A beautiful debut novel about power, consent, and love. This story, based on Welsh folklore, centers Rory and his childhood friend Daye, a girl created from flora and incantations. At the end of each season, Daye must be rewoven to keep her from falling apart forever. As the two friends grow older, their relationship becomes …
This spring has been one of the chilliest in decades, which might be why my thoughts have been turning toward the Arctic Circle. More likely, though, it’s because of the paperback re-release of Nobody Gets Out Alive, a debut book of fiction from Alaska native Leigh Newman. A collection of dazzling, courageous stories about women …
In 1985, it isn’t easy for a woman to break into the tattoo business, especially not in a small town like Blue Claw. When Gina turns 18, her brother reluctantly lets her apprentice at his tattoo shop, and the next year is filled with unexpected surprises. I was completely wrapped up in Gina’s coming-of-age story. …
“Thinks Out Loud: Queen Anne author’s debut novel eschews traditional formatting” from the Queen Anne & Magnolia News July 5, 2017, by Joe Veyera. It all started as a personal blog. For more than a year, Martin Perlman published his musings two or three times a week online; social commentary, cultural references, and the like. …
Today is the on-sale date for the debut dystopian novel American War. Publisher Penguin Random House asked the author, Portland resident Omar Al Akkad, about the book. For the full interview, visit the publisher’s page. The author has an event at Powell’s in Portland on Friday, April 7 at 7:30. Q: When did you begin working …
The Hour of Daydreams is a gorgeous read that should be relished as one would a piece of dark chocolate cake. Rich with tantalizing characters and delicious prose, this is a novel that readers, both young and old alike, won’t be able to help but savor. —Leslye Walton, winner of a 2015 PNBA Book Award and author of The …
Rock music, time travel, romantic angst, and hipster ennui. What else could you possible want from a book? I love this book so much I want to buy a copy for all my friends so we can all read it and then build a house out of the books and live together with my friends …
In her accomplished, arresting debut, Foroutan tells a story almost biblical in its basics. People in a mixed, but very religious, clan-determined society in Iran have their lives and roles set out in firmly dictated ways. Conflict ensues when what is prescribed doesn’t happen as it should and when basic human longings for autonomy and …
