“When 16-year-old Shay’s brother goes missing, she and her social activist friends must take on an evil corporation based in Eugene, Oregon, in order to save him. The first of a new series, Uncaged is a wild ride with its fearless characters and heart-stopping plot twists.” — Xander, Powell’s, Portland, OR This thrilling teen book is the first …
Why, yes, that is Stephen Colbert promoting Portland independent bookstore Powell’s on his show, The Colbert Report! On June 4, Colbert welcomed award-winning, Indies First-inspiring PNW author and bookstore champion Sherman Alexie to his show to discuss the Amazon/Hachette situation. (To watch the clip, click here.) Alexie did a tremendous job describing California, a novel by …
“Michael Dickman’s second poetry collection does not disappoint. The much-acclaimed author of The End of the West startles and disturbs with beautiful, violent, honest poems that will be some of the finest you read this year.”— Tessa, Powells.com
“Poser is an intelligent and funny memoir-slash-exploration-of-yoga. It sounds lighthearted, and it can be, but Dederer illuminates hard questions with honesty and grace, and transformed the way I look at my on-again, off-again yoga practice. Poser is inspiring in the best possible way.”—Jill, Powells.com Dederer lives on Bainbridge Island in Washington and will read Wednesday, …
A high school student who describes herself as having scored a ten out of ten on a Glen Beck-sponsored “How Conservative Are You?” quiz, was assigned by a teacher to read The Crying Tree, a 2010 PNBA-Award winning book. The teacher asked her to write her impressions of the Naseem Rakha novel and post them …
