Rowing in Eden Elizabeth Evans (Harpercollins) God bless the child who grows up to become a writer. Keeper of the gate as opposed to life of the party. Introverted note-taker, instead of self-confident prom queen. Awkward and stumbling in matters of the heart. And so it is with bookish outcast Frances Jean Wahl, the 13-year-old […]
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THURSDAY 11/17 Discover Reading Group Discuss The Blind Assassin, new work from Margaret Atwood. BARNES & NOBLE-BEAVERTON, 18300 NW Evergreen Pkwy, 645-3046, 7 pm, Free Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Book Discussion Group Discuss The Kid by Dan Savage. BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 220-5911, 7 pm, Free The Original Book Group Take […]
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Mall
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Mall by Eric Bogosian (Simon & Schuster) First Unitarian Church 1126 SW Park Ave Saturday Nov 18, 7:30 pm There’s a difference between writing a story down and writing in a way that shows an understanding of how to use language, of how to be evocative. I’ve been a fan of Eric Bogosian, though in […]
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THURSDAY 11/9 Jennifer Lauck Poor Jennifer Lauck. Hear her read from Blackbird, the true story of her own bad luck, hard times, and survival. ANNIE BLOOM’S BOOKS, 7834 SW Capitol Highway, 246-0053, 7:30 pm Manzanita Quarterly reading Regional authors read their work. BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 220-5911, 7 pm Postmodern Book […]
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Embrace the Cliché
Winterson Takes on Technology
THE BEAUTY of Jeanette Winterson’s writing is that she leaps off cliffs, takes risks, offers ideas that are relevant to but well outside the boundaries of contemporary discussion. In her 1989 book Written on the Body, Winterson purposely leaves out the sex of the protagonist, a move that poignantly challenges the importance of gender in […]
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THURSDAY 11/2 The Powells.com Interviews A year’s worth of authors and artists speaking on their craft, now bound together in one volume for all eternity. POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, Free FRIDAY 11/3 Moses Goes To School Storytime for kids. This is a story of a deaf child. Afterwards, […]
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Al Gore: A User’s Manual.
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Al Gore: A User’s Manual by Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey Sinclair (Verso Books) If you are voting for Gore because you think he’s got to be better than Bush on the environment, you owe it to yourself (and the rest of us) to read the book Al Gore: A User’s Manual. Seriously. And it’s not a […]
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THURSDAY 10/26 Martha Geis The third in the series of readings from Portland Nocturne, a nonfiction book in progress about Portland through the night. Geis will read “The Zoo at Night.” CENTRAL LIBRARY, 801 SW 10th Ave, 248-5234, 6 pm, Free * Armistead Maupin This Powell’s event is on a first-come, first-served basis, and expect […]
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LENNON REMEMBERS
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Lennon Remembers John Lennon, Jann S. Wenner Verso Press Last week, the justice system denied Mark David Chapman parole for the shooting of John Lennon. Apparently, 20 years wasn’t long enough to forget. This fall, 15 Beatles-related books are scheduled to be published. The Beatles’ final album, Abbey Road, was released 15 years before I […]
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THURSDAY 10/19 Roy Parvin See review ANNIE BLOOM’S BOOKS, 7834 SW Capitol Highway, 246-0053, 7:30 pm, Free * Marvi Bell Critically acclaimed author of thirteen books, Bell will read his poetry accompanied by bassist Glen Moore as part of the Mountain Writers series. PSU SMITH MEMORIAL BROWSING LOUNGE, 1825 SW Broadway, 236-4854, 8 pm, $5-8 […]
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In The Snow Forest by Roy Parvin (Norton) Annie Bloom’s Books, 246-0053 Thurs Oct 19 The first page of Roy Parvin’s new book, In the Snow Forest, reads with all the beauty and dark strength of Denis Johnson: “He was a big man who looked like trouble, even with his glasses. A cruel fact of […]
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THURSDAY 10/12 Teri Hein Atomic Farmgirl is the true story of growing up near the Hanford Reservation during the Cold War. Researched, regional, personal and true. ANNIE BLOOM’S BOOKS, 7834 SW Capitol Highway, 246-0053, 7:30pm, Free * New User Orietatio Find out what the IPRC has to offer! Lots of equipment & resources. This is […]