The Sanibel Writers Conference was fantastic! Met a bunch of cool writers and other literary types there, and really enjoyed the Florida...

Northline is a finalist for the 2009 Writers’ League of Texas Book Awards. Willy has been invited to the Sanibel Island Writers...

Magnet’s latest online poll for “What Album Are You Most Looking Forward To Next Week?” includes Richmond Fontaine. Please VOTE for RF’s...

Sorry we haven’t posted any news lately. We’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Two good reasons to check out the new Minus 5 record...

NORTHLINE has just been released in Germany by publisher BERLIN VERLAG. The reviews are coming in and they’re great! (We’ll post them on...

More reasons for Willy to not feel like a loser… The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s book critic John Marshall gave Northline the #2 slot...

Music Millennium (the coolest ever record store, which we are lucky enough to have in Portland) for the great window display they did for...

The Oregonian has selected Northline as one of the ten best Northwest books of 2008. “Northline demonstrates that (Vlautin) is not a...

The UK’s Uncut magazine’s December issue includes Nothline in its list of Best Books of 2008. “Heartbreaking excursion into the world of...

Just in time for the holidays, Willy has released a spoken word Christmas story on CD. A Jockey’s Christmas is the story of an alcoholic...

We are thrilled to announce that Courtney Hunt just signed on to write and direct the film version of NORTHLINE!  Her film Frozen River...