By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this 12 year old book by watching the PBS series, “No Passport Required”. My wife and I enjoy “food porn” cooking shows and his show…
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BOOK REVIEW: Invisible Doctrine – The Secret History of Neoliberalism by George Monbiot & Peter Hutchison
By Jim Heffernan Neoliberalism is a name for the general policy of cutting taxes, cutting regulation, and cutting benefits that has infected us for the last 50 years. It has transferred a…
BOOK REVIEW: The Serviceberry – Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
By Neal Lemery This brand new book is a delightful and fresh look at our relationship with nature and with ourselves. It explores the idea of a gift economy, rather that the…
BOOK REVIEW: Civil Unity – A Radical Path to Transform Our Discourse, Our Lives and Our World
By Jim Heffernan Laura recommended this book to me and decided to give it a try. I was slow to warm to the book, but I grew to love it. I believe…
Local Author Announces New Book – Butch Freedman Reading “Old Dogs and other stories” Nov. 10th at Cape Meares Community Center
Local author Butch Freedman will read from his latest book, a collection of short stories, at a launch party on November 10, 3 pm at the Cape Meares Community Center, 5690 4th Street in Cape…
“When a Woman Tells the Truth” – Writings and Creative Work by Women Over 80; Reading at Hoffman Center, Sept. 18th (VIDEO)
The Hoffman Center for the Arts Presents a book reading WHEN A WOMAN TELLS THE TRUTH SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 – 4PM Here are the introductions and information about the host Julianne Johnson,…
CLOUD & LEAF BOOKSTORE IS MOVING! UP THE STREET – BE A PART OF “BOOK BRIGADE” OCT. 5TH
Want to be part of a cinematic, heart-warming moment? Please join our BOOK BRIGADE! Cloud & Leaf is gonna do this move with aplomb. Obviously. BOOK BRIGADE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024 1:00…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY UNITED AGAINST BOOK BANS – POP-UP BOOK CLUB – READINGS OF BANNED BOOKS SAT. SEPT. 28TH
Tillamook County United Against Book Bans will “wrap up” Banned Books Week with a pop up “Book Club.” Join us to talk about the efforts to reverse the decision of the Tillamook…
BOOK REVIEW: The Power of Strangers – The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World by Joe Keohane
By Jim Heffernan This is a book I read a year ago, but I failed to review it. I should have written about it then because I thoroughly enjoyed the book and…
HOFFMAN CENTER TO HOST WOMEN IN THEIR 80S TELLING THE TRUTH, READINGS, BOOK SIGNING SEPT. 18th
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reserve your spot now, mark your calendar – this is an event to be sure to attend! These women are some of our icons of grace, power and lives-well-lived. Several…