The Best Books by Oregon Authors in 2025
This was a big year for Oregon writers. Some of the most talked-about books of 2025 came from authors living right here — including a couple of National Book Award finalists. Today, Portland Monthly senior associate editor Matthew Trueherz is here to walk us through a few standouts in fiction and nonfiction, featured on the magazine’s annual best books list.
Discussed in today's episode:
Wolf Bells, by Leni Zumas
God and Sex, by Jon Raymond
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Omar El Akkad
Reading the Waves, by Lidia Yuknavitch
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