Nisha is a burnt-out abortion clinic worker who accidentally inherits an ancient Hindu power, after which chaos of the finest order ensues (think literal demons coming for her). Patel’s research into Indian history and mythology gives the story added weight (not to mention how sharply she captures the current state of reproductive rights in our …
Yamamoto has deftly created short stories where the title characters are difficult women. Women who have complicated relationships with their families and significant others. They work hard for independence, like the woman who has breast cancer or the middle aged woman working the night shift, and end up taking the blame when things fall apart. …
Oh, Lindy. This is SO good! Laugh out loud funny, but also touching and insightful. Feminist and vulnerable, badass and brave. What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. –Carrie K., Powell’s on Hawthorne, Portland, OR Explore different lives with books from Powell’s on Hawthorne and other independent bookstores.
From Phinney Books in Seattle, WA: For a long time, we’ve been admirers of Persephone Books, both for the distinctive gray elegance of the books they publish and for the books themselves, which are by just the sort of semi-neglected writers we love to find. Tom visited their shop in London before they moved to …
Jane Eyre meets Shirley Jackson (think: We Have Always Lived in the Castle) in this Victorian horror-comedy. In the movie in my mind, Tim Burton is the director. Upon arriving at Ensor House, the new governess informs the reader with casual cruelty that, “It is early fall, the cold is beginning to descend, and in three months …
I have been a fan for a long time of Dorothy Parker, and this biography gives us a sympathetic yet very real depiction of who she was, with her flaws and her strengths. As much as I admired Parker as a poet, little did I know of her role in Hollywood, such as her writing …
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. We featured Max and the Wild Things recently, but today, in honor of Women’s History Month, we’re …
