BUZZAROONIE.COM: Now there’s a place for our people (a.k.a. “booklovers”) to gather and share the latest information from our industry (especially if you’re in Portland). Yes, it’s the hip new way to stay connected via our own cool site (move over Facebook!), and we have our friends at KenArnoldBooks to thank for this brainchild. Check it out and get involved! We are our own best fans and supporters.

MOLALLA WRITER’S FAIRE: In January, our editor-in-chief, Linda Meyer, participated again in this annual event, teaching a workshop on preparing your manuscript for an editor, which also included some helpful pre-publication tips. Read more here: http://inkandpapergroup.com/2009/02/after-the-faire/.

BIBILOTHERAPY: An article about books as healing tools: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jan/05/fiction.scienceandnature

MOCKUMENTARY ON HOW BOOKS ARE MADE: http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2009/01/13/how-a-book-is-made-totally-true/

PUBLISHER BO BJÖRN JOHNSON GETS PUBLISHED IN FOUR AND TWENTY: Last month, our very own Bowler Hat Comics publisher was published himself in this fabulous short form poetry journal. Check out this issue and others here: http://4and20poetry.com/past-issues/.