dan rapheal, Casey Bush, and Laura Winter Powell’s Books January 25 Casey Bush, Laura Winter, and dan raphael were all at the pinnacle of form on the evening of January 25th at Powell’s on Hawthorne, and each had a new book to flog. Well ok, Casey Bush’s Janesbonnets isn’t new, exactly; he composed these poems […]
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THURSDAY 3/1 Deepak Chopra How to Know God. Endorsed by the Dalai Lama, this book looks at a mix of theology, psychology, telepathy and more, telling us we’re all far more powerful that we think. First come-first served seating. Get there early–Chopra’s followers are devoted and passionate. They’ll be fighting to get in. First Unitarian […]
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THURSDAY 2/22 Dr. Judith Boice “But My Doctor Never Told Me That!” A book about preventative methods rather than waiting to need the “experts.” Barnes & Noble Northeast (Lloyd Center), 1231 NE Broadway, 335-0201, 7 pm Avid Readers Book Group Read Bruce Chatwin’s The Songlines of Aboriginal Australia. Barnes & Noble/Clackamas, 9078 SE Sunnyside Rd, […]
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LOTERIA
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Loteria Cards and Fortune Poems: A Book of Lives Poems by Juan Felipe Herrera (City Lights Books) La Botella: 100 proof mata perro, street-killdog./100 proof skull in the toilet bowl, the glass, I mean/excuse me. 100 proof/devil on my left shoulder, the spice./100 proof, Mr. Chicago Club/conch-eyed sombrero Good-Bar/100 proof gypsy sequence film, the Venus […]
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THURSDAY 2/15 Brenda Peterson Build Me An Ark: A Life With Animals. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm * Peter Carey Oregon Literary Arts continues the series with Carey, author of Oscar and Lucinda, and so much else. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, SW Broadway & Main, , 7:30 pm, $20/$23 Also, […]
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True History of the Kelly Gang
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True History of the Kelly Gang Peter Carey (Knopf) In The Politics of Experience, R.D. Laing wrote, “Around us are pseudo-events, to which we adjust with a false consciousness adapted to see these events as true and real, and even as beautiful.” He’s talking about manufactured culture. We find recurring plots and screen images often […]
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THURSDAY 2/8 Sam Hamill Poet & translator, Hamill will read from his most recent poetry collections, and from his translations. Portland State University/Smith Memorial Browsing Lounge, 7 pm Intimate Kisses: The Poetry of Sexual Love A pre-Valentine’s reading from an anthology of love poems, collected by a psychotherapist and sexuality expert. Local poets and contributors, […]
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Not a Chance
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Not a Chance Jessica Treat (FC2) FC2, or Fiction Collective 2, is a smaller press out of Florida State University that publishes about six titles a year. They’re selective in their choices, taking a risk on new names and material, but always supporting quality. Jessica Treat, with her short story collection Not a Chance, is […]
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THURSDAY 2/1 Spoken Arts Four storytellers and a one-act play. Gwion, Neil Gilpin, Alaric True, Janet Julian, and Tim Stebbins. Laurelthirst, 2958 NE Glisan St, 232-1504, Ben Franklin: Unplugged This monologue artist has read across the country, and once hosted a radio show called The Urban Happiness Radio Hour. Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW […]
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The Collapsible World
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The Collapsible World Anne N. Marino (Norton) You don’t need a compass to navigate Anne N. Marino’s debut novel, The Collapsible World. Larry is the drug-addicted, anesthesiologist daddy. Midge is the freshly absent mommy. Nina is the genius-turned-stripper older sibling. Lillie is the dyslexic alcoholic narrator. Stick them all in San Francisco’s North Beach, wrap […]
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THURSDAY 1/25 Gilham St. Writers Local authors share their work in progress. Accessible and fun, talk with writers about writing. ANNIE BLOOM’S BOOKS, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 PM David W. Szady Sponsored by Friends of Mytery, under the all-too-suitable name “Bloody Thursdays,” you can get to know a real FBI Special Agent in […]
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Grosse Pointe Girl
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Grosse Pointe Girl Sarah Grace McCandless (Heavy Flow/Future Tense Books) I find it difficult to turn down stories of adolescence. Perhaps it’s the catharsis of someone else knowing the angst I knew, of seeing a fictional character enter the stage of life where he or she can no longer falsify innocence by wiping away hard […]