#Ripe is out in paperback this March and @sarahroseetter will be at @Powells Books on March 11 with Swamplandia! author Karen Russell to discuss it! Mark those calendars! Details here: https://t.co/KQ5va4gVAb

THIS IS NOT A DRILL, PEOPLE!! IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING!!! @prernapickett and i are bringing treats for attendees! including some art prints done by the incredible @mmarsloud 👀👀👀

Tickets to our final two Portland Arts & Lectures (PAL) of the 2023/2024 season might make a great gift for your favorite pal… just sayin 🥰 Charles Yu joins us 2/28 and Aimee Nezhukumatathil on 4/18! Tickets at https://t.co/pqcgVjJr0J. Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️

Q: Could you describe your writing process? A: Please don’t make me do this. Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt by Brontez Purnell is out TODAY and we were lucky enough to score a Q&A! Check it out on the Powell’s blog. @mcdbooks https://t.co/ZFXHNkCTJH

Yes, this year is a leap year so we get an extra day and yes, on that day, magical February 29th at 7 pm I'll be reading from TOUCHING THE ART @Powells City of Books in Portland, in conversation w/@lenizumas, join us!! Don't forget to wear a mask, let's take care of one another💞

"This collection was so good I wanna take Ling Ma to dinner" — SG #powellsrecommends 🍊📙: https://t.co/wIVBsknaBB

My chat with @emilynagoski from her Portland book release at @Powells is now live! Listen to us talk about sex in long-term relationships and her new book, Come Together 🎤📚 https://t.co/3QJrU0E2hL

2/18 @ 7pm — @JohnGHendy presents LIFE ON DELAY, an intimate, candid memoir about learning to live with — rather than "overcome" — a stutter. Joined in conversation by @7im. https://t.co/Ll3cYWxUGJ

2/18 @ 3pm — An urgent, on-the-ground excavation of the past, present, and future of the American labor movement. @hamiltonnolan presents THE HAMMER. Joined in conversation by @FlyingWithSara. https://t.co/LF0TeFtNCu

2/17 @ 3pm — @reneewauthor encourages young readers to embrace their future with a strong sense of sisterhood and celebration in her new semi-autobiographical collection of poems, BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS. https://t.co/vrYnTt2zeK

2/16 @ 7pm — John O’Connor unpacks why we believe in the things that we do, what that says about us, and how it shapes our world in THE SECRET HISTORY OF BIGFOOT. https://t.co/szwsN7a7KY

2/16 @ 7pm — A story of finding your people, over and over again. Stand-up comic @moshekasher takes readers on a riotous, whirlwind tour through deep American subcultures in SUBCULTURE VULTURE. Joined in conversation by comedian & actor Bobcat Goldthwait. https://t.co/IjssYFpXD5

2/15 @ 7pm — The little event that could! Delayed by snow and ice but finally here: editor @prernapickett presents the new anthology, MY BIG, FAT DESI WEDDING. Joined by @aidenschmaiden. https://t.co/CeEbIZoHr0

2/13 @ 7pm — An engaging memoir and a meditation on the history of jazz music and its prospects for the future. Chuck Israels presents BASS NOTES. Joined in conversation by Jay Schornstein. https://t.co/hqVrlZ2ENn

TONIGHT (2/12) @ 7pm — A fascinating, hilarious, and revelatory journey inside the impassioned, secretive world of art and artists. @bbosker presents GET THE PICTURE. Joined in conversation by @karenbrookspdx. https://t.co/yIQf50i8wJ

Happy Monday #BookTwitter! Get ready for another excellent week of #PowellsEvents! Plan your visit and view our full lineup of events here:

The real score from this weekend? Cart full of used books 25% off on

Want to know more about @SuzieMillerWrtr, the author of PRIMA FACIE? Check out a Q&A with @Powells here: https://t.co/lVHejzNuEY

Reminder to Portland folk that I’m talking about #AmericanZion with @SethCotlar at @Powells tonight!

An Oregon icon and one of the best-known, most-beloved science fiction writers out there. But if you've never read Le Guin... where to start? Bookseller Rachael P. has the answers: https://t.co/H0WkI7dSSt