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For our next illusion, ladies and gentlemen, we require a volunteer from our readership. Don't be afraid, we promise you won't get hurt. Even as we saw you slowly in half, you can take comfort in our interview with mystery author Denise Mina, or the phantasmagorical titles in our Science Fiction and Fantasy Sale, or the wondrous signed editions of Irvine Welsh's new novel that are sure to disappear like the bottom half of your body.
signed editions
The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs Signed 1st Edition
by Irvine Welsh
MORE SIGNED EDITIONS Why Darwin Matters by Michael Shermer Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski see our full selection of signed preorders |
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featured interview
 Janet Maslin of the New York Times describes Paddy Meehan, heroine of Denise Mina's riveting crime novel The Dead Hour, as "smart, feisty, hot-blooded and guilt-stricken, a riveting creature of her time and place." In this exclusive interview with Powells.com, Mina allows that she shares certain traits with her heroine, admitting, "I'm a bit of a cheeky cow." She is cheeky all right — as well as highly articulate and blessed with a whole lot of talent. Read the interview and save 30% on The Dead Hour.
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In Chuck Klosterman IV, the pop culture guru takes a unique look at his career in journalism with this collection of work that includes the legendary Chicken McNuggets experiment and an uncensored profile of Britney Spears.
Terry Brooks, the author of the Shannara series, returns with the Armageddon's Children, the "exciting first of a new fantasy trilogy" (Publishers Weekly).
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Arrested Development: Season 3, the final (half-) season of one of the greatest TV comedies ever, includes all thirteen episodes, along with commentary tracks and a behind-the-scenes featurette.
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Chris Mooney's The Republican War on Science is a stinging indictment of how one party has placed politics over science.
Part noir, part odyssey, Lisa Teasley's latest novel, Heat Signature, mines the psychological and emotional landscape of loss as a son tries to cope with the murder of his mother ("poignant, affecting and true," raves the Los Angeles Times).
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In P. C. Cast's Divine by Mistake, Shannon Parker purchases a magical vase with the Celtic goddess Epona on it and is transported from modern-day Oklahoma into the mythic world of Partholon, where she faces a ritual marriage to a centaur, the threat of war, and a disgruntled following who believe she is Epona's double.
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Even as Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti conjure The Illusionist in theaters (based on a short story by Steven Millhauser), we're preparing for October's revelation of The Prestige, pitting Batman (Christian Bale) against Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) as rival 19th-century magicians, based on the novel by Christopher Priest. You'll find The Prestige among the latest additions to our At the Movies page, with great reading recommendations and links to online trailers.
From the Authors: SAVE 30%
DANIEL LEVITIN : ORIGINAL ESSAY
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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
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MARK HADDON: INK Q&A
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A Spot of Bother: A Novel
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WENDY SPERO: INK Q&A
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Microthrills: True Stories from a Life of Small Highs
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BJÖRN TÜROQUE: GUEST BLOGGER
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To Air Is Human: One Man's Quest to Become the World's Greatest Air Guitarist
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CRAIG LESLEY: GUEST BLOGGER
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Burning Fence: A Western Memoir of Fatherhood
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in our stores
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1. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Literature)
2. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami (Literature)
3. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (Popular Fiction)
4. This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin (Music)
5. Lifeguard by James Patterson (Mystery)
6. Screwed by Thom Hartmann (Politics)
7. Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People by Dav Pilkey (Children's)
8. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (Literature)
9. Thud! by Terry Prachett (Science Fiction and Fantasy)
10. An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore (Environmental Studies) |
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SEP 13: Jennifer Gilmore
SEP 14: Jim Wallis
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IN OUR NEXT EDITION:
An interview with Sally Schneider and signed first
edition preorders of The Improvisational Cook
An INK Q&A from David Kamp (The United States of Arugula)
An original essay by Jonathan Lear (Radical Hope)
Another Labor Day, and one more summer gone by. Fup's feelings can be summed up in a single word: "Drats."
"Drats?" Bear asks.
So she said it out loud without realizing. Probably everyone does that more often as they age. Or maybe it's just that sitting with Bear is almost like sitting alone. She means that in the best possible way.
"Drats," Fup repeats, "as in, I'm not ready for summer to end."
Bear's eyes find a neutral space in the bookstore, neither here nor there. Fup can see his brain turning over rocks, finding nothing underneath. He says, "What are drats?"
She'd never thought about it. What are they? "I have no idea," she admits.
"Then why did you say it?"
"Because it means what I wanted to say."
"You know what drats means, but you don't know what drats are?"
Fup explains, "Summer's over, is all, and I've got a case of the drats."
"How many come in a case?"
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