Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. This week, as blizzards and other wintry weather take over more of our region, this book stood …
This is a memoir that screams and shouts, and murmurs and purrs. It is biting and scratching and claws its way into your psyche. It rends a man’s clothing to reveal the Truth. It does not apologize. It curses and blesses, and pierces the Dream to reveal a deep, dark void. It pulls back the …
From Grass Roots Books & Music in Corvallis, OR: Many thanks to all who shopped at Grass Roots last Wednesday, March 16th, to support Ukraine! We are pleased to announce that, as a result of your support, we were able to present a check for $1504.00 to the Uzhhorod Refugee Fund, in support of Corvallis’ sister city …
What a beautiful and haunting book. This story of a family that loses its home and father to war and must set out for a safer home might not be a soothing bedtime tale, but for a child curious about the word “refugee,” I can hardly think of a more delicate and powerful introduction. Safety, …
