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Feb

23

2021

Portland’s Green Bean Books Suggests Black History Books for Every Month

“Just because February is coming to an end doesn’t mean you should stop reading and learning about Black History! We’ve got books to inspire, educate, and challenge.” –Green Bean Books, Portland, OR Children’s specialty bookstore Green Bean Books shared a list of children’s books about Black history for year ’round love in the February issue …

Aug

18

2020

Viewers Love “Lovecraft Country”

Sunday night marked the debut of “Lovecraft Country,” an HBO series based on Seattle author Matt Ruff‘s novel of the same title. The series is produced by a stellar team that includes Misha Green (who wrote the first episode) and Jordan Peele. Here’s the summary of the show: Based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the …

Jun

18

2020

Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
by Mildred Pitts Walter

One of my childhood favorites. Justin doesn’t like to do “women’s work,” but a few days at his grandfather’s ranch teaches him more lessons than he can ask for! Great middle grade read! –Derrick, The Well-Read Moose, Coeur d’Alene, ID Revisit old book friends and introduce them to new readers at The Well-Read Moose and …

Jan

30

2020

Phinney Books’ Resist List Benefits ACLU

Phinney Books in Seattle has a Resist List of titles. For every title on the list, the store donates 20% of the sales to the American Civil Liberties Union. What to do in the age of Trump? Every week, we’re featuring, here and in our store, a rotating list of a dozen or so books …

Nov

5

2019

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Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz

Ordinary Girls is a book that makes me feel seen. Too often, those of us who grow up below the federal poverty line spend the rest of our lives erasing ourselves. If we manage to migrate out of poverty, we do so at a cost. The gatekeepers of academia, and of literature, only want to hear …

Jun

26

2019

All of Us with Wings

All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil

Michelle Ruiz Keil’s All of Us With Wings is a magical realist ode to punk rock magic. Set in a San Francisco that looks a lot like ours, All of Us With Wings follows Xochi, a struggling runaway who eagerly joins an interesting family as the governess to the family’s headstrong daughter. Naturally, things get …

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