Now that it’s out in full, I can finally get around to reading the Millenium Trilogy. Stieg Larsson’s mystery/thriller series has been available everywhere in the world except America, and the third book arrives today, to the thrill of chain book stores everywhere—and of Knopf, its publisher, who never expected such a runaway hit from […]
Jacob Schraer
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Write to Publish
Ooligan Press, a student run publishing house based at Portland State, is hosting a weekend-long conference, Write to Publish, starting tomorrow. Publishers, agents, writers and other industry professionals will be on hand offering workshops, forums, and question and answer sessions. This is a great opportunity for local writers to learn about the publishing process, whether […]
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The Jesus Myth
Philip Pullman on Jesus
The famously atheistic author of The Golden Compass takes on the Jesus myth.
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Literary Mixtape
The Literary Mixtape series continues tonight at Valentine’s (232 SW Ankeny). Featured readers are Nathan Howdeshell, guitarist of The Gossip, Kevin Sampsell, local author, memoirist, and bookstore employee, and artist Josiah Jones. If you missed it last time, Literary Mixtape is a night of readings by authors, musicians, artists, and others who are invited to […]
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Launch Poetry
[WSH: I take full responsibility for my freelancer’s violation of Blogtown’s no-poetry rule, even if it is a sad poem about dead cats—AH] Tonight if you stop by the Together Gallery (2916 NE Alberta Street, Suite A) at 6 p.m. you’ll be treated to music (by AND AND AND), food and booze, and a multi-media […]
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Tell-All
I have tried, valiantly, to keep up with Chuck Palahniuk. Upon moving here in 2005 he was one of my favorite contemporary authors. I worked at Barnes & Noble in Lloyd Center where we were all thrilled when he strolled in, unassuming, polite, clad in cargo shorts and running shoes, to sign copies of Haunted, […]
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Hot Awkward
If I were you I’d immediately cancel my plans tonight, scrounge up $8, and head to The Templeton Building (230 E. Burnside. Entrance on SE 3rd under the Burnside Bridge) at 7:30 to take in two readings, accompanied by two slide shows, and a one-man show about dating in Portland.Kevin Sampsell will be doing his […]
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Dexter: TV Show vs. Book
After indulging in all four seasons of Dexter last fall, and having had the book stare at me from the shelf for five years now, I decided it was time to try it out. The show was a pleasing, morally ambiguous guilty pleasure, and I figured the source material would be the same. Intense plots, […]
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Stumptown Comics Fest: In Photos
[Since we’re frankly very tired of talking about the Stumptown Comics fest, here’s what it looked like—eds] Comics! IPRC. Liz Prince. Local comics artist Chris Cilla Portland comics artist Aron Nels Stenke. Suzie Cagle. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
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Second World
Peter Bagge’s Other Lives
Peter Bagge’s graphic novel Other Lives lacks the humor of his best work.
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Pulitzers and Eisners and Nebulas and Hugos
“Awards season” is all year long in the book world (probably looking for those seasonal sales boosts) but some more significant ones have announced nominees recently, and the Pulitzer winners were announced yesterday. The Seattle Times took one for Breaking News Reporting for their work on the Tacoma police officer shootings and the subsequent man […]
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Tangent Press at the Clinton Corner
Tangent Press, one of our fine, small local publishers, is hosting a multi-media event tomorrow night at the Clinton Corner Café. Admission is free and it begins at 7 p.m. The reading features: David Buuck, author of The Shunt, founder of BARGE (the Bay Area Research Group in Enviro-aesthetics), and professor at Mills and Bard […]