On behalf of the characters in Blue Thread, I have the honor of announcing that their story is a finalist for the 2013 Oregon Book Awards. The book is one of three that Literary Arts selected for the Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature. Winners will be announced April 8, but all the finalists [...]
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Blue Thread: Award Finalist!
Posted by Ruth on January 7, 2013
http://bluethreadbook.com/2013/01/07/blue-thread-award-finalist/
Channeling Suffragist Birdie Wise
Sometimes you have to give it your all. So here I am in the Collins Gallery of Portland’s Central Library, after a photo shoot for an article on the centennial of woman suffrage in Oregon and the launch of Blue Thread. I’m decked out in my 1912 costume, from outrageous hat to button-sided boots, and [...]
Posted by Ruth on February 22, 2012
http://bluethreadbook.com/2012/02/22/channeling-suffragist-birdie-wise/
Gussie’s Gown Dresses Up OJM Exhibit
With humor, flair, and respect, the Oregon Jewish Museum has turned Gussie Reinhardt—or at least her dress—into an advocate for woman suffrage. I’d like to think that Gussie would have been delighted. I invite you to meet the dress in person at a modest exhibit at the Oregon Jewish Museum in Portland from January 19, [...]
Posted by Ruth on January 16, 2012
http://bluethreadbook.com/2012/01/16/gussies-gown-dresses-up-ojm-exhibit/
The Books Are In!
Abbey Gaterud, the interim publisher at Ooligan Press, interrupted my regularly scheduled life yesterday to announce: THE BOOKS ARE IN! When I arrived at Ooligan HQ, folks were in a total frenzy! OK, not really. Everyone was sort of sitting around, getting the business done. A large box labeled RUTH FELDMAN occupied one chair. The [...]
Posted by Ruth on January 11, 2012
http://bluethreadbook.com/2012/01/11/the-books-are-in/
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My name is Ruth. I write books and articles for children and young adults. Blue Thread is my eleventh book, and the first one in which I have knowingly stretched the truth.Visit this blog to satisfy your curiosity about:
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