November 2009
The Adaptable Feast
Sunday the 15th, 2:00PM Powell's City of Books on Burnside
After marrying a vegetarian, meat-lover Ivy Manning developed a collection of recipes that each had a "fork in the road" to a few vegetarian servings of a meaty dish or a few omnivore servings of a vegetarian dish. The Adaptable Feast (Sasquatch) offers a diverse and delicious array of recipes that are flexible enough to accommodate everyone at the table.
Poets Bill Siverly, Barbara Drake, & Carlos Reyes
Sunday the 15th, 4:00PM
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
Bill Siverly's Clearwater Way is a poetic journey from the Washington Coast, up the Columbia, Snake, and Clearwater Rivers, into the woods of northern Idaho.
The title poem of Barbara Drake's poetry collection Driving 100 implies the larger theme of the book as a whole: the past in all its mystery and wonder, driving relentlessly into the dark.
Portland translator and poet Carlos Reyes's The Book of Shadows harvests at least 30 years of his poetry and includes recent work.
Douglas Coupland
Sunday the 15th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Mirroring his debut novel, Generation X, Douglas Coupland's Generation A (Scribner) explores new ways of storytelling in a digital world. Imaginative, inventive, and fantastically entertaining, Generation A is his most ambitious work to date.
Greg Bear
Monday the 16th, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
Mariposa (Vanguard Press) is the new near-future thriller from bestselling author Greg Bear, starring the three FBI agents from Quantico. The Talos Corporation trains soldiers and security forces from around the world, with a more sinister motive than anyone realizes: the destruction of the federal government.
Oaks Park Pentimento
Monday the 16th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Jim Lommasson and Inara Verzemnieks's Oaks Park Pentimento (OSU Press) records the blurring of past and present, a moment when two generations of paintings collided to create remarkable new images on the historic carousel at Portland's Oaks Amusement Park.
VoiceCatcher 4
Monday the 16th, 7:30PM
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
The VoiceCatcher Editorial Collective debuts new work from VoiceCatcher 4, its fourth anthology of local women's writing. A mix of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, the reading will be hosted by VoiceCatcher 4 editor Jennifer Springsteen and include work by Paulann Petersen, Abby Mims, Liz Prato, Carolyn Moore, Nancy Flynn, Kaitlyn Burch, and Penelope Scambly Schott.
Macintosh Users Group
Tuesday the 17th, 6:30PM
Powell's Technical Books
Join us every other Tuesday for a fun and informal meeting with like-minded Mac geeks. Bring your questions and tips to share with the group.
Breathers: A Zombie's Lament
Tuesday the 17th, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
Darkly funny, surprisingly touching, and gory enough to satisfy even the most discerning reader, S. G. Browne's Breathers (Broadway) is a romantic zombie comedy (rom-zom-com, for short) that will leave you laughing, squirming, and clamoring for more.
Peter Goodman
Tuesday the 17th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
In Past Due: The End of Easy Money and the Renewal of the American Economy (Times Books), New York Times national economics correspondent Peter Goodman takes readers behind the headlines, exposing how America's economy has been perverted by the flow of capital from Asia and Silicon Valley to the suburbs of the housing bubble.
The 2012 Story
Wednesday the 18th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
From John Major Jenkins, one of the pioneering authors who introduced the 2012 countdown to the world's spiritual community, comes The 2012 Story (Tarcher), an epic exploration of the origins of this portentous date. Jenkins examines the date's roots in Mayan cosmology, modern astronomy, and ancient prophecy.
Al Gore
Wednesday the 18th, 7:30PM
Keller Auditorium
Our Choice (Rodale) is former Vice President Al Gore's inspiring call to action for those ready to fight for solutions to global climate change. This event is presented by Powell's Books and Literary Arts. Please note: This ticketed event takes place at the Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St. Tickets, $45 and $65, are available at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts box office, Ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone at 800-745-3000. All tickets include a copy of Our Choice. Books will be distributed at the event.
Brandon Sanderson
Thursday the 19th, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
New York Times-bestselling author Brandon Sanderson pens The Gathering Storm (Tor), the first of three novels to conclude the late Robert Jordan's bestselling Wheel of Time series. This short sequence brings to a close a journey begun almost 20 years ago, and marks the conclusion of the preeminent fantasy epic of our era.
Please note: Brandon Sanderson will be signing The Gathering Storm: Wheel of Time #12 and is also happy to sign any of his other titles.
Kent Nerburn
Thursday the 19th, 7:30PM
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
In The Wolf at Twilight: An Indian Elder's Journey through a Land of Ghosts and Shadows (New World Library), a fictionalized account of actual events, Kent Nerburn brings the land of the northern High Plains alive and reveals the Native American way of teaching and learning with a depth that few outsiders have ever captured.
Mary Karr
Thursday the 19th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
From Mary Karr, author of the beloved and bestselling The Liars' Club, comes Lit (Harper), her memoir about her descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness, and her astonishing resurrection.
Cheeky Pages Romance Book Group
Friday the 20th, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
This month we welcome author Jessa Slade to our discussion of her book Seduced by Shadows. Join us!
Friday the 20th, 7pm / Powell's at Cedar Hills Crossing
Brom
Friday the 20th, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
Beautifully illustrated by the author with haunting portraits and indelible images, Brom's The Child Thief (Eos) is a daring novel of darkest contemporary fantasy that will haunt and exhilarate any reader who agrees to follow Peter on his desperate crusade.
Cranioklepty
Friday the 20th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Fully illustrated with some surprising images, Colin Dickey's Cranioklepty (Unbridled Books) is a fascinating and authoritative anthology of real-after-life gothic tales about those who seek to possess the skulls of the famous dead.
Applique Your Way
Monday the 23rd, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Appliqué Your Way (Chronicle) goes beyond traditional quiltwork with 35 sweet stitching projects from crafter extraordinaire Kayte Terry. The book is designed for easy use with a lay-flat Wire-O binding and a handy back pocket that holds pattern and template pieces.
Badass
Monday the 23rd, 7:30PM
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
Ben Thompson's Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live (Harper) presents a collection of the most awesome historical figures to ever run screaming into battle. Thompson will be joined by book illustrator Matt Haley.
Oregon Wine Country and Happy Hour Guidebooks
Tuesday the 24th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Cindy Anderson presents two new guidebooks for aficionados of local food and drink. The Oregon Wine Country Guidebook highlights more than 200 wineries with an easy-to-use, fast-find formula. The Portland Happy Hour Guidebook shows where to eat, drink, and be happy — and save money, too! — in an updated 2010 edition.
Preorder a signed edition of Happy Hour Guidebook: Portland (2010 Edition)
Classics Book Group
Wednesday the 25th, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
This month we meet to discuss Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Join us!
Sarah Baker Munro: Timberline Lodge
Wednesday the 25th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Timberline Lodge — the magnificent Oregon icon on Mount Hood — is one of the few 20th-century American buildings of its size constructed and furnished entirely by hand. Richly illustrated with historical photos and stunning new color photography, Timberline Lodge (Timber Press) includes biographical sketches of nearly 60 artists and describes more than 250 works of art in the collection.
Sci-Fi Authorfest III Booksigning
Sunday the 29th, 4:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
More science fiction authors than you can shake a light saber at! Guests include:
- Lilith Saintcrow (Flesh Circus, Orbit)
- Thomas Harlan (Land of the Dead, Tor)
- David Levine (Space Magic, Wheatland Press)
- Brent Weeks (Beyond the Shadows, Orbit)
- Camille Alexa (Push of the Sky, Hadley Rille Books)
- Barb and J. C. Hendee (In Shade and Shadow, Roc)
- Devon Monk (Magic in the Shadows, Roc)
- Brenda Cooper (Wings of Creation, Tor)
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Diving into the Wreck, Pyr)
- Dean Wesley Smith (numerous Star Trek novels)
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Fall of Light, Ace)
- Mike Shepherd (Undaunted, Ace)
- A. M. Dellamonica (Indigo Springs, Tor)
- Timothy Zahn (Odd Girl Out, Tor)
- Alma Alexander (Cybermage, Harper Teen)
- Louise Marley (the Singers of Nevya series)
- Ru Emerson (the Bard's Tale series)
....and Pyr senior editor Lou Anders.
We are also pleased to welcome the Cloud City Garrison of the 501st Imperial Legion.
Preorder signed editions!
December 2009
Macintosh Users Group
Tuesday the 1st, 6:30PM Powell's Technical Books
Join us every other Tuesday for a fun and informal meeting with like-minded Mac geeks. Bring your questions and tips to share with the group.
The Fearless Critic Portland Restaurant Guide
Tuesday the 1st, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Cheeky, opinionated, and totally independent from the places reviewed, Fearless Critic Portland Restaurant Guide, edited by Robin Goldstein, is a new kind of restaurant guide. Brutally honest yet entertaining reviews are written by teams of undercover local food critics and professional chefs who don't identify themselves, don't defer to sacred cows, and don't accept free meals. With 300 full-page reviews, 60 pages of reference lists, and a special vegetarian guide, this is an essential reference for anyone who eats out in the area.
CFI/Freethinkers Book Group
Wednesday the 2nd, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
This month the nonfiction book group continues November's discussion of The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins. Join us!
The Map as Art
Wednesday the 2nd, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
In The Map as Art (Princeton Architectural Press), Katharine Harmon collects 360 colorful, map-related artistic visions by well-known artists such as Ed Ruscha, Julian Schnabel, Olafur Eliasson, Vik Muniz, and many more for whom maps are the inspiration for creating art.
First Thursday: The Art of Boilerplate
Thursday the 3rd, 6:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
The Basil Hallward Gallery is pleased to present paintings, photos, and illustrations from Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel, the fanciful creation of husband-and-wife team Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett, who have richly imagined a robot soldier and inserted it into accurate retellings of history.
J. A. Jance
Thursday the 3rd, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
Ex-television journalist Ali Reynolds returns in Trial by Fire (Touchstone), the newest adventure in the New York Times bestselling series by J. A. Jance.
The Three "Only" Things
Thursday the 3rd, 7:30PM
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
Have you ever said something was "only" a dream, "only" a coincidence, or "only" your imagination? In Robert Moss's new book, The Three "Only" Things (New World Library), you'll discover that these "only" things can be keys to finding and living your bigger story.
Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present
Friday the 4th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Hank Stuever turns his unerring eye for the idiosyncrasies of modern life to Frisco, Texas, to tell the story of the nation's most over-the-top celebration: Christmas. Tinsel (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is a compelling look at this half-trillion-dollar holiday.
Philosophy Cafe
Saturday the 5th, 4:00PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Join philosophers and PCC instructors Brian Elliott and John Farnum for a discussion of topical issues from a philosophical perspective. This month's topic: Is it ethically defensible to commit immoral acts in virtual worlds? Portland Community College philosophy instructor Matt Stockton joins us to help explore the moral challenges and ethical considerations that exist for individuals participating in virtual environments.
Lisa Schroeder
Sunday the 6th, 6:00PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
There's nothing like a home-cooked meal made with love, which is just what Lisa Schroeder serves in her wildly popular Portland restaurant, Mother's Bistro and Bar. Mother's Best (Taunton) is the cookbook for those who yearn for uncomplicated and uncommonly good food straight from mother's oven.
Macintosh Users Group: Graphics/Video
Monday the 7th, 7:00PM
Powell's Technical Books
Join us the first Monday of every month for a graphics/video meeting with like-minded Mac geeks. Bring your questions and tips to share with the group.
Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right
Monday the 7th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
Drawing on unprecedented access to Ayn Rand's private papers and original, unedited journals, Jennifer Burns's Goddess of the Market (Oxford University Press) offers a groundbreaking reassessment of this key cultural figure, examining her life, her ideas, and her impact on conservative political thought.
Science Fiction Book Group
Tuesday the 8th, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
This month we meet to discuss Dauntless: Lost Fleet #1 by Jack Campbell. Join us!
To Hellholes and Back
Tuesday the 8th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
In the widely acclaimed Smile When You're Lying, Chuck Thompson laid bare the travel industry's dirtiest secrets. Now, in To Hellholes and Back (Henry Holt), he sets out to discover if some of the world's most ill-reputed destinations -- the Congo, India, Mexico City, and most horrifying of all, Disney World -- live up to their bad raps.
Donald Miller
Wednesday the 9th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
In A Million Miles in a Thousand Years (Thomas Nelson), Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, undertakes a humorous and revealing journey as he edits his life into a purposeful and meaningful experience.
John Geiger CANCELLED
Thursday the 10th, 7:30PM
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
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John Geiger's The Third Man Factor (Weinstein) is an extraordinary account of how people at the very edge of death experience the sense of an unseen presence beside them, encouraging them to survive. Fascinating for any reader, The Third Man Factor at last explains this secret to survival: a Third Man who -- in the words of famed climber Reinhold Messner -- "leads you out of the impossible."
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Laurell K. Hamilton
Friday the 11th, 7:00PM
Bagdad Theater
Laurell K. Hamilton is the master of blending the paranormal and the erotic in her unforgettable Meredith Gentry novels. Her latest book, Divine Misdemeanors, comes on the heels of the heart-stopping ending of Swallowing Darkness. Now that Merry has refused the throne of faerie and retreated with her bodyguards to Los Angeles, she is called in by the LAPD to help solve a baffling and brutal crime. Someone is killing the fey, and they need help finding the killer.
Please note: This ticketed event takes place at the Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Tickets, $26, include admission and a copy of Divine Misdemeanors, and are available at the Bagdad Theater box office, the Crystal Ballroom box office, Ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Greg Mortenson SOLD OUT
Monday the 14th, 7:30PM
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
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From Greg Mortenson, the author of the bestseller Three Cups of Tea, comes Stones into Schools (Viking) the continuing story of this determined humanitarian's efforts to promote peace through education. In this dramatic first-person narrative, Mortenson recounts his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; and shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, and women -- all woven together with the many rich personal stories of the people who have been involved in this remarkable two-decade humanitarian effort. This event is presented by Powell's Books and Literary Arts.
Please note: This ticketed event takes place at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway. Tickets are available at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts box office, Ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone at 800-745-3000.
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Macintosh Users Group
Tuesday the 15th, 6:30PM
Powell's Technical Books
Join us every other Tuesday for a fun and informal meeting with like-minded Mac geeks. Bring your questions and tips to share with the group.
Cheeky Pages Romance Book Group
Friday the 18th, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
This month we meet to discuss An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James. Join us!
Macintosh Users Group
Tuesday the 29th, 6:30PM
Powell's Technical Books
Join us every other Tuesday for a fun and informal meeting with like-minded Mac geeks. Bring your questions and tips to share with the group.
Classics Book Group
Wednesday the 30th, 7:00PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
This month we meet to discuss Rabbit at Rest by John Updike. Join us!
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