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As we ease into fall, check out these suggestions for reading, courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe.

Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop Cafe and Kaisha Khalifeh-GaedeSeptember 11, 2019April 12, 2025

We’d like to take a moment to welcome Kaisha Khalifeh-Gaede, former owner of The Open Book, as the latest staff addition to Dudley’s, as well as a contributor to this column. “Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World” by Jeff Gordinier Both a food and travel memoir, Gordinier […]

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Book Talk: “The Mirror Pond Murders”

The second in a mystery series has an iconic Bend park feature as its backdrop

Bron WickumJune 19, 2019April 12, 2025

“The Mirror Pond Murders,” the second installation in Ted Haynes’ Central Oregon-based Northwest murder mystery trilogy, is any sleuth’s dream. Lies and cover-ups lead to four seemingly unrelated murders, all connected to a skull discovered at Mirror Pond—that body of water that in real life sparks so much controversy here in Bend. The story follows […]

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Source Suggests This Book

Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop CafeApril 3, 2019April 12, 2025

Before you stroll the streets of First Friday, check out this book suggestion, courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Café. Then head down to the shop for a discount on the book OK, let’s get this out of the way: this book is equal parts fascinating science and statistics, train-wreck gaping and real-life horror show. At one […]

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Source Suggests These Books

Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop CafeFebruary 27, 2019April 12, 2025

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! “Daisy Jones and the Six” by Taylor Jenkins Reid Told through a series of interviews with band members and the people in their orbit, this reads like […]

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Source Suggests These Books

There’s never a bad time for some James Baldwin

Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop CafeJanuary 30, 2019April 12, 2025

Before you stroll the streets of First Friday, check out these book recommendations, courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe. Then head down to the shop for a discount on the books! As we celebrate Black History Month this February, I want to bring attention to an author I believe is just as relevant today as when […]

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Five Favorite Novels of 2018

Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop CafeJanuary 2, 2019April 12, 2025

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

Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop CafeDecember 5, 2018April 12, 2025

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

Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop CafeNovember 7, 2018April 12, 2025

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

Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop CafeOctober 3, 2018April 12, 2025

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

Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop CafeSeptember 5, 2018April 12, 2025

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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