Books

Portland’s Top Reads: April

A roundup of what the city’s been reading this month.

By WW Staff

Buckman Journal Co-Founder Rich Perin on the Power of Poetry, and His Newest Book, “Cornfry”

The 51 poems span from gentrification to odes to a fraught relationship with alcohol.

By Robert Ham

2025 Oregon Book Award Winners Announced

“Filthy and weird” novel “We Were the Universe” by Kimberly King Parsons takes top fiction honors.

By Rachel Saslow

Street Books and A Kids Co. to Receive Oregon Book Awards

The organizations and their founders will get special awards at the April 28 ceremony.

By Rachel Saslow

Nancy Townsley’s Local Print Journalism Career Inspires First Novel

Townsley spent 37 years in Portland metro-area newsrooms before writing “Sunshine Girl.”

By Rachel Saslow

Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship Turns 20

McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan reflects on the program she started in 2005 and previews this year’s event.

By Rachel Saslow

Portland Author Writes Debut Children’s Book Celebrating Family Diversity

By Rachel Saslow

Portland Journalist Researched How Cults Exploit Spirituality for “Blazing Eye Sees All”

By Ryan J. Prado

WW’s Top 5 Reads

A roundup of what Portlanders have been reading in March.

By WW Staff

In His New Book, Omar El Akkad Examines the Dangers of Passivity During Israel’s War on Gaza

By Andrew Jankowski

“A Feast of Thorns and Roses” is the Romantasy Cookbook Fans Will Crave

By Rachel Saslow

RuPaul Charles Reads Portland on Book Tour

By Andrew Jankowski

Portland Independent Book Publisher Tin House Purchased by Zando Publishing

By Andrew Jankowski

Karen Russell’s “The Antidote” Tackles Historical Inequalities With Magic and Grace

By Michelle Kicherer

WW’s Top 5 Reads: February 2025

By WW Staff