Books Sometimes a Great Movie: Paul Newman, Ken Kesey and the Filming of the Great Oregon Novel (Nestucca Spit Press, 158 pages, $30) is a failure. Harsh words, but its author might agree. Matt Love, a    More

News Literary Arts just announced finalists for the 23rd annual Oregon Book Awards. Read 'em and weep (or cheer)—your choice. Matt Love, the high-school English teacher and longtime activist for Oregon Coast preservation behind the massive Citadel of the Spirit: Oregon's Sesquicentennial Anthology (read WW's review, here) is getting a nod as the recipient of the The Stewart H. Holbrook Literary ...   More