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Beyond the Ripples – Dede Montgomery

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a reading from the latest by local author Dede Montgomery: Beyond the Ripples, a multigenerational mystery set in the Pacific Northwest. Months after spying a bottle wedged into a fallen cottonwood snag in the Columbia River, Ernest pulls it from the river. The bottle’s note connects Ernest, an old man living in a tiny Oregon town, to teenage Annie, and provokes a mysterious and sudden friendship between Ernest’s daughter Amelia with Sarah, the daughter of the most recent resident of the home Annie once occupied. The two middle-aged women are keen to learn more about Annie and her secret, and in the process, they’re forced to confront unfinished business with their mothers, intimate relationships, and regrets over life choices. Dede Montgomery is a…

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Deadly Diversions Book Group

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

This month our group meets to discuss Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins mystery series. Join us!

Free

Well-Read Black Girl Book Club

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

The American Booksellers Association is partnering with Well-Read Black Girl founder Glory Edim to bring book club meetings to independent bookstores nationwide with the goal of amplifying diverse voices and supporting emerging writers of color. This month we launch our Well-Read Black Girl book club with The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. The WRBG Book Club will read a balance of classics and newly published work, written by persons of color, and will meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month.

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Katie O’Neill

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

From Katie O’Neill, the Eisner Award-winning author of The Tea Dragon Society and Princess Princess Ever After, comes Aquicorn Cove (Oni Press), a heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love. When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a big storm, Lana remembers how much she’s missed the ocean — and the strong, reassuring presence of her aunt. As Lana explores the familiar beach, she discovers something incredible: a colony of Aquicorns, small magical seahorse-like creatures that live in the coral reef. Lana rescues an injured Aquicorn and cares for it with the help of her aunt, who may know more about these strange creatures than she's willing to admit.…

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Dylan Meconis

Powell's Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Cult graphic novelist Dylan Meconis offers a rich reimagining of history in her beautifully detailed hybrid novel, Queen of the Sea (Walker), loosely based on the exile of Queen Elizabeth I by her sister, Queen Mary. When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening. But the island is also home to Margaret, a mysterious young orphan girl whose life is upturned when the cold, regal stranger arrives. As Margaret grows closer to Eleanor, she grapples with the revelation of the island’s sinister true purpose as well as the truth of her own past. When Eleanor’s life is…

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Kids’ Storytime With Megan Wagner Lloyd

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Today, author Megan Wagner Lloyd joins us to read from her new picture book, Paper Mice (Simon & Schuster/Pamela Wiseman). It's the middle of the night, and two paper mice find adventure — and each other — as they explore their new home in a beautifully written story of friendship.

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Drag Queen Story Hour

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Children of all ages and adults are invited to our first Drag Queen Story Hour, a family celebration promoting inclusivity and creativity, and featuring special guest Clare Apparently, who will be reading Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love and Love, Z by Jessie Sima. Created by Michelle Tea, Drag Queen Story Hour now happens regularly all over the world. This event is proudly cosponsored by Q Center, the largest LGBTQ2SIA+ community center in the Pacific Northwest. Come join us!

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Author Event: Gary Corbin with A Woman of Valor

Vintage Books 6613 E Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA, United States

Vintage Books is excited to welcome local author Gary Corbin back for his latest book, A WOMAN OF VALOR For rookie policewoman Valorie Dawes, #metoo means it’s time to #fightback. Jack Reacher meets Tracy Crosswhite as #metoo victims find a heroine who will fight back for them—with a vengeance. Gary Corbin is a writer, actor, and playwright in Camas, WA. In addition to his novels, he writes on assignment for private sector, government, individuals, and not-for-profit clients, and his articles have been published in BrainstormNW, the Portland Tribune, The Oregonian, and Global Envision, among others. This event will include a short reading, discussion and Q&A. It is a free event and all are welcome.

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Blake Nelson

Powell's Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

It’s early 2016, and divorced, liberal-minded Martin Harris is having trouble meeting women. He reluctantly agrees to some coaching from Rob, his Trump-supporting brother-in-law. Skeptical at first, Martin’s romantic life improves immediately. Maybe Rob and his “red pill” dating strategies aren’t so backward after all. But after Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential election, Martin’s newfound romantic skills are put to the test. Can he still find love in the midst of #metoo and #resistance? Is there any love left to find? The Red Pill (Bombardier) is the new novel from Blake Nelson, author of Paranoid Park and Girl.

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Chuck Wendig

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

Chuck Wendig’s Wanderers (Del Rey) is a gripping saga that weaves an epic tapestry of humanity into an astonishing tale of survival. Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. Soon they are joined by a flock of sleepwalkers from across America, on the same mysterious journey. And like Shana, there are other “shepherds” who follow the flock to protect their friends and family on the long dark road ahead. For on their journey, they will discover an America convulsed with terror and violence, where this apocalyptic epidemic proves…

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