[Did you love] The Book of Doors as much as all of the Beach Books crew? It’s time to pick up The Society of Unknowable Objects! Although these books aren’t in a series, they mesh together beautifully and will have you wanting to reread The Book of Doors. –Beach Books, Seaside, OR From the publisher: …
This whimsically illustrated novella is written for adult cat lovers and makers of all types. In it, Barbery and Guitart have captured the particular mix of sweetness, confidence, and opinion that endears felines to their people. — Jen, Two Rivers Bookstore, Portland, OR Don’t you deserve a little treat? Or maybe a stack of treats? …
OMG– be prepared for the turning of heads as everyone watches while you LOL! I dare you to read Irby on silent– you’ll find it impossible. From writing the iconic character of Carrie Bradshaw to mishaps at QVC you’ll fall in love with Samantha’s wit and charm! –Powell’s on Hawthorne, Portland, OR Whatever you thought …
Lalami imagines a not-too-distant future in which Americans are monitored by the Risk Assessment Administration. If a person’s risk score passes a threshold, they are imprisoned…but they are not not called prisoners, they are called “retainees” where they are “free, under observation.” After a series of confusing interactions with authorities at an airport, this not-prison …
From Roundabout Books’ newsletter: [T]he 2025 longlist for The Booker Prize was announced, and since it’s one of my favorite literary lists, I thought I’d take this chance to pitch a Booker book for your late summer reading enjoyment. And yes – I said enjoyment. Officially, the Booker prize is awarded to a work of fiction written in English and published in the …
A gloriously clever mashup of genres that captures the loneliness of space and the joy of finding companions to explore it with. I laughed one page, cried the next, and cheered for Demeter and her motley crew throughout. Of Monsters and Mainframes is a delight from start to finish. –Maiga, Powell’s Books, Portland, OR Feel …
This summer, the staff at Beach Books in Seaside, OR put together a selection of their most-anticipated summer pre-orders. You can see the full list on their Instagram, but here’s a teaser from Alexa’s list. The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown, publishing August 12, 2025. (This not a sequel to beloved The Book …
The Intermediaries is an invaluable history of the first modern gender and sexuality clinic, led by the gay and Jewish Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, during the inter-war period in Berlin. The book “charts the relationships between nascent sexual science, queer civil rights, and the fight against fascism.” An inspiring and absolutely necessary read for our times! — …
From LitHub: Miriam Gershow Recommends Zoe Heller, Emily St. James, Jim Shepherd and More I am a writer living comfortably in middle age, embracing every gray hair, shopping the Eileen Fisher racks with glee, and yet I’m obsessed with high school. My new novel, Closer, takes place in and around a public high school in fictional Horace, …
This is my all-time favorite graphic novel– it’s the perfect blend of funny, heartfelt, and subversive. I cannot recommend it enough. If you haven’t read it, you’re in for a treat! –Jess, Powell’s on Hawthorne, Portland, OR Last week, during Portland Book Week, booksellers, authors, illustrators, and publishing folk from around the country gathered in …
