Bookstores in Portland and beyond will celebrate the second Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) on Saturday, April 30, with special events and nifty literary merchandise. The day highlights a growing momentum of support among readers and writers for independent booksellers all over the country. And there’s no bigger fan than Portland writer Ruth Tenzer Feldman, author […]
Broadway Books
We Belong in History at Broadway Books
By Kurt Spickerman
On February 12, We Belong in History: Writing with William Staffordwas honored with a reading at Broadway Books. Every seat in the house was full and, after a brief introduction by Michael Berliner, Kim Stafford entertained all in attendance with a story about his father’s attempt at writing an autobiography. It seems that Stafford discovered, […]
We’re Going to Broadway!
By M.A. BerlinerGreeting Readers, Tonight is the night! This is the last event for We Belong in History. We have Kim Stafford and Emily Kendal Frey leading our celebration of Stafford, students, and the poetic spirit at Broadway Books (1714 NE Broadway St, Portland, OR 97232). The festivities will begin at 7:00 p.m. Be sure to join […]
The Rest is History
By M.A. BerlinerGreetings readers, We had a great time visiting with everyone at Barnes & Noble last Tuesday night. I would like to make a special thank you to all those who were gracious enough to involve We Belong in History in the festivities. If you missed out on the opportunity to share one of your favorite […]
Celebrating William Stafford
By Melissa GiffordFrom the time of its inception about a year and a half ago, before we even had a title to accompany the project, We Belong in History was slated for release in January 2014, the centennial of the celebrated former Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford’s birth. The project is the result of a 2012 entreaty […]
Exciting Events on the Horizon
By M.A. BerlinerGreetings readers, This week has been an exciting and challenging one for us here at Ooligan Press. We are assembling materials and information for our next We Belong in History launch party. Here’s the scoop: the next event party will be in conjunction with the Vancouver Barnes and Noble Stafford event on January 28 at 7:00 p.m. […]