Last minute reminder for this fantastic event.

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 Benefit Reading

Reading Local: Portland, an online blog for all thing book-related in Portland (we are big fans), has initiated Read to Rebuild, their very first event. Writers’ Dojo has partnered up, opening up their space in St. Johns to host Portland’s literary community. The event will consist of author readings, updates of Haiti from Mercy Corps representatives, music from local musicians Sweeter Than Later, free wine from Cameron Hughes Wine, and a raffle.

Hawthorne Books has donated autographed copies of some of our titles to the raffle. Other raffle donors include Cameron Hughes Wine, Wordstock, Back Fence PDX, Dark Horse Comics, Title Wave Books, Green Bean Books, Second Glance Books, Floating World Comics, Broadway Books, Microcosm Publishing, Annie Bloom’s Books, Random Order Coffeehouse and Bakery, In Other Word’s Women’s Books and Resources, and many more!

Join us on March 16th @ 6:30pm at the Writers’ Dojo in St. Johns. The suggested donation of $10 also includes one free raffle ticket. All proceeds will be given to Mercy Corps, to assist in the relief efforts in Haiti. We look forward to seeing you there!

Part I—Origins

Part II—Recruiter

Part III—Prison

Part IV—The Smart One

Part V—Back Home

Part VI—Changes

Part VII—Who I am

Part VIII—Q&A Part I

Part IX—Q&A Part II

Good books to good people. It's a simple equation.

Earlier this year Hawthorne Books had some fantastic fortune and as a result we decided to pay a little bit forward. That’s how the Hawthorne Books Donation Program came to be. The recipient selection process wasn’t too difficult — although there are several worthy organizations that we didn’t donate to that we plan to donate to in the future.

In the end we donated more than 500 books — all Hawthorne titles — to some fantastic organizations including Portland-based Write Around Portland (WRAP), Literary Arts’ Writers in the Schools, Outside In and Portland Public Schools. We also donated several cartons of books to the prison literacy program Changing Lives Through Literature.

It feels great to give back in this way.

If you have books that you’d like to donate here are some recipients you might want to consider:

Books Behind Bars
Books To Prisoners
Books For Soldiers
Goodwill
Salvation Army
And don’t forget public school systems, local teachers, and public libraries.