Wordstock Festival of Words 2013

Bio:Diana Abu-Jaber’s newest novel, Birds Of Paradise, is the winner of the 2012 Arab-American National Book Award. It was also an Indiepicks selection, named one of the top books of the year by National Public Radio, the Washington Post, and the Oregonian, and a finalist... Read More →

Bio:Susan Choi's latest novel is My Education.  She is the author of three previous novels: The Foreign Student, winner of  the Asian-American Literary Award;  American Woman, a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize; and A Person of Interest, a finalist for the 2009... Read More →

Beth Lisick is an actress, comedian, and author of five books: the memoir collection Yokohama Threeway and Other Small Shames, the New York Times bestselling comic memoir Everybody Into the Pool, the gonzo self-help manifesto Helping Me Help Myself, the story collection This... Read More →

Jane Smiley won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, A Thousand Acres, and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Horse Heaven. She is the author of thirteen novels for adults, five novels for young adults, and five works of non-fiction, including The Man Who Invented the Computer... Read More →