by Site Owner | Jan 10, 2019 | Columns, Featured, The Reader's Perspective
A new year brings new resolutions, and we decided to poll our reviewers about their reading goals for 2019. We got quite a range of responses, from specific number goals to tackling new and unfamiliar genres. What are your reading goals for the new year? “My...
by Guest Author | Feb 9, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Romance, The Reader's Perspective
With the Valentines’ Day buzz flitting about, Portland Book Review decided to reach out to our reviewers and ask them if they’ve any romances in their favorite reads. So, here are a few romances (old and new) that warm our hearts: The Princess Bride by...
by Megan Stevens | Feb 7, 2017 | Columns, Featured, The Reader's Perspective
The Book Travels of a Writer and Fan My love of writing started at an early, elementary school age where I would read Nancy Drew novels with a flashlight under my covers in order to make my setting seem mysterious like the genre I was reading. This hobby transferred...
by Mary-Lynne Monroe | Jan 10, 2017 | Columns, Featured, The Reader's Perspective
Choosing a Book to Review By Mary-Lynne Monroe What kinds of books do you look for when you go into a bookstore? What section or sections attract you? What sections do you avoid? Are you an avid cookbook reader? Do you prefer the adult coloring book section or books...
by Sarah Hutchins | Nov 1, 2016 | Columns, Featured, The Reader's Perspective
Books: Reading Versus Listening By Sarah Hutchins “In my young and more vulnerable days my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since,” Jake Gyllenhaal dramatizes. “‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just...
by Emily York | Sep 27, 2016 | Columns, Featured, The Reader's Perspective
Breaking the Mold: Finding Our Own Voice By Emily York It doesn’t matter whether you went to public school, private school, or even if you were homeschooled, nearly every American learned the “5 paragraph” method for writing an essay. Paragraph 1 (Introduction): Lead...
