PowellsBooks.news Jan 7 2009
Even as we continue to dig ourselves out of Arctic Blast '08, we are thrilled to welcome our newly christened squirrel mascot, Morrison! As Morrison savors the last of his pre-Blast stash of hazelnuts,...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Jan 15 2009
We understand, it's difficult to pick just one book for your 2008 Puddly Award selection. You're making lists, scanning your shelves, poring back over your GoodReads entries. Give your mind a rest ...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Jan 28 2009
We don't want to make our new squirrel mascot, Morrison, green with envy (we like his brown coat), but we've been keeping a keen eye on a certain groundhog in a certain town in Pennsylvania. Between...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Feb 11 2009
We're in love! Perhaps it's bad form to declare such a thing in a newsletter, but we don't care we're giddy as schoolgirls and we'll jump up and down on Oprah's couch to tell the whole world! The...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Feb 26 2009
The spirit of Mardi Gras has overtaken our newsletter! Our interview with David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z, rolls past, atop a parade of 24 signed first editions that we recognize even with...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Mar 11 2009
Is it the close proximity of St. Patrick's Day to the spring equinox that has resulted in the Annual Leprechaun Hunt? Hundreds of little Irish critters overtake Portland for a few days each year,...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Mar 25 2009
We've just shipped our ninth Indiespensable box out to the lucky subscribers, and we're already missing the little tykes. In honor of Volume 10, which is announced below, we tried to...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Apr 8 2009
Runny noses... check. Uncontrollable sneezing fits... check. Itchy, watery eyes... check. Hurray, it's spring! And we're inviting you to celebrate with us by frolicking through fields of books. We'll...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Apr 23 2009
Pardon our watery eyes, drizzling noses, and frequent sneezing fits it's hay fever time in Portland again. Fortunately, our newsletter has plenty of features to cure what ails you. If you're having...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news May 7 2009
What with the great weather and lousy economy, DIY living is much on our minds these days. Our interview with The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet author Reif Larsen is fascinating and when you're...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news May 20 2009
We're trying so very hard to overcome our jealousy of Megan's epic camping trip. Right now she's having a great time at Zion National Park in Utah. But that's fine, because we've got our interview...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Jun 4 2009
The unexpectedly warm weather makes us lazy and content too lazy and content to come up with our own text for this introduction. Therefore, we're letting our beloved readers Mad Lib for us. We have...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Jun 17 2009
This edition of our newsletter is sponsored by the semicolon. It's not a period, so don't stop; but it's not a colon, so slow down. You'll find it on display in our interview with Jim Lynch, and...
View ArticlePowellsBooks.news Jul 1 2009
We couldn't make it to the beach for the first full week of summer, so we decided to bring the beach to us! Our interview with Luis Alberto Urrea was not conducted while body-surfing in the ocean, but...
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