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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 direction and find yourself with your feet in the sand, watching the waves pound the shore while the sun sets. That is the Oregon that …

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 …

Sep

5

2017

Great Book Larder Bake Off

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The Great Book Larder Bake Off: Savory Bakes 9/17/17

Are you a fan of the Great British Bake Off? On Sunday September 17, the Book Larder is hosting its own Pacific Northwest baking extravaganza: The Great Book Larder Bake Off: Savory Bakes! (The picture above shows past sweet samplings.) The event is currently sold out, but there is a wait list. The winner will …

Sep

4

2017

This Is How We Do It

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This is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe

This Is How We Do It is not the first book to show kids how other kids around the world live, but it’s a particularly thoughtful and appealing approach. Using photographs and descriptions sent to him by seven real families in seven countries (Japan, Peru, Iran, Russia, India, Italy, and Uganda), Lamothe has drawn everyday aspects …

Sep

1

2017

Rick Steves Prague

Book Lovers At Large

Prague: Reading, Seeing, Eating

I am 75 years old and a retired book professional with nearly forty years of book selling for publishers, as a retailer and for a book wholesaler. Most recently, I have been a volunteer at a regional writers’ association and written book reviews. My wife and I completed a two week visit to five cities in …

Aug

31

2017

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

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The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

This story draws you in immediately and keeps you curious all the way through until the end. The characters are interesting and honest. They have feelings and life experience almost everyone can relate to. This story makes the reader stop and reconsider their perspectives on life’s many “negatives.” Overall a quality read. I would highly …

Aug

30

2017

Underground Fugue

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Underground Fugue by Margot Singer

Written like a musical fugue with four voices in counterpoint, I enjoyed the beautiful language, narrative structure, and the distinctive voices of characters that I could relate to as they wrestle with grief, aging, identity, and family.  Their stories are seen as back-lit by the  suicide bombing of three Metro stations and one bus in …

Aug

29

2017

Turning Pages

Read to Me: Narrators in Audiobooks

  Audiobooks. More specifically, audiobook narrators and the ability of said narrators to make or break an audiobook experience. I was going to try to do this without naming names, but I’ve never before shied away from being upfront about what I don’t like, so why would I now? I think it stemmed from some …

Aug

28

2017

The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World

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The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World: a Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson by Brian Doyle

Brian Doyle was an unusually gifted storyteller, and it is very bittersweet and perfect that his last book is, at its core, all about the gift of storytelling. This is Doyle’s take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s planned-but-unwritten novel about the great Scottish author’s time in 1880s San Francisco.  Stevenson was living in a boarding house …

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