by Barbara Cothern | Nov 22, 2017 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, NW Publishers, Portland Publishers, Sponsored, Uncategorized, Young Adult
Try lives with his mother, sister, and two brothers in a small house in a village by the sea. Try’s father vanished at sea several years prior, but Try is not lonely because he has two good friends: Tallest, a large oak tree in the woods, and Hope, a star who watches...
by Roberta Kelley | Oct 2, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, NW Publishers, Portland Publishers
Brik is the story of a young, Jewish boy – named Drew – living in modern-day Yonkers, New York. After his grandfather is killed because of anti-Semitic gang violence, Drew decides to create a Golem to protect his city and the ones he loves. The Golem is a...
by Whitney Smyth | Sep 12, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime & Thriller, NW Publishers, Sponsored
Catherine is a bit of a recluse – a voluntary shut-in who spends her days painting portraits. She is forced to leave her comfort zone when she gets word that her sister, Sister Mary Gretchen, has died, and the Mother Superior won’t tell her more until she arrives at...
by Ashley McCall | Nov 4, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, NW Authors
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Outskirts Press Formats: Paperback, Kindle Purchase: Amazon | IndieBound[/alert] Paul Dage’s Trout Kill tells the tale of Eddy Trout, a hard-living Vietnam vet who resides, along with his wife and dying dog, in a...
by Alexis M. Woodcock | Jan 13, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Nature, Outdoors & Animals, NW Publishers, NW Setting, Reference
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Sasquatch Books Formats: Hardcover Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon[/alert] Portlandness is a different kind of book. Its maps are experimental by design, and the feel of its writing ranges from textbook chapter to...
by Seniye Groff | Dec 22, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Nature, Outdoors & Animals, NW Publishers, Sports & Recreation
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Oregon State University Press Formats: Paperback Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble[/alert] If you have been meaning to wander into parts unknown, then Wild in the Willamette will...