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SUMMARY:Amal El-Mohtar in Conversation With Kelly Sue DeConnick - TICKETED EVENT
DESCRIPTION:Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth\, Seasons of Glass and Iron (Tordotcom) is an enchanting short story collection by Amal El-Mohtar — the bestselling\, award-winning co-author of This Is How You Lose the Time War. \n\nWith confidence and style\, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is\, was\, and could be. Like miscellany from other worlds\, these stories are told in letters\, diary entries\, reference materials\, folktales\, and lyrical prose. \n\n\nFull of Nebula\, Locus\, World Fantasy\, and Hugo Award-winning and nominated stories\, Seasons of Glass and Iron includes “Seasons of Glass and Iron\,” “The Green Book\,” “Madeleine\,” “The Lonely Sea in the Sky\,” “And Their Lips Rang with the Sun\,” “The Truth About Owls\,” “A Hollow Play\,” “Anabasis\,” “To Follow the Waves\,” “John Hollowback and the Witch\,” “Florilegia\, or\, Some Lies About Flowers\,” “Pockets\,” and more. \n\n\nEl-Mohtar will be joined in conversation by comics writer Kelly Sue DeConnick.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/amal-el-mohtar-in-conversation-with-kelly-sue-deconnick-ticketed-event/
LOCATION:Powell’s Books\, 1005 W Burnside St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Mona Awad in Conversation With Jeff VanderMeer
DESCRIPTION:Mona Awad’s We Love You\, Bunny (S&S/Marysue Rucci Books) is the highly anticipated follow-up to the viral sensation Bunny\, a brilliantly written\, laugh-out-loud funny\, dark\, and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse — a world that Margaret Atwood declared “soooo genius.” In the cult classic novel Bunny\, Samantha Heather Mackey\, a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England\, was first ostracized and then seduced by a clique of creepy-sweet rich girls who call themselves “Bunny.” An invitation to the Bunnies’ Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark rabbit hole (pun intended) into the violently surreal world of their off-campus workshops where monstrous creations are conjured with deadly and wondrous consequences. When We Love You\, Bunny opens\, Sam has just published her first novel to critical acclaim. But at a New England stop on her book tour\, her one-time frenemies\, furious at the way they’ve been portrayed\, kidnap her. Now a captive audience\, it’s her (and our) turn to hear the Bunnies’ side of the story. One by one\, they take turns holding the axe\, and recount the birth throes of their unholy alliance\, their discovery of their unusual creative powers — and the phantasmagoric adventure of conjuring their first creation. With a bound and gagged Sam\, we embark on a wickedly intoxicating journey into the heart of dark academia: a fairy tale slasher that explores the wonder and horror of creation itself. Not to mention the transformative powers of love and friendship\, Bunny. Frankenstein by way of Heathers\, We Love You\, Bunny is both a prequel and a sequel\, and an unabashedly wild and totally complete stand-alone novel. Open your hearts\, Bunny\, to another dazzlingly original and darkly hilarious romp in the Bunny-verse from the queen of the fever-dream\, Mona Awad. Awad will be joined in conversation by Jeff VanderMeer\, author of the Southern Reach series.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mona-awad-in-conversation-with-jeff-vandermeer/
LOCATION:Powell’s Books\, 1005 W Burnside St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Ghassan Zeineddine in Conversation With Omar El Akkad [Portland]
DESCRIPTION:Spanning several decades\, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and complexities of the Arab American community in Dearborn\, Michigan. In ten tragicomic stories\, Zeineddine explores themes of identity\, generational conflicts\, war trauma\, migration\, sexuality\, queerness\, home and belonging\, and more. In Dearborn (Tin House)\, a father teaches his son how to cheat the IRS and hide their cash earnings inside of frozen chickens. Tensions heighten within a close-knit group of couples when a mysterious man begins to frequent the local gym pool\, dressed in Speedos printed with nostalgic images of Lebanon. And a failed stage actor attempts to drive a young Lebanese man with ambitions of becoming a Hollywood action hero to LA\, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have other plans. By turns wildly funny\, incisive\, and deeply moving\, Dearborn introduces readers to an arresting new voice in contemporary fiction and invites us all to consider what it means to be part of a place and community\, and how it is that we help one another survive. Zeineddine will be joined in conversation by Omar El Akkad\, author of What Strange Paradise.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/ghassan-zeineddine-in-conversation-with-omar-el-akkad-portland/
LOCATION:Powell’s Books\, 1005 W Burnside St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mona Awad in Conversation With Leni Zumas [Portland]
DESCRIPTION:Mona Awad in Conversation With Leni Zumas\nThursday\, September 21 @ 7pm (PT) / Powell’s City of Books \nFrom Mona Awad\, author of Bunny\, comes a horror-tinted\, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fate ­— and find a connection that is more than skin deep? For as long as she can remember\, Belle has been insidiously obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies\, Belle finds herself back in Southern California\, dealing with her mother’s considerable debts and grappling with lingering questions about her death. The stakes escalate when a strange woman in red appears at the funeral\, offering a tantalizing clue about her mother’s demise\, followed by a cryptic video about a transformative spa experience. With the help of a pair of red shoes\, Belle is lured into the barbed embrace of La Maison de Méduse\, the same lavish\, culty spa to which her mother was devoted. There\, Belle discovers the frightening secret behind her (and her mother’s) obsession with the mirror — and the great shimmering depths (and demons) that lurk on the other side of the glass. Snow White meets Eyes Wide Shut in Awad’s surreal descent into the dark side of beauty\, envy\, grief\, and the complicated love between mothers and daughters. With black humor and seductive horror\, Rouge (S&S/Marysue Rucci Books) explores the cult-like nature of the beauty industry — as well as the danger of internalizing its pitiless gaze. Brimming with California sunshine and blood-red rose petals\, Rouge holds up a warped mirror to our relationship with mortality\, our collective fixation with the surface\, and the wondrous\, deep longing that might lie beneath. Awad will be joined in conversation by Leni Zumas\, author of Red Clocks.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mona-awad-in-conversation-with-leni-zumas-portland/
LOCATION:Powell’s Books\, 1005 W Burnside St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Parenting w/ Lindz Amer at Powell's Books
DESCRIPTION:Lindz Amer\nSaturday\, June 3 @ 2pm (PT) / Powell’s City of Books \nIn the face of so many injustices across society for LGBTQ+ people\, it can be easy for parents of young children to feel helpless and hopeless. While they may not be able to address every problem across the country\, there’s a simple place to start: right at home. Rainbow Parenting (St. Martin’s Griffin) is an essential stepping stone for adults who want to raise and teach kids in a queer-affirming way\, but might not know how. Lindz Amer\, the founder of Queer Kid Stuff\, an award-winning LGBTQ+ educational webseries for children and families\, is an indispensable guide\, leading readers through practical applications\, important LGBTQ+ history\, key lessons in intersectionality\, pronouns\, social justice\, and more. Divided by sections that address kids’ individual ages — from infancy to kindergarten — this joyful and approachable book shares a bit of hope and starts with the understanding that anyone can spread queer joy. By giving parents and their kids a vocabulary to express themselves\, Rainbow Parenting ultimately aims to create more empathetic adults — and spreads a message of radical acceptance in a world where it’s sometimes dangerous to just be yourself. \nPreorder a Signed Edition
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/rainbow-parenting-w-lindz-amer-at-powells-books/
LOCATION:Powell’s Books\, 1005 W Burnside St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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SUMMARY:Conner Habib at Powell Books (Portland)
DESCRIPTION:An English teacher is gaslit by his charismatic high school bully in a tense story of deception\, manipulation\, and murder from Conner Habib\, host of the Against Everyone with Conner Habib podcast. Single father Todd is relaxing at the beach with his son\, Anthony\, when he catches sight of a man approaching from the water’s edge. As the man draws closer\, Todd recognizes him as Jack\, who bullied Todd relentlessly in their teenage years but now seems overjoyed to have “run into” his old friend. Jack suggests a meal to catch up. And can he spend the night? What follows is a fast-paced story of obsession and cunning. As Jack invades Todd’s life\, pain and intimidation from the past unearth knife-edge suspense in the present. Set in a small town on the New England coast\, Habib’s debut introduces characters trapped in isolation by the expansive woods and the encroaching ocean\, their violence an expression of repressed desire and the damage it can inflict. Both gruesome and tender\, Hawk Mountain (W. W. Norton) offers a compelling look at how love and hate are indissoluble\, intertwined until the last breath.\n\n\nPlease note: Signed preordered books will be shipped to you and are not available for pick-up in the store the night of the event (but if you’re planning to attend\, don’t worry! Signed editions are usually available at the events). Also\, we are sorry but we can not accommodate personalized inscriptions\, or guarantee the signed books are first editions. Thanks for your understanding. \nSee our full selection of signed editions from Powell’s \n\n\nback to top \n\n\n  \n\n\nSynopses & Reviews\nPublisher Comments\n\nSingle father Todd is relaxing at the beach with his son\, Anthony\, when he catches sight of a man approaching from the water’s edge. As the man draws closer\, Todd recognizes him as Jack\, who bullied Todd relentlessly in their teenage years\, but now seems overjoyed to have “run into” his old friend. Jack suggests a meal to catch up. And can he spend the night? \nWhat follows is a fast-paced story of obsession and cunning. As Jack invades Todd’s life\, pain and intimidation from the past unearth knife-edge suspense in the present. Set in a small town on the New England coast\, Conner Habib’s debut introduces characters trapped in isolation by the expansive woods and the encroaching ocean\, their violence an expression of repressed desire and the damage it can inflict. Both gruesome and tender\, Hawk Mountain offers a compelling look at how love and hate are indissoluble\, intertwined until the last breath. \n\nReview\n“The tension is palpable on every page\, and Habib skillfully illustrates the complexity of relationships and the pain of unmet desires\, both queer and otherwise. His prose is as brutal as it is profound and beautiful…. A brutal and gorgeous tale of manipulation\, control\, and desire.” Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)\nReview\n“Conner Habib’s debut novel is a bleak\, dark adrenaline rush.” Clive Barker\nReview\n“A deeply disturbing yet\, somehow\, soaring novel I won’t soon forget. It plumbs the depths of traumatized characters trapped within our damaging culture. I couldn’t look away\, even when I was looking from between my fingers.” Paul Tremblay\, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Pallbearers Club\nReview\n“The opening lines of Hawk Mountain plummet you into an atmosphere of creeping dread and precarious restraint that won’t let up until the final\, shocking moments.” Caitlin Doughty\, bestselling author of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes\nAbout the Author\nConner Habib hosts the podcast Against Everyone with Conner Habib\, which features conversations with artists\, intellectuals\, and countercultural figures\, and covers topics as wide-ranging as punk rock\, philosophy\, pornography\, and occultism. His nonfiction writing has appeared in multiple online and print magazines. He lives in Ireland. Hawk Mountain is his first novel.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/conner-habib-at-powell-books-portland/
LOCATION:Powell’s Books\, 1005 W Burnside St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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