by Dana Haynes Don’t ask Portland novelist Michael Keefe what time period his new book, All Her Loved Ones Encoded, is set in. Better to ask what time period isn’t it set in. Keefe will take part in a book launch at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 S.W. Capitol Highway, …
Dear Bookseller, I was 14 when I traumatically lost ~50% of my hearing. As I grappled with this loss, my Generalized Anxiety Disorder skyrocketed. For years after, my only solace was found in stories—I’d get lost in books, focusing on fiction in an act of desperate self-preservation. But the more I read, the less I …
Books are always on my mind—what I’m currently reading, what I plan to read next, and what was most memorable about the book I just finished. Most often, when I’ve finished a book I’ve loved, I let it linger with me for at least several days before I pick up a new book—to think about …
Seattle kids’ author Mark Holtzen interviewed Seattle kids’ author Kim Baker about her upcoming middle grade novel, The Water Bears. Where did the idea for The Water Bears come from? What was the original grain of sand that led to this pearl? (If you have better ideas for jokes or puns in questions, I’m all …
This absolutely adorable picture book is written and illustrated by Jaime Temairik of Seattle. It’s about a pair of sister bears who clearly love one another (“…the girls love doing everything together, all of the time”) but have very different personalities. Alice is quiet and dependable (she’s the bear you’ll spot reading “Frosting-Nixon”); Lucy is full …
Perhaps the only place that could have been more apropos than the Portland City Grill for the Above Portland book launch would have been the summit of Mt. Hood. But, for a rainy November night, downtown’s iconic Big Pink, with perfect views of the glittering downtown, the Willamette, and the Western hills, was the only …
