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09.13: Portland Bridges & Tilikum Crossing Poster Signing
2015-08-14 23:03:15| Powells Books Events Calendar
Michael Beard, artist of the classic "Bridges of Portland" poster, joins us to autograph prints of "Tilikum Crossing," Beard's new poster featuring the TriMet Transit Pedestrian Bridge, a welcome addition to Portland's unique and rich urban bridge legacy.
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09.13: Salman Rushdie
2015-08-14 23:03:15| Powells Books Events Calendar
From Salman Rushdie, one of the great writers of our time, comes a spellbinding novel that blends history and folklore with tremendous philosophical depth. Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights (Random House) is a lush, modern fairytale about the monsters that are unleashed when reason recedes and religion reigns — and an enduring testament to the power of storytelling.
09.13: Héctor Tobar
2015-08-14 23:03:15| Powells Books Events Calendar
When the San José mine collapsed outside of Copiapó, Chile, in August 2010, it trapped 33 miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking 69 days. After the disaster, Pulitzer Prize — winning journalist Héctor Tobar received exclusive access to the miners and their tales, and in Deep Down Dark (Picador), he brings them to haunting, visceral life.
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09.13: Kids' Storytime
2014-08-24 02:38:37| Powells Books Events Calendar
Join us every Saturday for kids' storytime. Today we're reading Telephone by Mac Barnett.
09.13: Kids' Storytime with Zoe Burke
2014-08-24 02:38:37| Powells Books Events Calendar
Today, Zoe Burke will be joining us to read from her book Charley Harper's What's in the Coral Reef? (PomegranateKids). Accompanying Charley Harper's colorful illustrations, Burke's rhyming text explores the abundance and variety of coral reef sea life, introducing young readers to 50 different reef dwellers including the Foureye Butterflyfish, Staghorn Coral, and Flamingo Tongue Snail.