Posts Tagged ‘Reading’
Independent Publishing Resource Center = IPRC
IPRC Events and A Very Minor Prophet
Hawthorne Book authors have hosted events at the IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) in the past and coming up on Saturday May, 19th at 7:30pm, James Bernard Frost will read from his spring 2012 title A Very Minor Prophet at IPRC. In his novel, IPRC is a hub where ...Read more.
Winter Literary Events in Portland
Snowstorms and downpours, winter has arrived in full force and what better way to get out of the rain and fight off the winter blues than to attend some local literary events. Here is a list of readings, exhibits, and guest speakers going on in upcoming weeks around town. (I’m sure that I’ve left some ...Read more.
E-book Design and Tablets Pt. 2
Part of the problem, in terms of format glitches within e-books, is that designing them requires some knowledge of HTML and CSS, which few people have the inclination or patience to learn. The normal business model for converting e-books goes something like this: the publisher hires a company to convert their books to e-books; the ...Read more.
E-book Design and Tablets Pt. 1
The line between e-readers and tablets is beginning to blur. The main difference between them is the screen display technology. Many e-readers, like the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook, use an e-ink display, which mimics the look of ink on paper. Tablet screens, like the Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab, are back-lit ...Read more.
Cavalcade Literary Magazine
In late October, Random Order Coffeehouse & Bakery hosted a release party for a newcomer to the Portland literary scene: Cavalcade Literary Magazine. Comprised of fiction, poetry, and photography, the magazine hosts an eclectic mix of voices. It’s powerful, quirky, and poignant.
Putting together a journal has been Cutter Williams’ dream for quite some time. ...Read more.
Wordstock 2011
We love Wordstock here at Hawthorne Books. We have all sorts of events slated for this year’s festival and I’ve laid them all out for you here. Every year we have a booth at the Book Fair in the main hall and that’s where you’ll find publisher Rhonda Hughes, senior editor Adam O’Connor Rodriguez and ...Read more.
What We’re Reading: Part Four
Yet another installment of the What We’re Reading series (here’s what we were reading in the winter) with some nice summer reads. Please chime in if you’ve read any of these books and also let us know what pages you’ve been turning lately…
Rhonda:
The Sisters Brothers, Patrick DeWitte
Balthus: A Biography, Nicholas Fox Weber
The New Yorker
2012 ...Read more.
10 Years Equals $10 Books
A lot of you received our summer newsletter last week. (If you didn’t and want to receive future newsletters sign up here.) Those of you who got the newsletter already know about this great promotion that we’re doing in celebration of Hawthorne Books’ tenth anniversary — all books are just $10 until August 1st.
We’ve ...Read more.
Making Time for Books
As a Hawthorne Books intern, a hopeful future book editor, a person with an English degree, and a self-proclaimed bibliophile, it is embarrassing for me to admit, but I don’t always have time for books. Don’t get me wrong, I always have time for books as an idea, as a conversation topic, as a table ...Read more.
Crow Arts Manor
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Let’s face it: we’re lucky to live here. It seems that Portland’s enormously rich literary landscape just keeps expanding, and the latest addition to a long list of amazing industry resources is a brand new community center for the arts. Crow Arts Manor, located in NoPo’s Milepost 5 art community, opened its doors this April ...Read more.
