Award-winning Oregon Author Brian Doyle died at his home Saturday after a months-long battle with cancer. Doyle, 60, was a prolific author of essays and novels on a variety of subjects.
Joyas Voladoras
Since this short essay by Brian Doyle was published in the Scholar 15 years ago, it has been read hundreds of thousands of times on our website and often borrowed for classroom use. It is the lead piece in a just-published collection of Brian's essays called One Long River of Sound: Notes on Wonder. Brian died at the age of 60 in 2017.
Brian Doyle Noticed the Little Things. His Book Reminds Us We Should
Brian Doyle died in 2017 at 60 of complications from a brain tumor. He left behind seven novels, six collections of poems and 13 essay collections. The whole time he was writing, he was also ...
Brian Doyle once wrote, 'stories are prayers.' He has left us with many
It was later reprinted in both the Pushcart anthology for that year and The Best American Essays. In all, Brian Doyle's essays have been selected to be reprinted in The Best American Essays ...
Orion Magazine
A humorous and heartfelt tribute to the perfect nature essay by the late essayist Brian Doyle. He imagines the structure, style, and tone of such an essay, and praises its power and beauty.
The Storycatcher
Brian Doyle was the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, the author most recently of the essay collection Grace Notes, and a long time contributor to Eureka Street. Brian died early Saturday morning 27 May 2017 following complications related to a cancerous brain tumour, at the age of 60. Here we present a collection of some of Brian's best pieces from the past 12 years.
A sense of wonder: Remembering Brian Doyle
A trip through ourarchives brought me to Brian Doyle's first contribution to America, a 1994 essay, "Naming," about his toddler daughter's exploration for the names of things—and his own ...
An introduction to the brave, joyful, and prolific work of Brian Doyle
Sadly, Doyle died from a brain tumor in May 2017. Happily, he was a brave, joyful, prolific writer across multiple genres. We may not be able to speak to him, but his considerable writing, much of it originally published in this magazine, speaks to us today as loudly as it ever did.
On Brian Doyle's Mystical, Genre-Exploding Work ‹ Literary Hub
My great friend Brian Doyle—"BD" to me for a quarter century, so pardon my addiction to calling him that still—was always an unusually fast and proficient writer. ... His work has appeared in numerous national anthologies, including Best American Essays, Best American Sportswriting, and Best American Spiritual Writing. Duncan is widely ...
Brian Doyle: Catching stories that change lives
Brian Doyle, award-winning author, editor of the University of Portland's magazine, pictured in a 2012 photo. (CNS/Tim LaBarge) ... He is also one of the best essay writers of any generation. Ian ...
Brian James Patrick Doyle (1956-2017)
Brian James Patrick Doyle was born in New York City in 1956, into a large Irish-Catholic family with six brothers and one sister. His mother, Ethel Clancey Doyle, was a teacher, and his father, James A. Doyle, was a journalist and the executive director of the Catholic Press Association. He earned a degree in English from the University of ...
Brian Doyle
The Complete Epiphanies. A blog about the stories that nourish and sustain us, and the small miracles of everyday life. Brian Doyle, an essayist and novelist, died on May 27. He was the editor of Portland magazine and the author of numerous books, most recently the novel Chicago. Boxing Out.
Brian Doyle (American writer)
Brian James Patrick Doyle was an American writer. [1] [2] He was a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and three Pushcart Prizes. [3] [4] He lived with his wife and three children in Portland, Oregon. In May 2017, he died at the age of 60 due to a brain tumor.
Brian Doyle
Brian Doyle is an essayist, author, and editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland - "the best spiritual magazine in the country," according to Annie Dillard. He is the author of 13 books, among them the novel Mink River and the spiritual essay collections Grace Notes, Leaping, and Epiphanies & Elegies.
Brian Doyle's diverse essays reflect his love affair with words
The book, a compilation of his many essays, was published in 2019 by his wife, Mary Miller Doyle. I believe, over time, Brian Doyle's writing will become more well-known and beloved. It is sad that his gift as a "tinker of words" ended too soon. "One Long River of Song" was my first encounter with the writings of Brian Doyle.
Leap
Essays. Leap. By Brian Doyle | September 10, 2014 Originally published in Winter 2001. A couple leaped from the south tower, hand in hand. They reached for each other and their hands met and they jumped. ... Brian Doyle, an essayist and novelist, died on May 27, 2017. To read Epiphanies, his longtime blog for the Scholar, please go here.
Brian Doyle's One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder
W e lost Brian Doyle—essayist, novelist, mentor, and friend—more than a year ago now, and it's still so damned hard. And not just for me. Brian was beloved as a person and an author. Setting aside his fine novels and book-length nonfiction, Doyle was an essayist first, and he was underappreciated for far too long, even as his essays—hundreds of them—appeared regularly in Orion, The ...
Being Brians
Brian Doyle. Contributor. Brian Doyle (1957-2017) was the longtime editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland and the author of many books of essays and fiction, most notably the novels Mink River and Martin Marten.. View Essays
Orion Magazine
Brian Doyle (1956-2017) was the longtime editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, in Oregon.He was the author of six collections of essays, two nonfiction books, two collections of "proems," the short story collection Bin Laden's Bald Spot, the novella Cat's Foot, and the novels Mink River, The Plover, and Martin Marten.He is also the editor of several anthologies ...
Brian Doyle (Author of Mink River)
Brian Doyle. Born. New York, The United States. Died. May 27, 2017. Genre. Nonfiction, Fiction. edit data. Doyle's essays and poems have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, The American Scholar, Orion, Commonweal, and The Georgia Review, among other magazines and journals, and in The Times of London, The Sydney Morning Herald, The ...
Brian Doyle
Brian Doyle. Brian Doyle (1957-2017) was the longtime editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland and the author of many books of essays and fiction, most notably the novels Mink River and Martin Marten. Recent Writing. ... Get started with the best CNF has to offer. Explore Creative Nonfiction. Search 25+ years of essays ...
Brian Doyle
BRIAN DOYLE (1956-2017) was the longtime editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, in Oregon. He was the author of six collections of essays, two nonfiction books, two collections of "proems," the short story collection Bin Laden's Bald Spot, the novella Cat's Foot, and the novels Mink River, The Plover, and Martin Marten.He is also the editor of several anthologies ...
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Award-winning Oregon Author Brian Doyle died at his home Saturday after a months-long battle with cancer. Doyle, 60, was a prolific author of essays and novels on a variety of subjects.
Since this short essay by Brian Doyle was published in the Scholar 15 years ago, it has been read hundreds of thousands of times on our website and often borrowed for classroom use. It is the lead piece in a just-published collection of Brian's essays called One Long River of Sound: Notes on Wonder. Brian died at the age of 60 in 2017.
Brian Doyle died in 2017 at 60 of complications from a brain tumor. He left behind seven novels, six collections of poems and 13 essay collections. The whole time he was writing, he was also ...
It was later reprinted in both the Pushcart anthology for that year and The Best American Essays. In all, Brian Doyle's essays have been selected to be reprinted in The Best American Essays ...
A humorous and heartfelt tribute to the perfect nature essay by the late essayist Brian Doyle. He imagines the structure, style, and tone of such an essay, and praises its power and beauty.
Brian Doyle was the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, the author most recently of the essay collection Grace Notes, and a long time contributor to Eureka Street. Brian died early Saturday morning 27 May 2017 following complications related to a cancerous brain tumour, at the age of 60. Here we present a collection of some of Brian's best pieces from the past 12 years.
A trip through ourarchives brought me to Brian Doyle's first contribution to America, a 1994 essay, "Naming," about his toddler daughter's exploration for the names of things—and his own ...
Sadly, Doyle died from a brain tumor in May 2017. Happily, he was a brave, joyful, prolific writer across multiple genres. We may not be able to speak to him, but his considerable writing, much of it originally published in this magazine, speaks to us today as loudly as it ever did.
My great friend Brian Doyle—"BD" to me for a quarter century, so pardon my addiction to calling him that still—was always an unusually fast and proficient writer. ... His work has appeared in numerous national anthologies, including Best American Essays, Best American Sportswriting, and Best American Spiritual Writing. Duncan is widely ...
Brian Doyle, award-winning author, editor of the University of Portland's magazine, pictured in a 2012 photo. (CNS/Tim LaBarge) ... He is also one of the best essay writers of any generation. Ian ...
Brian James Patrick Doyle was born in New York City in 1956, into a large Irish-Catholic family with six brothers and one sister. His mother, Ethel Clancey Doyle, was a teacher, and his father, James A. Doyle, was a journalist and the executive director of the Catholic Press Association. He earned a degree in English from the University of ...
The Complete Epiphanies. A blog about the stories that nourish and sustain us, and the small miracles of everyday life. Brian Doyle, an essayist and novelist, died on May 27. He was the editor of Portland magazine and the author of numerous books, most recently the novel Chicago. Boxing Out.
Brian James Patrick Doyle was an American writer. [1] [2] He was a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and three Pushcart Prizes. [3] [4] He lived with his wife and three children in Portland, Oregon. In May 2017, he died at the age of 60 due to a brain tumor.
Brian Doyle is an essayist, author, and editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland - "the best spiritual magazine in the country," according to Annie Dillard. He is the author of 13 books, among them the novel Mink River and the spiritual essay collections Grace Notes, Leaping, and Epiphanies & Elegies.
The book, a compilation of his many essays, was published in 2019 by his wife, Mary Miller Doyle. I believe, over time, Brian Doyle's writing will become more well-known and beloved. It is sad that his gift as a "tinker of words" ended too soon. "One Long River of Song" was my first encounter with the writings of Brian Doyle.
Essays. Leap. By Brian Doyle | September 10, 2014 Originally published in Winter 2001. A couple leaped from the south tower, hand in hand. They reached for each other and their hands met and they jumped. ... Brian Doyle, an essayist and novelist, died on May 27, 2017. To read Epiphanies, his longtime blog for the Scholar, please go here.
W e lost Brian Doyle—essayist, novelist, mentor, and friend—more than a year ago now, and it's still so damned hard. And not just for me. Brian was beloved as a person and an author. Setting aside his fine novels and book-length nonfiction, Doyle was an essayist first, and he was underappreciated for far too long, even as his essays—hundreds of them—appeared regularly in Orion, The ...
Brian Doyle. Contributor. Brian Doyle (1957-2017) was the longtime editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland and the author of many books of essays and fiction, most notably the novels Mink River and Martin Marten.. View Essays
Brian Doyle (1956-2017) was the longtime editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, in Oregon.He was the author of six collections of essays, two nonfiction books, two collections of "proems," the short story collection Bin Laden's Bald Spot, the novella Cat's Foot, and the novels Mink River, The Plover, and Martin Marten.He is also the editor of several anthologies ...
Brian Doyle. Born. New York, The United States. Died. May 27, 2017. Genre. Nonfiction, Fiction. edit data. Doyle's essays and poems have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, The American Scholar, Orion, Commonweal, and The Georgia Review, among other magazines and journals, and in The Times of London, The Sydney Morning Herald, The ...
Brian Doyle. Brian Doyle (1957-2017) was the longtime editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland and the author of many books of essays and fiction, most notably the novels Mink River and Martin Marten. Recent Writing. ... Get started with the best CNF has to offer. Explore Creative Nonfiction. Search 25+ years of essays ...
BRIAN DOYLE (1956-2017) was the longtime editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, in Oregon. He was the author of six collections of essays, two nonfiction books, two collections of "proems," the short story collection Bin Laden's Bald Spot, the novella Cat's Foot, and the novels Mink River, The Plover, and Martin Marten.He is also the editor of several anthologies ...
Years of messages from an encrypted WhatsApp text thread show conversations of sheriff's deputies, including those who terrorized Mississippi residents.