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Daniel H. Wilson & Omar El Akkad in Conversation With Wendy N. Wagner

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

In these tumultuous times, in our deeply divided country, many people are angry, frightened, and hurting. Knowing that imagining a brighter tomorrow has always been an act of resistance, Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams invited an extraordinarily talented group of writers to share stories that explore new forms of freedom, love, and justice. The result is A People’s Future of the United States (One World), a collection of 25 stories that blend the dark and the light, the dystopian and the utopian. Contributors Daniel H. Wilson, author of The Clockwork Dynasty, and Omar El Akkad, author of American War, will be joined for a conversation by Wendy N. Wagner, author of An Oath of Dogs.

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Michele Filgate With Lidia Yuknavitch, Nayomi Munaweera & Rene Denfeld

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

As an undergraduate, Michele Filgate started writing an essay about being abused by her stepfather. It took her more than a decade to realize what she was actually trying to write: how this affected her relationship with her mother. In What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About (Simon & Schuster), 15 writers explore what we don’t talk to our mothers about, and how it affects us, for better or for worse. Filgate will be joined in conversation at the event by Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan, Nayomi Munaweera, author of What Lies Between Us, and Rene Denfeld, author of The Child Finder.

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Ari Rosenschein presents Coasting

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

Annie Bloom's welcomes Seattle author Ari Rosenschein to read from his debut short fiction collection, Coasting. Coasting follows music industry aspirants, a brooding record store clerk, goth teens, and others into rehearsal rooms, 12-step meetings, a cult indoctrination, even a Russian heavy metal bunker. Along the way, they pursue success, connection, and a sense of purpose. Perched between Middle Men and A Visit From the Goon Squad, Coasting is Ari Rosenschein's debut collection. "His characters inhabit a backstage space, a few steps from glory, looking for the next gig, hoping for a big break, reveling in every note along the way. Their sweet gritty persistence is irresistible." -Ana Maria Spagna, author of Uplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going "Ari Rosenschein's Coasting does for Gen…

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