- Jan 27, 2011
Oregon Book Awards
Great news… Lean on Pete has been shortlisted for the Oregon Book Award (Ken Kesey Award for Fiction). Literary Arts presents the Oregon...
- Dec 20, 2010
year end accolades for lean on pete
LEAN ON PETE is popping up on the darnedest Best of 2010 lists.. Eileen Battersby’s Books of the Year (Irish Times) Hot Press #1 Book of...
- Nov 28, 2010
pnba shortlist announced
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association has announced the shortlist for its 2011 awards, and LEAN ON PETE has been selected as one...
- Nov 19, 2010
pete makes #3 in britain
Lean on Pete has been chosen as #3 in The Independent’s “50 Best Winter Reads“. The low-down from the judges: ‘An occasionally...
- Nov 9, 2010
richmond fontaine, the horse
A very kind and hopeful gentleman in England has named a 2-year-old thoroughbred racing colt after Richmond Fontaine. And by God, the...
- Nov 1, 2010
thank you
Willy would like to extend a huge Thank You to Multnomah County Libraries, Friends of the Library, and Pageturners for inviting him to...