In 2011, Laura Moulton founded Street Books, a mobile library serving people living outside in Portland, Oregon. That summer, Ben Hodgson became one of her most dedicated regulars, setting the still-unbroken single-season record for borrowing. Then Ben’s routine’s changed, and he didn’t cross paths again with Laura for almost two years. Loaners is the story they began to tell when they reconnected, …
Lit Hub’s “Rotten Tomatoes for Books,” Book Marks, interviewed Portland author Karen Russell, author of Sleep Donation. For her thoughts on 19 books, click here, but below– a sampling. Book Marks: First book you remember loving? Karen Russell: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle BM: Favorite re-read? KR: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn BM: What book do you …
Last Friday afternoon, as part of the week’s virtual regional trade show, booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest watched members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee present a selection of books they are excited about for the 2021 Book Awards. This post is the second part of the list of books mentioned during that session. …
I tend to avoid books with the word vampire in the title. I also avoid titles with exclamation points. Karen Russell, acclaimed author of Swamplandia!, merrily bulldozed over both prejudices, first with the aforementioned and wonderful novel, and then with Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a tight, bright carnival of short stories that cannot be missed. Russell’s voice is …
“Set in the Florida Everglades, the Swamplandia! island theme park is also home to the Bigtrees, a family of alligator wrestlers. When Mom (and star of the show) dies, the Bigtree way of life unravels. Dad heads to the mainland to find investors, while his three teenagers are left to negotiate their losses. Kiwi attempts …
