THURSDAY 2/28 * Several Sensibly Dressed People Saying Things to Other People A handful of smart writers and performers: Kevin Sampsell, writer and editor of Future Tense Books, Paul Ash, monologue artist, Mark Russell, editor of Penny Dreadful, author Anne Adams, hosted by Jemiah Jefferson. East West Cafe, 45th & SE Belmont, 8 pm * […]
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Another Vietnam
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Another Vietnam: Pictures of the War from the Other Side Tim Page (National Geographic) In the post-September 11 era of renewed patriotism, you wouldn’t expect a book like this one to sell many copies. However, I for one, was thrilled to get a copy of Another Vietnam; a collection of war photos taken by the […]
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THURSDAY 2/21 Donna Gershten Kissing the Virgin’s Mouth Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053 Adrianne Harun The King of Limbo and Other Stories Barnes & Noble, 1720 N Jantzen Beach, 283-2800, 7:30 pm W.R. Chilton Meet the editor of Gresham, Stories of Our Past Volume 1: Campground to City and others in the […]
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FOUND Magazine
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Found Magazine www.foundmagazine.com Have you ever saved a dollar bill because there was something cryptic and funny written on it? Ever found a photo of some people you didn’t know, but felt strangely obligated to keep it–or moreover–to rescue it? I have, and have often wondered if other functioning adults share this strange fascination with […]
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THURSDAY 2/14 Indu Sundaresan The Twentieth Wife, set in 17th Century India. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm FRIDAY 2/15 Tess Uriza Holthe When Elephants Dance. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm Portland Poetry Workshop Writing exercises, shared work, reading. All poets welcome. Barnes & Noble Northeast […]
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Anchee Min
Anchee Min Arts & Lectures Last week, Anchee Min stood in front of a full, luxurious crowd at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and described her “pot of noodles”–a bout of tape worm-filled diarrhea, finally cured with the medicine of “Pagoda candies.” She contracted tape worms during a subsistence-level childhood. As the oldest child, with […]
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THURSDAY 2/7 * William Kennedy Author of The Albany Cycle, including Ironweed, here in Portland as an honored professor! A n amazing writer, not to be missed. Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broadway, 228-2000, 5:45 pm FRIDAY 2/8 The Poetry Cafe Open Mike Open Mike, open to all. Barnes & Noble, 1720 N Jantzen Beach, 283-2800, […]
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Before & After: Stories From New York
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Before & After: Stories From New York Edited by Thomas Beller (Norton) The short essays that make up this book are drawn from Thomas Beller’s website, Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood. Beller is the author of The Sleepover Artist, editor and cofounder of Open City Magazine, and a New Yorker. Beller’s neighborhood is New York. There’s a […]
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THURSDAY 1/24 Annie Dawid Lily in the Desert is a collection of short fiction. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm Out of the Stacks Library employees read their work. Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave, 248-5234, 7 pm James Redfield & Michael Murphy The author of the Celestine Prophecy and the […]
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Living Jewels
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Living Jewels: The Natural Design of Beetles Poul Beckmann and Ruth Kaspin (Prestel Books) The beauty of this book is in the illustrations: large-scale photographs of beetles are set against a stark, white background. The beetles are sculptural and graphic, with polka dots and stripes along their jeweled backs. On some specimens, antenna curve over […]
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THURSDAY 1/17 Original Book Group Lying Awake, by Mark Salzman. Borders-Beaverton, 2605 SW Cedar Hills, 644-1498, 7 pm FRIDAY 1/18 Anthony Bourdain Pasta salads, kalamata olives, flan, sun dried tomatoes. Food that once seemed so exotic, is now available in dull piles at any Fred Meyer deli. Chef Anthony Bourdain, surely feeling the same way, […]
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Fast Food Nation
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Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser (Harper Collins) On the surface, a fast food chain is a study in de-personalization, valuing homogeneity over individuality. In Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser quotes the founder of McDonald’s, Ray Kroc, as he declares, “We have found out…that we cannot trust some people who are nonconformists…We will make conformists out […]