en Copyright 2009, Powells.com Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:00:05 PST Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:00:05 PST webmaster@powells.com http://powells.com/favicon.png Powells.com, yo! Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography by Stanley Plumly, a review from Washington Post Book World by Christopher Ricks.]]> Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PST Keep Chickens!: Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and other Small Spaces by Barbara Kilarski
Reviewed by Chloe from Portland, OR. ]]> Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PST Trouble by Kate Christensen, a review from The Oregonian by Katherine Dunn.]]> Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PST Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia by Cindy Pon
Reviewed by Cassie from Hillsboro, Oregon. ]]> Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PST A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert, a review from Bookforum by Rebecca Donner.]]> Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PST not conducted while body-surfing in the ocean, but you can pretend it was. Signed first editions of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie probably shouldn't go in the water, but we're certain original essays from Bethany Moreton (To Serve God and Wal-Mart) and Fran Slayton (When the Whistle Blows) will float nicely. We built sand castles with Q&A contributors Colum McCann (Let the Great World Spin), Adam Schell (Tomato Rhapsody), and Janna Cawrse Esarey (The Motion of the Ocean), and buried guest bloggers Cheryl Wagner (Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around) and Shawn Klomparens (Two Years, No Rain) up to their shoulders in sand. We only wish all books were waterproof.]]> Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PST Take a Walk: 100+ Walks Through Natural Places in the Puget Sound Region by Sue Muller Hacking
Reviewed by Andrew from Kirkland, Washington. ]]> Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PST The Motion of the Ocean is the humorous true story of Janna Cawrse Esarey who abandons her tidy life to honeymoon across the Pacific on a leaky, old boat, only to find that sailing 17,000 miles is easier than keeping her relationship off the rocks. "[A] funny, honest tale of how one woman found her Comfort zone — with the sea, with herself, and with the notion of happily ever after," cheers Michelle Goodman, author of "My So-Called Freelance Life." ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:23:35 PST In Adam Schell's extravagant, inventive debut novel, Tomato Rhapsody, love's heart beats tomato red under a sultry Tuscan sun. "Schell displays the finesse of a master chef as he spices up the story with a delicious array of humorous subplots — ranging from the bawdy to the sweet — guaranteed to appeal to discerning literary palates," praises Booklist.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:01 PST Award-winnining author Colum McCann's most ambitious work to date, Let the Great World Spin offers a dazzling and hauntingly rich vision of the loveliness, pain, and mystery of life in New York City in the 1970s. "[McCann] succeeds in giving us a high-wire performance of style and heart," praises Publishers Weekly.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:55:58 PST Luis Alberto Urrea is a poet, novelist, journalist, and essayist who has been writing about the relationship between the United States and Mexico, amongst other things, for 30 years. His 2004 nonfiction work, The Devil's Highway, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His novel The Hummingbird's Daughter was an epic work of shimmering prose which imagined the life of Teresita, the real-life "Saint of Cabora," who was in fact a relative of Urrea. In this interview, Urrea discusses his new novel, Into the Beautiful North, his family history, mythic quests, and Rush Limbaugh's relatives. ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:43:36 PST Rex by Jose Manuel Prieto, a review from The Nation by Natasha Wimmer.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PST A Sudden Country: A Novel by Karen Fisher
Reviewed by Andrea from Yachats, Oregon. ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PST Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:09:21 PST Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:30:11 PST