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 […]
Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe
Best Student Hangout
1st Place: Brew Dr. Teahouse 835 NW Bond St., Bend 541-312-2001 2nd Place: Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe 135 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend 541-749-2010
Source Suggests These Books
Before you stroll the streets of First Friday, check out these book suggestions, courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe. Then head down to the shop for a discount on the books! “Edge of Awe: Experiences of the Malheur-Steens Country” Edited by Alan L. Contreras Forget for a moment that William Kittredge wrote the foreword or that […]
Books by Bendites
Look for these authors’ books at local shops, including Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe at 135 NW Minnesota Ave. in Bend.
On The Brink
When Alicia Viani put down the oboe and picked up the guitar, the course of her life and musical career shifted. Born in Singapore, Viani lived overseas for the first eight years of her life, including places such as Japan and Indonesia. Her parents were teachers, which gave her a love for travel at an […]
The Weekend Warrior Everyman Gifts
He’s the one who holds it all togetherโthe busy career, the next-level holiday decorations… and the big dreams of big gifts for the rest of the family. With all of that on his plate, doesn’t this guy deserve some big gifts of his own this holiday season? Whether he’s thinking of dabbling in a new […]
Apres: Coffee Spots
After a full day of snowboarding, skiing, snowshoeing โ or whatever other winter excursion you’ve ventured out to do in the beautiful slice of heaven that is Central Oregon โ these spots will let you warm your toes and chill out after a brisk outing. SPOKEN MOTO Have a passion for hand-roasted coffee and vintage […]
Source Suggests: Adventure Journal Quarterly
Before you stroll the streets on First Fridays in downtown Bend, check out this monthly review featuring reading recommendations courtesy of the Source and Dudley’s Bookshop Cafรฉ. Then head down to the shop for a discount! For those of you who don’t remember “National Geographic Adventure Magazine,” (RIP 1999-2009), it was the pinnacle of outdoor […]
2016’s Best Books by Genre
When it comes to choosing some of the best reads of 2016, we knew no one would be more well-read than Tom Beans, owner of Dudley’s BookShop Cafe in downtown Bend. These may not be the critics’ picks for best books of the year, but they certainly were his favorites. Fiction To The Bright Edge […]
Book Talk: A Children’s Guide to the Death of a Pet
“A Cat Named Clyde” is a locally written and illustrated children’s book that does for grieving kids what “Inside Out” did for those with trouble expressing emotions. Honestly, a few pages into it, I got a bit misty myself, as Ellen Shelton’s rhyming couplets tell the whole story of Clyde as he decomposes and becomes […]

