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Airlie Press May Mixer Reading & Fundraiser

Online N/A, Portland

Join us to celebrate our 2020 titles and preview our 2021 and 2022 titles. Readings by Megan Alpert, Brittney Corrigan, Amelia Díaz Ettinger, Jennifer Perrine, David Pickering, Jennifer Reimer, and Connie Soper. Plus a raffle and special surprises! If you'd like to make a donation to Airlie Press, you can do so at the time of registration or anytime before and during the event. For every $10 you donate, your name will be entered into the raffle drawing. If you donate $100 or more, your support will be included in the acknowledgments for our 2022 titles. Donate here: http://www.airliepress.org/donate

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No Shelf Control Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland

Join us for No Shelf Control Book Club. This book club features books from a wide range of genres including contemporary fiction, young adult, mysteries, thrillers, science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and more. We will meet second Thursdays. Our May meeting of the No Shelf Control Book Club will be on May 13th at 6:30pm. We will discuss Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson. About the Book: An addictive novel of domestic suspense in which a mother must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her child and the life she loves--a chilling and thoughtful tale of power, privilege, lies, revenge, and the choices we make, ones that transform our lives in unforeseen ways. Revenge doesn't wait for permission. Growing up poor…

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$28.99

Massy Arts presents Callum Angus, Hazel Jane Plante, and Corinne Manning

Online N/A, Portland

Massy Arts Society and Metonymy Press present Callum Angus in conversation with Hazel Jane Plante and Corinne Manning. A celebration of A Natural History of Transition, the debut story collection by Callum Angus. Massy Arts Society and Metonymy Press present the author in conversation with Hazel Jane Plante and Corinne Manning A Natural History of Transition is a collection of short stories that disrupts the notion that trans people can only have one transformation. Like the landscape studied over eons, change does not have an expiration date for these trans characters, who grow as tall as buildings, turn into mountains, unravel hometown mysteries, and give birth to cocoons. Portland-based author Callum Angus infuses his work with a mix of alternative history, horror, and a reality…

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Livestream Reading: J. T. Bushnell

Online N/A, Portland

Annie Bloom's welcomes Oregon author J. T. Bushnell for a livestream reading from his debut novel, The Step Back. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItf--upjMoGtH3HF4xJ9GsIm9szR-oBsrB About The Step Back: Ed Garrison has it all––a successful basketball career, a great relationship with his kid brother, the best dog a guy could ask for, and a supportive family. With summer vacation being the only thing standing between him and a full-ride scholarship to Berkeley, Ed feels invincible. But everything falls apart as high school comes to an end and his mother suddenly leaves his father for a woman three thousand miles away, leaving behind a broken home in the wake of her absence and betrayal. Ed feels helpless as his humiliated father turns to liquor and work and his brother…

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