About Us
Sarah & Laura at a high school football game in Sarah's hometown.
“Eric: Let’s see… Wednesday, oh gee, there’s book club tonight.
Tami: No, I don’t want to go to book club. Those ladies are crazy.
Eric: Oh hell yes, you do want to go to book club.”
Clear Eyes, Full Shelves started as a blog for readers.
We've since evolved in both scope and in content, and as of March 2013, we also produce a podcast featuring in-depth discussion of books and reader issues, non-reading-related topics such as movies and television or feminism and popular culture.
All of us live in the Portland, Oregon metro area and belong to the same book club, so we get to go beyond the blog and hang out and talk books in person, which is incredibly fun.
What’s with the name, “Clear Eyes, Full Shelves”?
Oh, Grasshopper, let us introduce you to Coach Eric Taylor from the Greatest Television Show Ever, Friday Night Lights…
To learn more about each of us, check the “Contributors” page. You can view our review policy here.