Empress of the World Sara Ryan (Viking) “Aside from the whole gender question, Battle is beautiful and graceful and coordinated, and that just confirms that there’s no hope for me. Maybe I can talk myself into a crush on Isaac after all. Of course, I’d have to talk him out of his crush on Katrina, […]
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THURSDAY 9/20 Mark Andersen & Mark Jenkins Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation’s Capital. Bad Brains, Fugazi, Henry Rollins, Bikini Kill–this book puts together a comprehensive overview, an analytical look, a first hand account. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm Iain Sinclair One of England’s biggest, […]
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A General Theory of Love
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A General Theory of Love Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, Richard Lannon (Vintage Press) With blood in cells in veins running under skin supported by bone and muscle, it’s easy to think humans are entirely individually packaged, sealed inside single bodies, leaving words and sex as our only hopes of deeper connection. But somehow, we know […]
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The New Sins
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The New Sins David Byrne (McSweeney’s Books) David Byrne has always been an artist in search of something bigger, something elusive, and full of wonders. He likes creating confusing, alternate realities (witness his movie, True Stories, or that early Talking Heads hit where he says directly to the listener: “This is not my beautiful house… […]
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THURSDAY 9/13 Richard Seidman The Oracle of Kabbalah: Mystical Teachings of the Hebrew Letters. Looking Glass Bookstore, 318 SW Taylor, 227-4760, 7 pm Danny Seo Self proclaimed “lifestyle expert,” Seo’s book tells how to make candles from old candles, what to do with that stack of Altoids tins, and other ways to turn trash into […]
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THURSDAY 8/30 Writer’s Workshop Linda Needham, author of The Wicked Earl–the story of the scary Earl of Everingham Lord Charles Stirling, who place a young dame on house arrest–will tell you how she made it. Love. Passion. Destruction. What else might you want from a novel? Barnes & Noble-Beaverton, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, 645-3046, 7 […]
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The Last Refuge of Scoundrels
The Last Refuge of Scoundrels Paul Lussier (Warner) At a recent, small gathering at a hushed, private supper club, screenwriter and novelist Paul Lussier celebrated his first novel, The Last Refuge of Scoundrels. He made a fascinating, impromptu speech about how the true American Revolution of the 1770s was carried out not by our Founding […]
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THURSDAY 8/23 Calyx 25th Anniversary Release of the new anthology, Cracking the Earth. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm FRIDAY 8/24 Portland Poetry Workshop Full of verse and all alone? Here’s your poetry support group. It’s never too late to get started writing poetry, unleashing that inner voice. Start with […]
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Brain CandyBrain Candy
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Brain Candy: Boost Your Brain Power With Vitamins, Supplements, Drugs and Other Substances–A Comprehensive Guide Theodore I. Lidsky, Ph.D., Jay S. Schneider, Ph.D. (Fireside) “Even drinking something as seemingly benign as grapefruit juice can lead to drug overdose,” according to doctors Theodore Lidsky and Jay Schneider. Brain Candy, a comprehensive guide to vitamins, supplements, and […]
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THURSDAY 8/16 Original Book Group Anil’s Ghost, by Michale Ondaatje. Borders-Beaverton, 2605 SW Cedar Hills, 644-1498, 7 pm SATURDAY 8/18 Robert Michael Pyle Author of 14 books of essays and nature writing, founder of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, and a smart writer worth listening to. Nye Beach Writers’ Series, Studio Theatre Performing Arts […]
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Pretty Things
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Pretty Things Susan Compo (Verse Chorus Press) I’m always intrigued when an author with past success goes to a smaller press for the freedom to publish something unconventional. Susan Compo, whose two books of short stories (Life After Death and Malingering) were good enough to garner praise from critics and get her a job teaching […]