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Jessica Garrison & Sarah Weinman

Online N/A, Portland

On the surface, 58-year-old Jose Martinez didn't seem evil or even that remarkable — just a regular neighbor, good with cars and devoted to his family. But in between taking his children to Disneyland and visiting his mom, Martinez was also one of the most skilled professional killers police had ever seen. A page-turning, suspenseful story of a drug cartel hit man who got away with murder after murder in California's Central Valley for three decades, award-winning reporter Jessica Garrison’s The Devil’s Harvest (Hachette) reveals how the criminal justice system fails our most vulnerable immigrant communities. The appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like My Favorite Murder and In the Dark, bestsellers like I’ll Be Gone in the Dark and Furious…

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2020 Tin House Residents Virtual Reading

Online N/A, Portland

with Ashia Ajani, Jari Bradley, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Faylita Hicks, Kirin Khan, and Abbey Mei Otis Free and open to the public! ASL Interpreters! We’re very excited to host the 2020 Tin House Residents for an online reading! Mark your calendars for September 14th, 5:00 pm PST, and join us for an evening of remarkable talent! Head to our website for more info about the Residents and their incredible work.

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Livestream Poetry Reading: Gina Williams, Dan Raphael, Christopher Luna

Online N/A, Portland

Annie Bloom's welcomes local poets Gina Williams, Dan Raphael, and Christopher Luna for a livestream reading from their latest collections. Livestream registration link: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/poetry-reading-gina Gina Williams's An Unwavering Horizon is a finely crafted collection that explores perspectives and understandings often missed in the hustle and crush of everyday life. The beautiful things. The ugly things. The poetry of things. Williams takes an honest, questioning look at the hard realities of the human condition, from family crisis to war to our precarious place in the natural world, while also seeking answers and offering hope for the future. Jonathan Starke, editor of Palooka and author of You've Got Something Coming writes, "Williams channels the hardships of existence through a lightning voice of empathy and illumination--pure and crisp…

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