Congratulations to author and Literary Arts board member Renée Watson whose book ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY won the 2026 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature #pdxauthor #johnnewberymedal #newberymedal #oregonauthor

Tomorrow at Annie Bloom's Books, join this launch party for AEGOLIUS CREEK and Micah Thorp, who will read from the novel and sign books.
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Last 10 of more than 300 blogs. Check them out and my books at dedemontgomery.com #writingcommunity #workersafety #bookbub #oregonauthor

"I do not recommend striking a whale corpse with lightning. You will regret it." - Ina, nature wizard from 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐿𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔.

You better believe when my local minor league baseball team sold "Exploding Whale" merch that I'd pick up a beanie.

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A reader asked me how I picked Otis, Oregon as Rosalind's hometown in Curse of the Fae Library. I grew up in rural Idaho. I yearned to believe excitement could happen anywhere in the sleepy town where I grew up. Now I love picking remote areas for my stories.

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