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Author Michelle Ruiz Keil Asked a Class of Portland Teenagers What Kind of Book They Wanted to Read. It Became Her Debut Novel.

“All of Us With Wings” follows a young woman named Xochi, who, after running away from the pot farm where she spent part of her childhood, ends up living in one of the city’s famed Victorian mansions in the employ of a family of rock stars.

In “Aloha Rodeo,” Two Portland Authors Tell One of American History’s Forgotten Underdog Sports Stories

Like all of the best sports stories, Aloha Rodeo is a triumphant underdog tale, both in terms of how deeply the paniolos were underestimated at Frontier Days and how Wolman and Smith are able to successfully blow up a piece of historical minutia into a sweeping epic.

The Japanese Bookstore Moving into the Former Guild Theatre Will Open This Summer

The new location will include a cafe run by Portlander Tomoe Horibushi, owner of the much loved Behind the Museum Café, which specializes in Matcha drinks and deserts. Horibushi’s two cafes will be just blocks from one another, but her new location will diverge from Behind the Museum’s traditionalism. Horibushi has obtained a liquor license for the space, and hopes to host events and have a takeout menu.

Powell’s Books Was Briefly Dropped by Amazon

After WW asked questions, the online retailer said it restored Powell’s account.

While Everyone Else is Going Digital, Portland Comics Publication The Nib is Going Print

Last fall, the Portland-based comics publication, which has been online since 2013, launched its first print issue. Though the media in question are different, editor-in-chief Matt Bors says The Nib is branching out for the same reason other outlets do: economics. “With our readers and with comics readers, they still like having something in print,” Bors explains. “It’s just an economic model that’s going to lead people to support us more than just asking for money online.”

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Author Michelle Ruiz Keil Asked a Class of Portland Teenagers What Kind of Book They Wanted to Read. It Became Her Debut Novel.

In “Aloha Rodeo,” Two Portland Authors Tell One of American History’s Forgotten Underdog Sports Stories

The Japanese Bookstore Moving into the Former Guild Theatre Will Open This Summer

Powell’s Books Was Briefly Dropped by Amazon

While Everyone Else is Going Digital, Portland Comics Publication The Nib is Going Print

“On Cussing” Proves the Late Portland Writer Katherine Dunn Still Has Many Bleeps Left to Give

Mitchell S. Jackson’s “Survival Math” Is a Brutal but Rewarding Document of Growing up in Northeast Portland

The Five Best Book Events in Portland This Spring

A Mardi Gras Parade, Chowder Challenge and 9 Other Things to Do and See in Portland Feb. 27-March 5

Michelle Obama’s Portland Appearance Is the First Major Victim of Winter Storm Maya

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