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04.26: Christopher Moore
2014-03-18 02:35:19| Powells Books Events Calendar
New York Times–bestselling author Christopher Moore channels William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe in The Serpent of Venice (William Morrow), a satiric Venetian gothic that brings back the Pocket of Dog Snogging, the eponymous hero of Fool, along with his sidekick, Drool, and pet monkey, Jeff. Greed, revenge, deception, lust, and a giant (but lovable) sea monster combine to create another hilarious and bawdy tale from the modern comic genius.
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04.26: Daniel Kine
2013-03-15 02:35:54| Powells Books Events Calendar
Daniel Kine's Up Nights (Ooligan) is a classic road novel for a new generation. With direct, unrelenting prose, Kine tells the story of Arthur, a college-aged American man making a living by taking advantage of happenstance. Arthur struggles to navigate his life alongside a childhood friend, Francis; their one-time mentor, Bill; and Bill's on-again-off-again girlfriend, Vita. The four of them seek experiences that make them feel alive, looking for something to counter their ever-growing sense of futility and desperation. Francis searches for truth about his childhood, Bill and Vita briefly recover their lost love, and Arthur forms a fleeting connection with Rosalie, a stranger he meets in New Orleans. Through empty relationships, addictions, and brushes with the law, these individuals reach out to each other and to the lost and damaged people they encounter along the way. Lidia Yuknavitch, author of Dora: A Headcase and The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, joins Kine for a conversation about his book.
04.26: Amity and Sorrow
2013-03-15 02:35:53| Powells Books Events Calendar
A mother and her daughters drive for days without sleep until they crash their car in rural Oklahoma. The mother, Amaranth, is desperate to get away from someone she's convinced will follow them wherever they go — her husband. The girls, Amity and Sorrow, can't imagine what the world holds outside their father's polygamous compound. Rescue comes in the unlikely form of Bradley, a farmer grieving the loss of his wife. At first unwelcoming to these strange, prayerful women, Bradley's abiding tolerance gets the best of him, and they become a new kind of family. An unforgettable story of belief and redemption, Peggy Riley's Amity and Sorrow (Little, Brown and Company) is a page-turning literary debut about the influence of community and learning to stand on your own.
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