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Lori is a journalist of many years, author of the memoir Storm Beat - A Journalist Reports From The Oregon Coast, published in Sept. 2020 from Oregon State University, and the novel "Wander," winner of the Nancy Pearl Literary Award 2017.
She lives on the Oregon Coast with her husband Chan and rescues Gus & Lily.
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Lori Tobias’ Wander Wins PNWA Best Book Award

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July 26th, 2017
On Saturday, July 22nd, Red Hen author Lori Tobias received the Nancy Pearl Book Award for Best Book (Literary/Mainstream) from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association for her latest novel, Wander.

The Nancy Pearl Book Award was established in 2014 and was designed to recognize recently published books by PNWA members. Lori Tobias’ Wander joins the ranks of K Read more of this blog post »
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Natural follow or precursor to Grayson Carter's "When the Going Was Good," and excellently researched and exceedingly detailed look at how Si Newhouse shaped the culture through the various magazines we read: Mademoiselle, Vogue, Self, Vanity Fair an ...more
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Natural follow or precursor to Grayson Carter's "When the Going Was Good," and excellently researched and exceedingly detailed look at how Si Newhouse shaped the culture through the various magazines we read: Mademoiselle, Vogue, Self, Vanity Fair an ...more
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Loved this, loved the language, loved the relationships, the metaphors, the wonderful imperfect characters. But I have to be honest and say I skipped the slaughterhouse chapter.
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