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Astoria romance novelist and English instructor on crafting the modern love story
We talk with Kama O'Connor, a romance novelist and English and writing instructor, about the new course she is teaching in Astoria on the evolution of love stories.
Oregon Senate approves bill to ban book bans
Senate Bill 1583 would block school districts from withholding access to books for discriminatory reasons.
Oregon bill aims to ban school book bans
Senate Bill 1583 would prevent school boards and district personnel from banning textbooks and library books on the basis of content related to protected groups like race and sexuality. We'll hear from a reporter with the details.
Black liberation through revolution and fashion
Journalist Santi Elijah Holley chronicles the history of the Shakur family in his new book “An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation.” Holley describes a group of people committed to resisting the exploitation and persecution of Black people, and creating a space of self-determination through activism, care, violence, and art. OPB’s Prakruti Bhatt talked to Holley at the 2023 Portland Book Festival. Mitchell Jackson’s latest book, “Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion,” chronicles the relationship between basketball, fashion, politics and hip hop. OPB’s Paul Marshall talks to Jackson at the festival.
Portland storyteller Andrew Dickson’s new book focuses on family
His latest project is a book titled Me and My Family and Me. Its part memoir, part family history, and essays on topics ranging from sports to ice cream to eBay.
Beyond settler history: New book explores the story of Willamette Valley’s Indigenous tribes
Anthropologist David Lewis's new book uses federal records to piece together the untold history of the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde from pre-settler contact until the Western Oregon Indian Termination Act of 1954.
Horse people vs. ice people and more stories from a beloved Oregon ice rink captured in book
The Lane County ice rink has a history filled with glittering stars, a war between pitchforks and hockey sticks, and even a Mexican drug cartel. Michael Sheehan's new book gathers their stories.
Portland writer explores personal grief, cultural impact of ‘The Exorcist’
Portland writer Marlena Williams' new book "Night Mother" is a personal and cultural history of the 1973 horror classic "The Exorcist." Williams interweaves a collection of critiques and essays on the film's strengths, tropes and its place in popular culture. But she also delves into how the film has affected her own life.
Rural Washington library could be nation’s first to dissolve after book challenges, reshelving requests
A library in southeastern Washington could be the first in the country to dissolve. It all started with some people asking the library to get rid of or move several books. Now, voters will get to decide this November whether to keep their only library.
Why Dolly Parton is bringing children’s books to Washington state
Dolly Parton visited Tacoma Tuesday to celebrate the statewide expansion of her Imagination Library in Washington state, which provides free books to kids.