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LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
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In Brain Body Diet (HarperOne), New York Times bestselling author and Harvard and MIT-educated women’s health expert Sara Gottfried delivers a revolutionary 40-day program to reconnect the brain and body to prevent and reverse the myriad symptoms and diseases afflicting millions of women.
Can't make it to ECCC but still want to meet Rod Reis? You're in luck, as he'll be signing at the Beaverton Things From Another World location on March 24th, 2019 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.! Rod has done art on a wide array of comics, including: - Star Wars: Age of Republic Special #1 - The Winter Soldier miniseries - The Exiles miniseries - Astonishing X-Men Annual #1 - Hadrians Wall - Doctor Strange: Damnation - Secret Empire - And much more! Rod will also be bringing prints and sketches with him to sell, so it's the perfect time to get some amazing art to decorate the walls of your home or apartment! We hope to see you there!
Washington County, Oregon, has grown into one of the most significant high technology and sports apparel centers in the country. Arthur Sommers and Karen Kearns’s Washington County (Arcadia) offers a history of Washington County from the late 19th through the mid-20th century.
Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell’s Sky Without Stars (Simon Pulse) is a sweeping reimagining of Les Misérables, telling the story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet of Laterre.
This month our group meets to discuss Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Join us!
“Whatever comes your way, find the happiness in it.” Hope Carpenter received that advice from her mother decades ago. Now, with their four children grown, Hope and her husband, Rick, are suddenly facing an uncertain future, after a forced retirement strains both their savings and their marriage. Hope on the Inside (Kensington) is the compelling, heartwarming new novel from Marie Bostwick.
Ally Condie, bestselling author of the Matched trilogy, returns with The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe (Dutton), the intricately crafted and emotionally gripping story of one young woman’s journey to move beyond the grief and anger that control her – and find the inner strength to chart her own course. Condie will be joined in conversation by Brendan Reichs, author of the Project Nemesis series.
Join us for a reading and conversation with author Zack Davisson and translator Takami Nieda, who will be reading from their latest releases: a children's book Yokai Stories by Zack Davisson and YA novel Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro. The bookstore is inside the famed Uwajimaya Asian food market, so make an afternoon of it, and bring the little ones to this kid/YA-friendly event! Contact: Chin Music Press & Takami Nieda
Stories have power. At The Immigrant Story (TIS), we believe the most important ones originate from within the immigrant community — especially during the current political climate. With that in mind, we cordially invite you to The Immigrant Story Live — a chance to experience the power of storytelling. Sponsored by the City of Beaverton, the event features four compelling, contemporary stories told — and lived — by members of our immigrant community. Join us Wednesday, September 18, 2019, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Beaverton City Library Auditorium, located at 12375 S.W. 5th St. This live event will celebrate our storytellers as well as the broader Welcoming Week, which is designed to bring together immigrants, refugees, and U.S.-born residents to raise awareness…
It is our pleasure to be hosting Mike Henderson, artist of Dead Man Logan, Nailbiter, Daredevil, and many more at our Beaverton Things From Another World location! He'll be here from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on 10/30/19, and we'll have plenty of copies of Dead Man Logan 12 available for purchase! Join us in celebrating the conclusion of this truly epic storyline! What will become of fan-favorite Old Man Logan? The only thing we can truly be sure of is that his enemies will be sent to an early, bloody grave knowing only the bitter taste of Adamantium!