Local Authors

Browse a diverse selection of books written by fabulous local authors who live right here in Corvallis. We have taken pride in featuring the talent Corvallis has to offer since 1971 when Grass Roots first opened. In keeping with this spirit, be sure to browse our selection of music and cards featuring local artists as well.

John Addiego, Fiction

Carolina Amador, Health

Chris Anderson, Poetry

Margaret J. Anderson, Fiction and Nonfiction

Beth Barnett, Food

Tom Birdseye, Childrens

Marcus J. Borg, Religion

Rick Borsten, Fiction

Raymond Brooks, Business and Investing

Debra Brown, Fiction

Steve Carpenter, Nature

Mina Carson, History

Marisa Chappell, Politics

Alison Clement, Fiction

Ted W. Cox, History

Greg Craven, Science

Linda Crew, Youth Fiction

Tracy Daugherty, Fiction and Biography

Jack D. DeAngelis, Science

Owen Dell, Landscaping

Carol Deppe, Gardening

Marian Ely, Fiction, Christian and Sprituality

George Estreich, Memoir and Poetry

Gary Ferngren, Nonfiction

Carmel Finley, Science History

Erlinda Gonzales-Berry, Nonfiction

Charles Goodrich, Poetry

Ashna Graves, Fiction

Anita Helle, Literary Criticism

Karen Holmberg, Poetry

John Hope-Johnston, History

Deborah Hopkinson, History and Children

Matthew G. Hunter, Animals

Katie Kacvinsky, Young Adult

Michael Kinch, Young Adult

Gregg Kleiner, Fiction

John Larison, Outdoors and Fiction

Ted Leeson, Outdoors

Jon Lewis, History

Jeff Lee Manthos, Memoir

Judith Li, Ecology

Tom McClintock, History

Dave Metz, Outdoors

Aria Minu-Sepehr, Memoir

Kathleen Dean Moore, Nature

Clint Morrison, Memoir

Michael Oriard, Memoir

Jose-Antonio Orosco, Politics

Francie O'Shea, Cooking

Elena Passarello, Essays

Margie Powell, Outdoors

Jennifer Richter, Poetry

Jan Roberts-Dominguez, Food

Craig Robinson, Memoir

Tarra Rodden Robinson, Self Help

Susan Jackson Rodgers, Fiction

Marjorie Sandor, Memoir and Fiction

Keith Scribner, Fiction

Peter Sears, Poetry 

Richard Settersten, Culture

Anne Warren Smith, Children

Joanne Sorte, Health

Ann Staley, Poetry

Bryan Tilt, Environment

Paul Turner, Essays

Paul VanDevelder, History

Gail E. Wells, History

Boyd Wilcox, Memoir

Beth O'Donnell Young, Gardening

Shannon Young, Children