The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 10th anniversary edition

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Sherman Alexie’s “Absolutely True Diary” Turns 10

by Sue Corbett  Sep 14, 2017 for Publishers Weekly A decade after its original release, Sherman Alexie’s National Book Award winner, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Little, Brown) is being reissued in a special anniversary edition, with 70-plus pages of bonus material including a new introduction from Jacqueline Woodson, family photographs, and—most intriguing—an excerpt from Alexie’s long-awaited sequel, Rowdy, Rowdy, Rowdy. The title alone telegraphs the contents: this is a story that covers the same time period in Part-Time Indian told from …

Sep 19, 2017

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Sep

18

2017

Beartown

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Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown shows a different side to the writing capability of Frederik Backman. It still features community as a large character, but in this case we are speaking about a community larger than the ones his books have inhabited before. The story line is more complicated and there are more moving parts. Subject matter too, is darker, …

Sep

15

2017

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Booksellers Understand When Books Are Treasures

by Evelyn Nicholas, A Good Book, Sumner, WA I am a bookstore owner, and I realize that often we as booksellers are the only people in some folks’ lives, but I never expected a customer to ask me THAT. Our job is to guide people to books that will give them pleasure during the relaxing …

Sep

14

2017

Jane Austen Project

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The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn

I enjoyed the combination of sci fi, historical fiction, and literary exploration. I was dropped into 1815 and saw it through the eyes of two researchers from the future who love Jane Austen’s work. They’ve been sent to find and bring back the completed manuscript of “The Watsons” because only part of it has made …

Sep

13

2017

Little Fires Everywhere

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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

It’s all well and good until a baby arrives after decades of longing, strangers slowly weave themselves into the mix, and one seemingly perfect family starts to slowly unravel. Sometimes you just gotta scorch the earth and start over. If you start reading this book at noon, you’ll finish by midnight. If you start at …

Sep

12

2017

Dr. Herrington's astronaut headshot

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Former NASA Astronaut Reading at
BookPeople of Moscow

Dr. John Herrington, explorer, adventurer, and the world’s first Indigenous astronaut, read and signed his children’s book,  Mission to Space, at BookPeople of Moscow in Moscow, ID on September 9. In the book, Herrington shares his passion for space travel and his Chickasaw heritage as he gives children a glimpse into his astronaut training at NASA and his …

Sep

11

2017

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September 11 memorial

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Resources for Talking with Kids about 9/11 and Other Tough Topics

Today marks the sixteenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. There are now several books for children about the topic: historical fiction as well as nonfiction. Scholastic, the children’s publisher, put together a helpful resource page for adults to help children understand and process 9/11 as well as other general tough issues that are in …

Sep

8

2017

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ORIGINAL ESSAY: The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld

An essay by Rene Denfeld from powells.com September 4, 2017 There is the Oregon we all love: the majestic mountains, the stunning rivers and waterfalls, and the deep, mysterious ocean. You can go from snow to desert in one day in Oregon, crossing the passes into the flinty reservations, or you can turn the other …

Sep

7

2017

The Apprentice Witch

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The Apprentice Witch by James Nichol

This energetic and fresh story will draw you into the universe straight away. A unique fantasy plot and lovable characters makes this book a quick and easy read. –Lucy, teen reviewer for Queen Anne Book Company Find this magical debut middle grade novel and more gems of storytelling at Queen Anne Book Company and other …

Sep

6

2017

Memoirs of a Wildlife Biologist

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Memoirs of a Wildlife Biologist by
David B. Marshall

The autobiography of the late Oregon birder extraordinaire, David B. Marshall, Memoirs of a Wildlife Biologist, is available in limited supply exclusively at the [Audubon Society of Portland] Nature Store. Co-editor of the definitive 2003 OSU Press publication Birds of Oregon, Marshall illuminated his own life as a career biologist in this self-published work. It …

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