Portland author Kimberly King Parsons’ debut novel and other works win Oregon Book Awards

Portland author Kimberly King Parsons’ debut novel and other works win Oregon Book Awards

Portland author Kimberly King Parsons published her debut novel, “We Were the Universe,” last year. On Monday, her book took home the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction at the 2025 Oregon Book Awards ceremony.Parsons’ book has earned national acclaim as well, taking readers on an exploration of a young mother’s grief after the loss of her sister. Listed by Time Magazine as one of its Must-Read Books of 2024, the book also received praise from The New Y…

Kimberly King Parsons wins 2025 Oregon Book Award for fiction for her ‘filthy and weird’ novel, ‘We Were the Universe’ • Oregon ArtsWatch

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Agatha Award Winners 2025 – The Poisoned Pen Bookstore

Congratulations to the 2025 Agatha Award winners. The awards were presented this past weekend at Malice Domestic. Check the Webstore for copies of the books. https://store.poisonedpen.com/ Best Contemporary Novel: Gigi Pandian for A Midnight Puzzle Best First Novel: K.T. Nguyen for You Know What You Did  Best Non-Fiction: Phyllis M. Betz for Writing the Cozy Mystery: Authors’ Perspectives ...

Agatha Award Winners 2025

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Agatha Awards, presented this past weekend at Malice Domestic. Best Contemporary Novel: Gigi Pandian for A Midnight Puzzle Best First Novel: K.T. Nguyen for You Know What You Did  Best Non-Fiction: Phyllis M. Betz for Writing the Cozy Mystery: Authors’ Perspectives on Their Craft Best Children’s/YA: K.A. Jackson for The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhui Best Historical Novel: Amanda Flower for To Slip the Bon…