Theresa Griffin Kennedy
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Portland writer, & author. Editor of Oregon Greystone Press. Author of books. My 6th comes out soon, blurbed by legendary NY writer Tama Janowitz! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lost-restaurants-of-portland-oregon-theresa-griffin-kennedy/1141347146
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We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories
We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories [Kennedy, Theresa Griffin] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories
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My 7th book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," is now available for purchase, with Amazon and at Barnes & Noble booksellers. The book was blurbed by NY writer, Tama Janowitz, & NY writer, Hilma Wolitzer. I'm proud of it. 15 personal essays on my life.
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I am that unusual author, who regularly reads books and posts reviews on Goodreads. Some of my recent reads have been Lidia Yuknavitch's A-MAY-ZING book, "Reading the Waves," along with Acceptance, by Emi Nietfeld, and several others. Here is my Goodreads page...
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Theresa Griffin Kennedy
Author of Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon, Beyond Where the Buses Run, and Blue Reverie in Smoke
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November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I am that unusual author, who regularly reads books and posts reviews on Goodreads. Some of my recent reads have been Lidia Yuknavitch's A-MAY-ZING book, "Reading the Waves," along with Acceptance, by Emi Nietfeld, and several others. Here is my Goodreads page...
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The Goodreads Librarians are so cool. This is the third BIO that I've written for writer friends of mine who have passed on. The first was Jason de Salvo, then my dear friend JD Chandler, and now my friend Tom Hansen. RIP Tom, you are still so very missed. www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Tom Hansen
Author of American Junkie, This Is What We Do, and Falling to Earth
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November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Goodreads Librarians are so cool. This is the third BIO that I've written for writer friends of mine who have passed on. The first was Jason de Salvo, then my dear friend JD Chandler, and now my friend Tom Hansen. RIP Tom, you are still so very missed. www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
My 7th book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," is now available for purchase, with Amazon and at Barnes & Noble booksellers. The book was blurbed by NY writer, Tama Janowitz, & NY writer, Hilma Wolitzer. I'm proud of it. 15 personal essays on my life.
www.amazon.com/We-Learned-L...
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We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories
We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories [Kennedy, Theresa Griffin] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories
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November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My 7th book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," is now available for purchase, with Amazon and at Barnes & Noble booksellers. The book was blurbed by NY writer, Tama Janowitz, & NY writer, Hilma Wolitzer. I'm proud of it. 15 personal essays on my life.
www.amazon.com/We-Learned-L...
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These photos, to be featured in the eBook of my 7th published book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," back when I was jail-bait and traversing life in the 1980s. Fun, troubling times though they were.
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
These photos, to be featured in the eBook of my 7th published book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," back when I was jail-bait and traversing life in the 1980s. Fun, troubling times though they were.
This is my 7th published book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories." It is a book about my life, & my sixth book in a decade, blurbed by the legendary NY writers, Tama Janowitz and Hilma Wolitzer, and published by Oregon Greystone Press.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is my 7th published book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories." It is a book about my life, & my sixth book in a decade, blurbed by the legendary NY writers, Tama Janowitz and Hilma Wolitzer, and published by Oregon Greystone Press.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Enjoy my recent podcast and don't forget to follow me on Substack, for more BOOK TALK podcasts, and other interesting topics.
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BOOK TALK. # 76. "Theresa Griffin Kennedy's 3 favorite reads in 2025."
From Shepherd, with Ben Fox!
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October 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Enjoy my recent podcast and don't forget to follow me on Substack, for more BOOK TALK podcasts, and other interesting topics.
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Here is my recommendation for my top 3 reads of 2025, from Shepherd, a great resource for readers and writers and authors. Enjoy!
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Want to know Theresa Griffin Kennedy's Top 3 Books of 2025?
Theresa's top 3 reads of 2025 include The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!
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October 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here is my recommendation for my top 3 reads of 2025, from Shepherd, a great resource for readers and writers and authors. Enjoy!
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This is from Marilyn Deutsch
If you are a Portlander, you will recognize the streets where Theresa lived and that makes these stories all the more difficult to read, because these streets are your streets too, the streets we all call home.
~Marilyn Deutsch, former reporter with Fox 12 Oregon/KPTV
If you are a Portlander, you will recognize the streets where Theresa lived and that makes these stories all the more difficult to read, because these streets are your streets too, the streets we all call home.
~Marilyn Deutsch, former reporter with Fox 12 Oregon/KPTV
September 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This is from Marilyn Deutsch
If you are a Portlander, you will recognize the streets where Theresa lived and that makes these stories all the more difficult to read, because these streets are your streets too, the streets we all call home.
~Marilyn Deutsch, former reporter with Fox 12 Oregon/KPTV
If you are a Portlander, you will recognize the streets where Theresa lived and that makes these stories all the more difficult to read, because these streets are your streets too, the streets we all call home.
~Marilyn Deutsch, former reporter with Fox 12 Oregon/KPTV
My celebrated story, will now be a Novella, The Convalescent Home in the Doug Fir Wood, in eBook form. It can be read by purchasing my book of short stories, "Burnside Field Lizard and Selected Stories," and is the final story in the book.
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Novella... "The Convalescent Home in the Doug Fir Wood."
Coming later this year...from a 2018 short story...
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July 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My celebrated story, will now be a Novella, The Convalescent Home in the Doug Fir Wood, in eBook form. It can be read by purchasing my book of short stories, "Burnside Field Lizard and Selected Stories," and is the final story in the book.
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This is my popular podcast, The Portland Daily Blink, regarding my book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," blurbed by Tama Janowitz and Hilma Wolitzer, both NY writers. This book comes out in print & eBook form quite soon. Stay tuned.:)
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My book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," coming soon!
I have an incredible introduction kindly written by Portland's very own, Marilyn Deutsch, former reporter with Fox 12 Oregon/KPTV!
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July 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is my popular podcast, The Portland Daily Blink, regarding my book, "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," blurbed by Tama Janowitz and Hilma Wolitzer, both NY writers. This book comes out in print & eBook form quite soon. Stay tuned.:)
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I am hard at work on my SECOND restaurant history book. My first one is "Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon," 2022. My next restaurant history book is called "A Second Helping: Revisiting Portland's Lost Restaurants." What do you think of that Portland? It should be fun, like the last one was! :)
July 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I am hard at work on my SECOND restaurant history book. My first one is "Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon," 2022. My next restaurant history book is called "A Second Helping: Revisiting Portland's Lost Restaurants." What do you think of that Portland? It should be fun, like the last one was! :)
I'm so happy that my book is being designed. Today I sent the file to my graphic designer. It will be designed & ready for publication in the next 2 months or so. I have incredible blurbs from Tama Janowitz, Hilma Wolitzer & an incredible Introduction written by Portland's very own Marilyn Deutsch!
July 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I'm so happy that my book is being designed. Today I sent the file to my graphic designer. It will be designed & ready for publication in the next 2 months or so. I have incredible blurbs from Tama Janowitz, Hilma Wolitzer & an incredible Introduction written by Portland's very own Marilyn Deutsch!
This is my upcoming book, a book about my life, and my sixth book in ten years. "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," blurbed by the legendary NY writers, Tama Janowitz and Hilma Wolitzer, and published by Oregon Greystone Press. Look for it this year, available where all books are sold.
June 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This is my upcoming book, a book about my life, and my sixth book in ten years. "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories," blurbed by the legendary NY writers, Tama Janowitz and Hilma Wolitzer, and published by Oregon Greystone Press. Look for it this year, available where all books are sold.
My husband Don DuPay's book has come out. It is available for preorder at this point. VERY funny. A book about the crazy days of the 1980s when he was Director of Security of the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon from 1980-1986. FUNNEEE.
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Simon's Place: Stories of the Benson Hotel
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June 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My husband Don DuPay's book has come out. It is available for preorder at this point. VERY funny. A book about the crazy days of the 1980s when he was Director of Security of the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon from 1980-1986. FUNNEEE.
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Trump is slashing America and his approval rating is TANKING. Listen to my podcast here, regarding national and local Portland politics.
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Trump is Slashing America!
Trump cuts to the Meals on Wheels Program, Food Banks, & the Smithsonian reveals his true agenda. Not the American people, but his Millionaire friends & adoring Sycophants. Why is anyone surprised?
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April 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Trump is slashing America and his approval rating is TANKING. Listen to my podcast here, regarding national and local Portland politics.
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Don's book "Simon's Place: Stories of the Benson Hotel." Buy it here from Barnes & Noble. It's about the crazy days of the Benson. Don was Director of Security, 1980-1986. No smoke detectors, NO key control AND Don was assaulted by band members from JOURNEY.
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Simon's Place: Stories of the Benson Hotel|Paperback
Why write a book about my memories of the Benson Hotel? Why not? Over six years of my life was devoted to making sure the Benson Hotel was safe and survived another day, and I was dedicated to doing m...
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April 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Don's book "Simon's Place: Stories of the Benson Hotel." Buy it here from Barnes & Noble. It's about the crazy days of the Benson. Don was Director of Security, 1980-1986. No smoke detectors, NO key control AND Don was assaulted by band members from JOURNEY.
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These great podcasts, Murder By Experts, were created by my dear friend, the late, GREAT JD Chandler. I miss him so much. He was a great writer and crime historian.
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Ready to be scared? Ready for some fun? "Murder By Experts," JD Chandler's Great podcasts, 2015-2017.
Starting in 2015, my dear friend JD Chandler asked my husband Don and I go be a part of his wonderful Murder By Experts Podcast. He made 15 and they were so fun. Here they are!
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April 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
These great podcasts, Murder By Experts, were created by my dear friend, the late, GREAT JD Chandler. I miss him so much. He was a great writer and crime historian.
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This is a short interview in 2022,with the great Paul Linnman about my book, Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon. So fun.
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Interviewer, Paul Linnman talked with me in 2022, on the Mark Mason Show regarding my book "The lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon." It was a fun and lively interview.
Well, folks, if you didn't hear it then, here it is now. Enjoy.
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April 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is a short interview in 2022,with the great Paul Linnman about my book, Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon. So fun.
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This was the book I coauthored with my dear friend, the late, great JD Chandler. He was only 60 when he passed away at the height of the Covid Pandemic. I miss him every day...
This was the book I coauthored with my dear friend, the late, great JD Chandler. He was only 60 when he passed away at the height of the Covid Pandemic. I miss him every day...
Murder & Scandal in Prohibition Portland: Sex, Vice & Misdeeds in Mayor Baker's Reign (True Crime)
Murder & Scandal in Prohibition Portland: Sex, Vice & Misdeeds in Mayor Baker's Reign (True Crime) - Kindle edition by Chandler, JD, Kennedy, Theresa Griffin. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Murder & Scandal in Prohibition Portland: Sex, Vice & Misdeeds in Mayor Baker's Reign (True Crime).
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March 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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This was the book I coauthored with my dear friend, the late, great JD Chandler. He was only 60 when he passed away at the height of the Covid Pandemic. I miss him every day...
This was the book I coauthored with my dear friend, the late, great JD Chandler. He was only 60 when he passed away at the height of the Covid Pandemic. I miss him every day...
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Think you know who Daphne du Maurier really was? Remember her book REBECCA, published in 1938, that became an international bestseller? She based the character on a REAL woman, who ended up taking her own life in 1944. Jan Ricardo's life mattered!
Think you know who Daphne du Maurier really was? Remember her book REBECCA, published in 1938, that became an international bestseller? She based the character on a REAL woman, who ended up taking her own life in 1944. Jan Ricardo's life mattered!
Who was the Anti-heroine in Daphne Du Maurier's famous novel REBECCA Actually Based on?
What history reveals is that she was a tragic woman named Jeannette Louisa Ricardo and her story has never been adequately told.
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March 24, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Think you know who Daphne du Maurier really was? Remember her book REBECCA, published in 1938, that became an international bestseller? She based the character on a REAL woman, who ended up taking her own life in 1944. Jan Ricardo's life mattered!
Think you know who Daphne du Maurier really was? Remember her book REBECCA, published in 1938, that became an international bestseller? She based the character on a REAL woman, who ended up taking her own life in 1944. Jan Ricardo's life mattered!
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Trump cares about kids? Babies? NO. He does NOT. This is what 70 percent of the American public voted for. I hope they're okay with it when their children go to bed hungry, or go hungry at school. This is NOT what a good man does. Ever.
Trump cares about kids? Babies? NO. He does NOT. This is what 70 percent of the American public voted for. I hope they're okay with it when their children go to bed hungry, or go hungry at school. This is NOT what a good man does. Ever.
Trump cuts $1 billion in food aid for schools and food banks
Programs that help bring fresh and locally grown food to food banks and schools are losing over a billion dollars.The USDA cuts are part of the Trump administra
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March 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Trump cares about kids? Babies? NO. He does NOT. This is what 70 percent of the American public voted for. I hope they're okay with it when their children go to bed hungry, or go hungry at school. This is NOT what a good man does. Ever.
Trump cares about kids? Babies? NO. He does NOT. This is what 70 percent of the American public voted for. I hope they're okay with it when their children go to bed hungry, or go hungry at school. This is NOT what a good man does. Ever.
The legendary author Hilma Wolitzer, 95, blurbed my book "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories." I am so grateful!
"These sharply observed episodes from a hard life are recounted without sentimentality and with surprising candor, acceptance and grace."
~Hilma Wolitzer, author of In the Flesh
"These sharply observed episodes from a hard life are recounted without sentimentality and with surprising candor, acceptance and grace."
~Hilma Wolitzer, author of In the Flesh
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The legendary author Hilma Wolitzer, 95, blurbed my book "We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories." I am so grateful!
"These sharply observed episodes from a hard life are recounted without sentimentality and with surprising candor, acceptance and grace."
~Hilma Wolitzer, author of In the Flesh
"These sharply observed episodes from a hard life are recounted without sentimentality and with surprising candor, acceptance and grace."
~Hilma Wolitzer, author of In the Flesh
This is an old interview from 2018, from The Rumpus, called Total Freedom, which is basically my view on what writing should be... total freedom.
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Total Freedom: A Conversation with Theresa Griffin Kennedy - The Rumpus
Theresa Griffin Kennedy discusses her new story collection, BURNSIDE FIELD LIZARD.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is an old interview from 2018, from The Rumpus, called Total Freedom, which is basically my view on what writing should be... total freedom.
therumpus.net/2018/12/14/t...
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Hey Portlanders! This is an interview about my restaurant book, from 2022. It was a fun interview.
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Bookshelf Cafe News, Author Interview with Portland writer, Theresa Griffin Kennedy
Interview with author, editor and publisher Theresa Griffin Kennedy, acting editor of Oregon Greystone Press!
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March 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Hey Portlanders! This is an interview about my restaurant book, from 2022. It was a fun interview.
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