Jeff Weiss

2 months ago | publishersweekly.com | Anelise Chen |Honoree Fanonne Jeffers |Honorée Jeffers |Evan Osnos |Jeff Weiss

Anelise Chen. One World, $28.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-9848-0184-5Novelist and Columbia University creative writing professor Chen (So Many Olympic Exertions) serves up an offbeat memoir inspired by her mother’s habitual misspelling of “calm down” as “clam down” in text messages. After the end of Chen’s marriage, her mother’s inadvertent typo prompted introspection about Chen’s tendencies to retreat, self-protect, and stay silent.

2 months ago | publishersweekly.com | Jill Bialosky |Honoree Fanonne Jeffers |Honorée Jeffers |Evan Osnos |Jeff Weiss

The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My MotherPoet, novelist, and Norton executive editor Bialosky (Asylum) delivers a nuanced portrait of her mother, Iris, who died in 2020. Telling the story in reverse, Bialosky opens with Iris’s death from Alzheimer’s while in hospice in Ohio, then highlights the challenges of caring for an aging parent long-distance from New York City: “The painful absence and loneliness at the core of her life frightens me,” Bialosky writes.

Mar 17, 2025 | columbiacountyspotlight.com | Jeff Weiss

Have you ever thought of growing a garden but don’t know where to start? The Scappoose Public Library, in association with the OSU Extension Service and Columbia County Master Gardeners, will be offering a free, six-week “Seed to Supper” course where you can learn to grow your own food at a low cost. It is intended to teach gardening skills to beginners.

Mar 10, 2025 | espn.com | Jeff Weiss

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Kawhi Leonard stood at the top of the key, letting seconds tick off the clock. He dribbled to his right, then turned and moved across the paint. As the defense collapsed on him, he put up a left hook. The ball hit the backboard and rim before dropping in at the buzzer, giving the LA Clippers a hard-fought 111-110 overtime victory against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

Mar 10, 2025 | espn.in | Jeff Weiss

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Kawhi Leonard stood at the top of the key, letting seconds tick off the clock. He dribbled to his right, then turned and moved across the paint. As the defense collapsed on him, he put up a left hook. The ball hit the backboard and rim before dropping in at the buzzer, giving the LA Clippers a hard-fought 111-110 overtime victory against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.