Trebbe Johnson is the author of "Radical Joy for Hard Times: Finding Meaning and Making Beauty in Earth’s Broken Places," and other books, as well as many articles and essays that explore the human bond with nature. She is also the founder and director of the global community Radical Joy for Hard Times, devoted to finding and making beauty in ... Read More

Michael Gray Bulla is a graduate of Wells College, where he majored in Creative Writing. He was named the 2017 Nashville Youth Poet Laureate with Southern Word, and his first poetry collection, "Letters to the Home," was published in 2019. His debut YA novel, "If I Can Give You That" (Quill Tree), comes out February 28th, 2023. Although originally from ... Read More

The Reading Widely Book Club chooses books to expand our reading as widely as possible. Each month a knowledgeable community member will join us for our book club conversations. Book club books are always 10% off. About the book: Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her husband, ... Read More

Aaron Sachs is Professor of History and American Studies at Cornell University. He is the author of "The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism," "Arcadian America: The Death and Life of an Environmental Tradition," and "Up from the Depths: Herman Melville, Lewis Mumford, and Rediscovery in Dark Times." With John Demos, he edited 'Artful History: A ... Read More

Emma Frisch weaves her love for adventure, foraging, and seasonal cooking into her mothering, art, and work. Her home is infused with the flavors and languages of her Italian, British, and Jewish heritage and her international family. She is the author of Feast by Firelight: Simple Recipes for Camping, Cabins, and the Great Outdoors and with her husband cofounded Firelight ... Read More

Join us for Independent Bookstore Day at Buffalo Street Books with an all-day celebration! It's the perfect day for community members to come out and support their local indie bookstores. We will be selling IBD exclusives throughout the day, plus raffling off prizes! Be sure to stop by for the chance to find the Golden Ticket hidden somewhere in our ... Read More

Join Buffalo Street Books and zinemaker A.C. Howard for a reading from A Future, a short story and zine focused on trans* community organizing and community care. A.C., the Portland based writer and freshman community organizer, will lead a discussion on taking matters into your own hands, relational organizing, and transforming fear into speculative fiction.