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Jan

20

2023

An Original Essay by 2023 PNBA Book Award Winner Putsata Reang

My mother sat in the very last row of chairs in the author event space at Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Oregon, the day my memoir, Ma and Me, was officially released. She smiled with pride as her gaze skipped across the room, surely taking in the improbability of the moment: her daughter, a …

Jan

16

2023

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

Okorafor is a master of brevity who portrays rich, immersive worlds and characters with spare, head-spinning strokes. In a future Nigeria populated by tribes – many bearing animosities, suspicions, and resentments, as well as advanced technical and digital technologies – lives a woman named AO (for Artificial Organism) who is physically half cyborg. Forced to …

Jan

9

2023

Ma and Me by Putsata Reang

A beautiful story about a family torn apart by war (and some pretty big conflicts) but brought together by love. A queer Khmer story that will upend your assumptions. So beautifully written and a real conversation opener. –Karen, Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA  Open a book, open a conversation, open your mind! Find inspiration …

Dec

26

2022

Stacey’s Remarkable Books written by Stacey Abrams, illustrated by Kitt Thomas

We loved Stacey Abrams’ first kids book (Stacey’s Extraordinary Words), and the second one is just as wonderful! –Beach Books, Seaside, OR Share the magic of books all year round with choices from Beach Books and other independent bookstores.

Dec

14

2022

Nubia: The Awakening by Omar Epps & Clarence A. Haynes

What happens when inner-city kids suddenly awaken with a unique supernatural ability? Will they be able to elevate their people in the social hierarchy, protect each other from power-hungry moguls, and successfully navigate their evolving identities? I don’t know, because this is the beginning of what seems a very intricate plot and very interesting characters. …

Nov

11

2022

Eat a Peach by David Chang

This book is so many things, and I love all of it because David Chang is unflinchingly real. He talks through being a child of immigrants, depressions, imposter syndrome, making mistakes, reaching out for help and walking away from that help. As an entrepreneur, I saw myself and I saw how I can become a …

Nov

8

2022

Dr. No by Percival Everett

We’re only weeks past the announcement of the most recent Booker Prize, something Percival Everett coulda (shoulda?) won for The Trees, and he already has a stellar new novel for us. Dr. No is a serious romp, if such a thing can be imagined (and by Everett it can). A spoof of Ian Fleming-style thrillers …

Oct

19

2022

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

Ford is a graceful, empathetic storyteller, and he is at his best here. This tale is loosely based on a real Chinese woman who came to the US in the mid-1800s and was briefly popular on stage, where audiences cheered her on as an exotic novelty. It was not a happy life. Across generations and …

Oct

17

2022

Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin

A short but lingering novel… Elisa Shua Dusapin’s debut novel is ripe with atmosphere and a haunting sense of liminality. A young woman living in the tourist town of Sokcho befriends the enigmatic French graphic novelist who visits unconventionally in the dead of winter. She hopes to show him Sokcho’s barren truth, but finds herself …

Oct

14

2022

Third Eye Books Hosts Ericka Huggins for “Comrade Sisters” Event in Portland

Meet former Black Panther Party member Ericka Huggins and her guest as they visit Portland to promote their new book “Comrade Sisters.” Join Third Eye Books for this event Friday October 14, 2022 at 4pm – 5pm. Third Eye Books 2518 SE 33rd Ave Portland, OR Many of us have heard these three words: Black …

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