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When Motherhood Becomes Madness

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland

Readings and education on postpartum psychosis Postpartum Psychosis is a widely misunderstood and serious condition. The cultural representation of it is largely based on the most extreme and tragic cases. Join us as two brave survivors read excerpts from their memoirs and a local expect provides education on the condition. Covered: how Postpartum Psychosis is different than Postpartum Depression and other Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Symptoms, prevention, treatment, and a call for action.

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The Graphic Art of Tattoo Lettering

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

Covering the history and context of tattoo design, as well as offering a comprehensive instruction in hand lettering, B. J. Betts and Nicholas Schonberger’s The Graphic Art of Tattoo Lettering (Thames & Hudson) is packed with enough detail to fascinate anyone interested in tattoo design. Learn to recreate all of the most widely used techniques – from embellishing West Coast letter forms to mastering calligraphic style – with guidance from one of today’s most influential tattoo artists. Betts and Schonberger will be joined at the event by Christopher Law, who contributed art direction and design on The Graphic Art of Tattoo Lettering.

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True Crime Book Club

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham

True Crime Book Club meets on Sundays and November's pick is Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. 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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Les AuCoin

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

In 1974, at the age of 32, Les AuCoin became the first Democrat to win a U.S. House seat in Oregon’s First District. He was one of the post-Watergate reformers who shook up an insular, autocratic Congress and led fights for affordable housing, “trickle-up” economics, wilderness protection, abortion rights, and nuclear arms control. In the 1980s, The Oregonian called him “the most powerful congressman in Oregon.” In his compelling collection of life stories, Catch and Release (Oregon State University), AuCoin traces his unlikely rise from a fatherless childhood in Central Oregon to the top ranks of national power. Catch and Release offers readers a revealing glimpse behind the scenes of congressional life, as lived by the 535 souls who inhabit the U.S. House and Senate…

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