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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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Spanish Translator & Author Jeff Diteman

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

Spanish Translator & Author Jeff Diteman will read from his work. Jeff Diteman will read from his translation of the novel The Anarchist Who Shared My Name by Oulipo Member Pablo Martín Sánchez. Diteman will discuss the history of constraint-based literature and its complex relationship with politics and philosophy, referencing works by Oulipians Raymond Queneau, Georges Perec, Anne Garréta, and Michèle Audin. Jeff is a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, specializing in Latin American and francophone literature. His work has been published by Drunken Boat, Nailed Magazine, Inventory, Jacobin, McSweeney’s, and Deep Vellum. Lena Walker will present her translations of Russian poetry, including poems written in a Soviet prison by Yuli Daniel, a song by the dissident Vladimir Vissotsky,…

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Mystery/Thrillers Book Club

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

We will discuss The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager. A young woman returns to her childhood summer camp to uncover the truth about a tragedy that happened there fifteen years ago. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club. Email us to order it or come in!

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Reading: Judith Teitelman: Guesthouse for Ganesha

Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes Los Angeles author Judith Teitelman to read from her debut novel, Guesthouse for Ganesha. In 1923, seventeen-year-old Esther Grünspan arrives in Köln "with a hardened heart as her sole luggage." Thus begins a twenty-two-year journey, woven against the backdrops of the European Holocaust and the Hindu Kali Yuga (the "Age of Darkness" when human civilization degenerates spiritually), in search of a place of sanctuary. Throughout her travails, using cunning and shrewdness, Esther relies on her masterful tailoring skills to help mask her Jewish heritage, navigate war-torn Europe, and emigrate to India. Esther's traveling companion and the novel's narrator is Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu God worshipped by millions for his abilities to destroy obstacles, bestow wishes, and avenge evils. Impressed by Esther's fortitude…

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Book Launch Party for Itty Bitty Writing Space

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

Celebrate flash fiction with readings and a Q&A with authors from the latest Flash in a Flash Anthology!

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Songs and Readings from The Alehouse at the End of the World

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

The Alehouse at the End of the World is Stevan Allred’s bawdy romp through the afterlife, written with the gusto of a great drinking song, and there are actual songs in it. When it came time to do the audiobook, Allred had his recording engineer, Dan Rhiger, do the singing. Join Stevan Allred and Dan Rhiger’s band, Sky in the Road, for an evening of Americana and Celtic music, and songs and readings from The Alehouse at the End of the World. Books are available for purchase at Books Around the Corner now and will also be available at the reading and signing. Email info@booksaroundthecorner.com to order a copy today!

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Young Adult Book Club (Burnside)

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

The Young Adult Book Club is a safe place for teens to talk about books. You pick the books and Powell’s brings the snacks! We meet monthly to discuss strong stories with diverse characters. This month we meet to discuss All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater. Join us!

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Kristen Arnett in Conversation With Karen Russell

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

One morning, Jessa-Lynn Morton walks into the family taxidermy shop to find that her father has committed suicide, right there on one of the metal tables. Shocked and grieving, Jessa steps up to manage the failing business, while the rest of the Morton family crumbles. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make aggressively lewd art with the taxidermied animals. Her brother Milo withdraws, struggling to function. And Brynn, Milo’s wife — and the only person Jessa’s ever been in love with — walks out without a word. As Jessa seeks out less-than-legal ways of generating income, her mother’s art escalates — picture a figure of her dead husband and a stuffed buffalo in an uncomfortably sexual pose — and the Mortons reach a…

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Fonda Lee

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

In Fonda Lee’s Jade War (Orbit), the second book in her Green Bone Saga and the sequel to her World Fantasy Award-winning novel Jade City, the Kaul siblings battle rival clans for honor and control over an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis. On the island of Kekon, the Kaul family is locked in a violent feud for control of the capital city and the supply of magical jade that endows trained Green Bone warriors with supernatural powers. Beyond Kekon's borders, war is brewing. Powerful foreign governments and mercenary criminal kingpins alike turn their eyes on the island nation. Jade, Kekon's most prized resource, could make them rich — or give them the edge they'd need to topple their rivals. Faced with threats on all sides, the Kaul…

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