Special Section Photos by Chris RyanIn the 18 years Willamette Week has chosen a Restaurant of the Year, never once has a single chef received the honor twice—until now. In 2007, we picked Toro Bravo, John Gorh ...   More

Special Section Before we begin, let us reflect upon how tremendously fortunate we are to be eating here, in Portland, at this moment in time.
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Special Section Is it possible to become word drunk? If so, experiencing the hundreds of authors and exhibitors at Portland’s biggest book bash, Wordstock, makes for a downright intoxicating weekend. This year, ...   More

Special Section Absurdly talented L.A. short fictionist (Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It) and sister of Portland Decemberist Colin. She appears 2 pm Saturday on the Powell’s stage and as part of the “ ...   More

Special Section Irish PEN/Faulkner Award winner and Netherland scribe; currently writing a book about his grandfathers—one an IRA member, the other a suspected Turkish spy. He appears 2 pm Sunday on the Powell& ...   More

Special Section Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship winner, Little Green novelist and PSU prof. She appears 4 pm Saturday with Joanna Smith Rakoff on the Oregon Education Association stage.What are your favorite themes t ...   More

Special Section Oregon adventurer, teller of affecting, rough-edged tales (Refresh, Refresh and this month’s The Wilding), undercover ghost hunter. He appears 2 pm Saturday with Anthony Doerr on the Columbia Sp ...   More

Special Section American-born, U.K.-based dystopian young-adult novel wiz (The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, Monsters of Men). He appears as part of the “YA Gets Real” panel with L.K. ...   More

Special Section Four-time Emmy winner, writer for The Daily Show, and one-fifth of the team behind the new manual Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk. Questionnaire answered by the “Association for the Betterment of Sex& ...   More

Special Section Wickedly funny TheRumpus.net rouser and The Adderall Diaries madman (psst! James Franco just bought the movie rights to the BDSM, drugs and death-filled tome). He appears 4:30 pm Saturday with Ander M ...   More