Oregon Writer, Activist & Teacher Martha Gies’s New Essay Collection Broken Open is Now Available!

“...[Broken Open is] a fascinating mixture of memoir, social observation, and literary journalism…written in a clear clean rhythm that moves swiftly forward even as it plunges into surprising depths.”

Bob Hicks, Oregon ArtsWatch

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“This is a collection that belongs on a shelf alongside Dorothy Day’s ‘The Long Loneliness’ and Thomas Merton’s ‘The Seven Storey Mountain,’” writes Valerie Sayers in her review of “Broken Open&rd
Thank you @upupbookspdx for hosting Martha and Lois Eustis Tate, author of “Wayne Ngan Island Potter” ( @waynenganstudio ) for a wonderful reading earlier this week. What a beautiful space- visit when you can! 💙📒💙 (📸s via @upupbookspd
Thank you @pomomagazine and @mattytrueherz for including Martha Gies’ reading tomorrow at @upupbookspdx in a roundup of “Most Anticipated Book Events in Portland This Fall.” Also featured are so many wonderful authors and events com
Join Martha at @upupbookspdx tomorrow, October 30 at 7pm for a reading from her new essay collection “Broken Open” and Q&A. See you there! . . . . . . . . #upupbooks #seportland #marthagies #literaryessay #creativenonfiction #essaycol
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