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  • Wedlocked

    Jay Ponteri

    Wedlocked

    nonfiction / memoir

    Essayistic, narrative, and meditative by turns, Ponteri’s is a beautiful and truly courageous voice.

    Jenny Boully
    Author of The Book of Beginnings and Endings
  • Holding Silvan

    Monica Wesolowska

    Holding Silvan:
    A Brief Life

    nonfiction / memoir

    A tender, poignant and courageous narrative – insightful and beautifully written.

    Abraham Verghese
    Author of Cutting for Stone
  • The Next Scott Nadelson

    Scott Nadelson

    The Next Scott Nadelson:
    A Life in Progress

    nonfiction / memoir

    Nadelson chronicles his life in progress with the wry, warm honesty of an old friend catching up.

    Meghan Daum
    author of Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived In That House
  • Stories for Boys

    Gregory Martin

    Stories for Boys

    nonfiction / memoir

    Moving, brave, and unforgettable, this deeply personal book pushes us all further into the light.

    Cheryl Strayed
    Author of Wild
  • Dora: A Headcase

    Lidia Yuknavitch

    Dora: A Headcase

    fiction

    Dora is too much for Sigmund Freud but she’s just right for us – raunchy, sharp and so funny it hurts.

    Katherine Dunn
    author of Geek Love

In brief

Events & Readings

Please join Scott Nadelson reading at the Sunday Salon in New York

19 May 2013, 7:00pm
Seventh Street Stage at Jimmys No. 43, New York, NY

Jay Ponteri reads at Annie Bloom's from his memoir, Wedlocked followed by conversation with Emily Kendal Frey

20 May 2013, 7:00pm
Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, OR

News

Lidia Yuknavtich’s Dora: A Headcase in Italiano!

From the blog

Gregory Matin blogs for the Seattle Times, "When Jason Collins and my father coming out will no longer matter."

News

Brief items of interest concerning our books and authors

17 May 2013

Lidia Yuknavtich’s Dora: A Headcase in Italiano!

Lidia Yuknavitch’s novel, Dora: A Headcase, out in Italy, molto bene!

13 May 2013

Scott Nadelson’s “A Warm Breath” is a Ploughshares Solo

From Ploughshares: We’re excited to announce the publication of a new Ploughshares Solo: “A Warm Breath” by Scott Nadelson.  The Ploughshares Solos series allows us to publish long essays and...Forward

13 May 2013

Gregory Martin’s Stories for Boys included in Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List!

Gregory Martin’s Stories for Boys included in Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List for Paperback Nonfiction!

Events & Readings

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19 May 2013, 7:00pm|Facebook Twitter

Please join Scott Nadelson reading at the Sunday Salon in New York

Scott Nadelson will read from his memoir, The Next Scott Nadelson: A Life in Progress at the Sunday Salon in New York, which is a larger than life reading series featuring a refreshing blend of local and international literary voices. Salon NYC offers the Big Apple’s tastiest prose each month. Drop on by for a sample and hear what’s going on.

locationSeventh Street Stage at Jimmys No. 43
43 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003
2129823006

20 May 2013, 7:00pm|Facebook Twitter

Jay Ponteri reads at Annie Bloom's from his memoir, Wedlocked followed by conversation with Emily Kendal Frey

Please join Jay Ponteri reading from his memoir, Wedlocked, to be followed by a conversation with Emily Kendal Frey.

locationAnnie Bloom's Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy , Portland, OR 97219
503-246-0053

From the blog

Observations on books and publishing

Gregory Matin blogs for the Seattle Times, "When Jason Collins and my father coming out will no longer matter."

Posted by Gregory Martin on 18 May 2013

You want to read this blog by Greg Martin:

My father, six years ago, did what NBA player Jason Collins did. He didn’t do it on the cover of Sports Illustrated, like Collins did. My father first...Forward

Graphic Novels

Posted by Valerie Barlow on 23 April 2013

I love graphic novels. I remember my first: Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel—who knew picture books could be so profound? In her lush illustrated memoir, Bechdel tells the story of her relationship with...Forward

An Interview with Annie Bloom’s Michael Keefe by Naomi Sweo

Posted by Naomi Sweo on 16 April 2013

As a follow-up to last week’s post on Annie Bloom’s Books in Multnomah Village, Hawthorne Intern Naomi Sweo interviews the store’s events coordinator, publicist, and CD buyer, Michael Keefe....Forward

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18 May 2013 11.46 am

New Yorkers, tomorrow please join Scott Nadelson reading at the Sunday Salon in New York! fb.me/2324GLVYh

17 May 2013 13.29 pm

Lidia Yuknavitch’s novel, Dora: A Headcase, out in Italy, molto bene! fb.me/Ggdsjkg5

16 May 2013 15.20 pm

@thebooksdesk @HawthorneBooks @phollandwriter Afraid not. A lady in Queensland, though, abetted by the miracle of the Internet.

16 May 2013 11.28 am

It turns out editing a book is super hard and now I want to buy whiskey for all of you who do it for a living.

15 May 2013 23.32 pm

@HawthorneBooks I do hope you've got Southern Hemisphere stars on that cover Rhonda! We'll notice you know!

Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts

Hawthorne Books is an independent literary press based in Portland, Oregon. We publish good books, mostly in the American literary fiction and narrative non-fiction sections, though we're always looking for good international titles. If we specialize in anything, it's in finding superb writing which might be overlooked by larger houses, and giving it the attention it deserves. Since 2002, Hawthorne titles have been consistently shortlisted for respected literary awards. And we've won more than a few of them. More importantly, we have developed a loyal community of readers and writers.

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