Special Section You really should read: The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld, his upcoming memoir about surfing in New York CityThe head of the Independent Publishing Resource Center, Hocking is a superstar of the ...   More

Special Section You really should read: Legacy of the Drow seriesAn extraordinarily prolific writer, Massachusetts-based Robert Anthony Salvatore has penned 51 novels in 21 years, ranging from several series set in t ...   More

Special Section You really should read: Heartsick Yes, former Oregonian reporter Chelsea Cain’s NYT best-sellers are the literary equivalent of blood-soaked cotton candy. But her Heartsick trilogy’s sexy ...   More

Special Section You really should read: You Remind Me of MeIf a writer is measured by his accolades, Chaon is your man. You Remind Me of Me was named one of the best books of 2005 by a host of publications, and his s ...   More

Special Section You really should read: The Glass CastleThere is life after the gossip column! Who knew. MSNBC reporter Walls’ touching memoir, The Glass Castle, outlined a childhood full of adventures and uniq ...   More

Special Section You really should read: This One is MineWith a movie script bought up by 20th Century Fox as she graduated college, followed by a 15-year stint in TV writing (including the genius cult-com Arrested De ...   More

Special Section You really should read: The Tsar’s DwarfProbably the only Portland State University professor to devote a novel to a Danish little person sold to Peter the Great, Fogtdal splits time between Ore ...   More

Special Section You really should read: Counter CultureWhen civil-rights lawyer “Polo” Catalani looks at Portland, chances are he sees a totally different city than you do—filled with aunties and im ...   More

Special Section You really should read: The Nordstrom Way to Customer Service ExcellenceWould you like to learn the consumer-satisfaction secrets companies like Domino’s Pizza and Dell have used to achieve what ...   More

Special Section You Should Really Read: Daddy Needs a DrinkRob Wilder has held more jobs than anyone you know. He’s been a gas station attendant, dishwasher, factory worker, landscape grunt, grass cutter, lacke ...   More