing, his transformation ...Read more.
Updates for Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead
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It’s been an exciting month for Hawthorne Books as we move closer to the April 1st, 2010 pub. date for Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead. In the past two weeks there have been all sorts of developments and we’d like to keep you in the loop.
Reviews Already In
The Rumpus:
“Frank Meeink is the most famous ...Read more.
Read to Rebuild – A Haiti Benefit Reading
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Nearly two months after the catastrophic 7.0M earthquake in Haiti, Mercy Corps is striving to rebuild the country. From securing clean water and sanitation for survivors, to creating jobs clearing debris for locals, Mercy Corps volunteers are doing their part in rebuilding Haiti. Now you can do your part by attending:
Read to Rebuild- A Haiti ...Read more.
Wordstock 2009
Ok so it was a couple months ago but we didn’t have a blog at the time and now we do so time to give a little love to Wordstock. Rhonda Hughes – Hawthorne Books co-publisher — has been on the Wordstock Board of Directors for four years so she knows the ins and outs ...Read more.
Rolling Out The Blog Carpet
Since Hawthorne Books is very close to celebrating its 10th anniversary (we opened shop on Hawthorne Blvd. in 2001 and have been downtown since 2004) we thought we’d celebrate with a brand new blog.
We admit that we’re a little late to the blog game – although in all fairness we did have a short lived ...Read more.
