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Up All Night was elected by both Salem’s Statesman Journal and Portland’s Oregonian as one of the Ten Best Books of the Year.

 
 

“...[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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