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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

Steve Arndt, ambassador of Portland's literary community, dies at age 77 * Oregon ArtsWatch

Steve Arndt fostered Portland's literary community through generous support, organizing events, readings, and volunteer work, and passed away at 77 from heart-failure complications.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

Portland author Omar El Akkad wins 2025 National Book Award in Nonfiction * Oregon ArtsWatch

Omar El Akkad, author of Such Strange Paradise and Stories from the Center of the World, has won the 2025 National Book Award in Nonfiction for One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, his reflection on the Israel-Hamas war and what it means to live in a West that betrays its values. The award was announced Wednesday night at the 76th Annual National Book Awards Ceremony presented by the National Book Foundation in New York City.
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