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04.11: International TableTop Day
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
Join us for the third annual International TableTop Day. As an official host of this worldwide gamefest, presented by Geek & Sundry (the multimedia company/YouTube channel founded by Felicia Day), our City of Books and Cedar Hills Crossing stores will offer a full day of gaming, new game demos, giveaways, and surprises. Whether you're a newbie, an experienced dungeon master, or just an old-school gamer, put down those dice, stack up those hex tiles, and come on down!
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04.11: Kids' Storytime with Karl Edwards
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
Today, author and illustrator Karl Edwards joins us to read from his book, Fly! (Alfred A. Knopf), a story about self-discovery through perseverance. Fly can't wiggle like a worm. He can't jump like a grasshopper. And he can't swing like a spider. Don't give up, Fly! Keep trying, and with a little help from your garden friends, you'll find your own special talent.
04.11: The League of Extraordinary Writers
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
In "Create Your Own Character," a writing workshop for young adults, fantasy and sci-fi author Anne Osterlund (Salvation, Exile, and Aurelia) leads a hands-on workshop in which you create your own fictional character from fabric scraps, yarn, and your imagination. Hosted by author Rosanne Parry, The League of Extraordinary Writers is a monthly workshop where authors and illustrators share their writing knowledge with kids 8 to 18 years old who are interested in creating books.
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04.11: John Boyne
2014-03-18 00:36:13| Powells Books Events Calendar
From John Boyne, acclaimed author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, comes Stay Where You Are and Then Leave (Henry Holt), a powerful work of historical fiction for young readers and a touching look at the effects war has on a family.
04.11: Lorrie Moore
2014-03-18 00:36:13| Powells Books Events Calendar
Bark (Knopf) is a new collection of stories by Lorrie Moore — her first in the 15 years since Birds of America. These eight masterly stories reveal Moore at her most mature and in a perfect configuration of craft, mind, and bewitched spirit, as she explores the passage of time and summons up its inevitable sorrows and hilarious pitfalls to reveal her own exquisite, singular wisdom.