This extraordinary mash-up of novel and graphic novel (pages of text alternate with pictures) depicts an alternate early 21st century America ravaged by drone-fought war, in which the surviving populace spend most of their time languidly plugged into a massive virtual reality network. Our off-grid heroine and her robot companion are on a mission, the …
Andrew Shaffer is back with Hope Rides Again, starring your favorite detective duo Barack Obama and Joseph R. Biden. Obama loses his cell phone, Biden tries to do some sleuthing. There is an attempted kidnapping (or two), and Biden comes off as trying to work out lines for his campaign speeches, which is probably done …
Paulina Springs Books of Sisters, OR, announced the Sisters Festival of Books. The three day celebration of the literary culture of Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, featuring local, regional, and national authors and occurring across multiple venues will take place from Friday, October 18, 2019 to Sunday, October 20, 2019 in Sisters, OR. Proceeds …
Two Pacific Northwest booksellers recently joined the American Booksellers Association Board of Directors. Jenny Cohen of Waucoma Books in Hood River, OR and Tegan Tigani of Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle, WA started on the board this spring. They were the point people on a bookstore bus tour for booksellers at a recent national …
In a desert town near Joshua Tree National Park, a man dies in a hit-and-run accident. Thus opens a story of the man and his family and the investigation of his death. Alternately narrated by several different characters, we learn of backstories and side stories and brief flashbacks to Morocco and Iraq and Mexico. And …
The sad little fact is a blue fuzzy ball with big eyes and spindly arms and legs. He speaks facts. But very few listen to him. Eventually the authorities grow so irritated with him that they throw him into a box and bury him—along with other colorful little facts. The world turns dark from all of the lies being …
Tuesday, July 9, 2019, Green Bean Books in Portland celebrates its tenth birthday! Congratulations, Grean Bean Books. This charming bookshop in a darling red house in the Alberta Arts District in Portland (just a quick walk from Salt & Straw ice cream, if you like to double up your treats) focuses on kids’ books and …
This fascinating hodgepodge of essays, articles, and conference presentations by a well-known author of children’s fantasy celebrates the wonders of the human imagination and the crucial role which storytelling must play in a healthy society. Pullman’s thoughtful and often amusing musings branch out from the craft of modern writing to encompass painting, poetry, graphic novels, …
If you haven’t yet, it is time to read Wild Honey, Tough Salt, the latest collection of poetry from Kim Stafford. Whatever ails you– this is your medicine. With Wild Honey, Tough Salt, Kim Stafford once again shows himself a poet for the people. With his clean lines and approachable lyricism, Stafford invites readers to join him, to sit …
This is a small treasure of a novelette with a big message. Fox 8, the narrator of the tale, is curious about the world of “yumans,” even as their encroachment (in the form of a shopping mall) threatens the habitat of his pack. To say more would give away the impact of the story’s ending, …
