by Hope Dorman Registration is soon upon us! Around this time, students narrow down which courses they want to take for the upcoming semester. To best prepare for the top and secondary choices of classes, the professors weighed in on the highlights and texts of their courses. Read on to find out more about next…
An Interview with Martin Flanagan
by Hope Dorman On November 5th, the Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers series hosts Martin Flanagan, an Australian journalist, fiction writer, and poet. I had the chance to ask him a few questions about his work to which he provided some interesting insight. Check out what he has to say before his presentation: How did you get…
An Interview with Sara Jaffe
by Morgan Mann Fiction writer and fellow Portlander Sara Jaffe will be on campus Wednesday, October 7th in the Bookstore as part of the English department’s Readings and Lectures Series, following the recent publication of her debut novel Dryland. Released in early September, Dryland is a coming of age novel narrated by 15-year-old Julie Winter…
An Interview with Michael McGregor
by Jackie Ott On October 6, the University Book Store will be flooded with the wisdom of Robert Lax and the beauty of Michael McGregor’s words. McGregor’s reading is sponsored by our very own English department and the Garaventa Center, and he will read from his new book Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax,…
The Defining Decade Book Review
By Hope Dorman As I got the mail one afternoon late this summer I saw a package from University of Portland addressed to me. Inside was Dr. Meg Jay’s book, The Defining Decade, and a note about how she would be speaking about it on campus. I didn’t anticipate reading it, but packed it anyway for…
Writers Magazine Launch Party Photos
by Hope Dorman On Founders’ Day 2015, the Writers editorial board launched this year’s issue of Writers magazine. Some contributors read their work to a group of friends and enthusiasts. The party was a great way to usher in the product of our hard work, but if you missed it, be sure to grab a copy of…
An Interview with Caleb Crain
by Hope Dorman American novelist, essayist and nonfiction writer Caleb Crain will be giving a presentation on campus titled “The Disenchantment of Literature in the Age of the Hit Counter.” The presentation will be on Tuesday, March 31st at 7:30 PM in the University of Portland bookstore. His novel, Necessary Errors which was published in August…
Hyperfocus and the Like-Minded Soul: An Interview with Dan DeWeese
by Athena Lathos Photo Credit: http://www.dandeweese.net Dan DeWeese is the author of the novel You Don’t Love This Man, editor of Propeller, and one of the writers named “an emerging star in fiction” by Huffington Post Books. What’s more—he will be visiting the University of Portland this Monday (7:30 pm in Buckley Center 163). DeWeese’s work…
Writers Magazine Launch Party
The first chance to get your copy of the 2013 volume of Writers Magazine – UP’s student-run creative writing journal – will be at the launch party in the UP Bookstore (Pilot House), following Founders Day events on Tuesday April 9th from 5-6:30. Join the volume’s editors (Enid Spitz, Ian Clark, Taylor Rudow, Becca Beshoar, Beau Borek, Andrea…
The Power of Fiction
When I interviewed Dr. Lois Leveen two weeks ago, I found out that she considers herself an “accidental novelist.” Coming from a woman whose first novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser, is already being sold in major bookstores, as well listed as a Target “Club Pick,”…