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Jewell Parker Rhodes & Kelly McWilliams

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

From award-winning, bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes (Ghost Boys) comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition. Powerful and emotionally gripping, Black Brother, Black Brother (Little, Brown) is a careful examination of the school-to-prison pipeline and follows one boy's fight against racism and his empowering path to finding his voice. Agnes loves her home of Red Creek. There, she cares tirelessly for her younger siblings and follows the town's strict laws. What she doesn't know is that Red Creek is a cult, controlled by a madman who calls himself a prophet. Then Agnes meets Danny, an…

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Livestream Reading: Nancy Lane: Pretty Chrysanthemum and Other Stories

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes Oregon author Nancy Lane for a livestream reading from her new collection, Pretty Chrysanthemum and Other Stories. Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81611677344?pwd=QjYzVzVkWFZFcjZGZFoycHV3eGh5UT09 Signed copies will be available shortly after the event. If you would like a personalized signature, please leave a comment when ordering. These sixteen stories remind readers how family is at the core of human experience and how relationships, especially those between parent and child, rely on the power of love to overcome challenges. Five stories feature historical content from 1897 through 1971. Eleven contemporary stories pose challenging situations. Throughout these tales, the pull of family, the power of love, and unshakeable human decency prevail.

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Young Adult Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The Young Adult Book Club meets the last Tuesdays of every month at 6pm. Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. You don't have to RSVP, just come and enjoy a lively discussion. We welcome both teens and adults to join this book club! Join us on September 29th for our next Young Adult Book Club. We will discuss I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver. About the Book: Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, Mason Deaver's stunning debut will rip your heart out before showing you how to heal from tragedy and celebrate life in the process.…

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Two Rivers Virtual Book Club September

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

For September, we will be reading a book from local publisher Tin House, Who Is Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht. To order: https://www.tworiversbooks.com/book/9781947793019?fbclid=IwAR2E1vek7hhDMNmvvXIOiN0BkUIlJQJuotrkbUEOHIlL-4iefHnmyA3jsn0 Description: New York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA. Next thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists in Buenos Aires. As Vera becomes more and more enmeshed with the young radicals, the fragile local government begins to split at the seams. When a betrayal leaves her stranded in the wake of a…

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Teen Author Q&A and Writing Workshop with Aiden Thomas

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Teens, join Aiden Thomas, author of Cemetery Boys, for a Q&A and scary story writing workshop. Register/join via Zoom: https://multco-us.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpcu-urj8sHN28CgjrXNpTTRKtEj3s8uuJ Aiden Thomas is a YA author with an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. Originally from Oakland, California, they now make their home in Portland, OR. As a queer, trans Latinx, Aiden advocates strongly for diverse representation in all media. Aiden’s special talents include: quoting The Office, useless trivia, Jenga, finishing sentences with “is my FAVORITE”, and killing spiders. Aiden is notorious for not being able to guess the endings of books and movies, and organizes their bookshelves by color. Aiden's debut novel, CEMETERY BOYS, is a Dia de Muertos paranormal romance about Yadriel (a gay, trans brujo) who accidentally summons the wrong ghost…

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Fiction Addiction Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for the September meeting of the Fiction Addiction Book Club on September 30th. We will discuss The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley. About the Book: The story of a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even love Julian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people aren't really honest with each other. But what if they were? And so he writes--in a plain, green journal--the truth about his own life and leaves it in his local café. It's run by the incredibly tidy and efficient Monica, who furtively adds her own entry and leaves the book in the wine bar across the street. Before long, the others who find the green notebook…

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Writing the Tarot: Online Story Workshop

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Destory writer's block using a deck of Tarot cards as prompts. Workshop participants complete a short story draft in two hours. Need a creative jumpstart? The Writing the Tarot webinar uses the Tarot as a set of evocative prompts to compose a complete short story draft. This two-hour workshop walks participants through the process in a painless, low-key manner, to help them arrive at a story they probably weren't expecting. Especially valuable for writers who are feeling creatively blocked, the HOCUS Tarot Method works equally well for seasoned writers who want to challenge themselves to stretch in new directions. 95% of past workshop participants said they were happy with the draft they generated and definitely planned on writing it through to final draft. Some quotes…

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Romance Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on October 1st at 5pm for our Romance Book Club. We will discuss You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley. About the book: Acclaimed author Colleen Oakley delivers a heart-wrenching and unforgettable love story about a woman who must choose between the man she loves and the man fate has chosen for her, in a novel that reminds us that the best life is one led by the heart. Mia Graydon's life looks picket-fence perfect; she has the house, her loving…

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Livestream Reading: Jessica O’Dwyer with Katey Schultz

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes California author Jessica O'Dwyer for a livestream reading from her novel Mother Mother. She'll be in conversation with Katey Schultz, author of Still Come Home. They will discuss the experience of working with a student-run, learning press—Loyola University Maryland’s Apprentice House Press—and they will also explore their approaches to authentically and respectfully "writing the other." Signed copies of both authors' new books are available! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwud-Cqqj8tGN0jk2wm3r552FeJtLDQ1MIP About Jessica O'Dwyer's Mother Mother: A married couple in California grapples with race, betrayal, love, and loss when their son comes home from a Guatemalan orphanage. Contemporary art museum curator Julie Cowan achieves her dream of motherhood through adoption, but her life is far from perfect. Her pathologist husband, Mark, is distracted by his gorgeous,…

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Historical Fiction Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on October 2nd at 4pm for our Historical Fiction Book Club. We will discuss The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. About the book: Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends who come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village's all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility--but also danger. Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook find it impossible to ignore their differences. The Island of Sea Women takes place over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism…

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