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04.16: T. C. Boyle
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
T. C. Boyle's The Harder They Come (Ecco) is a powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character. Set in contemporary Northern California, it explores the volatile connections between three damaged people as they careen toward an explosive confrontation. As Boyle explores a father's legacy of violence and his powerlessness in relating to his equally violent son, he offers unparalleled insights into the American psyche. Inspired by a true story, The Harder They Come is a devastating and indelible novel from a modern master.
04.16: Marian Palaia
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
Spanning over 25 years of a shifting cultural landscape, The Given World (Simon & Schuster) is a debut novel about war's effects on those left behind, by Marian Palaia — an author who is "strong, soulful, and deeply gifted" (Lorrie Moore). The Given World is a sweeping portrait of post-Vietnam America seen through the eyes of a young woman searching for the courage to go home again.
04.16: Phil Stanford
2014-03-18 00:36:16| Powells Books Events Calendar
White House Call Girl (Feral House), by Phil Stanford (author of Portland Confidential), tells the secretive back story of how a call girl operation run by ex-stripper Heidi Rikan — who was working for the mob — led to the Watergate break-in which ultimately brought down Richard Nixon himself.
04.16: Amanda Michalopoulou with Translator Karen Emmerich
2014-03-18 00:36:16| Powells Books Events Calendar
From '70s, post-dictatorship Greece to the present, Amanda Michalopoulou's Why I Killed My Best Friend (Open Letter) charts the ups, downs, and fallings-out of the powerful self-destructive bond only true best friends can have. Simply and beautifully written, Why I Killed My Best Friend is a novel that ultimately compares and explores friendship as a political system of totalitarianism and democracy. Michalopoulou will be joined in conversation by her book translator, Karen Emmerich.
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04.16: Laini Taylor
2014-03-18 00:36:15| Powells Books Events Calendar
In Laini Taylor's Dreams of Gods and Monsters (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), the thrilling conclusion to the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy, Karou is still not ready to forgive Akiva for killing the only family she's ever known. When a brutal angel army trespasses into the human world, Karou and Akiva must ally their enemy armies against the threat — and against larger dangers that loom on the horizon. Taylor will be joined in conversation by Dot, one of Powell's YA fiction experts.