Kate Berube is a Portland illustrator and author whose first children’s book is Hannah and Sugar, a sweet tale about a timid little girl who breaks out of her shell when needed most. “Every day after school, Mrs. P. asked Hannah if she wanted to pet Sugar. And every day after school, Hannah said, ‘No, …
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Oregon Book Awards! The awards were announced on April 24, 2017 at the Armory in Portland. ELOISE JARVIS MCGRAW AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Kate Berube of Portland Hannah and Sugar (Abrams Books for Young Readers) LESLIE BRADSHAW AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE Deborah Hopkinson of West Linn Courage & Defiance: …
Two swimmers wrestled on the spar– Until the morning sun– When One–turned smiling to the land– Oh God! the Other One! The stray ships–passing– Spied a face– Upon the waters borne– With eyes in death–still begging raised– And hands–beseeching–thrown! –Emily Dickinson, (1861) 201 Lately I’ve been haunted by Dickinson’s poem about the two swimmers wrestling …
Today is the on-sale date for the debut dystopian novel American War. Publisher Penguin Random House asked the author, Portland resident Omar Al Akkad, about the book. For the full interview, visit the publisher’s page. The author has an event at Powell’s in Portland on Friday, April 7 at 7:30. Q: When did you begin working …
Portland’s Broadway Books hosted a fantastic award presentation party for two of the 2017 Pacific Northwest Book Awards winners, Alexis Smith and Kelly Sue DeConnick. Congratulations!
In 2008, when I went back to work at Powell’s Books after maternity leave, I took whatever sections needed a keeper. I had been the head of Young Adult and Fairy Tales and other sections in Children’s books for a few years. I considered myself an expert, a harbor of knowledge about out-of-print editions and …
The 2017 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Winners have been announced! A panel of nine booksellers from the region chose the winners from 325 nominations of books written by authors from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, or British Columbia. Here are the winners, with brief descriptions by the Award Committee: Thunder Boy, Jr. by Sherman Alexie (Seattle, WA) Alexie’s first …
Ellis has illustrated a few of my favorite books, so I always take notice of something new. In this beautiful book, she has created an entire bug language for you to translate. Not knowing exactly what the bugs are saying makes it the job of our imaginations to fully realize this wonderful story. –Kenny Coble, …
Ready for some good news we can all enjoy? The 2017 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist has been announced! A panel of nine booksellers from the region selected these fifteen titles from 325 nominated books. Up to six winners will be announced in early January. Which of these have you read? Which are your top …
My coffee sat turning cold as I became absorbed in Abby’s journey from high school soccer to the U.S. Women’s National Team, and scoring a world-record number of international goals throughout her career. Abby shares a frank and deeply humanizing discussion of the events that shaped her along the way. She grapples with addiction, coming …
