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Jami Attenberg in Conversation With Cheryl Strayed

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

From acclaimed author Jami Attenberg comes a novel of family secrets: think the drama of Big Little Lies set in the heat of a New Orleans summer. “If I know why they are the way they are, then maybe I can learn why I am the way I am,” says Alex Tuchman of her parents. Now that her father is on his deathbed, Alex – a strong-headed lawyer, devoted mother, and loving sister – feels she can finally unearth the secrets of who Victor is and what he did over the course of his life and career. (A power-hungry real estate developer, he is, by all accounts, a bad man.) She travels to New Orleans to be with her family, but mostly to interrogate her…

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Kids’ Storytime

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

Join us for kids’ storytime. Today we’re reading Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe.

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Daedalus Books Reading and Book Signing

Daedalus Books 2074 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR, United States

One week from today! free, accessible, & all are welcome New work from: Daniel H. Wilson (author of Robopocalypse), Jason Gurley (author of Eleanor), Benjamin Parzybok (author of Sherwood Nation), Curtis C. Chen (author of Waypoint Kangaroo), Jasmine Gower (author of Moonshine), and Arthur Smid (author of You Will Win the Future)

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Horror Book Club

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

We will discuss Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky. Please note the change from Thursday to Tuesday only for November due to Thanksgiving. Kate Reese flees an abusive relationship with her son, settling in the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. Then Christopher vanishes for six days. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club.

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Fiction Addiction Book Club

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

We will discuss The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal. A novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer. Here we meet a cast of lovable, funny, quintessentially American characters eager to make their mark in a world that's often stacked against them. In this deeply affecting family saga, resolution can take generations, but when it finally comes, we're surprised, moved, and delighted. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club.

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The Tesla City Stories – Black Friday Bonanza!

The Old Church Concert Hall 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

A monthly night of vintage radio comedy and drama — live onstage in Portland, Oregon! Straight outta 1944! Laughs! Chills! Romance! Danger! Booze! Eats! Cash bar! Live Foley! 1940’s live music! Prizes! Audience participation! THIS MONTH, November 29th, 2019 shows: New installment of “The Off-key Life of Viola Harper“. Viola finally lands a chorus part in an actual show, but a new rival, “Golden Toes” Tedesco, is determined that Viola’s star turn is a flop! “The Off-key Life of Viola Harper” is a sitcom detailing the travails of a hapless, would-be Broadway chanteuse. Viola’s a small town girl in the big city trying to make her show biz dreams come true. She’s got a lot of what it takes to make it – a positive…

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Story Time for Grown Ups with David Loftus

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

A Christmas Eve Rescue: Craig Johnson’s Spirit of Steamboat It’s Christmas Eve 1988, and the new sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, Walt Longmire, gets a call that a wreck on I-90 has killed three adults. The only survivor is a 10-year-old girl, badly burned with inhalation injuries. Unless Walt can get her to Denver, she will die ... but a winter storm is rolling in, regional airports have closed, and the Life Flight heli-pilots who brought her in refuse to go up again. “Story Time for Grownups” offers a different kind of holiday tale: the desperate flight of a leaky 45-year-old World War II bomber through a blizzard to get a badly injured little girl to proper medical care. The pilot is crusty, profane, and…

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Sarah Harian

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

A girl leads a band of magical outlaws on a deadly subterranean mission in Sarah Harian’s exhilarating YA fantasy standalone, Eight Will Fall (Henry Holt). In a world where magic is illegal, eight criminals led by rebellious Larkin are sent on a mission to rid their kingdom of monsters. Descending into an underground world full of unspeakable horrors, Larkin and her crew must use their forbidden magic to survive. As they fight in the shadows, Larkin finds a light in Amias, a fellow outlaw with a notorious past. Soon, Larkin and Amias realize that their destinies are intertwined and she dares to dream of a future where they can freely practice magic.

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Dracula Readings in The Snug

T.C. O'Leary's 2926 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Newcomers and visitors always welcome! T.C. O'Leary's Literary Society has two books clubs, both open to everyone. Monday nights the group reads Ulysses and Tuesday nights the group explores a variety of Irish literature. This famous Gothic horror novel is the latest endeavor.

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Roy Scranton

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

Roy Scranton, controversial and critically acclaimed, brings us a formally daring road trip into the heart of present-day America. Suzie’s seen it all, but now she’s looking for something she’s lost: a sense of the future. So when the chance comes to work with a maverick video artist on his road movie about Donald Trump’s America, she’s pretty sure it’s a bad idea but she signs up anyway, hoping for an outside shot at starting over. A provocative, genderqueer, shapeshifting musical romp through the brain-eating nightmare of contemporary America, I Heart Oklahoma! (Soho) moves from our bleeding-edge present to a furious Faulknerian retelling of the Starkweather killings in the 1950s, capturing in its fragmented, mesmerizing form the violence at the heart of the American dream.

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