Archive for the ‘Reading’ Category
Little Green Lift-off!
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So many great people showed up last night for Loretta Stinson’s Little Green book launch party. Even though it was a Sunday night and on the later side with a 9pm start — it was a packed house. Some people in attendance include Debra Gwartney, Eduardo Fernandez, Tony Wolk, Hawthorne Books authors Kassten Alonso and ...Read more.
Kassten Alonso — Reading and Speaking About Core
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Hawthorne Books’ author and 2005 Oregon Book Award finalist Kassten Alonso reads from, and talks about, his book Core and in these two videos. Here’s a synopsis of the book from our catalogue:
This intense and compact novel crackles with obsession, betrayal, and madness, and was an Oregon Book Award Finalist for fiction 2005. As the ...Read more.
Little Green Events and Frank Meeink PDX
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Little Green is out and about and along with its pub. date on the first of June comes a lot of book events. The latest and greatest is below but please check back here for continual updates. You can also bookmark Loretta’s blog for all sorts of good info. and thoughts.
Loretta Stinson Book Tour
Saturday, ...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.
A Production Story: How Hawthorne Books Got Its Double Scored Flaps
Kate’s husband, Ed, often complained about the flaps on our original paperback books. He said that he couldn’t use them as bookmarks because they pulled out of the text and with the flap inserted in the book it wouldn’t lay flat. He was right.
Fast forward to the Netherlands. I had friends living there, and planned ...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.
Peter H. Fogtdal is Funny
Hawthorne Books’ author Peter H. Fogtdal recently gave a reading of The Tsar’s Dwarf at UCLA’s The Scandinavian Section and even though it was a sunny mid-day event it was a great turnout.
In his words:
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When you walk around UCLA’s gorgeous campus, you discover that even the buildings are celebrities. I pass Ronald Reagan Medical ...Read more.
Bookmarks: Why We Don’t Buy Them
Yes, it’s a random topic but one that we here at Hawthorne would like to address in an effort to discuss some of the finer points in life.
Bookmarks are not just the one-click away culled websites that you computer people like to frequently visit while on online sojourns. They are also the things that you ...Read more.
What We’re Reading
Kate:
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades by Steve Solomon
You Are Your Child’s First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin Dancy
Rhonda:
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Adam:
The Disappointment Artist essays by Jonathan Lethem.
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Speedboat by Renata ...Read more.
