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John Larison

John Larison

John Larison was born in Oregon in 1979. Whiskey When We’re Dry, his third novel, was an Oregon Book Award finalist, an Indie Next Pick, a Los Angeles Times Bestseller, and was named a Best Book by O Magazine, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, Powell’s, and others. It is currently being developed for a feature film.

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Apr 15

Free Events   In-person   Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships   Oregon Book Awards Author Tour  

Springfield Celebrates Authors: John Larison and Deb Vanasse

Join two Oregon Book Award authors for a talk and reading at the Springfield Public Library. John Larison's most recent novel, Whiskey When We’re Dry, was a Los Angeles Times and Seattle Times bestseller, an Indie Next Pick, and a finalist for the Ken Kesey Award and winner of the Will Rodgers Medallion. It was

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