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Tom Hanks Is Coming to Portland for the Book Festival Formerly Known as Wordstock

The festival will feature many Pacific Northwest authors such as Rachel Kushner, H.W. Brands, and Anis Mojgani—with celebrity-cum-authors such as Abbi Jacobson of Broad City fame and actor Tom Hanks boosting the star wattage.

Acclaimed Portland Author Patrick deWitt’s New Novel “French Exit” Sacrifices Insight for Wacky Situations and Droll Humor

What could be a delightful character study about the foibles of a wealthy family on the verge of losing it all—à la Arrested Development or your pick of Chekhov plays—falls flat in the character department, leaving readers with a book of quips and little else.

The Film Adaptation of a Portland Journalist’s Book on the Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Murders Has Been Pulled From Release

The film, City of Lies, is an adaptation of Sullivan’s 2002 book LAbyrinth, which popularized the theory that Death Row Records impresario Suge Knight conspired with officers within the Los Angeles Police Department to kill the two rap legends and then cover it up.

Netflix Is Adapting Phil Knight’s Memoir into a Movie

The streaming service announced last week that it has optioned the rights to the Nike co-founder’s bestselling 2016 memoir, Shoe Dog. The book is being adapted by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, the screenwriting team behind the hit FX miniseries The People vs. OJ Simpson.

In Her Book “Broad Band,” Claire L. Evans Reinstalls the Deleted History of Women in Tech

Beginning with a series for the news site Motherboard, she began telling stories of women in tech. That research gradually morphed into Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet (Portfolio/Penguin, 288 pages, $27). It offers a history of computing with those missing pieces in place.

Title Wave Used Bookstore is a Retirement Home For Portland Library Books

When the Multnomah County Library retires books—typically as surplus stock—they’re sold at Title Wave for only a few dollars.

A Japanese Bookstore Is Moving into the Long-Vacant Guild Theatre

Kinokuniya stocks huge catalog of classic manga and new releases, English translations of Japanese novels, collectibles and imported stationary. The company has a dozen locations over the U.S., including a small store in Beaverton.

Chuck Palahniuk’s Literary Agency Was the Victim of a $3.4 Million Embezzlement Scheme

The incident has left Donadio & Olson near bankruptcy, and apparently, the famous Fight Club author and Portlander broke.

Conservative Professor Jordan Peterson Is Bringing His Campaign Against Gender Fluidity to Portland

Peterson is a psychology professor turned YouTuber who has published two books, including this year’s 12 Years For Life: An Antidote to Chaos, which has sold over one million copies. At the basis of the philosophy Peterson’s belief is that gender is in fact binary, and that differences between men and women are due to biology, not social construction. He has often referred to “gender neutral” as a made up and even harmful term. He was the first person to interview James Damore.

Former FBI Director James Comey is Coming to Portland With A New Book and Some Words For Donald Trump

On April 21, former F.B.I director James Comey is coming to Portland with his new book, “A Higher Loyalty.”

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