THURSDAY 7/11 Elizabeth Grossman Part envionmentaist, part social critic, Grossman examines the implications of dams and their removal in America. Looking Glass Bookstore, 318 SW Taylor, 227-4760, 7 pm, free Susan Chernak McElroy McElroy is the author of Heart in the Wild, a book about the ways in which people’s encounters with nature and the […]
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PDX Zine Symposium
The theme for Portland’s second Zine Symposium (PZS), the grassroots extravaganza of workshops, zine-selling, kickball, and community-building, is “Where Zines Take You”–an umbrella theme to encompass all of DIY. This year the expected attendance is around 800 people, from all over the United States, further establishing the PZS’ foothold as another staple of Portland DIY […]
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SATURDAY 7/6 Children’s Story Hour Small children and their parents are invited to hear some of In Other Word’s favorite non-sexist stories. In Other Words, 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 232-6003, free MONDAY 7/8 Will Ferguson If you’re like me, there’s pretty much nothing that you find more depressing than self-help books. In Ferguson’s parody of […]
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Happiness
Will Ferguson Happiness Monday, July 8 Powell’s City of Books William Ferguson is a Canadian author whose first novel, Happiness, satirizes the American self-help phenomenon. His first work of fiction is pricelessly humorous, and delivers a critique of the U.S. that is both cutting and affectionate. The premise of Happiness is that a mysterious guru, […]
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THURSDAY 6/27 The Ex-boyfriend Cookbook You’ve seen the fiction of Thisbe Nissen, now see her cookbook, a list of recipes left over from all of her (and other people’s) former boyfriends. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm, free Powell’s Press Powell’s has a new press, and it’s called…. Powell’s Press. Yeah, […]
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My Less Than Secret Life
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Jonathan Ames My Less Than Secret Life (Thunder’s Mouth Press) Jonathan Ames’ latest book, My Less Than Secret Life, is filled with essays (initially published in his column in the New York Press) which are “a public diary,” as he describes it, and detail his life as he engages in a bizarre boxing match, flirts, […]
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THURSDAY 6/20 Nora Beck Nora Beck’s book, Fiammetta , tells the story of a kidnapping, a lot of shadiness, and a Michelangelo painting. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30, free Food for Thought Meet the following, famous cookbook writers at the evening farmers market: Cory Schreiber (Wildwood: Cooking from the Source in […]
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Don’t Kill the Freshman
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Interview: Zoe Trope Don’t Kill the Freshman (Future Tense/HarperCollins) “I am not a fucking prodigy,” insists 15-year-old Zoe Trope. If she’s not, it’s only fair to say she’s the smartest, most articulate non-prodigy to publish a book in the history of the world. Though she can’t really talk about it due to libel reasons, Trope, […]
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THURSDAY 6/13 Debra Magpie Magpie’s new book is the story of women living on the rez, called Perma Red. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm, free Elizabeth Shins In celebration of gay pride week, Barnes and Noble present a book by Elizabeth Shins, called Holy Hell: A Lillian Byrd Crime Story, […]
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My Loose Thread
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Dennis Cooper My Loose Thread Mon June 17 Powell’s Books The cover of Dennis Cooper’s most recent book, My Loose Thread, features a blurry picture of the faces of two clowns, blood-like makeup smeared chaotically all over their faces, locked in an intimate pose; they’re either fighting, or kissing. Probably a combination of both. “I […]
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THURSDAY 6/6 Beyond the Words Bonnie Goldberg is a teacher of creative writing, and also an expert at generating writing ideas. Her book, Beyond the Words, is all about writing. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm, free James Lee Burke Burke has been called the “Faulkner of crime fiction,” and in […]
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Enough About You: Adventures in Autobiography
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David Shields (Simon & Schuster) As David Shields and I sit watching the Sonics’ third playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs, I’m not sure how to keep the conversation rolling for this article. I want to talk about writing, and thought a basketball game would be a great place to do this because all […]