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Jolabokaflod: Books for NYE 2018!

Nordic Northwest 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR, United States

Bringing the Icelandic celebration of "Yule Book Flood" to Portland for the first time! Jolabokaflod is a national holiday tradition in Iceland where people exchange books as gifts on Christmas Eve then spend all night hiding away and reading them over mugs of hot chocolate (spiked or not!). We want to bring this tradition to Portland, but for New Year's Eve, so come on down to meet indie authors and buy books, hear Nordic music and fairy tales from talented performers, and sample other Scandinavian traditions at Nordia House. Then relax and enjoy a safe, snug, *hygge* New Year's Eve at home, cuddled up with a book. Ahhh...a perfect way to start 2019! Book Fair Schedule: 4:00 PM – Amy Hakanson, musical performance Amy has…

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Book Club Holiday Party

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

Join us for what we hope to be a tradition every year. IF YOU'VE ATTENDED A BOOK CLUB AT BOOKS AROUND THE CORNER IN THE PAST YEAR YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend our holiday party. December is a busy time a year so there will be no book clubs. We ask that all who attend wrap one of your favorite books new or gently used to participate in the holiday book exchange! We also would like to do a potluck so if you're interested in bringing something please email us at: info@booksaroundthecorner.com. We also will have a special sale during the party for all of you that have supported us and made our book clubs so special. We hope you'll join us for a…

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Virtual Holiday Book Exchange

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS COVID-19 won't stop us from having a holiday party but we're going virtual. Grab a drink, some food, and join us on Zoom. We'll talk about books from the past year and owner, Stephanie, will provide some last minute holiday gift ideas as well as some teasers for 2021 book club picks. To participate we ask that purchase one of your favorite books from Books Around the Corner's online shop or via email if it's not listed on the website. Email us after your purchase to let us know it is for the Holiday Book Exchange. https://books-around-the-corner.myshopify.com/ We'll wrap it for you and set it aside for the exchange. Stephanie will assign numbers via Zoom and open the books live! Books…

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Virtual Christmas in July Book Exchange

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

We're so excited for our Christmas in July Book Exchange Party. As much as we'd like to have this one in person we still don't feel comfortable hosting so many different households in one place. We have a limited amount of spaces so secure yours today. 1) Email us at info@booksaroundthecorner.com that you'd like to attend 2) Once we confirm your spot and what you'd like to choose for your new book you'll buy it off of our website. 3) We'll wrap it and tag it! We'll be doing a raffle too all via Zoom. You'll receive the Zoom information closer to the date.

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