Heartbreaking! Haunting! Absolutely gorgeous imagery that inspired me to paint! — Bianca, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR From Publisher’s Weekly: “Oshetsky handles Margaret’s monstrous manifestation with a delicate touch and infuses her daily life with a muted eeriness. . . . Readers will be captivated by Margaret’s beautifully weird search for atonement.” Find something gorgeous …
Last week, Green Bean Books’ bookseller and all-around independent bookstore champion Earl Dizon visited Portland’s BOLD Coffee & Books during their soft opening. He shared his photos and enthusiasm on Instagram. Enjoy a peek at BOLD through Earl’s lens. Photos by Earl Dizon. Thank you, Earl, for sharing your photos and first impressions of this …
If you liked Justin Cronin’s vampire trilogy (starting with THE PASSAGE), I think you’ll love FEVER HOUSE and THE DEVIL BY NAME, a kind of zombie/STAND hybrid, by Keith Rosson. Big scares, big gross-outs, big fun. –Stephen King (@StephenKing) on X Oct. 5, 2024 Fever House is an Annie Bloom’s Staff Pick, and Portland author …
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 …
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 …
[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 …
Dear Bookseller, I was 14 when I traumatically lost ~50% of my hearing. As I grappled with this loss, my Generalized Anxiety Disorder skyrocketed. For years after, my only solace was found in stories—I’d get lost in books, focusing on fiction in an act of desperate self-preservation. But the more I read, the less I …
To & Fro can be read in any direction—start with “To” or begin with “Fro,” flip back and forth between the two, and be delighted by how they intersect. . . . There is no wrong way to read! Only heartfelt characters, beautiful imagery, and a story where there is no ending but lots to …
