Before you stroll the streets of First Friday, check out these suggestions from Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe. Then head down to the shop for a discount on the books! “Labyrinth of the Spirits” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Back in October I proclaimed this was my favorite book. Ever. My No. 1 choice for 2018 couldn’t really […]
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A Few Book Suggestions To Fill Out That Holiday List
Before you hit the streets of First Friday, check out these titles, courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe. Then head down to the shop for a discount on the books! For the Ladies “Witch Elm” by Tana French. She really can’t write a bad book. “Kingdom of the Blind” by Louise Penny. Ditto. “Nine Perfect Strangers” […]
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Three titles for that early holiday shopper
Get a Head Start Ready or not, the holidays are just around the corner. With that in mind, here are three titles already on the shelves that would make a perfect gift for someone on your list or, you know, just for yourself. A Booklover’s Dream Imagine browsing the shelves of your favorite bookstore and […]
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Book Talk
A Labyrinth to get lost in “Stories have no beginning and no end, only doors through which one may enter them. A story is an endless labyrinth of words, images, and spirits, conjured up to show us the invisible truth about ourselves. A story is, after all, a conversation between the narrator and the reader, […]
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Source Suggests: Seeing the Big Picture
Before you stroll the streets of First Friday, check out these great reading suggestions courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe. Then stop into the shop for a discount on the books! Once in a while a book comes along that manages to re-frame our worldview in new, unexpected ways with questions like, “Why do we fear […]
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The Source Suggests
Pick Your Line The Snake. The Salmon. The Rogue. The Colorado. The Tuolumne. For any whitewater enthusiast, these names are like catnip. For that different breed of folk who make their living running these rivers, they’re the Holy Grail of Western whitewater. Local guide Dick Linford and his former guide partner at ECHO, Bob Volpert, […]
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Who needs a big, heavy hardcover to lug around this summer? Have a look at our paperback picks for the best reads of the season: “My Absolute Darling” by Gabriel Tallent Our favorite book of 2017 is a dark coming of age tale set on the Mendocino coast. A year later and we still talk […]
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Three must-read books for June
There There: A Novel
There There: A Novel by Tommy Orange First time author Tommy Orange will soon be mentioned in the category shared by Erdrich, Alexie, Welch, and Silko: that of truly great indigenous authors. The voices of urban Native Americans are ones we don’t often hear. “There There” tells the story of 12 differing personalities who converge […]
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Books by Bendites
Whether you’re visiting or you’ve been here a while, these books by Central Oregonians will give you reason to stop and sit a spell
Look for these authors’ books at local shops, including Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe at 135 NW Minnesota Ave. in Bend. And look for some of the authors’ own advice in other pages of this guide!
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Source Suggests: Hidden Lives No Longer
“The Overstory” is a winner
Before you stroll the streets of First Friday, check out these great reading suggestions courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe. Then stop into the shop for a discount on the books! “Gobsmacked.” “Stunned.” “Speechless.” These are just a few of the words I’ve heard from customers who’ve already read Richard Powers’ latest opus, “The Overstory.” We […]