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Powell’s Event: Chris Bohjalian

Catherine — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:32:01 +0000

Recently I was at Powell’s to hear author Chris Bohjalian read from his newest book, The Light in the Ruins. Little did I know the reading would be the least of the entertainment, because Bohjalian is an accomplished raconteur with an ease that makes you feel as if you were in his home and he […]

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Powell’s Event: Peter Rock

Catherine — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:13:30 +0000

Last week I reviewed the The Shelter Cycle, the newest book from Portland author, Peter Rock, and got to attend a reading of the book at Powell’s. It was the second author event I attended where the writer is also a teacher and it makes for a unique evening. To begin with, there are often […]

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Powell’s Event: Adam Braver

Catherine — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:46:11 +0000

Last night Adam Braver was at Powell’s to read from his newest novel Misfit (which I reviewed here– shameless plug but people, readers aren’t that easy to come by). While it was not the mad crush of the Jenny Lawson event the week before it was, for me, better because it was an author […]

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Powell’s Event: Jenny Lawson

Catherine — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:09:13 +0000

Earlier this week I went to Powell’s to hear Jenny Lawson (aka The Bloggess) read from her memoir Let’s Pretend This Never Happened. I reviewed the book back in April but as I don’t read her blog (gasp!) I had lost track of how it did. Silly me not to know that Lawson has captured […]

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Author Reading: Claire McMillan

Catherine — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:40:20 +0000

On Thursday I attended a reading at Powell’s by Claire McMillan of her debut novel Gilded Age. The event was a happy confluence of author reading and college reunion, as McMillan went to school at the University of Oregon. It gave the evening a convivial feel not always found at readings. Not that they’re ever […]

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Author Reading: Leni Zumas

Catherine — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:02:49 +0000

Recently, I was at Powell’s to hear Leni Zumas give a reading from her debut novel The Listeners. This is the first time I’ve met an author whose work I reviewed. I had been told to get there early as seats fill up quickly. I arrived at and found an empty room. By 7:15 I was […]

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