In Bend, Ore., Jessica Hammerman and Isaac Peterson have founded a small independent publishing house focused on literary fiction and memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Two Pacific Northwest–based book workers have cofounded the Cercador Prize for Translation. A committee of five booksellers will nominate titles and award a winning translator $1,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Northwest, where I live and where my novel is set, is a big place and it is a lot of things. It is the damp, mossy woods of the coast, the high desert, and the snowy, jagged mountain ranges that divide the two. It is home to weird and real creatures like giant octopuses, […] The post 7... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-07-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
From Amazon to indies, the region is home to some of the nation’s most innovative publishing companies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Marlantes’s second novel, 'Deep River,' is a sprawling, painstakingly realistic novel about Finnish immigrants in the Pacific Northwest during the first half of the 20th century. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Surveying the independent publishing scene, from Oregon up through Alaska, where you can still feel the frontier spirit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The region's enterprising publishers and booksellers make for a dynamic book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A revival of the independent bookstore sector has been taking place over the past few years. That resurgence can been seen in the Pacific Northwest, which even before the indie rebound was already a veritable bookstore mecca. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since its 2009 launch, Amazon Publishing has steadily ramped up its program, and is now the Pacific northwest's largest publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Major comics publishers such as Dark Horse and Fantagraphics call the region home. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wordstock, one of the largest celebrations of literature and literacy in the Pacific Northwest, is gaining a new parent. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]