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09.14: Naomi J. Williams
2015-08-14 23:03:15| Powells Books Events Calendar
In her inventive, gripping debut, Naomi J. Williams reimagines the historical Lapérouse expedition, a voyage of exploration that left Brest in 1785 with two frigates and 200 men in a brave attempt to circumnavigate the globe for science and the glory of France. Grounded in historical fact but refracted through a powerful imagination, Landfalls (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) follows the exploits and heartbreaks not only of the men on the ships but also of the people affected by the voyage. By turns elegiac, profound, and comic, Landfalls reinvents the maritime adventure novel for the 21st century.
09.14: Jonathan Evison
2015-08-14 23:03:15| Powells Books Events Calendar
With her husband Bernard two years in the grave, 78-year-old Harriet Chance sets sail on an ill-conceived Alaskan cruise only to discover that she's been living the past 60 years of her life under entirely false pretenses. With This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! (Algonquin Books), Jonathan Evison has crafted a bighearted novel with an endearing heroine at its center. Part dysfunctional love story, part poignant exploration of the mother/daughter relationship, nothing is what it seems in this tale of acceptance, reexamination, forgiveness, and, ultimately, healing.
09.14: Summer Brennan
2015-08-14 23:03:15| Powells Books Events Calendar
"An absorbing account of the clash between environmentalists and oyster farmers in the coastal towns north of San Francisco" (Kirkus), Summer Brennan's The Oyster War (Counterpoint) chronicles the protracted battle for Drakes Estero — a fight that had the power to influence the future of wilderness for decades to come.
09.14: In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey
2014-08-24 02:38:37| Powells Books Events Calendar
In 2009, journalist Samuel Fromartz was offered the assignment of a lifetime: to travel to France to work in a boulangerie. So began his quest to hone not just his homemade baguette — which later beat out professional bakeries to win the "Best Baguette of D.C." — but his knowledge of bread, from seed to table. For the next four years, Fromartz traveled across the United States and Europe, meeting historians, millers, farmers, wheat geneticists, sourdough biochemists, and everyone in between — learning about the history of bread making, the science of fermentation, and more. The result is In Search of the Perfect Loaf (Viking), an informative yet personal account of bread and bread baking, complete with detailed recipes. Fromartz will be joined in conversation by Tim Healea, owner and head baker of Little T American Baker. This event is sponsored by Edible Portland.
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09.14: In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey
2014-08-18 20:39:23| Powells Books Events Calendar
In 2009, journalist Samuel Fromartz was offered the assignment of a lifetime: to travel to France to work in a boulangerie. So began his quest to hone not just his homemade baguette — which later beat out professional bakeries to win the "Best Baguette of D.C." — but his knowledge of bread, from seed to table. For the next four years, Fromartz traveled across the United States and Europe, meeting historians, millers, farmers, wheat geneticists, sourdough biochemists, and everyone in between — learning about the history of bread making, the science of fermentation, and more. The result is In Search of the Perfect Loaf (Viking), an informative yet personal account of bread and bread baking, complete with detailed recipes. Fromartz will be joined in conversation by Tim Healea, owner and head baker of Little T American Baker. This event is sponsored by Edible Portland.
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