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Powell’s Books Is Rehiring, but Laid-Off Employees Will Have to Apply Afresh, to the Union’s Surprise

The union representing Powell’s employees says Powell’s decision to go forward with hiring without reaching an agreement was a surprise to them.

WW Podblast: Ice Cream From the Freezer

Starting this week, I will be concluding shows with short conversations with you, the listener.

Readers Respond to Powell’s Limiting Sales of Andy Ngo’s Book

“Ngo is a troll and distorts facts. And Powell’s should carry his book in-store if they carry others like his.”

Powell’s Will Only Carry Andy Ngo’s Book Online, Not on Shelves, but Protest Continues

“We carry books that we find anywhere from simply distasteful or badly written, to execrable, as well as those that we treasure,” Powell’s said in a statement.

The Best Things We Read This Year

Some writing is good, maybe even great, but forgotten about as soon as it’s done. Other writing is read without much thought and then lodges itself in your brain for months afterward. This list is about the latter.

Five Wintry Novels to Read in Hibernation

Eowyn Ivey’s beloved debut novel, The Snow Child, sets magical realism in the harshness of winter. Born out of a Russian fairy tale, a drifting couple is brought together by a strange child who appears the day after a snow replica is built in a moment of joy. Neither the couple nor the reader knows if the child is real or imagined, only that she bears the weight of the mythology projected onto her.

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books

Powell’s Books Is Rehiring, but Laid-Off Employees Will Have to Apply Afresh, to the Union’s Surprise

WW Podblast: Ice Cream From the Freezer

Readers Respond to Powell’s Limiting Sales of Andy Ngo’s Book

Powell’s Will Only Carry Andy Ngo’s Book Online, Not on Shelves, but Protest Continues

The Best Things We Read This Year

Five Wintry Novels to Read in Hibernation

Multnomah County Libraries Have Reopened for Pickup

Five Newly Released Books You Must Read

Powell’s Has Permanently Closed Its Home and Garden Store

A New Coffee Table Book Documents Portland’s Basketball Culture, One Hoop at a Time

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