By: Powell's Staff,
on 3/10/2014
This round of Required Reading is dedicated to the place we at Powell's Books call home: the great Pacific Northwest. Whether you're from the area or you simply appreciate the region for its beauty, history, temperament, or legendary bookstore, these titles will give you a more nuanced understanding of this peculiar corner of the U.S. [...]
By: Powell's Staff,
on 3/10/2014
This round of Required Reading is dedicated to the place we at Powell's Books call home: the great Pacific Northwest. Whether you're from the area or you simply appreciate the region for its beauty, history, temperament, or legendary bookstore, these titles will give you a more nuanced understanding of this peculiar corner of the U.S. [...]
By: Martin,
on 3/10/2014
One of the greatest novels published in the '60s, it's a shame this gritty, heartbreaking story about a teenaged orphan set loose on the streets of Portland is so little known. Time does have a way of sorting the wheat from the chaff, though. Here's betting Mr. Carpenter's masterpiece will outlast the vast majority of [...]
By: Jon Raymond,
on 4/24/2012
Some of my friends are probably getting sick of hearing me evangelize about the greatness of the late Don Carpenter, but yesterday I took it to a whole new level by extolling him on national French radio. I guess now is a good time to mention that I'm in Paris for the "Keep Portland Weird" [...]
