EATING WORDS: A NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF FOOD WRITING, CO-EDITED BY ESTEEMED PORTLAND FOOD WRITER ROGER PORTER, DEBUTS ON OCTOBER 26TH

Chekhov on oysters, Thoreau on watermelons, Hemingway on campfire

cooking, David Foster Wallace on lobsters, and Gary Snyder on steak: these are some of the many fascinating and unexpected writings on food gathered in a new book entitled Eating Words: A Norton Anthology of Food Writing. With a preface by Ruth Reichl, this ground-breaking volume is edited by Roger Porter, Professor of English at Reed College, and a James Beard nominated restaurant critic in Portland for many years, and Sandra Gilbert, an influential literary critic and author of The Culinary Imagination.

Edelman Seattle Strengthens Client Offer with Senior Creative Talent David Buckley

David Buckley is New Group Creative Director for Edelman

Edelman announced David Buckley as group creative director in the Pacific Northwest. In this newly-created role, Buckley will partner with the agency's leadership in Seattle and Portland to drive strategy for clients, leading a team of planners, designers, writers and user experience architects to create conversations for global brands, including digital campaigns, content and commerce solutions and social activations. The addition comes in response to various clients' increased need for original creative.

"We know that creative needs to be an integral part of every strategy and execution," said Will Ludlam, general manager of Edelman Seattle. "We're delighted to have David