Every day U.S. airlines and foreign carriers serving the U.S. conduct more than 27,000 flights. That’s a total of nearly ten million flights a year in which flight crews make decisions that literally mean the difference between life and death for themselves and their passengers. Today the safety performance of major American air carriers is…
In her new memoir Uppity (published by Abbott Press), C. J. of Bend shares the unusual story of growing up in an abusive home which she says was full of a bizarre mixture of fear, insecurity, humor and love. In this personal memoir, C. J. shares the heart-wrenching, humorous and unusual story of her life….
by APRIL LEWIS Cascade A&E Feature Writer When Redmond author Patricia Bennett Wilson published her children’s book, I Can’t See But…I Can Imagine, in 2003, she couldn’t have predicted its second life in a print/Braille edition in 2012. This book was originally inspired by the desire to save Wilson’s blind grandmother’s music, to capture the…
Last July Peter Levitan (former owner of Citrus, a Bend-based full advertising firm) felt compelled to write a personal book about his unique approach to retirement planning and Baby Boomers. Three months later, Boomercide: From Woodstock To Suicide is now live on Amazon. According to Levitan, “The book details how I plan to take the…
With over 38 million books in print, Jan Brett is one of America’s most beloved children’s author/ illustrators and regularly occupies the number one slot on the New York Times best seller list. She makes stunning books that are treasured by generations. Brett will be coming to Bend on her 23-market national tour for her…
Bend resident Dick Linford made a living running rivers for 41 years, and for most of those years people told him that he should write a book about his experiences. It wasn’t until attending Ellen Waterston’s writing class, The Story You Came to Tell, that Linford entertained the idea. Waterston convinced him that he could,…
The Nature of Words announced its feature authors for the 2012 literary festival. Participants range from renowned storytellers, science-fiction writers and poets to conservation biologists and social activists. Ayad Akhtar is the author of countless screenplays, and released his first novel, American Dervish in January 2012. He was the co-writer and lead actor in The…
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor The prolific Prineville author, Rick Steber, has released his latest novel, A Promise Given, A True Story of Life, Love…and Bluebirds. With more than 30 titles authored, Steber has become a recognizable voice in Central Oregon as he creates a literary landscape of western adventures and historical chronicles. A…
Maralee Gerke was one of a handful of Oregon poets to be published by the Oregon Poetic Voices Project. All poets around the state, published or not, were welcome to record up to four original poems to be included in the archive hosted by Lewis and Clark College. In conjunction with Penland School of Crafts,…
by PAMELA TROW-JOHNSON for CascadeA&E The phone rang. It was my husband. “Did you see the news?” “No, what happened?” “Maurice Sendak died.” It got quiet. I felt that burning hiccup in my heart one might get hearing about the death of a distant relative. We just lost one of the most important children’s authors…
