Here is Willy Vlautin’s The Horse, which is the story of Al Ward, a man in his final years, who finds a horse on his doorstep one morning. He’s not sure if the horse is a hallucination, but its presence triggers a lot of contemplation of life—the one he had and the one he didn’t …
BOLD Coffee & Books has a Kickstarter campaign going through September 30, 2024, to raise funds to let them open the bookstore and cafe on a strong financial footing. Here’s more about their campaign, from their fundraising page: The BOLD Vision: To create a welcoming and safe space for coffee and book lovers—both those who decide …
From The Bend Source Weekly, by Jared Rasic: To be a truly remarkable bookstore is to find an alchemical balance that can’t really be explained to someone with only a passing interest in the literary arts. Bookstores have outlasted most CD shops, video stores and video game stops and remained near-sacrosanct spaces for people to …
This novel is like a cold shower of glacier water, brimming with icy but hopeful clarity. Science and story flow together beautifully. Jackson’s gripping prose will freeze and thaw you in turns, and show you humanity reflected in the ice. —Emily Poole, Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR Visit Tsunami Books on Tuesday September 17, 2024 for …
by Dana Haynes Don’t ask Portland novelist Michael Keefe what time period his new book, All Her Loved Ones Encoded, is set in. Better to ask what time period isn’t it set in. Keefe will take part in a book launch at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 S.W. Capitol Highway, …
From Annie Bloom’s Books September 7, 2024: We are incredibly sad to share that the beloved founder of Annie Bloom’s, Bobby Tichenor, passed away earlier this week. Bobby opened Annie Bloom’s nearly 46 years ago, in the fall of 1978 (while she was still in law school), and has been sharing her love of books …
What a month September is for the Pacific Northwest! We have the Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival on September 7 in Redmond, WA thanks to Brick & Mortar Books, and then the following weekend is the Sisters Festival of Books September 13-15 in Sisters, OR, thanks to the hard work of Paulina Springs Books and the …
[A] picture book tailor made for the times is The Power of One by Trudy Ludwig, illustrated by Mike Curato. In this story we see a girl deflated by the unkind words of a boy. But then another child responds to her pain with simple and gentle kindness. That one act plants a seed of hope and …
Believe it or not, this was my first Chuck Tingle read—and I was not disappointed! This horror adventure came full of the heart I’ve learned to expect from Mr. Tingle, plus a tight, keep-you-guessing plot and lovably relatable characters. It deftly depicts the double-edged sword that is being an openly queer creator. And, the audiobook …
A heartbreaking and beautiful memoir of a young woman navigating so many obstacles to reach higher education all while being separated from her family. –Waucoma Books, Hood River, OR From the publisher about this book: Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and what happened when, at fifteen, her …
