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03.25: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl
2015-02-14 01:01:37| Powells Books Events Calendar
Based on the immensely popular YouTube channel, Paige McKenzie's The Haunting of Sunshine Girl (Weinstein Books) has been described as "Gilmore Girls meets Paranormal Activity." Shortly after her 16th birthday, Sunshine Griffith and her mother Kat move from sunny Austin, Texas, to the rain-drenched town of Ridgemont, Washington. But from the moment they arrive, Sunshine feels her world darken with an eeriness she cannot place. And even if Kat doesn't recognize it, Sunshine knows that something about their new house is just... creepy.
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03.25: Classics Book Group
2015-02-14 01:01:37| Powells Books Events Calendar
This month we meet to discuss The Egoist by George Meredith. Join us!
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03.25: James Hannaham
2015-02-14 01:01:37| Powells Books Events Calendar
Held captive by her employers — and by her own demons — on a mysterious farm, a widow struggles to reunite with her young son in this uniquely American story of freedom, perseverance, and survival. In Delicious Foods (Little Brown), James Hannaham tells the gripping story of three unforgettable characters: a mother, her son, and the drug that threatens to destroy them. Through Darlene's haunted struggle to reunite with Eddie, through the efforts of both to triumph over those who would enslave them, and through the irreverent voice of the drug that narrates Darlene's travails, Hannaham's daring, shape-shifting prose infuses this harrowing experience with grace and humor.
03.25: Robin Oliveira
2014-02-19 01:35:16| Powells Books Events Calendar
The young Mary Cassatt never thought moving to Paris after the Civil War to be an artist was going to be easy, but when, after a decade of work, her submission to the Paris Salon is rejected, Mary's fierce determination wavers. Then one evening a friend introduces her to Edgar Degas and her life changes forever. In I Always Loved You (Viking), Robin Oliveira, author of the bestselling My Name Is Mary Sutter, brilliantly re-creates the irresistible world of Belle Époque Paris, writing with grace and uncommon insight into the passion and foibles of the human heart.
03.25: Vintage Tomorrows
2013-02-09 01:36:50| Powells Books Events Calendar
In Vintage Tomorrows: A Historian and a Futurist Journey through Steampunk into the Future of Technology (O'Reilly Media), futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott explore steampunk, a cultural movement that's captivated thousands of artists, designers, makers, hackers, and writers throughout the world.