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Joe Hill

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

In his masterful new collection of short fiction, Joe Hill – bestselling author of The Fireman and Strange Weather – dissects timeless human struggles in 13 relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including “In the Tall Grass,” one of two stories cowritten with Stephen King, basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix. Full Throttle (William Morrow) is a darkly imagined odyssey through the complexities of the human psyche. Hypnotic and disquieting, it mines our tormented secrets, hidden vulnerabilities, and basest fears, and demonstrates this exceptional talent at his very best.

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Poetry Reading: Gary Lark, Jessica Mehta, Hannah Larrabee

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

Annie Bloom's welcomes Airlie Press poets Gary Lark, Jessica Mehta, and Hannah Larrabee. Oregon poet Gary Lark will read from his new collection, Ordinary Gravity. These haunting poems drop you into a world of logging towns of western Oregon in the fifties and sixties—a way of life undergoing change—with forays into the small towns, the woods, and on the rivers. Gary Lark is a keen, elegiac witness to the people in this world and the generation marked by the Vietnam War, and their hard-won wisdom and ironies. These poems and people "enrich the thin life of this planet," as the title poem states. In life, one shouldn't presume too much, but there are gains—"All you have to do is brave the thorns." A lifelong Oregonian,…

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Jenny Brown in Conversation with Leni Zumas

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

We are thrilled to welcome author, teacher, and activist Jenny Brown in conversation with Portland author Leni Zumas. A portion of the proceeds of this day’s sales will be donated to Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon. Brown will be here to talk with Zumas about her book Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work, published by PM Press. She has another new book as well from Verso books, Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now. Jenny Brown is a women's liberation organizer and former editor of Labor Notes. She was a leader in the grassroots campaign to get morning-after-pill contraception available over-the-counter in the United States. She is the co-author of Women's Liberation and National Health Care: Confronting the Myth of America. While editor at…

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Amy Long with Sophia Shalmiyev

Valentine's 232 SW Ankeny St, Portland, OR, United States

Come celebrate the last stop on Amy Long’s tour for her book Codependence: Essays (2019) with readings and a discussion between Long and PDX-based Sophia Shalmiyev, author of Mother Winter (2019). Both books challenge mainstream narratives about addiction, selfhood and womanhood, and love and dependence in all their forms in lyrical, nonlinear prose that electrifies and astounds. See you there!

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Seane Corn

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

In Revolution of the Soul (Sounds True), celebrated yoga teacher and activist Seane Corn shares pivotal accounts of her life with raw honesty – enriched with in-depth spiritual teachings – to help us heal, evolve, and change the world.

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Rene Denfeld

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

A riveting story of lost children and one haunted woman’s search for what may never be found, The Butterfly Girl (Harper) is the dark and haunting companion to Rene Denfeld’s acclaimed novel The Child Finder.

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A Frayed Knot / AFRAID NOT – JACQUELINE KEELER: READING + PRESENTATION

C3:Initiative 412 NW 8th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a presentation of a new essay by writer Jacqueline Keeler, created in response to Cannupa Hanska Luger's exhibition, A Frayed Knot / AFRAID NOT. This is a free, open to the public event. ABOUT THE WRITER Jacqueline Keeler is a Diné/Ihanktonwan Dakota writer. Her book The Edge of Morning: Native Voices Speak for the Bears Ears is available from Torrey House Press and the forthcoming Standing Rock to the Bundy Standoff: Occupation, Native Sovereignty, and the Fight for Sacred Landscapes will be released next year. ABOUT THE EXHIBITION A Frayed Knot There is a line, that spans across time in a continuum. This line is the record of our existence and is woven into the very fabric of being. But this line, through…

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Suspense and Treats: Sweethearts (a novel by Elizabeth Mitchell)

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Come join me (Elizabeth Mitchell) at Broadway Books for the launch of my new literary suspense novel, SWEETHEARTS! Nineteen years after finding Laura Hurst in a frozen lake, Ada Bailey agrees with her therapist: it’s time to revisit Lynn Pond and confront the past. But Silynn holds more than memories. Decades-old secrets tumble out as Ada explores the town she was sent away from, though her return dredges up more than sordid pieces of the townsfolk’s lives. Sam Pruette, a collector of innocents, worries Ada may remember details from that frigid day in November of 1988. Laura was only the first sweetheart. On Wednesday, October 2nd at 8 pm, I will be reading from SWEETHEARTS. There will be cookies, drinks, and cute take-home conversation heart…

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Nancy Richardson Fischer in Conversation With Colleen Houck

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

Join New York Times bestselling author Colleen Houck and author Nancy Richardson Fischer for an in-conversation chat about their novels, the writing process, and publishing plus an audience Q&A and treats!! From Nancy Richardson Fischer, author of When Elephants Fly, comes The Speed of Falling Objects (Inkyard), an exceptional new novel about a teen girl underestimated by everyone – including herself – who discovers just how strong she truly is right when it matters most. Fischer will be joined in conversation by Colleen Houck, author of the Tiger’s Curse series.

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

We welcome Vancouver author Elizabeth Mitchell joins us to read from her new suspense novel, Sweethearts. Twenty-nine years after finding Laura Hurst in a frozen lake, Ada Bailey decides it's time to revisit Lynn Pond and confront the past. But the town holds more than memories. Decades-old secrets tumble out as Ada explores the town she was sent away from. Her return dredges up more than sordid pieces of the townsfolk's lives. Sam Pruette, a collector of innocents, worries Ada may remember details from that frigid day in November of 1988. Laura was only the first sweetheart. Mitchell is the author of the suspense and magical realism novel I Never Stopped; this is her second novel. Being a woman with invisible illnesses, she enjoys a…

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